Man Ocean

He’s the enemy who ghosted me, the best man at my best friend’s wedding, and now… my only ride home. Ben Hawthorne doesn’t remember ghosting me after the best kiss of my life. He doesn’t remember me at all. Spoiled son of the New York City Ballet’s biggest benefactor, he’s off limits to me, a dancer in the ballet. Even if he doesn’t know who I am, or the real reason I’ve spent the last year hating him. Now he’s here, in my hometown Mermaid Shores, the best man at my best friend’s wedding. Every interaction is an excruciating reminder of how much I fell for him on that ...

Who can forget the sense of wonder with which they discovered the creatures of the deep? In this vibrant hymn to the sea, Callum Roberts - one of the world’s foremost conservation biologists - leads listeners on a fascinating tour of mankind’s relationship to the sea, from the earliest traces of water on Earth to the oceans as we know them today. In the process, Roberts looks at how the taming of the oceans has shaped human civilization and affected marine life. Like Four Fish and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, The Ocean of Life takes a long view to tell a story in which each one of us has a role to play.

When a swimmer goes missing off the coast of California, Samantha Moon enlists the aid of a very different kind of private investigator. Alexis Silver is quick-witted, clever, and Kingsley’s ex-wife. She’s also a mermaid. When the mystery of the swimmer’s disappearance deepens, Sam and Alexis will go to great lengths—and depths—to find a man who seemingly can’t be found. Luckily, not one, but two immortal detectives are on the case... Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE today!

The great heatwave of 1916 has the East Coast in its suffocating grip. For those fleeing the city, the cool, blue Atlantic of the Jersey Shore is a promised oasis. But paradise is ripped apart when a swimmer is brutally killed in the surf. Authorities are quick to dismiss the death as a freak accident. But when the horror strikes again, relentlessly moving north, the truth becomes undeniable. A rogue shark with a taste for human flesh is hunting in the placid waters of the summer resorts. The panic that seizes the coast is nothing compared to what comes next. In a terrifying turn that ...

The Devil’s Trench doesn’t give up its dead… it adds to the collection. They call him the Sailor Man. He’s the best navigator on the water, the only one daring enough to take on a cursed job: find a lost freighter and the ten million dollars in Nazi gold it was carrying . The mission takes him and a greedy crew to a place that doesn’t exist on any chart, a place sailors only whisper about in fear. But the legends are real. The gold is just bait. Something ancient and impossibly large has been waiting in the crushing abyss . When their salvage vessel is crippled by a monstrous ...

When the tide comes in, inhibitions go out. Come get swept away with the Tides of Passion! Perfect for readers who love spicy beach reads, female empowerment erotica, and stories that celebrate sexual exploration without judgment. When Skylar, Michelle, and Alison escape to a beach house on St. Simons Island while their husbands are away at a golf tournament, they're ready for sun, sand, and sisterhood. What they experience instead is a week of forbidden escapades that have a profound impact on each of them. Ten Hot Scenes await you in Tides of Passion, including: A Steamy Threesome: The ...

True accounts of disaster and near disaster by sailing ship men and Masters in the age of sail. Many are a moving account of the hardship and the risks inherent in moving large and unwieldy sailing ships around all the key ports of the world. Told in the main with straightforward no nonsense prose, and highlighting the dangers and uncertainties that were accepted by those engaged in trading under sail, and the families of the Masters in many cases. Shipwreck or worse was common, but the best of the Masters remained afloat for a long and fascinating career, aided by a generous dose of luck, ...

Young widow Bella Sunshine-Caldwell is focused only on raising her daughter and running the family business, Sunshine Bridal. There’s no time for romance - especially with her fellow wedding planner, Gabe, whom she’s growing increasingly attracted to. He’s too enterprising to stay in Cape May for long, anyway. And too tall, dark, and handsome to be anything but a heartbreaker.

For decades, a string of grisly, unsolved murders have devastated the Florida Keys. Sailors whisper tales of a pitiless seafarer known only as The Man of the Sea who prowls the nearby waters, carving his hostages into fishing bait before ebbing back into the shadows. Authorities have found no trace of him, but the death toll continues to rise. In the aftermath of a family tragedy, brothers Silas and Joe head to the Keys in search of a fresh start. Despite the local legends, things seem to finally be turning around for the brothers and their new fishing business. But as the clouds start to ...

Two Soviet engineers. One abandoned sailboat. A promise made in vodka and brotherhood—to bring her home, no matter the cost. In the early 1990s, Alexei and Nikolai hand-built a sleek racing yacht—Gonta—crafted with grit, sweat, and dreams of freedom on the open sea. But after it’s shipped to Australia under orders from a powerful Soviet director, Gonta is left behind and forgotten. Years later, lost in post-Soviet monotony and cheap vodka, the friends make a pact to retrieve her—an oath that will test the limits of courage, friendship, and survival. What begins as a drunken dream ...

