Caribbean Fiction

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, ...

From the author of The Christmas Hirelings comes this Audible Exclusive production of Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s classic sensation novel Lady Audley’s Secret. English actress Olivia Poulet gives an assured and captivating narration; a cornerstone of the genre and a scandal at the time of its publication, Lady Audley’s Secret is an entertaining and shocking tale of high drama and shifting perceptions.

David Winkler begins life in Anchorage, Alaska, a quiet boy drawn to the volatility of weather and obsessed with snow. Sometimes he sees things before they happen - a man carrying a hatbox will be hit by a bus; Winkler will fall in love with a woman in a supermarket. When David dreams that his infant daughter will drown in a flood as he tries to save her, he comes undone. He travels thousands of miles, fleeing family, home, and the future itself, to deny the dream.

Book five in the Mack and Carly adventure series takes the reader back to the islands for a harrowing tale of a long awaited reunion of dear friends that turns into a terrifying experience. The long dormant volcano, Kick 'em Jenny, becomes active and threatens major devastation to the islands in the region. This threat is compounded when one of the friends visiting Mack and Carly goes missing during a nighttime storm. The search for their friend, Sophia, is greatly hampered by the effects of the volcanic activity and resulting tsunamis. A dangerous, evil man is suspected of having a role in...

This book explores 30 popular folklore myths and characters throughout the Caribbean, what they are known for, how to protect yourself against them and what they look like. Take a walk with me as we explore the folklore characters of the Caribbean. Featured Folklore: Anancy, Buck / Baccoo, Chickcharney, Churile, Ciguapa, Douens, Drums, Fairymaid/Mermaid, Gang Gang Sara, Halfway Tree (Silk Cotton Tree), Heartman, Hummingbirds, Jinn. Jumbee/Duppy, Kanaima, La Diablesse, Lagahoo, Lusca, Malju, Mama D’leau, Massacooramaan, Midnight Robber, Moko Jumbie, MoonGazer/Phantom, Papa Bois, River ...

Is Sandy ready for a steamy interracial beach encounter? High powered executive Sandi James is enjoying her vacation in the Grand Cayman islands, where the sun is hot, but the island men are even hotter! After a steamy interracial oral encounter with a very sexy black porter (see Black Awakening: Caribbean Vacation 1) she finds she can't get enough! What starts out as dinner alone ends up on a deserted beach with a sexy black English businessman ready to take her to new heights of sexual passion!

The Windward and Leeward Islands of the Caribbean. Playground to the rich. However, there is something very unusual out to the west. The locals know but seldom talk about it. Jack Vincent and his superyacht ‘Jacaranda’ stumble on the secret and he and his crew learn the truth. They rescue a man from the past and attempt to take him home, over two hundred years back in time. Set in the present day and the time of Nelson, ‘Jacaranda’ mixes these two worlds in an adventure story that reaches its climax just as one of the Caribbean’s worst natural disasters occurs. But what would you ...

Secular humanism has triumphed. Everything the late Victorians and Edwardians believed would bring human happiness has been achieved: Technology has made it so no one needs to work for a living, the social sciences ensure a smooth-running social order, and, in the name of tolerance, religious beliefs have been uprooted and eliminated except for a single holdout - a largely discredited and rapidly shrinking Catholic Church. Yet people are unhappy.

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.

This unique fairy tale filled with whimsy and satire is much more than a story for the nursery. The tale begins with two old philosophers who live in a dark pine wood with their companions the Grey woman of Dun Gortin and the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath. When the wife of farmer MacMurrachu loses her washing board, the farmer comes to ask the philosophers for advice. They direct the old farmer not to a washboard, but to a tree containing a pot of gold.

Jesse McDermitt has done it. He has escaped the ugliness so pervasive in modern society, and along with his family and a few close friends, they have set out aboard a boat he designed himself for living long periods totally off the grid. The first couple of months are peaceful, uneventful, and by today's standards, quite boring. But the crew of Taranis have the sun, sea, and quiet coves to explore, where there aren't even any footprints in the sand. Until they reach their destination.

