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On the night of April 14, 1912, the RMS Carpathia is an unremarkable passenger ship crossing the North Atlantic under the command of Captain Arthur Rostron. Far from the luxury and prestige of the Titanic, Carpathia is smaller, slower, and carrying no expectations beyond a routine voyage. Everything changes when a faint distress signal crackles through the wireless room. Without hesitation, Rostron orders the ship turned toward the Titanic’s last reported position—straight into dangerous, ice-choked waters. Boilers are pushed beyond safety limits, heat and hot water are diverted from ...

When the lucky survivors of the world’s most infamous maritime disaster were plucked out of the freezing ocean by the passenger steamship Carpathia, they thought their problems were over. But something is sleeping in the darkest recesses of their rescue ship. Something old. Something hungry.

A few minutes before midnight on April 14, 1912, the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage to New York, struck an iceberg. Less than three hours later she lay at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. While the world has remained fascinated by the tragedy, the most amazing drama of those fateful hours was not played out aboard the doomed liner. It took place on the decks of two other ships, one 58 miles distant from the sinking Titanic, the other barely 10 miles away.

Rumors of the seemingly magical victory that allowed the Exodus of Israelites from Egypt have resonated through the archaeological world for decades. Now evidence has been discovered that explains how the ancient Hebrews destroyed the unstoppable army of Pharaoh - a tribe of warriors who disappeared after the destruction of the City of Jericho, taking with them the most valued treasures of a people without a homeland. Today a treasure of a different kind is unearthed at the lost ruins of Jericho, one that will change the history of God’s Chosen people for all time - the petrified remains of an animal that could not exist.

Dancing with the Lost is a gripping story of trauma, justice, and survival—where every confession unlocks the secrets of the past and the possibility of redemption. 1967 - 1990 – Queens, New York A therapist is confronted with the case of a lifetime when she is asked to counsel an accused murderer. She alone knows the truth: The murderer is connected to the gang responsible for the deaths of her family and friends, twenty-three years ago…when she was only a child. Dancing with the Lost weaves together personal memoir, psychological drama, and procedural mystery as the therapist finds ...

Sarika Silva has come to Peru’s rainforest to learn about her family’s history and her own capabilities as a jaguar shapeshifter. What she finds is a dangerous world out of her nightmares, where jungle shifters and ravenous vampires vie for dominance and a gorgeous, lethal predator is waiting to claim her for his own. Tomas Smolnycki and his brothers have hunted vampires for centuries. As some of the oldest Carpathians, they are accustomed to seeing the world in unfeeling gray. So Tomas is ill prepared for the emotions that rise like a tidal wave when he hears Sarika’s voice.

Jaxon Montgomery is a woman hunted. Trained by the Special Forces, honed by a traumatic childhood, she is a policewoman with an undisputed reputation. She meets her match when she is set up to be murdered by an enemy. Hunted on all sides, she can only turn to the mysterious stranger who seems...

North Atlantic Ocean, 1912. Kate Royston is a witness to history as the RMS Carpathia responds to the Titanic’s desperate SOS. Kate plans to escape personal tragedy by fleeing to Europe, but everything changes when the Carpathia races to save the Titanic’s survivors. Forced to return to New York, Kate abandons her hope of escape and becomes embroiled as a vital witness in the high-profile Senate investigation of the disaster.

The crew felt a new wind. The bitter cold added to the bite of a ship that had never gone this fast. Sharp eyes stayed fixed on the dim horizon. There was no time for caution, though they knew dangerous ice lay ahead. The Carpathia raced into the same ice field that had just claimed Titanic. Henry Cromwell dreams of becoming a reporter. Armed with a homemade radio, he spent the first three days of Carpathia’s voyage listening in on the North Atlantic’s radio traffic—eagerly jotting down notes and being a general bother to the crew. But nothing prepared him for what he would hear at 12:30 am.

