Henry Carter Hull

In the year 2514, the only thing more dangerous than the seas is those who sail them. Life aboard the mercenary ship Man o' War is rarely dull as hurricanes, swarms of jellyfish, and man-eating squid pose daily doses of danger. As intrigue and subterfuge from enemies old and new begin to surround its captain, the infamous Miranda Stillwater, even an uncanny sense of direction won't be enough to help Compass Rose navigate these dangerous straits....

His powers could save the ocean. Her vendetta could sink a kingdom. Captain Elouise Farrington, the youngest pirate on the Caviar Sea, seeks revenge on her father's killer. But when her oddly hypnotic foe proposes a pact to kill the Siren Queen and end the War of the Sea's bloodshed, she must make a choice. Put aside her long-brewing retribution or act as the underhanded pirate and use the alliance to claim the life of the man who destroyed her family....

'Will you... pretend to marry me?' Bonnie Haskett loves everything about weddings. She loves her job at a national bridal magazine and even has a deposit down on her dream dress. The only problem? She doesn't have a fiancé! So when Bonnie is sent to Edelweiss Island, known as 'The Little Wedding Island', it's a dream come true. She's heard the rumours, every wedding that takes place in the tiny chapel ends in a happy-ever-after. But there's a catch!...

Un naufrage, un trésor, une enquête et, surtout, l'île d'Oléron sont au menu de ce récit palpitant. Vous allez suivre une véritable chasse au trésor des plus haletantes o quatre adolescents recherchent le trésor de naufrageurs qui sévissaient à la pointe nord de l'île d'Oléron il n'y a pas si longtemps. À travers des péripéties rocambolesques, ils découvrent l'histoire de l'île à travers les âges et se sensibilisent à la sauvegarde...

Highliners are the elite of the fishing world, the skippers and crews who make the biggest catches-salmon, king crab, halibut, shrimp-and deliver them first to the bustling canneries of Kodiak and Dutch Harbor. For these men-and for their women-the safe eight-hour day does not exist. It never will. Some fishermen get rich, many die broke. But they find a special joy in their work that can never be matched by the easier world of the landsman. No matter...

Captain Jack Aubrey, and ship's doctor and spy Stephen Maturin, encounter castaways, shipwrecks, and murder when they set sail for Cape Horn on a mission to foil an American frigate's plan to sabotage English whalers.

A powerful debut exploring the dark side of Cornwall – the wrecking and the drowned sailors – where poverty drove villagers to dark deeds… Shipwrecks are part of life in the remote village of Porthmorvoren, Cornwall. And as the sea washes the bodies of the drowned onto the beach, it also brings treasures: barrels of liquor, exotic fruit, the chance to lift a fine pair of boots from a corpse, maybe even a jewel or two. When, after a fierce...

Non, Pierre n'aime pas les ragots, d'ailleurs il refuse de les écouter, quoique... pour l'objet de son désir il ferait bien une exception! Dans un petit port breton se languit un voilier, réceptacle de vieilles rancœurs. Pierre, doux rêveur se morfond dans la ville. Il rêve de voyages, d'aventures... Au cours d'une errance, sur la cte, il découvre ce mystérieux bateau dont il s'entiche. Malgré les ragots des villageois qui donnent une aura...

The crescendo of war; a crushing blow; a path to redemption... Peacetime political maneuverings are threatening Kelly Maguire's ambitions for captain's rank. But the outbreak of war, and the need for those who are willing to risk everything, changes all that. As World War 2 explodes around him, and after a devastating loss in the Battle of Narvik, Maguire finds himself washed up at Dunkirk during the perilous evacuation of 1940; once more he must...

Les aventures extraordinaires d'un emblématique capitaine, héros romantique en quête d'un apaisement qu'il poursuit sans jamais l'atteindre Vingt mille lieues sous les mers est un roman d'aventures de Jules Verne, publié en 1870. Il est le sixième de la série des Voyages Extraordinaires; il fait suite aux Enfants du capitaine Grant et se complète par l'Île mystérieuse. Un monstre marin de proportions gigantesques répand la terreur sur...