Download or read book Mistress of the Sea written by Jenny Barden and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mistress Cooksley may be a wealthy merchant's daughter, but she blushes at my words and meets my eyes look for look. Yet I cannot hope to court her without fortune, and a dalliance with a pretty maid will not hinder me from my path. Captain Drake's endeavour might bring me gold, but I, Will Doonan, will have my revenge.
Download or read book Mistress of Science written by John S. Croucher and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first biography of the remarkable Janet Taylor, a nineteenth-century navigator and mathematician who left an incredible mark on the male-dominated field of sea navigation
Download or read book Sea Mistress written by Candace McCarthy and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprinted Edition She Would Have Her Revenge Bess Metcalfe had been young when she first met ruggedly handsome seaman Seth Garret, but she had loved him with all the passion of a woman. And he had repaid her love by abandoning her! Little did he know that she now held his fate in her hands. For with her uncle's death, she was sole owner of the family merchant business, which counted Seth's ship among its assets. Bess planned to show Seth how it felt to be betrayed--if only her own searing attraction for the virile captain did not betray her first. . . He Would Have Her Heart It was five years since the call of duty had swept Seth from Bess's sensuous embrace. . .five years since the fickle vixen had written him off with a cruel letter. And here she was--aboard his ship--even more beautiful and bewitching than before. One taste of her sweet, sea-kissed lips was all it took to rekindle the flames of raging desire. And as she filled the long shipboard nights with a blazing passion that consumed his very soul, Seth knew he was lost. . .lost in the rapturous wonder of a love that bound him--now and forever--to his stormy, seductive. . . Sea Mistress 100,000 Words
Download or read book Sea Mistress written by Iris Gower and published by Corgi. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridie Marchant had been brought up with every advantage, a wealthy background, a convent education, and a father who eventually willed her a fleet of merchant sailing ships. When she married Paul Marchant it seemed a perfect match, for Paul, owner of a much smaller fleet of ships, could take care both of Bridie and of her business interests. But slowly Bridie began to have her doubts about Paul, about his love, and about his business dealings. When he tried to inflict upon her the greatest insult of all, and also attempted to seize her fortune, Bridie decided she must fight back. With the help of Ellie Hopkins, she sought to trap Paul in a web of his own making. In the dramatic events that followed, both Ellie and Bridie were nearly destroyed before they finally found happiness with the men they loved.
Download or read book Mistress of the Storm written by M. L. Welsh and published by David Fickling Books. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Verity Gallant is a lonely little girl who doesn't quite fit in. But when a mysterious stranger hands her an ancient book, everything changes. Suddenly it's up to her to solve the riddle of an ancient pledge and protect her family from the evil Mistress of the Storm. What hope does she have against a witch so powerful she can control the wind and create storms at will? Luckily, Verity does not have to face her enemy alone. As events begin to spiral out of control, she finds two loyal and steadfast friends to stand by her side. The Storm is coming. And it will change Verity's life forever.
Download or read book Mistress of the Seas written by Ruth Langan and published by Harlequin Treasury-Harlequin Historicals 90s. This book was released on 1988 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mistress Of The Seas by Ruth Langan released on Sep 24, 1988 is available now for purchase.
Download or read book The Child from the Sea written by Elizabeth Goudge and published by Hendrickson Publishers. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the pomp and pageantry of turbulent seventeenth century England, Elizabeth Goudge weaves the poignant tale of Lucy Walter, the proud and beautiful secret wife of Charles II. From her early childhood in a castle by the sea in Wales and the joys and pangs of childhood, to her tragic estrangement from the king and her death in Paris at the age of twenty-eight, Lucy Walter lived to the full a life of intense joy and equally intense drama. Miss Goudge portrays brilliantly a young love almost too ecstatic to bear. Equally moving is her characterization of Lucy—a spirited woman caught up in the cataclysmic wars and disruptive revolution of a tumultuous era. From London at the time of the Great Fire, to Paris when British royalty fled to the sanctuary of the Louvre, to Brussels and The Hague and a rich panoramic background—a master storyteller traces the life and loves of an extraordinary woman. The Child from the Sea is a superbly colorful and romantic historical novel alive with brilliant cameos and infused with a spiritual essence rare in our times.
Download or read book The Sea Thy Mistress written by Elizabeth Bear and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This direct sequel to Elizabeth Bear’s highly acclaimed All the Windwracked Stars picks up the story some fifty years after Muire went into the sea and became the new Bearer of Burdens. Beautiful Cathoair, now an immortal warrior angel, has been called back to the city of Eiledon to raise his son--Muire’s son as well, cast up on shore as an infant. It is seemingly a quiet life. But deadly danger approaches…the evil goddess Heythe, who engineered the death of Valdyrgard, has travelled forward in time on her rainbow steed. She came expecting to gloat over a dead world, the proof of her revenge, but instead she finds a Rekindled land, renewed by Muire’s sacrifice. She will have her revenge by forcing this new Bearer of Burdens to violate her oaths and break her bounds and thus bring about the true and final end of Valdyrgard. She will do it by tormenting both Cathoair and his son Cathmar. But Mingan, the gray wolf, sees his old enemy Heythe’s return. He will not allow it to happen again.
