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Catty Atkins, Sailorman is a novel written by Clarence Budington Kelland, first published in 1921. Clarence Budington Kelland was an American author known for his humorous and heartwarming stories. Excerpt: "It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht. He was out to our town to...
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"Moby-Dick Reversed: A Whale's Humorous Account" is an inventive and humorous retelling of Herman Melville's classic "Moby-Dick." This novella, the second in the "Laughter Lines" series, offers a fresh and comedic perspective by narrating the tale from the whale's point of view.Our protagonist, a witty and articulate whale, takes readers through a rollicking journey beneath the waves, offering hilarious insights into human behavior, maritime adventures,...
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After being duped by an unscrupulous treasure hunter, historian Ingrid Torsten is determined not to allow anyone to muscle in on her latest discovery. She uncovers the mysterious past of a little known pirate named Lewis Scot. After she discovers that Scot had hidden treasure and left a cryptic message leading to it, she decides to look for the treasure herself with the help of a local sea captain. When the unscrupulous treasure hunter learns of her...
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Kendra Summers is just another ordinary housewife and mother. Her days are filled with crosswords, household chores, catching up with friends and making sure her writer husband has done his daily word count.Kendra has organised a catch up with an old friend who she hasn't seen for a while. However, her writer husband makes a strange prediction for the future she can't just can't get out of her mind.The strange prediction is out of character for her...
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Loreley's world is shattered when the ship carrying her and her family from London to Antigua is sunk during a hurricane. Orphaned and barely alive, Loreley is rescued, only to be sold to a brothel in the Pirate's Republic of Nassau. After discovering that Loreley is nobility, the brothel's owner auctions off Loreley's virginity to the highest bidder, the pirate captain Gideon Graves, a man notorious for his sadism.
Alone and frightened in a dangerous...
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"X Marks the Riches: A Treasure Island Tale" is an adventure story that takes place on a remote island where a legendary pirate treasure is believed to be hidden. The story follows a young adventurer who sets out on a perilous journey to find the treasure and claim it for themselves.As the protagonist makes their way to the island, they encounter a group of other treasure hunters who are also seeking the riches. Along the way, they face various challenges,...
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Join Pirate Pete and his hilarious crew on a rollicking adventure in 'The Misadventures of Pirate Pete.' This uproarious children's book is filled with laughter, pirate antics, and a quest for treasure like no other. From Stinky Bootstraps' smelly feet to Giggles Goldtooth's contagious laughter, young readers will be captivated by the whimsical world of Pirate Pete. Set sail with Pirate Pete today and embark on a treasure hunt filled with humor and...
8) Dark Angel
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When a case of mistaken identity draws Ryan Weller into a CIA operation to disrupt the sale of a small defense contractor to an Iranian front, he's drawn into the plight of Megan Babcock, a billionaire businesswoman endangered by a conniving and erratic husband. Ranging from Fort Lauderdale to St. Kitts & Nevis to Guyana, Ryan must depend on old friends and a ghost from the past who he hoped never to see again. As the stakes rise, the team must do...
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An intimate portrait of grief, redemption, and the secrets we keep from those we cherish most.Former detective, Jack, boards a ship toward the seastead, Sea Hope – the mysterious and autonomous sovereign society where his late daughter, Lucy, lived for many years before her death.As he arrives, he confronts his own life and shortcomings, as well as the relationship he built with Lucy – first as a child, and then later as an adult within this odd...
10) Voyage to Aachen
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Becca the Viking & The Heavenly Runes Book 2, The Voyage To Aachen, is a wonderful continuation of Book I. With exciting battles at sea and on land, there is no end to the extraordinary strategies that Becca must employ, to ensure the safety of himself and his crew, his ship and the success of his missions. Always looking for the best in all peoples, Becca the Viking and the barbarian shows more heartfelt compassion than most other people. Yet all...
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She's fleeing an arranged marriage.
He'll get revenge, come Hell or high water, as a Duke by day or a rogue by night.
His identity is in jeopardy-and so is his heart…
When a number of ill-advised financial dealings threaten her father's reputation, Lady Constance Danbury finds herself facing an arranged marriage to a cruel man nearly twice her age. Willing to do anything to escape the betrothal, she boards a merchantman bound for Spain to enlist...
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No one believes she'd be a good pirate. She'll show them!
He's a pirate hunter on a mission to redeem himself.
An unlikely alliance may be the key to the ultimate prize...
Captain Henry Guffald is no ordinary sea captain. As a member of Nelson's Tea, he regularly takes on dangerous missions under the guise of a British naval officer in an effort to stop Napoleon's reign of terror, domestically and abroad. And this time, he's been ordered to sail...
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Excerpt: "I am by no means unaware that between the sailing ship and the steamship there is a wide difference, as well in character as in their respective development. But that is no reason for supposing that the steamship is less interesting in her history or less deserving of admiration in her final presentation. Around the sailing ship there hovers eternally a halo of romance; that is undeniable even by the most modern enthusiast. But, on the other...
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Marine warriors, turmoil, losses, betrayal and unconditional love will show it's true colors.Between distrust, conditional love, betrayal and lies, the merfolk still hear one calling from the city that lives beside Merfolk Bay. If the infighting grows and the risk of war continues, a threat that is bigger than all of them combined will destroy their people. If the sirens, merfolk, and wyverns came come together to put down the threat, their bond will...
15) Thor's Revenge
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A kingdom without a crown.A boy forsaken by his God.A warrior bent on revenge.
After the bloody Battle of Jelling, Denmark's throne lies empty and chaos reigns as Jarls jostle for power.
Sven survives the bloodshed only to return home to find Ribe sacked by those he trusted and Charles, a pawn in a much bigger political game, kidnapped.
Consumed by the loss of Charles, Sven is shocked by the arrival of the Abbess Hildegard, daughter of his nemesis...
16) 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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Les drames de l'immigration clandestine en méditerranée et aux Canaries font régulièrement la « Une » des journaux télévisés ainsi que de la presse quotidienne.
Ce roman est inspiré de faits réels qui, depuis des années, hantent les eaux entre l'Afrique et les Iles Canaries. Il veut illustrer cette tragique immigration par la mer. Le dénouement est toutefois ici hors-norme !
« La pirogue fonçait dans la nuit noire. Elle fonçait,...
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He thought he lost his honor… then she teaches him what it means to be a hero.
Lady Chloe Walsingham is an enthusiastic gothic romance reader and hopeless romantic focused solely on finding her perfect hero. She also happens to have a penchant for getting into trouble. So when the man she loves disappears after a scandalous duel, she decides to follow him to the ends of the Earth. To do so, however, Chloe must evade her brother, an infamous revenue...
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A lifelong friend finds something deep in the Everglades that is so very odd, that when he calls Jesse McDermitt, at first the semi-retired former special operator is in total disbelief. But he is also very intrigued, and the duo set out on another adventure reminiscent of their childhood days. But their youthful quest had been all about fun and make-believe. This one was real, waiting nearly a century to be discovered. There is another party interested...
20) Bound by Silence
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"Be warned, once you start reading, you won't be able to stop…" She keeps her true emotions hidden.He must unlock her heart if they are both to survive. Keira Puana's day couldn't get much worse. Her husband is murdered in cold blood right before her eyes, while a deadly lava flow destroys her house. Now, she's become the next target of a brutal criminal gang. When bounty hunter, Dalton Kealoha stumbles across Keira hiding in his back shed, his...
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