Small Fish

Small-stream fishing wisdom with the same insight and pungent humor that has become Gierach's trademark. Advice on tackle selecting, reading water, and scouting.

Humanity had been unintentionally sending radio signals to the stars for over 200 years. That was how they were located. Humanity’s population had continued to grow until the loss of so many of their fellow Earth species grew appalling and threatened their very existence. Whether it was from the instinct for self-preservation or wisdom gained from experience, humanity had finally found a balance with the natural world that it is a part of. That balance was found but it had cost the burgeoning population of humankind many of the freedoms that their recent and distant ancestors took for ...

It's a rainy day in Seattle, and on the third floor of First Guarantee Financial, people have stopped believing they can make a difference. To new manager Mary Jane Ramirez, the challenge of bringing life back to her unenthusiastic and unmotivated team seems impossible, until she discovers an incredibly successful workplace down the street where the employees are so alive and passionate that people stop just to watch them work!

Welcome to Travers Corners, a dusty Montana town, where nothing much has happened since Herbert Hoover stopped for gas. Travers Corners, like most small towns, has no newspaper, no radio station; but here, large trout - no better than large trout, fictitious trout - await the angler. And apart from spreading gossip outside the McCraken’s General Store, the residents of Travers Corners love nothing more than fly fishing. Scott Waldie’s delightful cast of characters breathes life into this tiny, out-of-the-way town.

Wolf Hall meets The Favourite in Lucy Jago's A Net For Small Fishes, a gripping dark novel based on the true scandal of two women determined to create their own fates in the Jacobean court.

A heart-pounding tale of danger and devotion, the riveting second installment of the Wright Heroes of Maine series by a USA Today bestselling author. CIA agent Michael Wright's world crumbles when his girlfriend, Leila, is snatched off the street and later seen in the grasp of a terrorist he’s been tracking, Michael blames himself. Keeping his identity secret from her clearly didn’t protect her. Now he must defy the Agency and fly to Iraq to rescue her. Leila Amato escaped Iraq a decade earlier, only returning in her worst nightmares. But those nightmares have come true when she finds ...

Sinister secrets hidden by the tranquil waters of an Ozarks lake. Can married amateur sleuths bait and capture a killer before the truth slips away? Kirkus Reviews—“A fine whodunit featuring a delightful cast whom readers will love—or love to hate.” After newlyweds Elizabeth and Jonas Trout arrive to settle her grandmother's estate, they quickly find themselves embroiled in a treacherous mystery when Elizabeth is implicated in the murder of the property manager. With mounting evidence and the Southern small-town sheriff convinced of her guilt, Elizabeth and Jonas must fish for clues...

Romaine Wilder, big-city medical examiner with a small-town past, has been downsized and evicted. With few other options, she’s forced to return to her hometown of Roble in East Texas, leaving behind the man she’s dating and the life she’s worked hard to build. Suzanne Babet Derbinay, Romaine’s Auntie Zanne and proprietor of the Ball Funeral Home, has long since traded her French Creole upbringing for Big Texas attitude. She’s a member in a number of ladies’ auxiliaries and clubs, including being in charge of the Tri-County Annual Crawfish Boil and Music Festival. Hanging on to ...

When Paul Forte is indicted by a federal grand jury, everyone suspects prosecutor Bernard (don’t call him “Bernie”) Kilroy has more on his mind than justice. Then the FBI agent in charge of Paul’s case gives him a clue to the mystery: Kilroy is bent on settling an old family score, and he’s not above breaking the law to do it.

Lottery winner and ex-journalist Donal Fitzgerald joins forces with his girlfriend, DNR conservation officer Mercy Virdon, to solve the mysterious death of a beloved angler, Charlie, who was murdered in his tent in a state campground and who was known by all - and who may have known too much. Set in the engaging small town of Ossning on the Borchard River in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula - an angler’s dream, filled with eccentric, believable, sympathetic, and unforgettable characters - Riverwatcher is a classic whodunit.

What do a motorcycle-riding barista and a retired swift water rescue officer have in common? More than either of them could ever fathom... Emily Wilson has a big job to do and she hopes she's ready for it. When she made the decision to help train the baristas at the new Brave Badge location, she didn't realize how hard and lonely it would be. She's used to having a full social calendar and getting along with her co-workers, but everyone treats her like an outsider in the small town. The only thing that gets her through is riding her motorcycle when she has the free time. That and at least ...

