Southern Seas

The Caribbean Queen Alex and company steal an expensive yacht, The Caribbean Queen, from its mooring while the crew is ashore on the island of Grenada. They sail it away as a dangerous storm sweeps the sea. The Exchange Alex receives a call from an old friend to help him recover his two kidnapped children in Hong Kong. Alex decides to deliver the unusual payment for his friend even though he must get safe passage from the Triad. He confronts the nefarious Mohammed the goat to make the payoff. The exchange goes all wrong and a gun battle ensues. Venezuela Nights Alex embarks on a secret ...

THE HIJACKING OF THE CRUISE SHIP OCEAN PEARL SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT THE SHEDDING OF BLOOD. It should have been done without the death and destruction which they had experienced in Afghanistan, in East Timor, and in Iraq. But once begun, once the ship had been taken, death and destruction followed as it had done before. The ten former serving members of the Australian Army had all been bored, some in low-paying jobs, others unemployed. And so the subject had been tossed around until they had decided to proceed with Jazza’s idle suggestion that they should hijack a cruise ship for ...

Chasing Dreamtime is the incredible true-life story of a young traveler's journey through memory and myth. In 1975, after college and a brief, disastrous marriage, Neva Sullaway attempts to escape her anguish as well as the post-Vietnam confusion of her generation by sailing alone around the world, but her plans are abruptly scuttled. A string of unlikely events occurs and sends her boat-hopping across the vast South Pacific. While sailing among the exquisitely beautiful Pacific atolls, Sullaway is arrested for a visa violation, hunted by sharks, stricken with tropical fever and held at ...

The year is 1943 and World War II in the Pacific rages on, with Americans engaged in desperate battles against a cunning enemy. Coast Guard Captain Josh Thurlow is on hand at the invasion of Tarawa, as the U.S. Navy begins the grand strategy of throwing her marines at island after bloody island across the Pacific.

Did you ever struggle to fit in with the cool kids in school? Or with the aloof locals while you were travelling abroad? Paul Shore’s evocative story telling, wry wit, and big heart will inspire and entertain you, as his persistence earns him acceptance inside a charming French village! Shore humorously uses the mysterious game of Pétanque as a unique point of entry to explore areas of personal alienation faced as a newcomer in an adopted land full of heavily fortified culture. This quirky story is not about wine, rather the “uncorking” of many of France’s most cherished traditions...

Dani Berger and Liz Chirac's new charter guest is hiding something. Connie Barrera brought more aboard Vengeance than just her luggage, but they don't know that. Connie's on the run. Connie booked Vengeance under an assumed name to escape the Bahamas. She's not sure who's chasing her, but she knows what they want. She's determined that they won't get it. Connie couldn't have picked better people to fight her corner than Dani and Liz. The three quickly become friends, but Dani and Liz are puzzled by Connie's occasional moments of paranoia. Why is Connie on the run? Who's chasing her as they ...

No sooner had the aerial reconnaissance photographs of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea been analyzed than the evidence of China's island-building activities was forwarded to the Pentagon and the White House. Those satellite images revealed that the Chinese military was turning reefs and atolls into solid ground supporting airfields, ports, helipads and barracks. The discovery of new Chinese military staging areas adjacent to the earth's busiest shipping lanes for oil and natural gas was followed within weeks by China's announcement that they would purchase all of Russia's surplus...

Immerse yourself in the intricate world of geopolitical hotspots with the riveting new eBook - 'Unstable Borders'. This insightful guide studies intricate dynamics on a global scale, unearthing layers of political, cultural, and social complexities that define today's world order. Dive into the pulsating heart of global conflicts, past and present, and trace the outlines of today's geopolitical landscapes from the Middle East to Eastern Europe, Africa to Asia. You'll navigate startlingly complex narratives like the longstanding struggle in Israel-Palestine, the emerging battlefield of South...

It is 1910 and Maia, tragically orphaned at 13, has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus, hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric and mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in this highly colourful, joyous, and award-winning adventure.

Harvesting the Waves explores how ecological diplomacy can bridge conflicting interests, transforming disputed waters into areas of cooperation. The creation of a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the South China Sea presents a promising strategy for alleviating geopolitical tensions. By fostering shared conservation goals and promoting sustainable resource management, these efforts encourage peaceful collaboration among diverse stakeholders. Drawing on comprehensive research and real-world case studies, the book sheds light on the delicate balance between environmental ...