Download or read book Casuals of the Sea written by William McFee and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mistress of the Catacombs written by David Drake and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Return to the the epic tale of the Lord of the Isles, David Drake's saga of magic and might. For the first time in a thousand years, the Kingdom of the Isles has a government and a real ruler: Prince Garric of Haft. The enemies joining against him intend to destroy not only the kingdom but humankind as well. The rebels gathering in the West outnumber the royal army and the magic they wield can strike into the heart of the palace itself, but far greater dangers lie behind those. On the far fringes of the Isles, ancient powers ready themselves for a titanic struggle in which human beings are mere pawns--or fodder! Reptilian and insect monsters from out of the ages march on the kingdom, commanded by wizards no longer human or never human at all. If unchecked, their ravening slaughter will sweep over the Isles as destructively as a flood of lava. Garric, ripped from his time and body, must make new allies if he and his kingdom are to survive. Watching them all from the blackness of a tomb walled off in time and space, the Mistress waits... And her fangs drip poison! At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book Mistress and Commander written by Amelia Dalton and published by Sandstone Press Ltd. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weary of her Yorkshire county life of grouse moors and hunt balls, Amelia Dalton threw herself instead into converting a deep sea trawler into a holiday cruiser. Unprepared by her background, she had to deal with the closed community of fishermen in NE Scotland in the '90s, negotiate red tape, oversee shipyards and deal with engineers, while coping with demanding shareholders and wayward employees. What began as a love affair with the romance of the sea became a battle to stay afloat – financially and literally. This is a lively account of an adventure like no other – and a voyage of self-discovery.
Download or read book Airs of Night and Sea written by Toby Bishop and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Country girl Larkyn Hamley, who has been bonded with a winged foal, and her fellow flyers at the Academy, who are secretly learning their craft, must take a stand against Duke William, who, driven by jealousy, has launched his own school and has forced their instructor into hiding. Original.
Download or read book A Tryst by the Sea written by Grace Burrowes and published by . This book was released on 2022-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vergilius, Viscount Summerton, has watched his wife of ten years grow more and more distant, and he's determined that this year the marriage will start moving in a better direction. Penelope, Lady Summerton, is also determined that this year will be different. She slips off to a seaside cottage, intending that to be her first step toward a new life free of marital difficulties. Gill ends up at the same seaside inn, where he hopes to plot a wooing no wife can resist.He's determined to reconcile; she's determined to pack his bags, but then the magic of the Siren's Retreat begins to steal over them both... (ISprt)
Download or read book Mistress of the Revolution written by Catherine Delors and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forced to marry an elderly baron instead of a man she loves, impoverished noblewoman Gabrielle de Montserrat is condemned to death at the height of the French Revolution and finds her life placed in the hands of her former lover.
Download or read book Wall of Days written by Alastair Bruce and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2011-04-21 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world all but drowned, a man called Bran has been living on an island for ten years. He was sent there in exile by those whose leader he was, and he tallies on the wall of his cave the days as they pass. Until the day when something happens that kindles in Bran such memories and longing that he persuades himself to return, even if it means execution. His reception is so unexpected, so mystifying that he casts about unsure of what is real and what imaginary. Only the friendship of a child consoles him as he retraces the terrible deeds for which he is answerable, and as he tries to reach back, over his biggest betrayal, to the one he loved. Wall of Days is a moving parable about guilt, loss and remembering.
Download or read book Sea Mistress written by Iris Gower and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin, this is the powerful fifth instalment of the Cordwainers series from bestselling author Iris Gower. READERS ARE LOVING THE CORDWAINERS! "I have really enjoyed reading this whole series...I would recommend the reading of any of the books by this author." - 5 STARS "Loved these books [-] definitely recommend this series: once you start you will want to read them all" - 5 STARS "You finish one book and you just have to start the next one." - 5 STARS "The best book I've read in a long time..."-Reader review "A great read - hard to put down" - 5 STARS ********************************* WHEN HER WORLD IS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN, CAN SHE TAKE BACK CONTROL? Bridie leads what some might call 'a charmed life': a wealthy background, a convent education, and a father who eventually willed her a fleet of merchant sailing ships. When she marries Paul Marchant it seems a perfect match - for Paul, owner of a much smaller fleet of ships, could take care both of Bridie and of her business interests. But slowly Bridie begins to have her doubts about Paul, about his love, and about his business dealings. When his actions become too much to bear, Bridie decides she must fight back. With the help of Ellie Hopkins, she seeks to trap Paul in a web of his own making... In the dramatic events that follow, both Ellie and Bridie are nearly destroyed - can they find happiness with the men they love? Sea Mistress is the fifth title in Iris Gower's Cordwainers series. Have you read The Shoemaker's Daughter, The Oyster Catchers, Honey's Farm and Arian, the previous titles?
Download or read book Mistress of All Evil written by Serena Valentino and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tale is told as if it's happening once upon a dream: the lovely maiden meets her handsome prince in the woods. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the maiden finds out that she is a princess—a princess who has been cursed by a dark fairy to prick her finger on a spindle and fall into an eternal sleep. Though her three good fairies try to protect her, the princess succumbs to the curse. But the power of good endures, as her true love defeats the fire-breathing dragon and awakens the princess with true love's first kiss. The two live happily ever after. And yet this is only half the story. So what of the dark fairy, Maleficent? Why does she curse the innocent princess? What led to her becoming so filled with malice, anger, and hatred? Many tales have tried to explain her motives. Here is one account, pulled down from the many passed down through the ages. It is a tale of love and betrayal, of magic and reveries. It is a tale of the Mistress of All Evil.
