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41 A Match Made in the Hindu Kush by Celtic Bard

A Magic at War Story
An Army sniper wakes up in a cellar smelling of goats and his own blood with no idea as to how he got there. The last thing he remembers was getting on a helo after completing his mission to take out a Taliban chief and an al-Qaeda planner. When he wakes he is cared for by a woman named Alla and her family before being sent back across the Afghan-Paki border and his life as a sniper. But even back home recovering or with his unit, his dreams are haunted by an angel. Will he ever see her again?
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Fantasy
Tags: Romance, Violence, Historical, War, Military, Assassins, Alternate Universe, Fantasy, Magic
Downloads: 4721 | Votes: 344 | Score: 8.14
Size: 56KB | 10,658 words | Posted:

42 The Eyes of the Woods by Joseph A. Altsheler

A The Young Trailers Series (4)
A Story of the Ancient Wilderness
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Historical, Novel-Classic, Young Adult
Downloads: 1659 | Votes: 58 | Score: 8.07
Size: 446KB | 86,534 words | Posted:

43 El Paso City by Jake Rivers

The lovely woman sitting next to Jack on the plane shocked him when she told him her name was Felina. He was intrigued with the mystery presented by the proposition that maybe Faleena didn't die in the shootout behind Rosa's Cantina. Please read "El Paso - Jake Rivers" first.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Romance
Tags: Romance, Drama, Historical, Western
Downloads: 2572 | Votes: 237 | Score: 8.07
Size: 42KB | 8,472 words | Posted:

44 A Short, Short (Ghost?) Story by normist

Halloween Trick or Treat? Do you beleive in Ghosts, or in things that go bump in the night? Is this a Ghost Story, or isn't it? Whichever, I do hope that you enjoy it!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Romance, Humor, Drama, Spiritual, Historical, War, Military, Halloween, Supernatural, Ghosts
Downloads: 959 | Votes: 81 | Score: 8.03
Size: 14KB | 2,783 words | Posted:

45 The Cobbler and the Brownies by Stultus

A Story in the Once Upon a Time... Universe
How can a poor Cobbler find his Luck and win the hand of a Lady fair? Spend an evening with the local Brownies! (but don't let them catch you!) A old-fashioned Fairy Tale perfect for a bedtime story!
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Fable
Tags: Humor, Historical
Downloads: 1940 | Votes: 198 | Score: 8.01
Size: 41KB | 7,637 words | Posted:

46 The Delta by Grumpy Old Man

There were snakes, bugs, leeches, and other pleasures to be found on walks in the delta nights.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Coming of Age, True, Military
Downloads: 825 | Votes: 66 | Score: 8.00
Size: 8KB | 1,644 words | Posted:

47 Anthony Carter and the Admiral’s Daughter by Argon

When 18-year-old Anthony Carter, lowly second mate in a small schooner, and Harriet Lambert, the young, arrogant daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, barely survive a shipwreck, they recognise each other's mettles. A short-lived romance ensues, but it takes years and great perils and pains for them to find happiness together. A romance set during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Romance, Drama, Politics, Violence, Historical, War
Downloads: 3543 | Votes: 83 | Score: 7.95
Size: 594KB | 109,974 words | Posted: in progress Updated:

48 The Shadow of the North by Joseph A. Altsheler

A The French and Indian Wars Story (2)
A Story Of Old New York And A Lost Campaign
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Novel-Classic, Young Adult
Downloads: 672 | Votes: 12 | Score: 7.95
Size: 512KB | 96,935 words | Posted: Concluded:

49 Boone - the Early Years by Ernest Bywater

A fire destroys a farm in Virginia, so the family is moving west. Except the youngest is too ill to travel when it's time to leave. The boy and his grandmother stay behind to follow later. It takes so long for him to recover the two don't go west, and find local employment. A decade later rising political problems cause the young man and his grandmother to make a decision about their future. They'll go west, but it isn't that simple, or an easy journey. Written in US English - 72,700 words.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Politics, Violence, Historical, Western, Rags to Riches
Downloads: 13114 | Votes: 484 | Score: 7.95
Size: 368KB | 73,845 words | Posted: Concluded:

50 The Lords of the Wild by Joseph A. Altsheler

A Story of the Old New York Border
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Historical
Tags: Novel-Classic, Young Adult
Downloads: 403 | Votes: 11 | Score: 7.93
Size: 413KB | 79,329 words | Posted:
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