For her books on Romania and her blog promoting Romania, Patricia Furstenberg was included in Top 100 Romanians from Everywhere Category Art 2023, Top 100 Români de Pretutindeni, by Repatriot, as featured in Newsweek Romania. Discover the untold tales that shaped history and folklore in DREAMLAND through well-crafted 100-word stories: A Captivating Read, Delightful and Fascinating, A Magical Tour Through Romania's History and Folklore. Journey into the aftermath of a giant's forbidden love, the chilling fate of a maiden turned to stone, the mystery surrounding the lost Dacian treasure, or ...

Humans have reached the stars. There is no evidence any other species survived its own sentience long enough to do the same. Until now, when the Magellanix deep-space scout Accipiter discovers the Artifact, a million-year-old alien construct resting in a dormant volcano on a faraway world.

"Incredibly, this book is a tale told of relationships, politics, history, geography, crime, racial conflict, travel, music...all surrounding a story of enduring love and loyalty.". After personal disaster ends all her hopes and dreams in New York, Maria Romano sets out alone in search of a new life in the tumultuous world of 1960s America. Her quest for meaning takes her through numerous adventures and misadventures that create a lifetime of both beautiful and haunting memories. It is a journey that takes her from the blues clubs and political turmoil of 1968 Chicago to the music scene of ...

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. The sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago in 1912, and the subsequent deaths of over 1,500 passengers, sent shock waves around the world. Never before or since has a maritime disaster in a time of peace had such an impact. TITANIC: HISTORY IN...

Ausgerechnet am Rande eines ländlichen Seniorenheims in Mittelengland wird die Leiche einer Frau gefunden - hübsch vergraben unter Grünabfällen am Fuße einer Böschung. Nur widerwillig macht sich Ex-Tanzlehrer Colin zusammen mit seinen Freunden, Pfarrer Jasper und der beinahe kleinwüchsigen Krankenschwester Norma, erneut auf Mörderjagd. Schnell ist klar, dass der Mörder ein Bewohner des Heims sein muss. Doch dann stellt sich heraus, dass die tote Frau nicht die ist, für die sie gehalten wurde, und es taucht noch eine zweite Leiche auf.

When Hollywood auctioneer Emsley Wilson finds her famous grandmother's diary while cleaning out her New York brownstone, the pages are full of surprises. The first surprise is, the diary isn't her grandmother's. It belongs to Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in-law.

Just after midnight on April 15, 1912, the passenger steamship Carpathia receives a distress signal from the largest passenger liner ever built, RMS Titanic, which is on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York. Captain Arthur Rostron is awakened to an enormous maritime emergency with little information to guide his actions in answering the call for help. Is the dire threat to the unsinkable Titanic accurate? His ship is more than four hours away; will Carpathia hold together if pushed to never-before-tested speeds?

The never-before-told true story of a brave young nurse who was the only Australian survivor of the sinking of the Titanic. Evelyn Marsden was a young girl with big dreams. Born in the dusty backblocks of South Australia, she was an accomplished horsewoman and a champion rower who, during family...

A Flamingo Under the Carousel will make you laugh, cry, and feel a thousand emotions in between. The thirty short stories offer a unique view of the world through the use of various genres These previously published short pieces are presented together for the first time. Ranging from the literary to the apocalyptical, it is a journey through the themes of crime, 1960's culture, rock music, and love. From flights of fancy in a mystical underground world discovered by young children to a generational suite of immigrant stories, humorous travel adventures to sports tales, and finally on to ...

In the aftermath of the Titanic disaster in 1912, the cable ship Mackay-Bennett recovers bodies from the North Atlantic, including a small, unidentified child whose recovery haunts the crew. In the present day, forensic anthropologist Emma Reardon dedicates herself to solving this century-old mystery, using modern DNA technology to identify the 'Unknown Child' buried in Halifax's Fairview Lawn Cemetery. The story weaves between the past and present, highlighting the emotional and scientific journey to uncover the truth. Emma, a sharp-eyed and resolute scientist carrying her own personal ...

From the authors of the #1 bestselling The Sea Hunters come more unforgettable true adventures with famous shipwrecks. Abridged, five CDs, 6...