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Sophia Shipley will do pretty much anything to keep her secrets secret until she's ready to reveal them to her family. Coming back to Carolina Cove in disgrace is hard enough, but that doesn't compare to knowing all of her hard work and career advances were for nothing. Her job in finance, her life in the financial sector, is gone due to the whispers of fraud now attached to her name. She has to start over from scratch and she has no idea where to begin...Dawson Blackwell can't believe his luck. He'd finally managed to buy out the awful neighbor next door and renovate the rundown cottage for a rental only to discover his childhood nemesis to be its first guest. From rivals in the classroom to enemies on the debate team and competitors for class president, he and Sophia had butted heads at every turn. But as neighbors and unlikely friends, he finds himself battling a different kind of intensity towards the grown-up version of the spoiled rich girl he'd known.They say opposites attract but when Dawson finds himself going after the same job as Sophia, will their competitive personalities lead to a show down-or will their forbidden love lead to something else entirely?

Drawn on the same model and to the same proportions as classic journeys of a hero, this is the story of Clayton Ian McIver.His father worked in the citrus industry before Greening Disease, a bacteria plague-like that of "scorpions of the Earth"-obliterated citrus in Florida, leaving many citizens with no work and less future, while the state filled with up to 2000 strangers a day.They all needed housing and construction of one new residential development after another, annihilating Florida's wild, now no longer vast, natural habitats. Worse, the water, that elixir of life itself, became poisoned by their waste, their run-off.Florida became an endangered species.Clayt McIver and his father knew the water of Florida was becoming poisoned. This is the story of how Clayt and his lady friend, Joleen, became the young heroes who accepted the mission to save the natural environment of Florida.

Endlich! Ein langgehegter Traum geht in Erfüllung. Mit 63 Jahren verkauft er sein Unternehmen und zieht nach Spanien, auf sein Segelschiff. Nach vielen notwendigen Vorbereitungen geht es los. Hinein in sein erstes freies Segeljahr. Von Valencia aus segelt er, mit wechselnder Crew oder auch mal ganz allein, über die Balearen nach Sardinien, Korsika und nach Elba. Im diesem Buch erzählt der Autor mit viel Humor vom Leben an Bord, vielen schönen, lustigen, aber oft auch sehr bewegenden Begegnungen und spannenden Erlebnissen auf dem Meer, vor Anker und in den Häfen. Es berichtet darüber hinaus aber auch sehr ausführlich und informativ über die vielen Orte, Inseln und Städte, die während dieser Reise besucht werden.Ein Buch sicher nicht nur für Segler.

Teil 1 und 2 der beliebten Nord-Süd-Liebe-Reihe als Sammelband ... Zwei romantische Geschichten für alle, die sich nicht zwischen Nord und Süd, Hund und Katze oder Laugenbrezel und Zimtschnecke entscheiden wollen, sondern lieber ihren eigenen Weg gehen!Band 1: ZimtmomenteEine Liebe mit (sprachlichen) Hindernissen¿Mara hat ihren ersten richtigen Job als Lehrerin an Stuttgarts renommiertester Sprachschule ergattert.An ihrem ersten Tag dort begegnet sie Bente, dem lässigen dänischen Koch, der ihr sofort den Kopf verdreht.Was sie allerdings nicht weiß, Bente ist weder Koch, noch hat er den Deutschunterricht bei Mara nötig.Haben die beiden trotz aller Lügen eine Chance?Band 2: NordseewolkenDie Wohnung gekündigt, vom Freund verlassen - Hannahs Leben gleicht innerhalb weniger Stunden einem Scherbenhaufen.Zeit sich in Selbstmitleid zu vergraben bleibt ihr allerdings nicht, denn Tante Theodora braucht dringend ihre Hilfe. Kurz entschlossen kehrt sie München den Rücken, um frischen Wind in die leicht verstaubte Hafenapotheke ihrer Tante zu bringen.In Ostfriesland findet sie nicht nur wieder Stück für Stück zu sich selbst zurück, sondern macht auch die Bekanntschaft von Tierarzt Frieder, der so gar nichts für affektierte Städterinnen übrig hat.Kann Hannah beweisen, dass "Meer" in ihr steckt und einen Neustart für das Leben und die Liebe wagen?

Dive in with young Katie, a spirited girl with a heart full of wonder for the vast oceans! One night, as she wears a cherished pearl necklace - a gift from her father, a Navy deep-sea diver - she suddenly finds herself transported to an enchanted underwater realm. Here, she's greeted by Sebastian, a friendly seahorse, who takes her on an adventure through the ocean's sparkling coral mazes and past schools of vibrant fish.But there's a looming shadow beneath the waves: Brutus, a menacing killer whale. Sebastian reveals to Katie that the ocean's harmony is at risk due to Brutus, and her unique pearl necklace is the key to saving it. Alongside her newfound friends, Sebastian and Justice, a brave shark, Katie embarks on a mission to confront the threat and restore peace to the marine world.Parents and children alike will be captivated by this heartwarming adventure. Interspersed with Katie's tale are fun marine facts that will ignite young readers' curiosity about the wonders of the sea. As Katie learns the importance of each creature in the vast dance of ocean life, children are gently introduced to the beauty of diversity and the significance of kindness.Beautifully illustrated and brimming with messages of love and unity, Katie and The Pearl Necklace is a tale that families will cherish, reminding us all that our world is richer when we care for one another. Perfect for bedtime stories, this book promises dreams filled with oceanic wonder!

Discover a brand new historical naval adventure from the bestselling author of the Scarlett Fox series. Based on the true exploits of HMS Kingfisher, this thrilling novel is perfect for fans of John Drake and Patrick O'Brian.

One woman's struggle for survival at sea alone on a forty-foot sailboat, Lady Alone is a tribute to those souls who have conquered their fears to overcome deteriorating calamities far beyond their limits. Joan Mackland, a twenty-three year old Kiwi with no previous sailing experience, makes a bold statement of independence by becoming sole crew on a forty-foot sloop named, Atmosphere, bound from Guam to Hong Kong. On the high seas, life on board Atmosphere becomes routine, but in a nighttime storm in the middle of the Western Pacific Ocean, the captain is lost overboard, and Joan is thrown headlong into a desperate search that deteriorates into her own survival made more untenable by rookie mistakes that all but doom her and the boat.

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Jon Springer has just finished what he considers to be his first literary masterpiece. When a seaplane pilot invites him along on a flight to the Yucatan, he has to decide if writing about life takes priority over living it...

A mysterious letter, a surprise visit from a Navy Seal friend, and the ambience of the Florida Keys puts novelist, J.T. Springs on the road to adventure...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.