SynopsisWhat if you woke up one day only to find out that everything has changed forever?Elena knows what she wants from life, she has her whole world charted out and is engaged to be married to Alex, but when she takes a trip across the Atlantic Ocean to the beautiful southern charm of Saint Simons Island, Georgia, her whole world is rocked and rolled when she meets handsome Chris. No one told her she may have to make a choice, but now, faced with the inevitable reality, she realizes that her final destination is not nearly as important as her endless Journey to the Ocean. Praise for Lena ...

Most parents dread the day their kids grow up and meet life head-on as adults. Significantly fewer moms watch their kids leap across dimensions to save a friend from a devouring evil. It's okay though, mostly. Samantha Moon has a case to keep her mind occupied while her daughter is off doing her thing. It’s not as if Tammy is completely helpless. Crazy thing about being part of a magical bloodline... it passes down to the next generation. With Elizabeth's influence over the family gone for good, the younger Moon is coming into her own as a force to be reckoned with. Sam probably can’t ...

“Historical adventure fiction that weaves a superb storyline with actual events that compel the reader along with a story that they will find hard to put down.” --Steve Thomas, Best Thriller Books “Amazing action, heartfelt emotions and characters that are all too real, make this one outstanding read.” –Mark Elliot, Goodreads “Carlyle spins a yarn of personal and global discovery through rich characters and exotic locations, and Alaska, where the landscape elevates this adventure to newly heightened fears and passions unimaginable in any other setting.” --Mark B., Amazon ...

Ever since mankind first stepped forth from Paradise to inhabit the earth there were evil spirits who were already scattered to the four winds. Whether Jinn or some other form of extra-dimensional species, those spirits were so adept at avoiding the gods that Zeus laid out a plan for capturing them. He assigned Pandora, a demigod, with a special task. She was given a magical box which, when opened, would capture evil spirits and trap them inside for eternity. Few believe the story to be true. Archaeological detective and relic hunter, Danna Sharma, isn’t one of them. After all, she has a ...

In Floyd’s village, turning eighteen means one thing: you’re out. Sent into the world on his “Journey,” he’s supposed to come back a man, bearing epic stories to tell by the hearth. Except Floyd thinks the whole tradition is stupid, reckless, and borderline homicidal. And he’s not wrong. Armed with zero wilderness skills and a stubborn sense of sarcasm, he’s cold, wet, lost... and about to become easy prey for press-gangs and worse. Enter Faux: a beautiful, dangerous, shape-shifting elf who claims she’s there to keep him alive. She can turn invisible, conjure anything she ...

When a ship laden with gold disappears in the Sea of Okhotsk, Travis and his team of Alpha adventurers are asked to locate and recover the priceless cargo. With his intrepid partner, Savannah, unable to work this case, Travis worries his remaining two partners aren’t up to the task. Indeed, now he must rely on Fiona, a loose cannon with a penchant for trouble, and Thyri, who has a keen business mind, but no investigative skills. Travis knows he must be out of his mind to go on a mission with these ill-equipped adventurers, but the payout for a successful gold recovery is a solid incentive...

A mysterious old map leads to a treasure like none other... but what secrets await them hidden in the depths? Turgon has gone many places and found quite a few trinkets... but it was deep in an ancient city where he and his not-so-holy priest found an etching dating back before the great floods of the world. With an eye for adventure, they head to the Jewel of the Dashrin Coast, Eh-Rin, to seek a sea captain willing to take them North and explore what might be hidden there... But when a chance crossing with a Vinda Sea Slave Captain bent on building up his own form of power changes the ...

On their 10th anniversary, Jon and Claire take an intimate vacation up the California coast in hopes of reigniting their long lost passion. When Jon takes a wrong turn on the California highway they end up at a charming little place called HW’s Bed & Breakfast. Over dinner they meet 3 other couples, who have no interest in respecting the boundaries of their marriages! To celebrate Jon and Claire’s arrival, the owners of the Bed & Breakfast offer them a taste of their homemade special liqueur. One taste turns Claire into an insatiable hotwife! Fortunately for her, there are several hot ...

Is life giving me lemons, or lemonade? Just when Chloe's life should feel like it's falling apart post-divorce, things begin to take off in unexpected ways. She had been feeling undesirable and suddenly she's insatiable to men; for the first time in her life she was completely financially stable after many years of worrying about money. Chloe doesn't even have to worry about blaring alarm clocks anymore. But when there is no drama, we create some amiright? That's exactly what Chloe is doing when an eligible lawyer starts pursuing her. Will Chloe be with her new beau? Or will she cut the ...

As Jack Lee investigates a series of deadly cases, he encounters murderers, international criminals, and a robber. At the same time, his niece Jenn, an underwater archaeologist studying mermaids, arrives on the island, coinciding with a sudden crime wave. From bank robberies to vandalism to searching a lake with hidden secrets, Jack is determined to solve every case and protect the public. However, when tragedy hits the high school swim team, and someone close to Jack is kidnapped, Jack must find help to close the cases, including assistance from someone with fins, scales, and a long tail. ...