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Hit the Town Fabulous: How the Urbane Single Girl Lives Swell & Without Much Cash in Iqaluit    by Janice Seto
Price: $3.99 USD. 16490 words. Published on June 20, 2009. .

For those adventurers or armchair travellers intrigued by Canada's Arctic. Moving to Iqaluit fabulous is within easy reach. Come move on up! (2010 edition)
Snapdragon Alley    by Tom Lichtenberg
Price: Free! 43070 words. Published on November 15, 2009. .

Ten year old friends Alex and Sapphire discover something strange on the city bus map, a street that existed for only one year. As they set out to solve the mystery, they encounter the possibility of another world, another dimension perhaps, in a vacant lot, but they are not the only ones on the trail. Who will discover the truth, and who will pay the price? Book One of the Dragon City Trilogy.
Dirty Hands    by T R Braxton
Price: $3.99 USD. 59710 words. Published on November 17, 2009. .

Three young men respond to a tragic accident in the worst way possible. They struggle to avoid the authorities while growing increasingly distrusting of each other in the aftermath. This intense thriller seizes the reader's attention at the outset and does not relent until the tale is finished.
Grizelda    by Margaret Taylor
Price: Free! 83230 words. Published on December 8, 2009. .

Accused by the government of practicing witchcraft, 14-year-old seamstress Grizelda must go into hiding beneath the city to save her life. Problem: the goblins who already live there barely tolerate her presence. The pixies are not to be trusted. And she's tempted to break her hiding for a band of revolutionaries who might end magic persecution once and for all.
Detroit: A City on the Brink    by Kyle W. Bell
Price: $0.99 USD. 3500 words. Published on December 17, 2009. .

An academic look at the economic situation in Detroit, Michigan. Kyle Bell focuses on the recent revival taking place within the city of Detroit and the failed history of past attempts.
The Twentyfirsters    by Kekoa Lake
Price: $4.99 USD. 80890 words. Published on January 16, 2010. .

An ex-federal agent scrapes out a living as a hired gun. A disgraced sports hero betrays his legions of fans. A group of industrialists possess abilities costing fortunes. Money and power are no defense from a man with a purpose: justice. THE TWENTYFIRSTERS by KekoaLake -- There's no such thing as safety in numbers.
Cell U.R. Tales from the Script    by Mark Plimsoll
Price: $7.00 USD. 88480 words. Published on February 27, 2010. .

A love story of our future as human cell-phones, a multi-media comedic satire of everything you love about B Movies and black-and-white thinking mixed with tomorrow's science and technology. A male Metroplexual loves two women; the belly-dancing Gypsy fortune teller Vampire Elvirus, and a SuperUser's beautiful, Wiccan, earth-mother daughter Louise, in the DevaState. Intelligent design evolves!
The Forester's Helper    by Jeff Cross
Price: $0.99 USD. 2410 words. Published on March 6, 2010. .

The Celtic story of old, "The Goose Girl" has been a favorite for hundreds of years. After reading the story I found it difficult to understand. This is my version of the several hundred year old fable. Now it is a very easy read for young folks who take our electronic world for granted. They too will be able to understand the message that the wise old story tellers of yesteryear were conveying.
Unbeknownst    by Chamsil 
Price: $0.99 USD. 47270 words. Published on April 11, 2010. .

Take a journey into the worlds of Jamin Edson, Lindsay Beauregard and Hope Edson, in order to see how lives are forever changed. Witness the trials and tribulations, heartache and pain, successes and shortcomings as the result of one fateful decision. There are many lessons to be learned. Life goes on, brings new experiences and challenges. What will you do when life catches up you?
The Reappearance of Sam Webber    by Jonathon Scott Fuqua
Price: $7.99 USD. 86830 words. Published by Bancroft Press on April 23, 2010. .

When eleven-year-old Sam Webber's father disappears without a trace, he and his mother are forced to relocate to a tough neighborhood. Unfamiliar with his surroundings, intimidated by his new school, Sam is lost until he meets Greely, the school's elderly black janitor. Through this unlikely friendship, Sam begins to heal. The Reappearance of Sam Webber won an Alex Award.