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The Land Children by Jennifer Ewing Feb. 10, 2012 $2.99 66603 words Sample 10%
Wars start for any number of reasons-domination-greed-jealousy are just a few of them. It is the innocent, the unprotected, the children who suffer the most. In England in 1940, the children of the major cities, ports and coastal areas were sent away for their safety. This is the story of four such children.
Living Half Free by Haley Whitehall Feb. 10, 2012 $2.99 100215 words Sample 20%
When Zachariah, a naïve mulatto slave, is sold to a Kentucky slave trader, and separated from his ma and sister, he realizes the true meaning of not having rights. He must find his voice, and the courage to stand up for his beliefs, or else lose everyone he loves forever.
India Fortunes: A Novel of Rajasthan and Northern India through Past Centuries by Gary Worthington Feb. 10, 2012 $9.99 273765 words Sample 10%
A treasure hunt through an ancient fortress links seven novellas of earlier times, bringing India's rich history and culture alive. In this sequel companion to India Treasures, experience the building of the Taj Mahal, the legendary Shivaji battling the Mughal Empire, the founding of the Sikh religion, a famous queen fighting the British, and the struggles for freedom and survival at Independence.
The Serpentine Path by Edeana Malcolm Feb. 10, 2012 $4.99 61454 words Sample 20%
In 18th C. England, Susan Kirke falls in love with the gardener on her father’s estate. Her parents dismiss John Dean. On a trip to London, Susan attends a masquerade at Vauxhall Gardens. Disguised as a boy, she escapes to find the man she loves. Dean elopes with her to Scotland, where more adventures ensue. The Serpentine Path is loosely based on the story of my ancestors.
On Matters Most Austere by J. Daniel Sawyer Feb. 10, 2012 $0.99 2522 words Sample 30%
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.
The Legend of Michelle Sands by Joe Harwell Feb. 10, 2012 Free! 80197 words Read a sample
A very unconventional Vampire story about the use of power in every level of society. This first novel of the Indian Rock Vampire series is based on the symbols inscribed on The Heavener Runestone, Oklahoma's oldest man made landmark. Set in 1958 and wrapped around a love story, The Legend of Michelle Sands is also about greed, lust, business, politics, religion, The Little Dixie Mafia and more.
Morderstwo pod JesziwÄ… MÄ™drców Lublina by Arkadiusz Moszczynski Feb. 09, 2012 $1.99 38660 words Sample 20%
Lublin 1930 roku. Do miasta przybywa oficer kontrwywiadu wojskowego, aby wyjaśnić aferę szpiegowską w zakładach lotniczych. Pomocy udziela mu rabin Majer Szapira, poproszony o to przez prof. Jana Czochralskiego. W tle otwarcie Jesziwy Mędrców Lublina i opis stosunków polsko - żydowskich do 1930 r. No i niepowtarzalna atmosfera mojego rodzinnego Lublina... Miłej lektury! Arkadiusz Moszczyński.
Little Man, and the Dixon County War by Stan R. Mitchell Feb. 09, 2012 $4.99 65515 words Sample 20%
Paul Zachary shouldn’t have accepted that badge. And he certainly shouldn’t have shot down a ruthless gun fighter in front of a crowd of onlookers. But it's too late to wish he had backed down. Now that the smell of gunpowder has faded and the blood has been scrubbed off the floor, Zachary is something he never wanted to be: a damned hero. And that could be deadly, he soon learns.
Havana's Secret by guntis goncarovs Feb. 09, 2012 $3.99 138302 words Sample 15%
Sam Carter, the son of a Confederate submariner who never returned from the sea, thought he understood the rules working for the fledgling Secret Service branch of the U.S. Treasury. When he was assigned to Havana as a foreign agent, Havana's Consul General Fitzhugh Lee coached him that in the spy business, there was only one rule — don’t get caught.
Dancers of Epano by Wynn Parks Feb. 09, 2012 $1.59 6867 words Sample 30%
To trap an absent guerilla leader,foreign troops lay siege to Epano,his mountain village.An ex-pat there,Reginald Jordon,plots to escape--- with his secret lover---the villager's desperate and bloody defense.When the guerilla leader is killed,trying to relieve Epano, Jordon still imagines that he can stay uninvolved as his lover, and all,dance themselves,and their children off the cliffs nearby.
Goldfield by Richard Wheeler Feb. 09, 2012 $3.99 141055 words Sample 20%
At the dawn of the twentieth century, incredible gold ore was located in the Nevada desert, and the rush was on.
