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2012 The Man Behind The Prophecy by Alane Gabriel 2012 The Man Behind The Prophecy by Alane Gabriel July 15, 2010 $8.99 78366 words Sample 25%
2012 The Man Behind The Prophecy When Hope and Greg woke up that morning, life was business as usual ...but not for long. Life set in motion a maze game of Historical proportions, where all secrets are revealed. Just in time to change your life, theirs and the history of civilization ... 12-21-12? ...try sooner!
A House White With Sorrow: Ballad for Afghanistan by Jennifer Heath A House White With Sorrow: Ballad for Afghanistan by Jennifer Heath Feb. 23, 2011 $1.99 73340 words Sample 20%
In 1979, the Soviet Union blundered into Afghanistan, dragging the country into 30 years of war. A House White with Sorrow is a harrowing, elegiac story that conducts the reader on a tour of life during wartime. A tale of two cultures, two families, Afghan and American, and events that spawned the Taliban and shaped today’s tragic events.
A Bicycle Built for Two by Alice Duncan A Bicycle Built for Two by Alice Duncan March 13, 2010 $2.99 106448 words Sample 15%
Born and bred on the mean streets of Chicago, Kate Finney has few illusions about love. A handsome city swell like Alex English sure isn’t going to marry a girl who spends her nights telling fortunes and dancing the hootchy-kootchy at the Fair—and she isn’t any man’s toy. Kate knows she’d better put him in his place quickly before he melts her icy armor and steals her heart!
A Bird Named Enza by Joseph Bakewell A Bird Named Enza by Joseph Bakewell Dec. 06, 2010 $4.95 78763 words Sample 20%
Jack Sullivan is willing to work hard for a better life than typically afforded to an Irish-American in 1917. He meets Maureen Valentine from uptown at a party. Against the advice of his family, he pursues her. They fall in love and secretly plan to marry, but Fiona, Maureen’s mother, sees Jack as an interloper, a crude intrusion on her plans for Maureen to marry into a higher class.
A Bucket of Ashes (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 6) by P.B. Ryan A Bucket of Ashes (Nell Sweeney Mysteries, Book 6) by P.B. Ryan July 09, 2010 $5.59 70780 words Sample 20%
Governess Nell Sweeney and wounded battle surgeon Will Hewitt reunite on Cape Cod to investigate the death of Nell’s long-lost brother--who may or may not have murdered a woman in cold blood--in Book #6 of P.B. Ryan’s critically acclaimed historical mystery series, A Bucket of Ashes. Originally published by Berkley Prime Crime, a division of Penguin Group, Inc.
A Burnished Rose by Christine Keleny A Burnished Rose by Christine Keleny April 20, 2011 $3.99 154581 words Sample 6%
Today women have a glass ceiling. In the 1930s that ceiling was made of wood, so following your dream only took you so far—especially if you went against societal norms and what your friends and family told you you should or should not do. This is the story told in A Burnished Rose, the much-anticipated sequel to the award-winning Rosebloom.
A Cannibal Country by Richard Barnard A Cannibal Country by Richard Barnard June 20, 2011 $4.99 134602 words Sample 20%
"A Cannibal Country" is a new, historical fiction novel spanning the twentieth century, showing how the lives of the wealthy, patrician Norbury family of New York crosses paths with the Lambies, a hard working farm family from Minnesota. Set against the rise and fall of the asbestos industry in America, the story asks the question; "is it still murder if the only weapon used is a lie?"
A Canopy of Stars by Stephen Taylor A Canopy of Stars by Stephen Taylor Jan. 13, 2012 $2.99 117582 words Sample 20%
A Georgian courtroom drama, an unlikely romance; 2 lives changed forever. The year 1823, the Old Bailey a young man is on trial for his life. His crime? The theft of half a sheep's carcass. He is educated but a Jewish immigrant,speaks little English, just another piece of London's low life to be dispatched to the hangman.In the gallery Julia sees his plight; can she save him?
A Chance In Time by Ruth Ann Nordin A Chance In Time by Ruth Ann Nordin April 05, 2010 Free! 20744 words Read a sample
One widow... One time traveler... Two lonely hearts connecting for a moment in time... One day Penelope Jordan finds a man who's on the brink of death and nurses him back to health. Over time, he brings out the woman that the harsh prairie made her forget she once was, and soon she falls in love with him. But will he stay with her...in her time...or will he return to the future?
