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Axis
by Carlos Luria
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 8,370.
Language:
English.
Published: September 1, 2012.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » USA
(5.00 from 4 reviews)
They gathered in Hamburg to plot jihad. Some had had flight training; the rest were muscle. Only one knew the endgame, but all knew they would die.
Dedicated amateurs. Careless, made mistakes, and CIA got wind of them early on. Here's how it went down.
Weird Heroes, Book 1: Hairy Shanks
by Josh Reynolds
Price:
Free!
Words: 4,210.
Language:
English.
Published: January 22, 2015 by
Pro Se Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom
(5.00 from 1 review)
When a worker is savagely attacked in the Thames section of the London Tunnel Authority, Charles St. Cyprian, in his role as Royal Occultist, is summoned. He, along with his apprentice Ebe Gallowglass, are no strangers to the unusual and terrifying, but find themselves tackling something neither expected. A phantom of such savage power that it absolutely in no way is or was ever human.
Coach and Four: Allisandra's Tale
by Linore Rose Burkard
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 15,030.
Language:
English.
Published: August 8, 2012.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom, Fiction » Romance » Historical
(5.00 from 1 review)
A tale of suspense and romance in 1600s England, when conspiracy and betrayal lead to unexpected love.
Note: This is a 15,000+ word short story.
Til Death Do Us Part and Even After That
by Marina Rojas
Price:
Free!
Words: 2,470.
Language:
English.
Published: March 27, 2012.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
(5.00 from 1 review)
A tale of a brother's dedication set in the time period of the Irish rebellion of the 1900s.
On Matters Most Austere
by J. Daniel Sawyer
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 2,500.
Language:
English.
Published: February 10, 2012 by
ArtisticWhispers Productions, Inc.
Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Historical » Victorian
(5.00 from 1 review)
If vampires, resurrectionists, or the undead are complicating your estate planning, this pamphlet is for you. Detailed instructions on how to spot and stop these blights on the landscape before they cause problems, from the Greater London chapter of the Committee to Restrict the Accidental Population.
Still Life With Lovers
by Carolyn Burns Bass
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 3,880.
Language:
English.
Published: January 29, 2012.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » Victorian, Fiction » Romance » Short stories
(5.00 from 1 review)
"It wasn’t like Gustave to storm out of the flat when Lisette opposed him. Usually Lisette would flee to Margot’s place, returning a few hours later to find Gustave sulking and sauced, but eager to make up..."
A century-old diary of a young woman’s frustrated marriage and infatuation with a wild painter named Vincent Van Gogh, gives a contemporary woman new insights into her own marriage.
Home Front
by Warren Emens
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 17,060.
Language:
English.
Published: July 22, 2017.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » USA
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
A WWII bride tries to find her missing husband after the war is over. Her search becomes a journey of thousands of miles to a distant country and a new home.
The Swineherdess
by ReGi McClain
You set the price!
Words: 7,780.
Language:
English.
Published: June 14, 2016.
Categories:
Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories, Fiction » Historical » Medieval
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
After months of planning and preparation, Inga is ready to complete her quest to rescue Dresden from a cruel king.
The Swineherdess is a short story set in medieval Europe. It contains some violence, mild gore, suggestive language, reference to rape, and period expletives. Recommended for readers over 12.
Emma's Dilemma
by Donna Hatch
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 13,870.
Language:
American English.
Published: October 25, 2012.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » Regency, Fiction » Christian » Romance
(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Horrors! Emma's favorite Gothic novel seems to have come true...but reality is not as fun as fiction. The only man she's ever loved is home from war, but he has changed in a terrifying way. Emma must decide if she can love a creature of darkness, or reveal his secret and lose him forever.
Apocalyptic Pub Lunches
by Erik Ga Bean
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 18,730.
Language:
British English.
Published: November 4, 2014.
Categories:
Fiction » Adventure » General, Fiction » Historical » Ancient
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
Two men walk into a bar. It's not the end of the world - or is it?
Sherwood Forest: Homecoming
by Laura McVey
Series: Sherwood Forest, Book 1.
Price:
Free!
Words: 12,690.
Language:
Commonwealth English.
Published: June 15, 2014.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » Medieval
(5.00 from 1 review)
When Robin of Locksley returned to England after fighting in the Crusades, he expected a quiet homecoming. He did not expect to find his home burned and his family kidnapped by the Sheriff of Nottingham- but now that he has, he must battle to save his people from the treacherous Sheriff.