Divine Intervention by jeannette scollard Feb. 09, 2012 $1.99 70060 words Sample 25%
One of the great love stories in the history of Europe, this story chronicles how a desperate English bride and an obstinate Portuguese king married for power and politics. They never imagined their marriage would transform into a great love affair, the remarkable legacy of which was the launch of the Age of Discovery. Based on real people and events, its heroine will thrill you.
Stone Heart by Lizi Clawson Feb. 09, 2012 $2.99 37206 words Sample 20%
When an independent nurse with a broken past indulges in a night of reckless fun, her world collides with the impossible.
Rebel Hearts by AJ Matthews Feb. 08, 2012 $5.99 74934 words Sample 10%
When her father dies, Charlotte Pelham faces poverty—then her former lover, Robert Beckwith, walks back into her life, seeking to make amends. Together they set out to discover Charlotte’s legacy, following a trail that will lead them on a dangerous journey.
Slave Ship - (Book 1 in The Shame & Glory Saga) by Jerrold Mundis Feb. 08, 2012 $3.99 81051 words Sample 15%
"The time is the 1840s and an American captain is bringing a shipload of slaves from Africa. On the trip, an American abolitionist journalist, traveling incognito, buys a young black girl to save her from his lecherous crewmates . . . the slaves stage a revolt . . .the action is quick, gory and rings with verisimilitude." --Publishers Weekly
Fair Winds to Muscovy by Barbara Dan Feb. 08, 2012 $3.99 89153 words Sample 10%
Swashbuckling romantic adventure on the high seas! After a dangerous journey across the storm-tossed Atlantic to England, Rosalyn Morgan and Fair Winds’ captain Grant Watermann travel to Russia during the Streltsy Guard revolt against Peter the Great. Fleeing Russia, trapped and facing certain death, Rosalyn finally breaks down and admits her love. [Sequel to Book I Fair Winds to Jamaica]
Fair Winds to Jamaica by Barbara Dan Feb. 08, 2012 $3.99 70550 words Sample 10%
A tale of swashbuckling romantic adventure on the high seas! In Book I, Fair Winds to Jamaica, unwilling bride Rosalyn Morgan escapes the marriage mill in Boston, only to encounter Pirates in the Caribbean and a slave uprising in Jamaica. She and rougish "Fair Winds" captain Grant Watermann fight a passionate attraction neither can deny. The adventure continues in Book II, Fair Winds to Muscovy.
Frozen Prairie by Kelly Jacobs Feb. 08, 2012 $4.99 29565 words Sample 10%
From the mountains and the valleys, they came to Texas for a new start, for freedom and for liberty. They didn’t settle for anything less.
Anna: Child of the Poorhouse by Pat Mestern Feb. 08, 2012 $9.99 125954 words Sample 20%
Born into the Poor House in Fergus, Ontario, bound out to a wealthy family, Anna Ellington returns to Fergus c1904 as a beautiful woman in search of her family. She finds romance, wealth, mystery, intrigue and answers to many questions. Readers will never forget Anna and the folks that enter her life.
Real Soldiers of Fortune (illustrated edition) by thanakorn papan Feb. 08, 2012 $2.99 45123 words Sample 20%
First published in 1906, this is an early biography of the Real Soldiers are Winston Spencer Churchill, Baron James Harden-Hickey, Captain Philo Norton McGriffin, General McIver and other prominent military men of Davis' time.
Where Hell Began by UCPoika Feb. 07, 2012 $1.99 59994 words Sample 20%
Tobin Walker begins his "adult life" at thirteen, walking away from his parents farm in Nebraska in the early 1900's and the journey begins up to and including his travel due to the Great Depression, through hardships of many kinds but none like the one in the end of the book, a shocking finish! No it is not about the man on the cover that is a drawing of another man not fictionalized in here.
The Night Lamp by Carol A. Spradling Feb. 07, 2012 $0.99 71390 words Sample 15%
Bounty Hunter, Cole McKnight and accused murderer, Isa Foster must work together if they plan to uncover the truth behind the murder she is accused of committing. While Cole fights for the return of his family home, and Isa for her very survival, their biggest battle may be fighting their attraction for each other.
Ouabache by David A. Lottes Feb. 07, 2012 $9.99 61587 words Sample 10%
Ouabache is the old French spelling of Wabash, the Algonquin word waapaahšiiki, the name the Miami Indians gave to the river that runs through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. This is a novel about life in the valley during the French Colonial period.
Spooky Stories - A series of ghost, haunting & thought provoking short stories by Don Hale Feb. 07, 2012 $3.00 10243 words Sample 20%
Spooky Stories - Several of these haunting, thought provoking or ghost related short stories explain some bizarre and spooky wartime experiences, including many varied, dramatic and extraordinary experiences. It includes recollections from World War One - to the beaches of of Dunkirk, or within the brave Corps of Bomb & Mine Disposal.