A Circle Has No End by Tony Henderson A Circle Has No End by Tony Henderson June 10, 2011 $2.99 89645 words
Triad Meets Taipan in Pre-war Shanghai
A Civil Conflict by Marina Oliver A Civil Conflict by Marina Oliver Dec. 06, 2011 $3.99 52705 words Sample 5%
The English Civil War that divides families and friends. Lysbeth is torn between Royalist, Roundhead, and the charismatic Sir James.
A Clear Eye by Lea Tassie A Clear Eye by Lea Tassie Oct. 27, 2009 $2.99 98943 words Sample 50%
In the early 1940s, on a northern Canadian homestead, Callie grows up fast. Her innocence, fostered by isolation and her mother’s determination to force Callie into the outdated pattern of Lillian’s own pre-war youth, is the catalyst of a family feud that tests all Callie’s growing strength as she struggles for the freedom to be herself.
A Convenient Solution by Trevor Whitton A Convenient Solution by Trevor Whitton Jan. 29, 2012 $3.99 65313 words Sample 20%
France, 1308. Jean Bellimont is leading a quiet, contented life as scribe in the city of Troyes. When his Bishop is arrested on spurious charges and Pope Clement sends an envoy to investigate, King Philippe responds by dispatching two of his most trusted Knights. Within days, one of the Cardinals is murdered, and France teeters on the brink of open war with the Papacy.
A Cottage In Donegal, Mary Doherty's Story by Eva Doherty Gremmert A Cottage In Donegal, Mary Doherty's Story by Eva Doherty Gremmert June 18, 2011 $9.99 61607 words Sample 15%
"A Cottage in Donegal" opens in 1919 with a rural Irish woman chronicling her husband's death and burial. In the depth of grief she feels the need to record everything so that she will not forget him. Mary is an old woman, with over eighty years of experiences and memories. Her story draws the reader into a 19th century Irish country woman’s life. The book is written in memoir form.
A Court Lady by Clova Leighton A Court Lady by Clova Leighton Jan. 30, 2011 $2.99 57788 words Sample 20%
In the excitement of Emperor Napoleon and Empress Josephine's reign, Corisande becomes a valued member of Court under Josephine's protection, and has no end of suitors. Sebastian is a confidente of the Emperor and an expert military strategist. Napoleon suggests strongly it is time for Sebastian to wed, even though he prefers not. Will he find the lady to change his mind at Court?
A Dark and Stormy Knight by John Wolf A Dark and Stormy Knight by John Wolf Feb. 11, 2010 $5.99 78442 words Sample 50%
1565 to 1569. The struggle is between Elizabeth and Mary Queen of Scots. This tale combines elements of secret agents and medieval romance, concerning a time-traveling knight, dispatched to adjust history before it skews. Spies spy, greedy bishops lie, swords, and archer’s arrows are thrown voraciously into those battle torn days that made history. This story is best read with a pint of ale.
A Daughter Of Liberty by Allan Cole A Daughter Of Liberty by Allan Cole March 04, 2011 $4.99 165140 words Sample 20%
A Daughter Of Liberty - Book #2 Of The Shannon Trilogy. Diana Shannon sheds the chains of indenture to forge a path to freedom in a New America.
A Death For Beauty or An Immortal by Alberto Rios Arias A Death For Beauty or An Immortal by Alberto Rios Arias Nov. 11, 2011 $3.95 84326 words Sample 15%
Set during the Civil War, a troubled young woman struggles with her conscience when a death wish aimed at her husband comes to pass.
A Defiance Of The American Dream by Johnny Street A Defiance Of The American Dream by Johnny Street Oct. 13, 2010 $5.00 65817 words Sample 35%
Ray has had it. He is sick of the diluted, manipulated and hopeless world he wakes to each day. He sees the world as a place with a future not worth striving for. His answer- to go on a killing spree. Ray encounters many facets of modern American life and attempts to dispose of each of them- all of which show him the ideals of anger, rage, revenge and redemption.
A Family Institution by Howard Reiss A Family Institution by Howard Reiss Nov. 20, 2011 $2.99 122411 words Sample 15%
Based on an event from the author's life, this is a story about a mid-life crisis triggered by the discovery of an aunt who was mistreated for mental illness in the 1940’s and 1950’s. Coming to terms with his own family history leads to a journey of self-discovery that tests not only current relationships, but new ones as well. This novel about secrets and revenge is told with a comic touch.