The Dewey Boy
by Earline Marsh
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 12,080.
Language:
English.
Published: March 4, 2013.
Categories:
Fiction » Children’s books » Historical / United States / 19th Century, Fiction » Historical » USA
(5.00 from 1 review)
The Dewey Boy is historical fiction about the eight-year old George Perrin Dewey’s summer on the Perrin Farm in Berlin, Vermont, USA, owned by his Aunt Lucy and Uncle Porter Perrin. Some of his many adventures predict his future as the famous Admiral George Dewey. The book is suitable for classroom use, with discussion questions and explanations of idioms used in that time period.
The Bells Below
by Suzy Stewart Dubot
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 14,160.
Language:
English.
Published: May 20, 2018.
Categories:
Fiction » Romance » Regency, Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom
(4.00 from 1 review)
England 1815
Circumstances are such that Lady Minton needs a housekeeper for Minton Mansion and Eleanor Hadley needs a job — one which provides board and lodgings.
Eleanor finds she has exchanged church bells for service bells in an aristocratic mansion. Her future looks bleak until a chance meeting in a lending library sparks an ember of hope.
Dare a spinster dream?
Entanglement
by Vonnie Hughes
Price:
$1.99 USD.
Words: 17,520.
Language:
Australian English.
Published: August 3, 2016.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » Regency, Fiction » Romance » Historical
(4.00 from 1 review)
When Alexandra Tallis discovers that her witless sister has imprisoned their father’s nemesis, Theo Crombie, in their attic, she quickly frees him, fighting an unladylike impulse to keep him as her own special captive.
To Save a Life
by Hazel B. West
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 14,860.
Language:
English.
Published: August 24, 2012.
Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Historical, Fiction » Historical » Classical Greece & Rome
(4.00 from 1 review)
Viggo Aulus Callias is a young man with an insatiable love of justice and when he sees a slave boy being treated cruelly for no reason, he cannot stand aside and watch it happen without doing anything. Soon though, he finds that he has made dangerous enemies who are far out of his league, but even that will not stop him in his mission to save the boy Hector before it is too late.
A Very Real Affair: A Clean Regency Romance Series 5
by Sarah Smith
Series: Clean Regency Romance Series.
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 10,090.
Language:
English.
Published: May 19, 2016 by
Betty Johnson.
Categories:
Fiction » Romance » Regency, Fiction » Historical » Regency
(4.00 from 1 review)
The Duchess of Masham in the most beautiful woman Peter Waverley, a doctor, has ever seen. The problem is she is married, and as unobtainable as any woman ever was, but there is a spark of attraction, a dangerous spark.
Just Some Old Books
by Juan Tomas
You set the price!
Words: 2,810.
Language:
English.
Published: March 30, 2016.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » Canada
(4.00 from 1 review)
While riding her bicycle in the neighbourhood one morning, Paula discovers a very unusual collection of old books discarded by the road side. A friendly voice calls to her with an invitation to learn about their story. While listening, Paula is transported back in time; the Nazi occupation of Vienna and a true story of love and survival.
Common Sense
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 5,190.
Language:
English.
Published: June 19, 2014 by
WMG Publishing.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » USA, Fiction » Science fiction » General
(4.00 from 1 review)
In our time, Benjamin Franklin helped Thomas Paine emigrate to the colonies, where the two helped shape the creation of the United States of America. But what if Paine had never made it to the colonies. What fate would he have met if he remained in England?
Hic Sunt Dracones: Being a True Account of the Rescue of Professor George Herbert Endeavour from a Curious Misadventure
by G.W. Renshaw
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 8,750.
Language:
British English.
Published: April 4, 2014.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » Victorian, Fiction » Mashups
(4.00 from 1 review)
Professor Endeavour is perhaps the most brilliant scientist of the Victorian era. Certainly that is his opinion. The veteran of many expeditions, he has gone to Hungary, determined to capture a newly reported predator in the Carpathian Mountains. But who is hunting whom? And what fearless adventurers shall save him?
One Confirmed Kill
by Peter Johnston
Price:
$0.99 USD.
Words: 18,520.
Language:
English.
Published: March 30, 2012.
Categories:
Fiction » Historical » USA
(4.00 from 1 review)
A Marine infantryman deploys to Iraq while dealing with abusive and clueless leadership, misguided comrades and his own doubts about the war, all while coming to terms with the value of human life.