The Curse of Chief Tenaya by Daniel Diaz Feb. 06, 2012 $7.99 60432 words Sample 20%
It is 1891 in northern California, the western frontier has only recently closed and the "Gilded Age" of "Robber Baron" is in full swing. Jeremiah is offered a rich commission to track down and kill a phantasmal grizzly bear that is raising havoc among high Sierra ranchers. Thinking to top Off his career with one final adventure, Jeremiah accepts. The stage is set for a fant
Sacrifices by AM Kirkby Feb. 06, 2012 Free! 3517 words Read a sample
In the Etruscan city of Cisra, the boy Karkana sacrifices his prize possession to help a prisoner of war. But the true implications of his act won't be felt till years later.
A Poem of Science, Or This Our Frost-Weary Harbor by J. Celan Smith Feb. 06, 2012 $2.99 49832 words Sample 20%
A magisterial and powerfully original poetic epic of science history, this book presents with lyrical magic the triumphs and struggles of key sciences that have altered and shaped the terrain of modern culture. It skillfully combines praise and criticism for the various key figures and revolutionary moments in this history, including their breakthroughs and their personal struggles.
Lone Dog Barking by Raf Leon Dahlquist Feb. 06, 2012 $0.99 27827 words Sample 30%
Based on a true story. Dawning of the nuclear age and the Cold War brings mushroom clouds to Tonopah, Nevada. Lone Dog Barking murders a killer to avenge an earlier murder. His trial platform helps him spark quenching of nuclear smoke signals around the globe in the Test Ban Treaty of 1963. Support comes from surprising quarters. A pack of five young boys bear witness to these events.
Mein Stern by DL Berner Feb. 06, 2012 $1.99 163524 words Sample 20%
A sweeping, intense and suspenseful romantic family saga, filled with action. From the 1912 Olympics, the battlefields of German East Africa, the boxing rings of Nazi Germany to Hitler’s Kristallnacht: the night of broken glass in 1939.
The Master's Tale, A Titanic Ghost Story by Ann Victoria Roberts Feb. 06, 2012 $2.99 114312 words Sample 20%
Haunted by his final voyage, shackled to a place beyond time, only the truth can set Captain Edward Smith, Titanic's master, free. Burdened by guilt his spirit makes the voyage again, seeking his fatal mistake. Then, as the past fuses into his eternal present, the truth is, at last, revealed. The book uncovers dramatic and little known events.
An Endless Exile by Mary Lancaster Feb. 05, 2012 $5.99 151893 words Sample 20%
The love story of Hereward the Wake and the mystery and tragedy behind his brutal murder.
Tales of the Weird Wild West by Ian Thomas Healy Feb. 05, 2012 $2.99 29358 words Sample 20%
A collection of Weird Wild West short stories, including previously-published tales Clockwork Chloe, Posse, and The Mighty Peculiar Incident at Muddy Creek, as well as new stories Hanging the Magician, All In, Spring Loaded, and more!
Brambleman by Jonathan Grant Feb. 05, 2012 $8.99 181816 words Sample 15%
Down-and-out Atlanta writer Charlie Sherman has no idea what he’s getting into when a mysterious stranger talks him into editing a dead professor’s manuscript about one of the most horrific acts of racism in U.S. history. Sherman becomes convinced that he is connected to a supernatural power and it's now his job to wreak vengeance on the evildoers. "Deliverance" meets "The Da Vinci Code."
The Underlying Hand by Roger P Koch Feb. 05, 2012 $2.99 114920 words Sample 20%
Historical fiction combines with conspiracy and modern genetics following the intrigues of a royal family in forging a new beginning for their race - an odyssey spanning the ‘creation’ of man to the accident that caused The Flood and leading to many of the delusions of mankind. Adam and Eve meet Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.
Flashman and the Seawolf by Robert Brightwell Feb. 05, 2012 $2.99 86615 words Sample 20%
Following the popularity of the memoirs of Harry Flashman the Victorian scoundrel who got himself embroiled in many events of his age, this book introduces a new generation of the family: Thomas Flashman, whose career covers the Napoleonic and Georgian era. This first book covers his adventures with Thomas Cochrane, one of the most extraordinary naval commanders of all time.
Vanity and Valor by R. Lynn Feb. 04, 2012 $2.99 60822 words Sample 20%
Recommended by the Historical Novel Society In a time when women were banned from racing chariots, one slave girl must risk her life and love to compete in the world's most dangerous tournament. To lose would mean death. To win... something no girl had done before.
