Caribbean Adventure

What would a sailing challenge be without green water over the bow and a hard beat to windward? ‘Quest on the Thorny Path’ is the second book of the Quest series. You are now on the feared and fabled Thorny Path. Leave the laid back cruiser hangout of Georgetown, Bahamas behind and hit the big ocean waves for the first time. From Georgetown we take the path less traveled through the deserted and desolate out islands of the southern Bahamas. After a short stay in the Turks and Caicos, our course takes us to the north coast of Hispaniola. Christopher Columbus appropriately named this ...

In this fourth installment of the Jesse McDermitt series, Jesse faces an antagonist unlike any he's faced before, post-traumatic stress. A friend's son, who was dishonorably discharged from the Corps, is suffering from nightmares, brought on by the incident that was the catalyst for his discharge. With Jesse's help he learns to cope with his demons and gets his discharge overturned, so that he may once again serve the country he loves.

The Caribbean is the setting for this latest Stephen Masters thriller. The action carries Stephen Masters and Joyce Hurtado from the soft sands of the island of Barbados to the island of Curacao and then to Venezuela and ending in exotic Cuba. As in all of the Stephen Masters spy thrillers it is a complex plot filled with dangerous adventure mixed with humor involving the characters everyone has come to love and enjoy reading about. The story begins with what appears to be a simple assignment. Stephen is in Barbados for a trade conference carrying out his duties as the Secretary of Labor ...

In this acclaimed classic novel, James A. Michener sweeps readers off to the Caribbean, bringing to life the eternal allure and tumultuous history of this glittering string of islands. From the 1310 conquest of the Arawaks by cannibals to the decline of the Mayan empire, from Columbus’s...

What happens when Blackbeard meets Jesse James? The most infamous pirates of the Caribbean gather aboard the Queen Anne’s Revenge. But when a violent storm tears across Nassau Harbor, Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, and Calico Jack are hurled through a mysterious vortex — into San Francisco Bay, 1873. Stranded in the Wild West, the crew must trade cutlasses for six-shooters, outwit bounty hunters, and chase treasure across a lawless new frontier. From dusty saloons to raging train heists, survival means forging uneasy alliances in a world of gunfighters and steam engines. Pirates of the Wild ...

An arranged marriage. A daring escape. Can a Virginia heiress find true freedom and unexpected love on the high seas? Isabella Montgomery never wanted to be a bride. On the eve of her wedding to the calculating Lord Ashworth, she makes a daring escape, stowing away on a merchant vessel bound for the Caribbean. Discovered and forced to return to Virginia, Isabella sees her dreams of freedom slipping away. But when the notorious Captain Blackthorn and her fierce female pirate crew attack the Lady Liberty, a glimmer of hope rekindles. Even more shocking, she recognizes one of the pirates as ...

The I Escaped Series: The World's Favorite Escapes. Embark on an unforgettable journey back to the thrilling Golden Age of Piracy. The year is 1690, and 15-year-old Jon is a young sailor aboard a merchant ship. Disaster strikes when they're attacked and boarded by pirates, led by the infamous Captain Morgan. Taken captive Jon must make a choice: join the swashbuckling crew or be left stranded on a deserted island. Jon is no seasoned buccaneer. He's just an honest young sailor from the American colonies. With his worried parents back home, he must find a way to survive and escape. Facing a ...

Gilles Fonteneau, a longtime colleague of the legendary Jacques Cousteau's Calypso team, fulfilled a lifelong dream when in 2001 he launched his own exploration, aboard the 45-foot catamaran Prince de Vendee, into the silent world of the sea. Little did he know when he set out that his efforts to better understand the dynamics of the tectonic plates of the region would have such worldwide significance, as shown by the tsunami disaster of southeast Asia in December 2004.

TWO HURRICANES. A CORRUPT INSURANCE SCAM. A TOWN ON THE EDGE. Florida journalist Will Harper thought his latest story would be another exposé on crooked contractors. But when he digs deeper into a hurricane insurance scam, he discovers a plot as tangled as the mangroves and as treacherous as a storm surge. When Ryan Dressler snaps after being shortchanged by his insurance company, his fury escalates—leading to a dark twist that leaves adjuster Bob Dickerson fearing for his life. Meanwhile, Will meets the Grimes family, who are struggling to rebuild after two storms and a system stacked ...

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM—AN ISLAND'S FATE HANGS IN THE BALANCE In the explosive tenth chapter of the Will Harper Mystery Series, the tranquil retreat of Florida sleuth Will Harper and his love Luna turns into a tempest's epicenter when fugitives Birdie and Rufus unwittingly enter the eye of the storm. As Hurricane Ian wreaks havoc on Sanibel Island, Harper must navigate treacherous waters to rescue the stranded. For fans of John D. MacDonald and aficionados of crime mysteries by Dawn McKenna and Wayne Stinnett, Sanibel Wind is a seafaring odyssey where Harper races against time, ...

