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Little Women (Illustrated by Julie Kersting) by Julie Kersting
Price: $2.99 USD. 88370 words. Published by Girlebooks on December 12, 2012. .
This special illustrated edition contains color illustrations by Julie Kersting. Little Women was first published in 1868 and was an instant success. The novel concerns the lives and loves of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War. Beautiful Meg, tomboy Jo, serene Beth, and selfish Amy are based on Alcott's own experiences with her three sisters.

They Say Love Is Blind by Kate Halleron
Price: $2.99 USD. 46780 words. Published by Girlebooks on November 8, 2012. .
This sequel to Portrait of the Past follows the story of Henry Johnson, a man blinded while fighting in the Civil War. Deserted by his young wife, he spends the next twenty years chasing a dream. When he meets and befriends wealthy widow, his dream seems on the verge of fruition. Unfortunately, a shocking revelation threatens to threatens to destroy his dream and his budding love.

The Butterfly Dress by Miranda Koerner
Price: $2.99 USD. 56430 words. Published by Girlebooks on August 19, 2012. .
The Butterfly Dress is a Cinderella tale retold in modern times. Flora Oak works as a seamstress for a mother who closely approximates Cinderella’s Wicked Stepmother. Flora works hard, eats large, and is so accustomed to her superiors calling her a failure that she accepts those opinions without question. The story’s conclusion drifts more toward Fractured Fairy Tales than the Brothers Grimm.

The Happy Medium Book Two: Memorable Readings by Janice Tarver
Price: $2.99 USD. 20890 words. Published by Girlebooks on May 13, 2012. .
In the continuation of her first book, The Happy Medium Book Two: Memorable Readings focuses more on client readings about loss and grieving. Janice describes how messages come to her during a reading and how she handles those messages and passes them on to her clients. She also addresses the question of whether pets have souls, and whether houses can indeed be haunted.

The Mysteries of Udolpho (Illustrated) by Catherine LaPointe
Price: $0.99 USD. 289640 words. Published by Girlebooks on December 19, 2011. .

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This edition contains original illustrations by Catherine LaPointe. Set in 1584, The Mysteries of Udolpho tells the story of Emily St. Aubert, a young French woman who is orphaned after the death of her father. The novel is one of the first Gothic romances, replete with incidents of terror, castles, seemingly supernatural events, a brooding, scheming villain, and a persecuted heroine.

Sense and Sensibility (The Jane Austen Bicentenary Library) by Margaret C. Sullivan
Price: $2.99 USD. 127310 words. Published by Girlebooks on November 6, 2011. .
This edition of Jane Austen's first published novel is annotated by AustenBlog's Margaret C. Sullivan and illustrated by Cassandra Chouinard. Sense and Sensibility chronicles two sisters' experiences through romance, misunderstandings and heartbreak. Elinor Dashwood with her good sense and well-developed sense of justice forms a foil to her romantic, headstrong sister Marianne.

Letters of Love & Deception by Emily C.A. Snyder
Price: $2.99 USD. 27290 words. Published by Girlebooks on September 19, 2011. .
Part I of this collection of Austenesque short stories offers us a glimpse into various behind-the-scenes interactions from Austen's original works. In Part II, Snyder runs with her imagination taking on various "what-ifs" to hilarious results. The final story, "Pride and Paraliterature" is a satiric take on the phenomenon of monster mash-ups.

Portrait of the Past by Kate Halleron
Price: $2.99 USD. 66760 words. Published by Girlebooks on June 18, 2011. .
The year is 1880. Marguerite is an artist and former slave who is hired to paint a wedding portrait for a wealthy family. She soon finds that the family has close ties to her past from which she has constantly fled. Instead of fleeing again, she stays to paint a portrait of her former family, and in so doing she begins to understand the difficult choices her loved ones were driven to make.

Almendra: A Fairy Tale by Farida Mestek
Price: $2.99 USD. 27710 words. Published by Girlebooks on February 13, 2011. .
Almendra, the High Lady of The Upper Kingdom, is doomed. Many years ago, in a rage, her mother banished all the men from the country and plunged it into unhappiness. To get rid of the curse, Almendra must go to The Land of Men to find love that will restore The Upper Kingdom to all its former glory. But it’s a long way to The Land of Men and the outcome of the journey will change her forever.

There Must Be Murder by Margaret C. Sullivan
Price: $2.99 USD. 29760 words. Published by Girlebooks on December 27, 2010. .

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To the Tilneys, revisiting to Bath a year after they first met seems it can only add to their happiness; but Catherine finds Bath still carries dangers she must learn to navigate. Revisit the pleasures of Georgian Bath with your favorite characters from Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey and prepare for romance, mystery, and a very nice story indeed! Includes 29 illustrations by Cassandra Chouinard.

Celebrities for Breakfast by Shelley Stout
Price: Free! 71700 words. Published by Girlebooks on August 8, 2010. .

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Personal shopper to the stars, Judith Collington, refuses to spend one more day in LA, answering the demands of her Hollywood clientele. To escape, Judith and her daughter give up their lucrative lifestyle to run a bed and breakfast in Illinois. Judith prepares to purchase the property, until it changes hands in a poker game. New owner: Hollywood actor and part-time egomaniac, Ren Spencer.

The Happy Medium by Janice Tarver
Price: $2.99 USD. 31430 words. Published by Girlebooks on April 6, 2010. .
Although she has sometimes been referred to as a clairvoyant, author Janice Tarver prefers to describe her abilities as those of a medium. The Happy Medium centers upon Janice’s interactions with clients, the clients themselves having submitted many of the experiences described in the book. Her journey through acceptance and actualization of her gift comprises another facet of the story.

Margaret's Rematch by Farida Mestek
Price: $2.99 USD. 63190 words. Published by Girlebooks on March 28, 2010. .
After the loss of her sister, Margaret Fairfax settles at the country estate of her brother-in-law, Mr. Westfield, whose dislike of her is legendary. She faces a challenge in proving to him that she is worthy of his regard. With time and many an exertion, Margaret succeeds in altering Mr. Westfield’s opinion and attaching his heart. But she fears the worst when her deceitful friend arrives.

Nachtstürm Castle: A Gothic Austen Novel by Emily C.A. Snyder
Price: $2.99 USD. 45440 words. Published by Girlebooks on September 23, 2009. .
An original sequel to Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, Nachtstürm Castle whisks the reader away to the border countries in the Alps, where adventure, mistaken identities, and lost heirs lurk.

Radium Halos by Shelley Stout
Price: $2.99 USD. 76750 words. Published by Girlebooks on July 3, 2009. .

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Radium Halos is historical fiction based on the true events of the Radium Girls, female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning in the 1920s from painting luminous watch and clock dials with radium paint. "Shelley Stout reveals in her characters, the humanity of a tragic tale." Batt Humphreys, former senior producer for CBS News and author of Dead Weight

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