Best Books for Young Adults - The SECRET AT CHiCHEN iTZA! by Casey Grace & Landis Grace Feb. 04, 2012 Free! 51296 words Read a sample
Landis and Maya are entrusted with a copy of an ancient legend codex secretly unearthed at the Chichen Itza Pyramid. Follow the girls and the clues to discover the whereabouts of the legendary Princess Itza Emerald. Join Landis and Maya as they visit the Mayan village where Maya lives and learn about ancient customs and lifestyles still practised by the in the jungles of the Yucatan, Mexico.
Exiles by David Pilling Feb. 04, 2012 $0.99 5632 words Sample 10%
Can Sir John Swale keep his family together in the face of war, exile and the cruelty of nature...and does he have the will to do so?
Sabará 18 by Carlos Gentil Vieira Feb. 04, 2012 $2.99 78540 words Sample 20%
A novel set in Colonial Minas Gerais, Brazil, 18th century. In Portuguese only. Everything happens in Vila Real de Nossa Senhora da Conceição do Sabará. A minor event, a Saint Joseph's statue was stolen from within a Catholic church, turns itself into a big mistery, along with a priest murder and some other strange occurrences.
The Cotton Run by Daniel Wyatt Feb. 04, 2012 $5.99 65419 words Sample 20%
An American Civil War story of love and greed as a Rebel blockade-running captain and the woman he loves are forced to deal with the collapse of the American South around them.
Polly of Bridgewater Farm by Catharine Fleming McKenty Feb. 04, 2012 $9.99 48397 words Sample 20%
This is the story of a young girl's idylic childhood in rural Ireland - torn asunder by the famine of 1847 - and the subsequent trials of emigration over the seas to a new life in Canada.
The Winged Man by Moyra Caldecott Feb. 03, 2012 $4.99 128967 words Sample 20%
The story of Bladud, the father of King Lear. A leper and a swineherd... a necromancer and a wise king... his memory lives on.
Waters of Sul by Moyra Caldecott Feb. 03, 2012 $4.99 102488 words Sample 20%
At Aquae Sulis, Britain, 72AD, a statue of the hated Emperor Claudius is being erected. But the local people are threatening rebellion...
The Wolf by Charles Mackie Feb. 02, 2012 $0.99 48703 words Sample 20%
He was a Stewart, the son of a king of Scotland and born out of wedlock. He was married to a royal countess and lived with a beautiful commoner. He was the legal representative of the National authority in territories north of the River Forth and he waged a bitter war on the Church in the Province of Moray and on its Bishop Alexander Bur.
Etheldreda by Moyra Caldecott Feb. 02, 2012 $5.99 71654 words Sample 20%
The fictional story of Etheldreda, Princess of East Anglia, Queen of Northumbria and Abbess of Ely.
The Skin of Water by GS Johnston Feb. 01, 2012 $2.99 82626 words Sample 10%
Passions flare and alliances shift in this breathtaking story of survival set during the final days of World War II in Hungary. One evening Young Zeno follows Catherine Steiner, a guest at the exclusive lakeside resort where he works as a bellboy, into the forest. Unknowingly he dives into her life, changing his forever. But when the German army rolls into Budapest,who will survive and how?
Diary of a Christian Dog by Mary C. Findley Feb. 01, 2012 $0.99 13547 words Sample 20%
An English Knight begins a diary of his "adventure" joining Louis IX's First Crusade. The armada to Alexandria encounters a violent storm and the knight and his companions shipwreck. He must make an impossible choice: Cut himself off from his people or face execution. His life of turmoil and terror leads him to peace, but slavery and torture block his quest to get home to his father.
The Lily and the Bull by Moyra Caldecott Feb. 01, 2012 $5.99 51643 words Sample 20%
A compelling re-creation of life in Minoan Crete - a world of magic and mystery, ritual and superstition, and where everyday life is charged with the supernatural...
Boudicca by Ron Aberdeen Feb. 01, 2012 $0.99 21464 words Sample 10%
The wrath of a Queen causes the death of one hundred and thirty thousand people, the destruction of three cities and the humiliation of an Empire. Based on the true story of Britain’s first Queen
Son of Air & Darkness Volume I of Tales of the Dearg-Sidhe by S. P. Hendrick Feb. 01, 2012 $4.99 74970 words Sample 15%
Dubhghall is a mighty warrior, trained by Scathach herself, made immortal by the Morrigan, who has taught him to feast on the blood of his enemies. He is the grandson of Lugh, no fire nor light can harm him. In the time of Roman rule, the Britons cry for justice, and he must decide whether to answer their call when he finds himself caught between the soldiers of Rome and the warriors of Boudicca.