Every year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens and come into their powers as full-fledged witches. And 12-year-old Seven Salazar can't wait to be placed in the most powerful coven with her best friend! But on the night of the ceremony, in front of the entire town, Seven isn't placed in one of the five covens. She's a Spare!

Secrets, storms, and stolen glances. A pirate queen and a naval officer are forced into a deadly game where betrayal could cost everything. She was sent to hunt the pirate queen. She never expected to fall for her. Captain Brynn Vale is known as the Shadow of the Caribbean — untouchable, uncatchable, and unstoppable. But when she discovers a stowaway aboard the Midnight Serpent, she realizes her greatest threat isn’t a Royal Navy warship, it’s the woman hiding in her hold. Lieutenant Amara Thorne was sent to hunt the most dangerous pirate on the high seas. But nothing could prepare ...

One of the best-known collections of W. B. Yeats' prose, The Celtic Twilight explores the old connection between the Irish people and the magical world of fairies. Yeats, by traveling the land in the early 20th century and talking to the common people about their experiences with the creatures, yielded a colorful overview of Celtic fairy folklore.

Ever since Colin Firth's Mr Darcy emerged from the lake in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, the novels of Jane Austen have become more popular than ever, delighting millions of fans all over the world. Now, Alison Larkin's critically acclaimed narrations of Austen's six completed novels are brought together in this very special 200th anniversary audio edition. "Alison Larkin's narration will captivate listeners from the first sentence" raves AudioFile magazine about the Earphones Award-winning recording of Sense and Sensibility, which starts the collection.

Captain Quinn Tanner bears her scars like armor, a permanent reminder of the mutiny that taught her trust is a luxury she can't afford. Now she commands the Cursed Scar with iron discipline, keeping everyone—crew and enemies alike—at sword's length. When a hurricane washes Lady Diamond Haverford into her path, Quinn finds her carefully ordered world thrown into chaos. The noblewoman is brilliant, beautiful—and hiding dangerous secrets of her own. Despite Quinn's determination to maintain her distance, Diamond's fearless spirit begins to breach her impenetrable walls. But Diamond isn't...

First published in 1925, The Painted Veil is an affirmation of the human capacity to grow, change, and forgive. Set in England and Hong Kong in the 1920s, it is the story of the beautiful but shallow young Kitty Fane. When her husband discovers her adulterous affair, he forces her to accompany him to a remote region of China ravaged by a cholera epidemic.

Zane Obispo spends every day exploring the sleeping volcano in his backyard. "The Beast", as he calls it, is the one place where he can escape other kids, who make fun of him because he has a limp and walks with a cane. After a plane crashes into The Beast, a mysterious girl named Brooks shows up at Zane's doorstep, insisting that they meet at the volcano, where she will reveal a terrible secret. Zane agrees. Brooks tells him that the volcano is actually a centuries-old prison for the Mayan god of death, whose destiny is directly tied to Zane's.

Jesse McDermitt is back, just as he promised. This time, he is thrust into the heart of the Florida Panhandle's Tate's Hell State Forest, where the tranquil surroundings belie a dangerous secret—a network of clandestine meth labs hidden against the backdrop of the Forgotten Coast’s natural beauty. Jesse, a retired Marine turned charter boat captain, has brought his family to Apalachicola “for the oysters.” But being who he is, the leisurely cruise soon spins into a gripping quest to unravel the truth behind the illicit operations threatening the region.

Luz Alana set sail from Santo Domingo armed with three hundred casks of rum, her two best friends and one simple rule: under no circumstances is she to fall in love. In the City of Lights, she intends to expand the rum business her family built over three generations, but buyers and shippers alike can’t imagine doing business with a woman…never mind a woman of color. This, paired with being denied access to her inheritance unless she marries, leaves the heiress in a very precarious position.