She’s settling into a new life. But when a fishing trip totally capsizes, can she get a friend off the hook for murder? Elizabeth Trout still feels awkward living back home. Discovering a BFF from her raucous high-school days has become the perfect mom is as weird as staying with her mother while awaiting construction of her new home. But she’s shaken to her core when her newlywed husband and beloved dog are nearly blown out of the water in a dockside explosion which leaves another woman dead … and her bestie is arrested for the crime. To clear her friend, Elizabeth and her spouse set...

From #1 Amazon bestselling author, J.R. Rain, and New York Times bestselling author, H.P. Mallory, comes the “Midlife Mermaid” series! THE MERMAID NEXT DOOR (Book 1) Being a mermaid isn’t all it’s cracked up to be... In the underwater kingdom of Corsica, mermaids are the property of mermen. We’re considered valuable as breeders until we reach our mid-thirties, at which time we’re deemed no longer useful. Good thing for me I’m forty, never had any children and I’m a widow. So, I can basically live my life as I see fit. Until my husband’s younger brother, Cullen, decides to ...

You're either an innovator or replaceable. You're either predator or prey. Taking lessons from ocean life - Small Fish, Big Pond shows business leaders how to outwit, outswim, and outlast competitors by playing to their own strengths. Small companies face tough competition from large established players. Small Fish, Big Pond unpacks the Futureproof Strategic Framework™ which delivers a proven process for entrepreneurs to build an authentic business that attracts top talent, delivers incredible client experiences, and outperforms competitors at every stage of growth.

Frances Howard has beauty and a powerful family - and is the most unhappy creature in the world. Anne Turner has wit and talent - but no stage on which to display them. Little stands between her and the abyss of destitution. When these two very different women meet in the strangest of circumstances, a powerful friendship is sparked.

Karen Milner recently turned 19 and was in love with life! Easter was a few weeks away and she was fortunate enough to get a job working in the local candy store. She was a happy go lucky girl and everywhere she went, people instantly fell in love with her charming ways! She did have a way about her that seemed to draw crowds wherever she went. Barton Keller had had his eye on her for several years and was determined to make her his. The challenge was, every other guy in town had the same idea. While desperately trying to come up with a way to set himself apart in her eyes, he goes into the...

When a Texas rancher meets a stubborn island veterinarian, sparks fly—and not only the romantic kind. Dr. Elaine Hopewell came to Chincoteague Island to rebuild her shattered career, finding solace in the wild ponies she’s devoted herself to protecting. The last thing she needs is Cole Walker—an arrogant Texas cowboy with a poorly behaved cattle dog—disrupting her research and her carefully isolated life. Cole has one mission: investigate a suspicious breeding operation and return to his family’s ranch. Simple and temporary. But when he discovers Ellie’s fight to save ponies ...

🌊 Breaking Waves 🌊 Opposites attract, forced proximity, and a tantalizing only-one-bed dilemma push Mack and Riley closer than either is prepared to handle. Riley James lives through her camera lens, capturing disappearing worlds before they're gone forever. Arriving in Sunset Harbor to document Maine’s vanishing fishing community, she expects rugged boats and quaint charm—not a surly fisherman with stormy blue eyes and zero patience for outsiders. Mack Sullivan is a third-generation fisherman fighting to preserve a way of life that’s slipping away. The last thing he needs is ...

Gracie Mayberry wants to study marine science at the community college in a neighboring coastal town. But a degree takes money, and she must remain in Cranberry Cove to help her mother support her disabled father who lost both legs while serving his country and now suffers from PTSD. She leaves her job at Starbucks to work at The Inn at Cranberry Cove while the owner is on maternity leave. When the sophisticated, good looking Blake Sloan arrives at the inn, she's attracted to the guy with eyes the color of rich honey. Seattle resident Blake Sloan takes time off from his job in his father's ...

In the merriest town on earth, my plot to win back my ex has run into a serious problem. The plan is simple. All I have to do is stalk my ex-fiancé, ‘accidentally’ bump into him in this Christmas-obsessed town he’s moved to, and – bam! - he’ll regret dumping me and beg me to take him back. Problem number 1: He’s got a girlfriend. A sweet, adorable woman. New plan: Find someone to lure my ex’s girlfriend away so I can step in and win him back. Problem number 2: The gorgeous, grumpy man I’ve just asked to distract the girlfriend is storming over to my ex with a murderous ...