Island Gulf

The desire to travel is instinctive; to see what's ahead of us, around the corner, or across the sea. We've been curious about the world since time began. So get out there, see the world, have an adventure, have fun, live! Vancouver Island is the largest island on the west coast, and it has not only some of the biggest trees in the world – as well as sea monsters, orca and fairly regular Bigfoot sightings – it also has the city of Victoria, recently voted the top city in North America. Once you're on the island, it'll be hard to think of a reason to leave.

A later, posthumously published classic following the adventures of a painter in the midst of World War II. First published in 1970, nine years after Hemingway's death, this is the story of an artist and adventurer—a man much like Hemingway himself. Beginning in the 1930s, Islands in the...

Lighthouses and Islands – Of the Gulf – by Dan Ellis “Lighthouses and Islands” was Dan Ellis’s 11th release in a growing series of books that emphasize significant aspects of the Gulf Coast. All of his books are graphically displayed with many maps, diagrams and photos which captures the essence of each community or topical point of heritage. This book presents the Mississippi Sound as the focal point with the channels that flow through it. Ellis traces the historical conditions and movements of the barrier islands and near-shore islands, including ownerships and residents during ...

Russell Crenshaw's riveting account of the savage night battle for the Solomon Islands in early 1943 offers listeners a unique insider's perspective from the decks of one of the destroyers that bore the brunt of the struggle.

"We’ll drop anything we're doing to read a new Randy White novel and be glad we did." --Denver Post Randy Wayne White's Doc Ford novels have been praised as "witty" (San Diego Union-Tribune), "must-reads" (Chicago Tribune) and "superb." (Denver Post) Now, White's newest thriller takes Doc Ford...

She’d known the boy he was and it had never been a secret that she loved him with all her heart...then walked away...her dreams and hopes lost. Years later her life depends on the man he’s become. Dark secrets and twisted truths...hidden clues and unexpected danger...a lost island of dreams and mystery... There was only time to grab her purse and the small keepsake box she couldn’t leave behind. She had no choice but to trust a family friend with his own share of secrets to keep them safe from a mysterious and threatening danger. But was her heart safe from him...was it ever? Addie ...

BOOK FIVE IN THE SERIES - FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS Chloe and Amy were supposed to be celebrating. The house is finally theirs again. The kitchen is clean. The wine is cold. The night feels soft enough to wear. Then the screen door starts rattling like a trapped bird—and Ms. Elsie bursts in barefoot, trembling, wrapped in a lavender chenille robe and holy dread. The Blessed Mother came to her in prayer. And she brought a warning: Marietta. A woman with a shadow that doesn’t belong to any light… and a plan that doesn’t stop at one ruined life. Because Marietta isn’t caught in ...

This is the most exciting book in the series, but I warn you now. This book contains graphic descriptions of a nature that will be offensive to some of my readers. It is not purposely intended to be erotic, but the result remains. Sonny Walters is pulled out of retirement to solve one his darkest case so far. When he pulls back the curtains and reveals what is typically hidden, even he is repulsed by what he sees.

A young-adult adventure novel set in the Gulf of St. Lawrence during a summer holiday. Embark on an exhilarating journey with the spirited crew of the Antelope in St Lawrence Adventure, a gripping young-adult adventure novel set amidst the stunning and treacherous waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This summer escapade promises not only thrills and laughter but also profound lessons on friendship, resilience, and the essence of adventure. A Thrilling Summer Expedition The adventure kicks off with a council meeting aboard the Antelope, where the young crew, led by the enthusiastic Bruce and...

A richly illustrated, Odyssey‑echoing novel of post‑9/11 America—set on Galveston Island, where the Gulf keeps its own counsel and the dead have their own reservations. On a bright Tuesday morning, jets scream low over the Victorian rooftops of Freetown. Amy Smart—young, newly adrift, and newly arrived on the island—runs outside expecting to find the world already broken. What she finds instead is a porch‑neighbor with shaving cream still on his jaw, a kitchen table that makes strangers into family, and a place that survives catastrophe the way it survives hurricanes: together, ...

A queer Gulf-Coast odyssey—fully illustrated in rich, full color—where punk songs, saints, disco ghosts, and mythic archetypes collide on Galveston Island. On a humid Saturday night at the MOD Coffeehouse, Amy promises herself she’s only going to listen. Not fall. Not leap. Not get pulled under by the gravity of Lena—dark curls, sea-glass eyes, a voice like a velvet razor, and a text that reads like a spell: Wear something dangerous. But Galveston isn’t a city that lets you stay on the surface. As music turns into invocation and open-mic poetry becomes prophecy, Amy’s life knots...

The Island is only an island when the ocean allows it. September 2001. Jets cut low over Galveston, and a young woman named Amy Smart—newly arrived, newly unmoored—finds herself adopted by an East End neighborhood that remembers its own history the way bodies remember storms. Across Formica tables and front porches, over biscuits and gumbo, Amy is drawn into a Gulf Coast world where faith and skepticism drink from the same glass, where queer nightlife and old money share the same humidity, and where the dead are never quite done speaking. THE ISLAND ONLY AN ISLAND WHEN THE OCEAN ALLOW ...

The William Baffin’s Rose of Persia Love. War. The sea that never forgets. When English navigator William Baffin arrives on the Persian Gulf at the dawn of the seventeenth century, he expects charts, tides, and cannon smoke—not a single moment that will alter the course of his life. Rose, the sheltered daughter of Persia’s most powerful governor, expects safety behind stone walls—until betrayal drags her into the desert and places her fate in the hands of a stranger who does not yet know her name. Bound by danger, divided by empire, and tested by war, William and Rose are drawn ...

When CIA undercover operative Barbara Lavelle is brutally murdered, Michael Riley is determined to find and punish her killers. But when the trail leads to our own Secretary of State, Riley soon discovers vengeance is more complicated than he ever imagined. Digging into the covert agent’s last murky assignment, Riley uncovers the dirty little secret our highest-ranking government official will go to any length to protect. Battling government spooks, the deep state, and private security company henchmen, Riley unravels Lavelle’s darkest secret and learns the true reason for the ...

A mysterious man in the desert with a deadly intention. Unidentified aerial vehicles coming out of nowhere. The vulnerability of the Royal Saudi Armed Forces became clear during the unexpected attacks on oil and gas facilities in September 2019. This compelling short story by Conan Taggert offers an alternative view of the events. Fiction at its best!

In this uproarious satire, the author takes you on a wild ride through the pristine yet perilous paradise of the Gulf Islands, where entitled tourists run amok and chaos reigns supreme. From mistaking local wildlife for exotic pets to attempting to haggle with Mother Nature herself, these city slickers stumble through one laugh-out-loud escapade after another, leaving locals shaking their heads in disbelief.