A Fatal Homecoming by Trevor Whitton A Fatal Homecoming by Trevor Whitton Jan. 29, 2012 $3.99 60771 words Sample 20%
France 1310: The body of a stranger is discovered, and, as Bailli Dubois begins his investigation, it becomes apparent that the wife of his best friend is implicated. He dispatches his clerk - Jean Bellimont - to Paris in the hope of uncovering new evidence. The story culminates in a dramatic courtroom scene in which the murderer is finally revealed. This is the 3rd of the Jean Bellimont novels.
A Fateful Aberration by Les Jones A Fateful Aberration by Les Jones Dec. 13, 2011 $1.49 73229 words Sample 20%
A dark, mysterious and vicious mentality, a frothy concoction of cheap scent and low cleavage, and a social conscience schooled in the works of Mary Wollstonecraft and Ibsen.These are the explosive ingredients of this enovel, based literally at the coal face, and in the violence and hardship which surrounds it.
A Few Men Faithful: A Kavanagh Story I by Jim Wills A Few Men Faithful: A Kavanagh Story I by Jim Wills March 25, 2011 $5.99 55282 words Sample 15%
A Few Men Faithul sets the stage, defines the Kavanagh family and tells of a troubled land and an equally troubled romance amid war and treachery. Time span: 1916 to 1924 in Dublin, County Cork and Northern Ireland. Major events: Easter Rising, Secret War, War of Independence, the Civil War. This last is little known and less explored, especially through the eyes of a soldier on the losing side.
A Fine Likeness by Sean McLachlan A Fine Likeness by Sean McLachlan Dec. 03, 2011 $2.99 94394 words Sample 20%
A Confederate guerrilla and a Union captain discover there’s something more dangerous in the woods than each other.
A Gambler's Magic by Emma Craig A Gambler's Magic by Emma Craig Sep. 19, 2009 $2.99 112433 words Sample 15%
Gambler Elijah Perry was on a winning streak until he was shot in the leg and was nursed by the straight-laced Joy Hardesty. What neither Elijah nor Joy understand, until enlightenment strikes, is that there’s magic in the air—and they were meant for each other.
A Gentle Magic by Emma Craig A Gentle Magic by Emma Craig Dec. 04, 2010 $2.99 97193 words Sample 15%
Cattleman Cody O'Fannin had never shied away from an adventure in his life. When a scream rang out across New Mexico Territory, he rode straight into the heart of danger, expecting find a cougar or a Comanche. Instead, he found a scene far more frightening: a woman in the final stages of childbirth. Alone, Melissa Wilmeth needed his assistance. Quaking but game, Cody helped deliver her baby.
A Golden Mist by John Wheatley A Golden Mist by John Wheatley Dec. 07, 2011 $1.99 75514 words Sample 20%
In 1859, The Royal Charter returning from Melbourne with a company of 500 and a cargo of gold, was wrecked at Moelfre on Anglesey. Only 40 survived. 150 years later Saffy Williams discovers that an ancestor lived in Moelfre at the time. Through the diary of Sophia Davis, on board ship, and the memoir of Richard Williams, the tragic and passionate tale of the lost treasure ship is told.
A Hearing for Jim Thorpe, An Exercise in Frustration by Michael Sheaffer A Hearing for Jim Thorpe, An Exercise in Frustration by Michael Sheaffer Aug. 17, 2010 $5.95 37852 words Sample 10%
A Hearing for Jim Thorpe: An Exercise in Frustration by Michael Sheaffer follows a sports reporter assigned to cover a hearing designed to determine if the famous Olympic champion Jim Thorpe should keep the gold medals he won at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games. Thorpe’s legacy, and the future of his reputation are out of his hands as five days of witnesses, and legal experts debate his future.
A Hoot Owl Moon by Wayne Bethard A Hoot Owl Moon by Wayne Bethard Oct. 04, 2011 $3.99 31741 words Sample 20%
A synopsis of A Hoot Owl Moon All young Samantha Evers wanted to do was visit her favorite cousin in Austin, Texas. Her much anticipated trip almost came to fruition until a savage band of Comanche attacks her stagecoach. Bound and determined to stay alive and eventually escape, she undergoes a life altering transformation that even she didn't see coming. This is her story.
