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No one would answer a call for help from the person they hated the most. Realistically, who would? Why would anyone do such a thing? Well, one person did, not for the reason of this person's safety, but to make sure they could rid them from their own life once and for all. The finale of the Lady of Freedom trilogy sees Freya team up with the most unlikely team imaginable, including her prisoner Strejik Haldanna-Hallowsong, to head overseas and clear the land of Tuskaga from an evil which no one could expect to be a problem... until it was too late.

"An immersive and engrossing mystery." --Tania Blanchard, bestselling author "A masterfully crafted dual timeline." --Tea Cooper, USA TODAY bestselling author Two women. One shipwreck. And four centuries of secrets. Shortly before Christmas in 2018, Tess McCarthy, after years as a hard-working...

The bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club pick and BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick. For readers of Circe and The Handmaid’s Tale, Kiran Millwood Hargrave's The Mercies is inspired by real historical events – a story about the strength and courage of women. ‘Dark, dramatic and full of danger’...

'Another meticulously researched and stunningly written novel by a much-loved and highly accomplished author. I adored it!' - Santa Montefiore Piracy. Romance. Revenge. Across the seas of the seventeenth century, two seafarers are forced to fight for their lives. The sequel to The City of Tears...

"The Necklace" is a short story about Mathilde Loisel, a middle-class woman who dreams of a luxurious life. She borrows a diamond necklace from her wealthy friend, Madame Forestier, to wear to a ball, where she feels glamorous. However, after losing the necklace, Mathilde and her husband spend ten years in poverty to repay the debt incurred to replace it.

Every year, thousands of Chinese fishing vessels descend on Argentina’s territorial waters and fish them dry, causing ecological and economic damage estimated in the billions. Ryan McGowan, a disgraced Marine Raider, yearns for a second chance at adventure before fluorescent depression kills him. Enter Mike Hudson, a private military contractor with a murky past. Mike recruits Ryan and a team of similarly disgruntled operators for a maritime security detail in Argentina —policing illegal fishing with deadly force.

Where we're going together matters more than where we started. U.S. Marshal Justin Young has finally made peace with his past: a closed adoption, a loving Key West family, and a carefully guarded yet broken heart. But when the arson case that brings him home to Key West becomes far more complex, Justin suddenly finds his whole world turned upside down—and things only become more complicated when Robin Kelly resurfaces in his life. With almost every law agency across the country hunting her down, Robin has no choice but to chase the truth that could clear her name.

Avrupalı denizciler uçsuz bucaksız denizlerde yol alırken, Peru, Çin, Japonya gibi ülkeleri ziyaret edip oraların kültürlerini öğrenirler. Fakat bir gün işler umulduğu gibi gitmez ve rüzgâr onları daha önce keşfedilmemiş bir adaya sürükler: Bensalem. Burada oldukça nazik karşılanan ve ağırlanan denizciler, haklarında hiçbir şey bilmedikleri bir toplulukla ilk defa karşılaşırlar. Onları neyin beklediğini bilmediği bu adadan bir an önce ayrılmak isteseler de gemilerinin aldığı hasar ve erzak sıkıntısı bir süre burada konaklamalarını gerektirir.

Bütün samimiyetiyle herkese "Merhaba” diyerek söze başlayan Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (Halikarnas Balıkçısı) için yapılan yorumlardan bazılarını buraya bırakıyoruz: Her yazardan yalnız bir kere hikâye yayımlama prensibimizi Halikarnas Balıkçısı için bozuyor ve bundan gurur duyuyoruz. (Short Story International) Halikarnas Balıkçısı bana ne zaman rehberlik yapacak ise, Türkiye'ye o zaman gelmek isterim. (Georges Pompidou, Fransa'nın Eski Devlet Başkanı) Halikarnas Balıkçısı, çağdaş Homeros'tur. (Ullo, Belçika'nın Eski Turizm Bakanı).

