Ocean Magic

If anyone were ever to forget that magic can disrupt science and technological equipment, they need only refer to the incident at Mobile Mining Station YF-77. That poor, unfortunate station had a wizard for a guest, and that wizard lost control of his magical powers while the mining station was moving to a new drilling site. Bereft of attitude control, the station fell out of stable orbit on a collision course for a deserted, lifeless planet.

Belhaven Blue is a fast-paced adventure of sport and romance set in a small North Carolina coastal town. Hard-luck professional bass fisherman Sonny Blue is the only pro to use a fly rod instead of conventional fishing gear, an equipment choice that has not paid off for the 32-year-old. After yet another dismal failure in a bass tournament, Sonny meets a strange man at a local tackle shop who gifts him a magic fly called Percival. Sonny’s luck dramatically changes, both professionally and romantically, as beautiful reporter Ava Tyson convinces him to enter the world-famous Big Rock ...

When a coming-of-age tradition sends young Floyd on The Journey, he soon encounters a fantastical world filled with mythical creatures and real danger. Unfortunately, he also attracts the attention of a violent press gang intent on making him a galley slave. With a little luck and the help of a magical elf in disguise, Floyd escapes and finds himself aboard a ship bound for the Far East. Let the adventure begin! Onboard, Floyd befriends a fellow passenger named Jonathan Swift, a young writer suffering from debilitating writer’s block. When the ship wrecks on an uncharted island, Floyd ...

A coterie of juvenile aquatic creatures fuse together to achieve a task that is forbidden. Drilpin—one of the most skillful merchildren of the bunch—develops aspirations of someday ruling the sea. After a royal assignment within the Merkingdom goes awry, Drilpin’s chance to rule may appear sooner than he anticipated. Although he is a child, there exists a prohibited, age-accelerating sea potion. One must obtain this sacred recipe and all of its key ingredients to participate in its power. What if these effects were irreversible? Will these adolescents still rise and seize the ...

Carl's looking forward to a quiet life with his soon-to-be wife and the child they're expecting. But when Amy makes a simple request, there's a catch. She wants their wedding on Earth so her mother can be there. For a law-abiding citizen, that would be a pricey but straightforward request. For a band of outlaws, flying into the galaxy's headquarters for law and order would be suicidal...without a plan.

All Princess Cordelia wants to do is swim in the moat surrounding her castle, in the pond where swans glide gracefully, and in the river that leads to the ocean. Cordelia’s passion for swimming, leaves no time for royal duties or studies. The king and queen are concerned by her behavior. Her future is planned, and it does not include swimming. Before her life changes forever, the princess decides to take one last swim in the river. Unaware of the danger that lies ahead, she is caught in the river’s swift current and tumbles over a dangerous waterfall. Moments later, she’s in a sea ...

Addie has always loved the ocean, she just never dreamed she would become one of its creatures. Her latest magical assignment from the Department is to observe important diplomatic relations between the people of the land and the creatures of the undersea kingdom. Trash is filling the oceans, and all out war between the sea and land is coming if peace can’t be made by cleaning up the pollution. As always, Addie’s curious mind gets the better of her when a mysterious potion calls to her, begging to be drunk. The potion leaves her with a mermaid tail and with it Addie sees first hand just...

Action, adventure, and suspense collide in this swashbuckling tale of pirates, sea monsters, and curses! Perfect for young readers! Summer has arrived at the North Pole, and Santa’s castle is humming in excitement for the upcoming Midsummer Festival. But Leo’s dreams of rest and relaxation are quickly cut short when a new mission falls in his lap. A faraway land called the Emerald Realm has been devastated by a terrible curse. Leo must travel to this land of pirates and tropical wonders and find a way to break the curse. Join Leo the Elf on this exciting adventure where danger lurks ...

On the surface, thirteen-year-old Kaya leads a charmed life. She lives in beautiful, beachy Lihiwai. She has ride-or-die best friends. She’s ultrasmart and killing it at school. She even works with a super-cute boy at her parents’ restaurant. But she also has anxiety—serious anxiety, the kind that makes you scratch and pick—and she’s always had bad luck around the ocean. It’s hard to enjoy Hawaiian beaches when you’ve almost drowned more than once.

The sea took her brother. Now, it’s calling her back. Years after a storm stole her brother, Annabelle Fisher has kept her distance from the waves—until a handsome stranger invites her to a moonlit ball, and her quiet life begins to unravel. What begins with a dance soon pulls her into a world beneath the surface, where ancient gods weave lies like nets, and love can’t be trusted. To protect the family she has left, Annabelle must follow a trail of myths and memories—into a place no living soul should tread. Lyrical and haunting, By the Sea is a romantic fantasy of grief, longing, ...