A Husband for Margaret by Ruth Ann Nordin A Husband for Margaret by Ruth Ann Nordin May 25, 2010 Free! 34379 words Read a sample
When Margaret Williams posted an ad for a husband, she expected Paul Connealy to arrive, but instead, his older brother, Joseph, came...and he brought four children with him. This light-hearted tender romance is rated R. *sequel to A Bride for Tom
A Journey By Rail by Steve Shepley A Journey By Rail by Steve Shepley Jan. 15, 2012 $2.99 105935 words Sample 20%
The Women of Hawthorns, Volume 1 Frances Godley is a woman in a man's world -- the world of British 19th- century railways, the driving force of the late Victorian industrial revolution. A Journey By Rail opens The Women of Hawthorns, an intergenerational story of three extraordinary women from the Victorian railway age, through the First World War, to the rise of international terrorism
A Knight to Remember (Blood Sword Legacy) by Karin Tabke A Knight to Remember (Blood Sword Legacy) by Karin Tabke Jan. 19, 2011 $0.99 16295 words Sample 20%
Promised to the cloister, the free-spirited Lady Mercia returns home before her final vows for her sister Rowena's wedding to a Welsh prince. But fate intervenes when she finds a badly wounded man washed up upon the shore. Unable to resist his fevered pleas for her help, she hides him amongst the caves she played in as a child. And there, she discoverers a passion for him she cannot resist...
A Lack of Civility by Lisa Hapney A Lack of Civility by Lisa Hapney Jan. 18, 2012 $0.99 63191 words Sample 20%
Brother against brother and families split asunder was a common theme for those who lived in Virginia and West Virginia during the American Civil War. Spirited, liberal-minded Sharra Montgomery and Chandler Ashton, a dashing southern gentleman, met during these tumultuous times. Can their love survive the heated battles surrounding them that threaten to split them, the state and the country apart?
A Land Beyond Ravens by Kathleen Guler A Land Beyond Ravens by Kathleen Guler June 01, 2010 $7.95 123451 words Sample 10%
In fifth century Britain, spy and master of disguise Marcus ap Iorwerth, while being squeezed between the politics of two powerful kings, accidentally sparks off what will become the quest for the holy grail. Book 4 of the Macsen's Treasure Series. Winner of the Colorado Book Award and National Indie Excellence Award!
A Man Called Outlaw by K.M. Weiland A Man Called Outlaw by K.M. Weiland Jan. 09, 2010 $3.99 147958 words Sample 5%
All his life Shane Lassiter had revered rancher Nathaniel Wilcock, the man who stood in place of the father he never knew. But when Wilcock’s greed moves against the only woman Shane’s ever loved—a woman who holds the secret that could resurrect the land wars of thirty years ago—Shane must make a decision, the shadow of which will forever be cast over the lives of all those he loves.
A Matter of Choice by Laura Landon A Matter of Choice by Laura Landon June 30, 2011 $2.99 71358 words Sample 17%
He vowed he would never marry. Then he met Lady Allison. She vowed she would never give her heart to a man who would seek other lovers. Especially not to this known rakehell, the Marquess of Montfort. But fate ordained their marriage, and very nearly guaranteed two broken hearts.
A Miracle in Shreveport by Michael Jasper A Miracle in Shreveport by Michael Jasper April 07, 2011 $0.99 9664 words Sample 25%
"We were lucky to make it out of Shreveport alive on that early spring day in 1917." A story of the first truly integrated baseball team, decades before Jackie Robinson, set during the early years of World War I. Magic, miracles, and more... Part of the historical baseball novel, The All Nations Team (also an ebook).
A More Obedient Wife, a Novel of the Early Supreme Court by Natalie Wexler A More Obedient Wife, a Novel of the Early Supreme Court by Natalie Wexler Dec. 02, 2011 $2.99 175620 words Sample 20%
"A More Obedient Wife" is an award-winning novel that blends fact and fiction to tell the story of two women—married to two early Supreme Court Justices—who find themselves swept up in the events of the federal government’s turbulent first decade. Described by the Midwest Book Review as “deftly written” and “a riveting read,” A More Obedient Wife is a historical novel like no other.
A Note from Ichiyo by Rei Kimura A Note from Ichiyo by Rei Kimura April 15, 2011 $5.99 57359 words Sample 20%
Behind every face is a life and a story… The Japanese 5,000 yen note circulates round the world and changes hands every minute but has anyone really stopped to look at the face on this note? Take a closer look and you will see the face of a young Meiji era Japanese woman looking serenely out at a 21st century world she has never known nor ever dreamt she would be a part of someday.
