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Milk The Iron Cow    by Adolphus Ward
Price: $2.00 USD. 38650 words. Published on October 18, 2011. .

This story was taken from the lives of my parents and those who interacted with them. This is the second of an African American Family trilogy–following three successive generation of the same family. This is Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the months leading up to and through the start of World War II. Black labor was moving North. Both unions and companies, with few exceptions, barred their employment.
Jitterbugging with The Bomb    by TK Kenyon
Price: $2.99 USD. 24350 words. Published on October 21, 2011. .

A compilation of four award-winning stories about the WWII era by TK Kenyon, previously published in literary journals, now together for the first time. STARRED REVIEW “...quite unlike most standard commercial fare ... a genre-bending story, part thriller, part literary slapdown, that makes us laugh, wince, and reflect. Kenyon is definitely a keeper." -David Pitt, Booklist
Herring Bones and Moon Rock    by Geoffrey W. Cole
Price: $0.99 USD. 2500 words. Published on October 25, 2011. .

An old miner reconnects with his sons. A dying man plans for the future. A man and his dog confront the inevitable. In these three short stories, Geoffrey W. Cole explores life on the moon, the quest for eternal life, and the perils of being an aviation mechanic during war time, all in fewer words than most people speak before lunch.
The Battle of Brisbane: Australia and America at War    by Robert Macklin
Price: $2.99 USD. 104170 words. Published by robertmacklin on October 25, 2011. .

For two days in November 1942, the city of Brisbane became a war zone when Australian servicemen attacked American troops. Drawing on eyewitness accounts and unpublished documents, the authors strip away the sentimental gloss to reveal the startling truth about the shameful 48 hours when the Allies went to war with each other.
A Second in Time    by Carole McEntee-Taylor
Price: $1.99 USD. 105990 words. Published on November 3, 2011. .

A Second in Time takes the reader on a roller coaster of emotion from the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s to the austerity of Cold War 1950s. An epic odyssey of love, obsession, jealousy, hatred and betrayal as the lives of three ordinary people are changed by decisions and events beyond their control.
Lavender Road    by Helen Carey
Price: $3.99 USD. 147750 words. Published on November 8, 2011. .

'Unputdownable' Western Telegraph Opening in 1939, Lavender Road follows the lives of the people who live in one South London street through the first year of WW2. Everyone suspects that the war will change their lives, perhaps for ever - mostly they are right. Helen Carey’s characters are so real that they live on with you beyond the page. Warm, lively, enriching. Storytelling at it best.
The Northwoods Conspiracy    by Ken Hudnall
Price: $3.99 USD. 134430 words. Published by Grave Distractions Publications  on November 9, 2011. .

Fake terror is nothing new. According to recently released files, our government planned Operation Northwoods to stage phony terror attacks against American citizens in the wake of the Bay of Pigs. Author Ken Hudnall dissects historical events and makes a compelling case that the false flag nature of Operation Northwoods has been pervasive since the Middle Ages.
True Brit - Beatrice, 1940    by Rosemary Zibart
Price: $4.99 USD. 50080 words. Published by Artemesia Publishing on November 20, 2011. .

In 1940, Beatrice Sims, a spoiled English girl arrives in Santa Fe to escape the war in London. At first the twelve-year-old hates the dusty little town. But soon Beatrice makes friends and develops a crush on handsome Esteban. First accused of being faceta – stuck up, Beatrice learns to change tires, ride wild ponies and helps the nurse, Clementine Pope, rescue a sick baby on an Indian pueblo.
Some Sunny Day    by Helen Carey
Price: $3.99 USD. 166790 words. Published on November 21, 2011. .

It is 1940 and the people of Lavender Road are living through the Blitz. 'Funny, poignant, emotional, unputdownable, Some Sunny Day rips along, taking you into wartime London and the lives of these engaging and varied characters.' ‘An exciting, action-packed book, which makes a very enjoyable, satisfying read as the women begin to make their way in a male-dominated world.’ Western Telegraph
Beyond Paradise    by Jane Hertenstein
Price: $3.99 USD. 40840 words. Published on November 30, 2011. .

Louise Keller travels with her missionary family to the Philippines on the eve of Pearl Harbor. At first the country seems like paradise, but soon Louise and her family are captured by the Japanese and forced to live in internment camps.