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After ravenous corpses topple society and consume most of the world's population, freighter captain Henk Martigan is shocked to receive a distress call. Eighty survivors beg him to whisk them away to the relative safety of the South Pacific.
Martigan wants to help, but to rescue anyone he must first pass through the nightmare backwater of the Curien island chain.
A power struggle is brewing in the Curiens. On one side, the billionaire inventor of...
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YACHTING STORIES OFTEN DESCRIBE DIFFICULT OCEAN PASSAGES OR THE BEAUTY OF REMOTE ISLANDS...
THIS COLLECTION OF OCEANIC TALES IS VERY DIFFERENT!
Short Stories for the Daring Yachtsman is about the lives of actual yachtspeople who sail along the coast of Mexico.
You may call them wanderers of the sea, for they are not tied down to a port as many yachtsmen are.
They instead meet on the docks, in the cafes and cockpits, telling stories of...
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Excerpt: "The sun, whose upper edge had just appeared above the horizon, cast its first red beams aslant a deserted wilderness of heaving billows. Here and there a flying fish, spurning its usual element, cut the air like a swift ray of light, falling back into the sea again after its short flight with a splash that sent myriad drops flashing in the sunlight. There were not a few triangular objects, dark in color, and looking like tiny sails, darting...
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Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon (1893) is a novella by British author Hall Caine. Set on the Isle of Man-the proud British island where Caine's father was born-the story begins with the separation of Capt'n Davy from his wife Nelly after only ten days of marriage following a heated argument over money. With humorous and emotional dialogue enriched with an authentic Manx flavor, detailed portraits of land and seascapes, and a critical eye for society's shortcomings,...
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*Shortlisted for the Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award 2019!* When Lottie's Gran dies she leaves one last request; save Greenley Theatre. Faced with a decaying building, a mayor who most definitely isn't on board with the project and a group of actors who just can't get along, Lottie has her hands full, but with best friend Sid by her side she knows she can do it somehow. But the arrival of Jeremy, a hotshot London developer who sweeps Lottie...
847) The Thales
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Deep below the Pacific, the crew of the Thales attempt to harness the power of deep ocean currents. Using turbines, they attempt to harness more renewable energy than the world has ever seen. However, when a pressure valve ruptures, they struggle for survival, and discover one of their own may have wanted the station to fail all along. With an entire ocean threatening their lives, they understand to live, they have to harness the ocean, and power...
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Finding love is hard, even when you aren't a mutant.
Like most seventeen-year-olds, Piper Dunn wants to blend in with the crowd. Having a blowhole is a definite handicap. A product of a lab-engineered mother with dolphin DNA, Piper spends her school days hiding her brilliant ocean-colored eyes and sea siren voice behind baggy clothing and ugly glasses. When Tyler, the new boy in school, zeroes in on her, ignoring every other girl vying for his attention,...
849) Plastic Plankton
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Volcanoes and tropical waterfalls on the Big Island of Hawaii are the dramatic, stunning backdrop as Tilly trains for the Kona Ironman for an environmental cause. Concerned about plastic pollution, her estranged brother, Moore, and his quirky, stoner hip hop-loving best friend, Spit, set sail to the plastic scoop up machine at the Great Plastic Garbage Patch off the coast of Hawaii. Nemesis SodaCo has falsified the machine's results, and it takes...
850) Wreckers' Key
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#1 Amazon Bestselling Author Christine Kling does it again with WRECKERS' KEY!A taut, fast-paced thriller . . . Kling's prose is strong and authoritative."–The Miami HeraldFrom harbors of Key West to the wilds of Biscayne Bay to the night lights of Miami, Kling's tough-minded heroine has carved out a life that is uniquely her own. Now, in WRECKERS' KEY, the fourth book in the series, this fiercely independent woman is at a turning point . . . and...
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It's a dirty job, but some mutant's got to do it…
Joel Eisler is a mutant with special talents. He can detect an oil leak in the ocean simply by tasting the water. Because of this unique ability, he's been purchased by a large oil company, along with his dolph sister, Amy. The upside of spending his days and nights in the ocean is that it gives him the opportunity to save the lives of his brother dolphins. The downsides are life as a closely monitored...
