Mending Ruth's Heart
by Libby Sternberg
Price: $3.99 USD. 62340 words.
Published by Istoria Books on October 8, 2012. .
The Heart's Journey Series, Book Two. Two years after her fiancé Miguel’s death, Ruth Sanchez still mourns. Sent to San Francisco in 1906, Ruth starts to heal with the help of Abigail Granville, a feisty young “reportress,” and Abby’s friend, Ted Crane. Ruth’s affection for Ted begin to crack, however, when she suspects him of following in the path of his criminal grandfather.
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Price: $2.99 USD. 76140 words. Published by Istoria Books on June 4, 2012. .
Full-time private investigator and part-time poet Jo Epstein travels to New York and eventually to Russia to help clear her emigre stepfather. Who's framing him for murder? She uncovers secrets in his past and in the honor-bound code of the criminal "vory," as she risks life, limb and treasure to keep the man her mother loves alive and safe.
Price: $2.99 USD. 76140 words. Published by Istoria Books on June 4, 2012. .
Full-time private investigator and part-time poet Jo Epstein travels to New York and eventually to Russia to help clear her emigre stepfather. Who's framing him for murder? She uncovers secrets in his past and in the honor-bound code of the criminal "vory," as she risks life, limb and treasure to keep the man her mother loves alive and safe.
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Price: $0.99 USD. 10500 words. Published by Istoria Books on July 30, 2011. .
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Price: $3.99 USD. 66100 words. Published by Istoria Books on July 21, 2011. .
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Price: $3.99 USD. 66100 words. Published by Istoria Books on July 21, 2011. .
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Price: $3.99 USD. 83550 words. Published by Istoria Books on July 7, 2011. .
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Price: $3.99 USD. 102980 words. Published by Istoria Books on July 7, 2011. .
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Price: $3.99 USD. 102980 words. Published by Istoria Books on July 7, 2011. .
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Price: $3.99 USD. 106950 words. Published by Istoria Books on July 7, 2011. .
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Price: $3.99 USD. 106950 words. Published by Istoria Books on July 7, 2011. .
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Price: $3.99 USD. 112400 words. Published by Istoria Books on July 7, 2011. .
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Price: $3.99 USD. 107640 words. Published by Istoria Books on July 7, 2011. .
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Lunch Reads Volume 3
by Edmund X. DeJesus and Ellen B. Holzman
Price: Free! 14990 words. Published by Istoria Books on May 19, 2011. .
Istoria Books Presents: Lunch Reads Volume 3 A short-short and a long-short--two great mystery stories by writers at the top of their craft! In this third volume of Istoria Books's Lunch Reads series, readers will encounter a grumpy senior citizen doing her grocery shopping and a small town abuzz about the murder of their local newspaper's editor.
Price: Free! 14990 words. Published by Istoria Books on May 19, 2011. .
Istoria Books Presents: Lunch Reads Volume 3 A short-short and a long-short--two great mystery stories by writers at the top of their craft! In this third volume of Istoria Books's Lunch Reads series, readers will encounter a grumpy senior citizen doing her grocery shopping and a small town abuzz about the murder of their local newspaper's editor.
Lunch Reads Volume 2
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Price: $0.99 USD. 10330 words. Published by Istoria Books on May 3, 2011. .
In this second edition of Lunch Reads, short stories offered by Istoria Books (eBooks You Want to Read at Prices You Want to Pay TM), readers can gobble up a guilty pleasure of a collection--two mystery capers by master storyteller Gary Alexander that will leave them smiling and smacking their lips, wanting more. Tasty and satisfying reads. Yum...
Price: $0.99 USD. 10330 words. Published by Istoria Books on May 3, 2011. .
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Lunch Reads Volume 1
by Jenny Milchman and Libby Sternberg
Price: $0.99 USD. 14180 words. Published by Istoria Books on April 12, 2011. .
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In this first edition of short stories offered by Istoria Books (eBooks You Want to Read at Prices You Want to Pay), readers can devour two tasty and satisfying tales of suspense and cozy mystery. Jenny Milchman and Libby Sternberg take readers on domestic journeys where the prosaic turns into the perplexing, creating everyday dramas that aren’t easily resolved.
Price: $0.99 USD. 14180 words. Published by Istoria Books on April 12, 2011. .
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Dragon Lady
by Gary Alexander
Price: $4.99 USD. 80380 words. Published by Istoria Books on April 2, 2011. .