The 3 female protagonist thrillers CIA FALL GUY & LT. COMMANDER MOLLIE SANDERS & HOT POTATO are now available in one ebook -- BRAINS BEFORE BEAUTY: CIA FALL GUY: Is Beth Parsons being set up as a fall guy for someone within the CIA? It's 1997 and Beth Parsons -- a widow whose husband was killed years earlier in a bombing at the U.S. Army Officers Club in Frankfurt, Germany -- is summoned to CIA headquarters. The supposed reason for the summons is to identify someone from when she was stationed in Germany. When the man who drove her to the CIA is shot and killed, she realizes that all may ...

The Voyage of The Aegre is a dramatic true account of how a plan to sail a little fishing boat from the Highlands of Scotland down the coast to England turned into a trans-oceanic odyssey for Nick and Julie Grainger. It was the 1970s and their simple wooden boat was equipped with none of the aids modern yachts enjoy. Navigation was by sextant and compass, food cooked on a Primus, and weather forecasting by guesswork.

"Skazki juzhnyh morej" (angl. South Sea Tales, nazvanie takzhe perevodilos' kak "Rasskazy juzhnogo morja") — sbornik rasskazov Dzheka Londona, vpervye izdannyj v 1911 godu. Dejstvie bol'shinstva rasskazov proishodit na ostrovah juzhnoj chasti Tihogo okeana ili na morskih sudah. Dlja bol'shinstva Juzhnyh rasskazov harakterna nasyshhennaja prikljuchencheskaja kanva.

THE ONCE MIGHTY CRUISE SHIP, THE SS PRESIDENT COOLIDGE, LIES QUIET BENEATH THE WAVES, AND AT PEACE. BUT THAT PEACE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN. Deep within the now rotting hull lie several small iron chests filled with gold coins: double eagles, eagles, half-eagles and quarter eagles, all of them of rare vintages. The yacht Belle sets out from Townsville, Australia, bound for the island of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu. The three young friends on board are determined to seek those eagles out, to dive, to cut and force their way deep into the bowels of that once mighty passenger liner. But they...

Christoph Swift, a sharp young man from the muggy swamps of Fontainebleau, Louisiana, is catapulted into the unknown world of the Traders Terminal—a ruthless, intricate world centered around the exchange of a coveted, yet scarce, gem: minosium. This gem has an imponderable amount of potential energy and is able to power fascinating weapons, machinery, and more. Join Christoph Swift in a grand adventure across the seas from islands of paradise to subterranean caverns in his attempt to join this secretive Traders Terminal.

Raging Tiger A Long Short Story In early 1998 Alex the Pirate and Diego are running contraband into Vietnam in fleets of tongkang boats, using the gunboat Tiger for defense against other pirates. When they least suspect it, they are attacked by their arch-enemy, the Frenchman. How dare he attack Alex’s shipments? The Frenchman raids their village at Kampung Bharu, destroying boats and killing many. What can Alex do? He vows to have revenge and leads the coastal smugglers in a convoy for retribution. The Modern Pirate Series features Alex the Pirate, Diego his business partner, and a savvy...

Prowling Tiger A Long Short Story Alex the Pirate and his business partner, Diego, set about pirating ships at sea using their new fast gunboat, the Tiger. Stopping a ship at sea and stealing its cargo are not as easy as it sounds. There is a steep learning curve, especially if you try not to kill anyone on board. Mr. Luong says they should stick to what they do best—smuggling contraband across the Gulf of Thailand and into Vietnam where they can make a profit on the black market. There are anxious refugees they must rescue and transport to safety in Malaysia. All in a day’s work. But ...

A sudden disappearance, an island escape, the boy from her past, a raging blizzard of secrets and fear, another woman’s betrayal & the quiet suffering of a broken heart. 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...faded hope. There was only time to grab her purse and the small keepsake box she couldn’t leave behind. She had ...

To paraphrase the note from the translator, The Celebrated Crimes of Alexandre Dumas père was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language - has minced no words - to describe violent scenes of violent times. In this, the third of the series, Dumas tells the story of three centuries of sectarian violence and civil war between the Protestants and the Catholics of the south of France.

(THE TONKS IN SPAIN containing SETTLING IN SPAIN and PROSPERING IN SPAIN is now also on sale at a reduced price.) Doreen B. Tonks, thoroughly steeped in the rich tradition of books on the subject of living in Spain, decided to add her own contribution to this ever-growing body of first-rate literature, and here it is. Determined to emulate her peers by telling nothing but the truth, her able pen guides us adeptly through the trials, tribulations and occasional joys of a roving expatriate in her new land. Doreen, aided and thwarted in equal measure by her obdurate husband Ken, steps out of ...