Chuck takes the Radio City to a little out-of-the-way planet where the locals leave outsiders alone. The Ramseys meet up with some nomad friends. And while the adults drink and catch up, the younger generation makes their own fun. While Brad tries to hustle his friends out of their money, Chuck forgets about interest on an old loan he only sort of repaid. As consequences swirl around both of them, an out-of-his-element wizard scurries to keep the Ramseys safe while also keeping a low profile.

Flick is now a badge-wearing member of the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, so when an urgent summons arrives at Strangeworlds from Pirate Queen Nyfe, she and Strangeworlds Society Guardian Jonathan immediately pack their bags for an adventure to Queen Nyfe's world: the Break, a place of magic and piracy. Nyfe's world is falling apart. The Break is used to having ships vanish without a trace, but there has been a sudden increase that can't be explained by giant squid or mer-people. The edge of their flat world is coming ever closer to them, and they need to escape before it collapses.

The final novel in the Mermaids and Merliens series. Mercadia is void. Earth is next. Long live Mercadia. Magic and madness arrive in full force at the Jersey Shore. Humans are transforming, the government is capturing and experimenting on anything with a tail, and Jonah and Mezzy are caught in a complicated net of flourishing romance and floundering loyalties. Having narrowly survived their home world’s apocalypse, displaced mermaids are no longer wandering spectators in their own story. Out of the ocean, they march up the coast, casting deadly sorcery and leaving chaos in their wake. In...

Fans of Magic Tree House will love Sandcastle Kids! James and Mary are lost at sea! The brother and sister pair find themselves stranded in a lifeboat after rescuing a fallen passenger aboard a cruise ship. Luckily, they are spotted by a mysterious submarine piloted by none other than the famed Captain Nemo! The adventurous captain offers them the opportunity of a lifetime — a treasure hunt on the ocean floor. Join James and Mary as they explore the ocean depths in... Sandcastle Kids #3 Ocean Treasure

It's the summer holidays and Rachel and Kirsty are visiting Kirsty's grandma, who lives by the sea. After discovering a magical shell on the beach and being whisked away to Fairyland, the girls discover that the fairies need their help. Naughty Jack Frost has stolen Fairyland's three enchanted pearls and this is causing chaos in the oceans and mixing up daytime and nighttime!

It’s bright and early when the magic tree house spins Jack and Annie to Monterey Bay, California. It’s their mission to collect sea urchins in the underwater kelp forests! But they know nothing about collecting sea urchins—can a grouchy boat captain help them? Maybe. But Jack and Annie have another problem when Annie finds a badly injured sea otter. They’re not supposed to help the otter. . . but it’s the right thing to do. Can they convince the grouchy boat captain to help them?

A fiery dreamer. A charming trader. A reluctant farmhand. A vengeful huntress. A haunted warrior. Five strangers. One legend. Everything to lose. Chandra has salt in her veins and wind in her soul, but when a freak storm and a stubborn father end her seafaring life, she faces a future she never wanted—until a mysterious young trader offers her a way out: a wild hunt for a mythical brass key said to unlock an unimaginable fortune. Jonathan knows the treasure might be a myth, but escaping his powerful father’s shadow and maybe impressing the fierce redhead on the pier feels worth the risk...

Crutch, Abagail, the marines, and a ship full of Ironborn make their desperate escape from William Wyld and his half-dead army in Ironbay. But what waits for them in the ocean, and can they make it to Papageenar alive? Even if they make it to Papageenar, can they convince the Narafi cannibals deep in the jungle to share their spirit keeper's closely guarded secrets with Damen, the rightful king? Can they get the magic they need to fight Wyld or are the Ironborn hiding in the sewers of Ironbay doomed to be food for his half-deads? And what horrible surprise with the power to kill everyone ...

Pirates have taken over and occupied a refugee world, and the exile government turns to the only human they can trust - Carl Ramsey. Trying to make a better man of himself, Carl agrees to help in whatever way he can. Since he's a notorious outlaw, his plan involves a little double-dealing. As Carl unravels the tale of how an entrenched pirate band got displaced from their cushy hideout and found a ripe target to bully, he stumbles across a twisted web of deception, intrigue, and political puppeteering behind the scenes.

Comedy doesn't pay. Some might claim that's the wrong cliché, but Chuck Ramsey knows the truth of it all too well. That's why he resorts to crime to pay the bills. His latest scheme isn't to pick up odd, questionably legal jobs near his gigs; this time he's found the perfect opportunity, and he's willing to buy a gig to be in the right place at the right time. All he has to do is get a certain wizard to play his part without knowing it.