When her co-worker and friend, Thomas, suggests they search for the long-lost jewels from an old island legend, dive boat operator, AJ Bailey, is up for the challenge. But their innocent hunt leads them to the run-down shack behind the myth, stirring up far more than timeworn dust. The struggle over a precious piece of land begins, rekindling a tragic story of young love in the shadow of World War II and the mysteries left unanswered.

The Pearls of Parlay (1911) Parlay, who has become the ruler of the atoll of Hikihoho after marrying the queen there, summons the leading traders of the South Seas to his atoll for an auction of the whole of his fabulous collection of pearls. But that day is precisely at the peak of the hurricane season and when their ships have gathered in the atoll's lagoon the barometer starts going through the floor, as the mother of all hurricanes is on the verge of destroying not only all the ships but the island as well.

Occlusion, a modern sea story explores the complex relationship of a young man coming of age, a captain, a lover and the first woman with whom he learns intimacy. Henry a student readying a small sailboat to navigate his way to England to meet his college lover, meets an old sea captain. A relationship evolves which, in ways unfathomable will change his life.

Erin had a plan . . . Go to college, become an advertising exec, marry her boyfriend of five years, and start a family—all in that order. But even the best laid plans are no match for life's curveballs. Plagued by deception, rejection, and an unfortunate diagnosis, she runs away from the only...

Abenteuerlich und ergreifend. Die 15-jährige Lilly Thomson reist in den 1980er-Jahren mit Vater und Schwester Anna auf dem Trawler "Blue Star" von Flensburg aus um die halbe Welt, um nach Jamaika auszuwandern. Dabei konkurriert der Ruf des Abenteuers mit ihrem inneren Konflikt, die kranke Mutter zurücklassen zu müssen. Lilly trotzt nicht nur den Herausforderungen der langen Schiffsreise und der Enge an Bord, den Gefahren durch Piraten, Verrat und Korruption, sondern auch ihrer angeborenen Spastik und ihrem strengen Vater.

The New Atlantis is a utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon. In this work, Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind. The novel depicts the creation of a utopian land where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendor, piety and public spirit" are the commonly held qualities of the inhabitants of "Bensalem".

Caught in a redundant housewife existence, Ann never leaves her beige suburban home, her schlubby do-nothing son Brian is directionless after graduating high-school, and it looks like nothing will ever change. But when Brian is swallowed by a whale and Ann receives a garbled phone call from him, she is determined to find that monstrous beast and rescue her son. Experts, her ex, the press—everyone thinks she’s crazy—but she’s committed to her worthy quest.

It's a long way from the hills of East Tennessee to the arid islands of the Dutch Caribbean. From the author of the best-selling Deep Series, Boone is a brand-new prequel that follows Boone Fischer in his early years. His passions, his challenges, and the fascinating people he meets along the way... all are parts of the journey that will shape the man he will become, and lead him to the life of a divemaster in Curaçao and Bonaire.

Josh Peterman's Caribbean vacation has been disrupted by a catastrophic hurricane. Now giant mutated deep sea creatures are washing up on the beach. Out on the open ocean things are about to get ugly as giant Viperfish, Bristle worms and a two-hundred-foot long ceresiosaurus, thought to be long extinct, hunt for prey.

Everyone believes Adam to be something he’s not. Sometimes that’s because he’s told them a story. Sometimes he’s told himself one. But when Adam joins an Alaskan fishing crew that’s promising quick money, the dangerous work and harsh lifestyle strip away all fabrications and force a dark-hearted exploration of who he really is. On the unforgiving Bering Sea, Adam finds the adventure and authenticity of a fisherman’s life revelatory. The labor required to seize bounty from the ocean invigorates him, and the often crude comradery accompanies a welcome, hard-earned wisdom.

A classical epic told from the point of view as modern warriors would see it. What happens when the war’s over, but the world didn’t survive? Communications are down. Food, fuel, and ammunition are low, and there’s no one to watch your back besides your demons. Continue with Hank and Doc...