Modern Pirate Series A collection of stories about Alex the Pirate and his savvy crew of rogues and thieves. They are modern pirates who love fast boats and expensive yachts, and also share a passion for treasure hunting. These are the stories of their days as smugglers and pirates working to make a living in the tough and dangerous sea going trades. Alex and Diego, his second in command, scout the Caribbean for worthy ships to liberate from their owners and turn a profit. They also hunt for lost treasure in the Caribbean where so many ships have been lost over the centuries and their ...

How many times have you had that overpowering urge to leave it all behind and sail off to a tropical island? The desire of the ordinary landlubber to go to sea is as old as mankind itself. Here is the true story of how my wife and I became captured by the powerful allure of the sea. This is book one of a four book series. 'Quest and Crew' begins hours before a hurricane of unimaginable destructive force obliterates the south shore of Grenada. Luckily, Quest survives without a scratch. It’s a story about how life's many twists and turns, fortune and disaster, can change your path but make ...

Danika… Ever since I can remember my life has been controlled and restricted by the men in my family. Betrayed by the one I trusted most and shackled by insurmountable consequences; I was forced into marriage to a man that I didn’t even meet on my wedding day. No girl ever dreams of marrying by proxy. But that was the least of my new husband’s transgressions. No longer trapped by the constraints of my powerful mafia family and blessed with an absentee husband, it turned out that this marriage might not have been what I wanted, but it was exactly what I needed. Drako… I had accepted ...

This second edition, new and improved, came out in 2019. (Also, this ebook is reflowable whereas the one for the 1st edition was not.) For anyone who dreams of sailing away, it remains a classic memoir of a 15,000-mile solo expedition with a tiny, hand-made boat. Bent on discovery, Ladd ranges from Montana to the pirate-infested coast of Panama and Colombia, across the Andes, down a 600-mile river by night to avoid guerrillas, and through the Caribbean. Robbed, capsized, arrested and befriended, he sails and rows through a tumult of uncharted adventures. The cast of characters: Dieter, mad ...

Rick Waters, part-time detective and wannabe boat captain, embarks on a journey to start a charter business in Destin and track down a lost treasure. A new mystery appears in the form of Emily, an attractive gray-haired woman who claims to have been kidnapped and had her appearance surgically altered. Emily has been accused of murdering her late husband, and she begs for Rick’s help to prove she is innocent. Intrigued by the case, Rick agrees to help her find the truth about what happened to her.

Human Trafficking, Police Corruption, and Vigilante Justice... When Hannah Gleason tried to snatch Liz Chirac's purse, Dani Berger knocked her flat. Ever since she was sold to human traffickers in St. Martin, Hannah's life had been a series of horrors. Starved, beaten, and abused, she thought her luck had changed when she escaped. Now she wasn't so sure. She was stealing money for food. Dani was threatening to call the police. Hannah panicked. She knew the police would return her to the traffickers. Feeling sympathy for the terrified girl, Liz insisted that they take her back to their yacht...

Listeners can set sail for adventure with this full-length retelling of the live-action Disney film. They’ll follow every swashbuckling step as a brave young man teams up with a high-seas scoundrel to rescue the woman he loves from the clutches of a band of cursed pirates...

A casual outing with a metal detector ends in a surprising find: Not treasure...but the shocking remains of a gruesome murder. Native Texan Rick Waters is a jack-of-all trades: Treasure hunter, diver, part-time detective. Never any good at holding down a steady job, Rick does whatever he can to make a living - searching for stolen cars or missing persons, catching and selling catfish from the bayou, or gambling in pool halls - whatever it takes to one day fulfill his dream: His very own fishing yacht and charter business.

A young treasure diving couple is sadistically murdered in the back country of the Florida Keys - and Jesse McDermitt's friend is the prime suspect. The reclusive federal agent and former combat Marine launches his own investigation in the face of overwhelming evidence. McDermitt is certain of his friend's innocence. When a third victim's body is discovered lodged among the mangrove roots on Knockemdown Key, the race to stop a serial killer begins. Detective Devon Evans will do anything to apprehend the killer before he claims another victim.

All the delightful and bizarre inhabitants of Wonderland are here: the White Rabbit and the Cheshire Cat, the hooka-smoking Caterpillar and the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Ugly Duchess... and, of course, Alice herself - growing alternately taller and smaller, attending demented tea parties and eccentric croquet games, and observing everything with clarity and rational amazement.