A Perfect Romance by Alice Duncan A Perfect Romance by Alice Duncan March 13, 2010 $2.99 91832 words Sample 15%
On the fateful night of the Titanic disaster, heiress Loretta Linden made sure her friends got to the lifeboats before she even thought of herself. She will not rest until her little band is safely in her native San Francisco—where she meets the dashing Captain Quarles. Malachai Quarles has sailed the seven seas and he’s had many a sweetheart, but he’s never met a woman like Loretta.
A Perfect Stranger by Alice Duncan A Perfect Stranger by Alice Duncan March 13, 2010 $2.99 98953 words Sample 15%
The Castle Walk, the Peabody and the Lambeth Stroll: Isabel Golightly can do them all and never miss a step. But then, amid the terrifying chaos before the great ship sinks, a perfect stranger puts them into the last lifeboat. Rescued by a quirk of fate, Somerset FitzRoy remembers little about his ordeal in the water. But he cannot forget the child he helped that night, or her beautiful mother.
A Pig in the Roses by Peter Alan Orchard A Pig in the Roses by Peter Alan Orchard April 05, 2011 $2.99 70635 words Sample 15%
Athens is a city living on its nerves, a city on the verge of war with Sparta. When Diokles - merchant, family man, inquisitive, loyal and a terrible lyre player - finds his wife’s uncle Makron accused of murder, it is his duty to defend him. But this is no simple killing, and Diokles must not only smoke out the truth but risk his own life to protect his wife and children.
A Pirate's Daughter by Theresa M. Moore A Pirate's Daughter by Theresa M. Moore June 11, 2009 $2.99 55879 words Sample 20%
Piracy, murder, revenge and vampire romance in the Golden Age of Piracy. Charity Rakham finds herself orphaned when her father and fiance' are killed by the dread pirate Blackbeard and his crew. Sold into slavery, she learns about life and vampires in short order. By a twist of fortune she gains justice with the help of her enduring courage, a vampire, and a legend.
A Poem of Science, Or This Our Frost-Weary Harbor by J. Celan Smith 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.
A Proud Alliance by Freda Lightfoot A Proud Alliance by Freda Lightfoot June 01, 2010 $2.99 78434 words Sample 20%
The Honourable Felicity Travers learns she is expected to marry the entrepreneurial Jarle Blakeley, the man she believes responsible for her father's bankruptcy. Inspired by the suffragette movement, Felicity intends to be a modern woman and make her own decisions. Blakeley proves persuasive, if lacking in romance. But with secrets still to be told, does the marriage have any hope of success?
A Question of Love by Carolyn Ann Aish A Question of Love by Carolyn Ann Aish Aug. 10, 2011 $3.99 54563 words Sample 20%
The princess is determined to discover the name of the man in the tower. She climbs up the ivy into the tower to find out who he is, but does not realize this folly could cost her life. How could one rose make a difference to the question of love?
A Reckoning in Belvoir by S.A. Huggins A Reckoning in Belvoir by S.A. Huggins March 15, 2011 $2.99 72170 words Sample 50%
Runaway slaves, or so everyone thought...until the bodies started turning up in the woods outside the town of Belvoir. One after another and shocking in their appearance, the slaves are returned to the Randolph farm to be buried. But soon, terrible secrets are unearthed, secrets that will reveal a decade old story of betrayal and revenge and the reason why a serial killer stalks the Randolph farm.
A Renaissance Life in Italy by Ella Marzano A Renaissance Life in Italy by Ella Marzano Oct. 03, 2009 $0.99 2174 words Sample 10%
This is a short story of a wedding in Renaissance Italy. It was orginally written for a college research project about the daily life of people during the renaissance, so it contains footnotes and a bibliography as well.
A Roman Peace in Briton: Blood on the Stone by Joe Tackett A Roman Peace in Briton: Blood on the Stone by Joe Tackett July 15, 2011 $7.99 114831 words Sample 10%
Over two thousand years ago, in a vanished world in which gallant death and honor still holds sway, Gaius Julius Caesar is blitzing through Briton’s fierce, blue-painted warlords, exacting a heavy price in exchange for peace. Filled with dramatic scenes and historical personalities, A Roman Peace in Briton hooks with passionate storytelling and engulfs the reader in events of historical legend.
A Second Chance by Shayne Parkinson A Second Chance by Shayne Parkinson July 13, 2009 $2.99 167786 words Sample 50%
Amy uses the second chance she had hardly dared dream of to make up for the wasted years. But a familiar face from long ago makes an unwelcome reappearance, threatening her new-found happiness. Payback has more than one meaning, and sometimes people get what they deserve. "A Second Chance" is the sequel to the three-volume work "Promises to Keep"