852) Glistening Sunsets
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It's spring in Bar Harbor, and Brittany Keating is on top of the world.After twenty years of emotional abuse, Brittany has finally set a restraining order against her husband, Conner.With the divorce proceedings in motion, Brittany uses her newfound inner power to flourish in the antique industry. She plans a redesign for her beautiful shop, Bar Harbor Antiques, and drives across New England with her daughter, Valerie- purchasing gorgeous pieces like...
853) My Lord Rogue
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Espionage, secrecy, and thwarted assassination attempts. The only thing more dangerous is being in love…
Gillian Chauncey, Baroness Chauncey, is a master of disguise, trained by her expatriated husband, a former French royalist, in the arts of espionage. When a dangerous life or death secret lands in her lap, she's thrust into a perilous world of ticking clocks and desperation, arrowing her directly into the arms of the man who arranged her marriage.
Lord...
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Elie, l'un des derniers goémoniers, résiste pour la préservation de son métier.
Élie récolte le goémon, comme le fait sa famille depuis des générations. Les revenus sont maigres, les conditions éprouvantes, et, depuis la mort accidentelle de ses parents, il doit assumer la charge de sa petite sœur. Obsédé par un passé qui l'a cruellement frappé, il n'arrive pourtant ni à renoncer à cette vie, menacée par la modernisation, ni à...
855) Rules of War
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MEET JACK STEEL - GENTLEMAN, SOLDIER, HERO.
In the early eighteenth century, the British army led by John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, were the leaders of a wide-ranging and very successful alliance. Jack Steel, maverick gentleman, superb soldier, was in the middle of any fight.
Ramilles 1706. One of the great victories of the British army, a signal battle honour for the regiments who were there. But for Captain Steel, standing at the head of...
856) King of Libertines
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"What began as an unstoppable explosion of passion forged into something pivotal, essential, and more."
Not a fan of historical romance? Unsure about reading a steamy pirate romance?
To help you decide, this is a taste of the world and characters in SEA OF RUIN.
It can be read before or after the full-length, stand-alone novel. It doesn't spoil the main story.
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Un roman de mœurs prenant
"Ce roman publié en 1912 et récompensé par le prix Goncourt, suscita à cette époque, quelques polémiques. Il lui était reproché des généralisations un peu hâtives, lorsqu'il décrivait les mœurs des Ouessantines. Il faut y voir une protestation contre un état des choses que l'auteur jugeait funeste à l'île lointaine et si belle : la présence d'hommes de troupe lâchés sans contrle au milieu de filles innocentes,...
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Seychelle Sullivan inherited the Sullivan Towing and Salvage Company from her father, and to survive on the waterfront, she's had to become a kick-ass captain and one tough woman. When boats break down, wreck or call for help, Seychelle and her tug Gorda are on the scene. Accidents do happen, but in South Florida, when somebody dies at sea, all too often it is murder.Book #1 SURFACE TENSIONOn a steamy Florida morning Seychelle is answering a Mayday...
859) Grace Arising
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The burgeoning 1840s New Holland wool market is irresistible to entrepreneurial souls prepared to brave the open oceans. Having survived unimaginable tragedy together, Grace and Seamus Fitzwilliam plan a fresh start aboard their new ship, Elias.
Lucius Chittenden, the new first mate, comes highly-recommended, and with the return of the trusted crew, the journey promises smooth sailing. The Elias is bursting with goods for the colony as well as shepherds...
860) Alas de La Victoria
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"Ficción histórica con un toque de realismo".
Emocionantes aventuras de la Segunda Guerra Mundial como nunca antes las había visto.
A medida que los nazis invaden Europa en una campaña por la dominación total, comienza a desarrollarse una guerra brutal que cambiará el curso del mundo para siempre, y John Archer se verá atrapado en medio de ella.
Cuando este piloto aficionado se une al esfuerzo bélico de los Aliados y se le asignan una serie...
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