An evocative tale of the early days of the Vietnam War, reminiscent of Catch 22… Funny and heartbreaking, Dragon Lady seamlessly shifts from Saigon in 1965 to the present day and beyond as the narrator tells the story of his obsession with a Vietnamese girl named Mai, his increasing unease with the U.S's involvement in Vietnam, and his reflections on his own life since his tour in Saigon.
Price: $4.99 USD. 80380 words. Published by Istoria Books on April 2, 2011. .
An evocative tale of the early days of the Vietnam War, reminiscent of Catch 22… Funny and heartbreaking, Dragon Lady seamlessly shifts from Saigon in 1965 to the present day and beyond as the narrator tells the story of his obsession with a Vietnamese girl named Mai, his increasing unease with the U.S's involvement in Vietnam, and his reflections on his own life since his tour in Saigon.
Kit Austen's Journey
by Libby Sternberg
Price: $3.99 USD. 74440 words. Published by Istoria Books on December 23, 2010. .
The Heart's Journey Series, Book One. A touching story of betrayal, faith and love set on the Oregon Trail. As she bears the rigors of westward travel, Kit Austen also experiences a passage from meek to independent, from empty of faith to sure of her blessings. And one of those blessings is Daniel...
Price: $3.99 USD. 74440 words. Published by Istoria Books on December 23, 2010. .
The Heart's Journey Series, Book One. A touching story of betrayal, faith and love set on the Oregon Trail. As she bears the rigors of westward travel, Kit Austen also experiences a passage from meek to independent, from empty of faith to sure of her blessings. And one of those blessings is Daniel...
Lost to the World
by Libby Sternberg
Price: $2.99 USD. 94780 words. Published by Istoria Books on December 21, 2010. .
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In 1954 Baltimore, Sean Reilly, the detective from DEATH IS THE COOL NIGHT, investigates the murder of a Johns Hopkins researcher. The death appears linked to the polio vaccine trials about to begin across the country. LOST TO THE WORLD captures a moment when the world waited for the "summer plague," that had afflicted thousands, including the late president, to be wiped out once and for all.
Price: $2.99 USD. 94780 words. Published by Istoria Books on December 21, 2010. .
(5.00) In 1954 Baltimore, Sean Reilly, the detective from DEATH IS THE COOL NIGHT, investigates the murder of a Johns Hopkins researcher. The death appears linked to the polio vaccine trials about to begin across the country. LOST TO THE WORLD captures a moment when the world waited for the "summer plague," that had afflicted thousands, including the late president, to be wiped out once and for all.
Death Is the Cool Night
by Libby Sternberg
Price: $2.99 USD. 56930 words. Published by Istoria Books on December 20, 2010. .
A brooding classical pianist-turned-conductor cannot remember the night his nemesis was murdered. Did he commit the crime—or did the beautiful soprano with whom he is falling in love? In the fall of 1941, as war approaches, Death Is the Cool Night goes behind the scenes of a music conservatory and into the heart of some of the most beautiful compositions ever written for voice.
Price: $2.99 USD. 56930 words. Published by Istoria Books on December 20, 2010. .
A brooding classical pianist-turned-conductor cannot remember the night his nemesis was murdered. Did he commit the crime—or did the beautiful soprano with whom he is falling in love? In the fall of 1941, as war approaches, Death Is the Cool Night goes behind the scenes of a music conservatory and into the heart of some of the most beautiful compositions ever written for voice.
Sloane Hall
by Libby Sternberg
Price: $4.99 USD. 119310 words. Published by Istoria Books on December 17, 2010. .
It is the 1920s in Old Hollywood. Talking pictures are the new thing. John Doyle learns the craft of cinematography when a stupid mistake costs him his job. On a tip, he gets hired as chauffeur for a famous silent screen actress, Pauline Sloane. Despite his best efforts to resist, John falls hopelessly in love with his employer. But something is in the attic… Subtly tips the hat to Jane Eyre.
Price: $4.99 USD. 119310 words. Published by Istoria Books on December 17, 2010. .
It is the 1920s in Old Hollywood. Talking pictures are the new thing. John Doyle learns the craft of cinematography when a stupid mistake costs him his job. On a tip, he gets hired as chauffeur for a famous silent screen actress, Pauline Sloane. Despite his best efforts to resist, John falls hopelessly in love with his employer. But something is in the attic… Subtly tips the hat to Jane Eyre.
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