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Crazy Bett    by Michael J. O'Neal
Price: $5.99 USD. 137480 words. Published on February 1, 2009. .

Her neighbors in Richmond, Virginia, called her Crazy Bett. Her name was Elizabeth Van Lew, and during the Civil War Elizabeth ran a Union spy ring in the capital of the Confederacy—pulling it off by posing as a madwoman. Crazy Bett is based on historical events and takes a sometimes light-hearted look at the world of Civil War espionage
Bombardirovka    by Crystal Allene Cook
Price: Free! 122100 words. Published on May 30, 2009. .

Journalist Jada Perlmutter becomes the story she seeks as she travels from Soviet Moscow to the mountainous "South" where her lover Vahan plans to take up being a guerrilla fighter in a new breakaway state. Injured, Jada is transported back to Moscow. Years later, in NYC, the taste of ash in her mouth sends Jada back to the Caucasus to conclude the story she left unfinished.
A View From My Window - 15 Sermons of Hope and Assurance    by A. Knighton Stanley
Price: $5.99 USD. 41920 words. Published by Fideli Publishing on July 13, 2009. .

For over 40 years, Dr. Stanley’s preaching has attempted to move a complex, sophisticated community beyond the 'kindergarten' Christianity of its childhood to a powerful, relevant gospel that reconciles their complex lives while affirming the simple truth that in spite of all of our shortcomings, we are all God's beloved children. This volume illuminates his life and ministry.
The Man from Shenandoah    by Marsha Ward
Price: $3.99 USD. 77070 words. Published on October 27, 2009. .

Returning from the Civil War, Carl Owen finds the farm ruined and his father set to leave Virginia. Then Carl falls in love, and he battles a band of outlaws, a prairie fire, blizzards, a trackless waterless desert, and his own brother—all for the hand of feisty Ellen Bates. Book 1: The Owen Family Saga.
In the Wake of the Boatman    by Jonathon Scott Fuqua
Price: $8.99 USD. 134180 words. Published by Bancroft Press on November 18, 2009. .

Puttnam Douglas Steward isn’t having an identity crisis--he is one. As he drowns in expectations and disappointments, the matter of who he is—who he truly is—eludes him. Except for one thing: He’s a freak. He has to be. It’s the only answer that makes sense. In the Wake of the Boatman is a brilliant drama, stirringly and sensitively told, about the elusiveness of identity.
Back Creek    by Leslie Goetsch
Price: $9.99 USD. 83650 words. Published by Bancroft Press on November 18, 2009. .

It’s the summer of 1975. Eighteen-year-old Grace Barnett knows she should be preparing to leave for college in September. But a strange Memorial Day boating accident on the creek near her Virginia home--she’s the only witness to the apparent suicide--kicks off a series of events that will define her family’s future as well as her emerging view of life.
SHADWELL'S SLAVES Escape to Freedom    by Sandra Kay Merriam
Price: $9.99 USD. 107810 words. Published on November 23, 2009. .

In the late 1700's a collegemate of Thomas Jefferson (Jake) replaces some slaves and steals others away to Canada. They risk their lives and their reputations. A novel filled with warmth, love, concern for fellow man - along with adventure, excitement, love and romance.
Shadow of Dawn    by Debra Diaz
Price: $2.99 USD. 96090 words. Published on January 18, 2010. .

Southern bride Catherine Kelly is plunged into a world of danger and deceit in this riveting tale set during the Civil War. An unfamiliar husband, a familiar stranger, startling revelations... all lead to the discovery of a double treachery that will end in murder and cause Catherine to fear for her own life - and her soul.
United States Post Offices Volume 6 The Mid Atlantic    by Richard Helbock
Price: $12.99 USD. 79880 words. Published on April 4, 2010. .

The sixth volume in a set of eight that comprises an alphabetical listing of the over 166,000 post offices that have ever operated in the 50 United states from 1776 to date. The listing for each office contains a county location, dates of operation and a Scarcity Index (S/I) value that offers postmark collectors with a guide to the relative value of postmarks from that post office.
Slow Road Home ~ a Blue Ridge Book of Days    by Fred First
Price: $1.99 USD. 57430 words. Published on June 9, 2010. .

Fred First, at 54, found home. But why here, he wondered? He left the path of his profession for a year, and lived intentionally immersed in the quiet days and details of his remote Blue Ridge Valley in Virginia. His naturalist training, photographic eye and insatiable curiosity bring 100 short vignettes of celebration and hope. You'll feel you have met a new neighbor you've known all your life.