Títulos em Aventuras Marítimas

A beautiful discovery outside the window of her underwater home prompts the reclusive E. to begin a correspondence with renowned scholar Henerey Clel. The letters they share are filled with passion, at first for their mutual interests, and then, inevitably, for each other. Together, they uncover a mystery from the unknown depths, destined to transform the underwater world they both equally fear and love. But by no mere coincidence, a seaquake destroys E.'s home, and she and Henerey vanish.

Maritime salvage expert Sam Reilly is flown in to find out what went wrong, and how to re-float the ocean-going behemoth. Something about the accident just doesn’t seem right…. In Sudan, a team of archaeologists exploring the ancient tombs buried within the Pyramids of Meroë discover one of the greatest archaeological hauls since King Tutankhamun’s tomb was uncovered in the Valley of the Kings.

They identify and locate the others through senses, except for a singular anomaly, whom they call the Black Hole or the Black Sheep. Their immortality derives from their ability to flow into another living host when the original host dies. This ability allows them to have a renewed body or escape detection as they take over a host of a different species.

It's 1753, the golden age of piracy is dead along with its famous Pirate Captains, still pirates are sailing the seas and Pirate Captain Nathanael Blackthorne is "out there" doing what he does best captaining, the Ciara Morganse, seeking revenge, when Providence dumps a treasure on his deck, Cate Mackenzie, a Jacobite War criminal. It's a story of people, scared of both spirit and flesh, coming to grips with that ol' demon, Trust. It's the story of what a man will do to preserve his most treasured. It's the story of what a woman will risk to gain what she desires most.

In "Promises", during the late 1960s, the ketch, Mercy, sinks during a sea storm off Culebra near the Virgin Islands. Ciara Malloy assumes custody of her drowned fiancé’s son, and learns a devastating secret about the boy that changes her life forever.

Southampton, 1910. When the Oceanic sets sail its ultimate destination is New York. But it must make one very important stop first: at Cherbourg, to pick up internationally renowned financier and art collector J. P. Morgan, fresh from a continental buying spree. George Dillman and Genevieve Masefield, the ship’s detectives, are nervous about the presence of such an important passenger, not to mention his valuable cargo. After all, it is rare for a transatlantic voyage to pass without incident for the two sleuths.

El Caribe, 1665. La isla de Jamaica, colonia lejana de la corona inglesa, muestra su resistencia al asedio del gran Imperio español. La capital, Port Royal, es una ciudad peligrosa plagada de posadas, borrachos, peleas y burdeles. Cuando El Trinidad, un galeón español cargado de oro, fondea en una bahía cercana a la ciudad a la espera de ser reparado, el bucanero inglés Charles Hunter urde un plan extremadamente audaz. Con el apoyo extraoficial del gobernador de la isla, su ataque al galeón es uno de los más atrevidos y sangrientos de la historia real de la piratería.

A myth-like feeling is engendered by dining in Le Jules Verne restaurant in the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It helps stir an appetite for sensational adventures. In this book, Verne used first person narration by top-notch fictional scholar, Professor Aronnax, who is aided by his servant Conseil. They voyage on the Nautilus submarine of Captain Nemo, a man with feelings of omnipotence and obsession for power.

Sea Star is a swashbuckling historical novel that chronicles the adventures of beautiful red-haired, green-eyed Anne Bonny, the Pirate Queen. The saga passionately brings to life Anne's rebellious Southern girlhood, her sensual awakening in the arms of a buccaneer, and the courageous mastery of her own ship and crew. Pamela Jekel's sparkling tale transports you to the exotic Charles Town of the precolonial South; to teeming Port Royal, Jamaica; and to the infamous pirate island of New Providence for duels, plundered treasures, and torrid love scenes on palm-fringed cays.

Jon had a simple and solitary life as a dock inspector in the city of Southvale. That was until a ship with elves arrived. Now, he must contend with a group of beautiful elves that have no idea how to say no or behave in his world. They take what they want, drink what they want, and party how they want. When Jon discovers they are pirates, his life will be turned into a maelstrom of action, intrigue, romance, and seaside humor from which none of them can steer away.

Piratenkapitän Rappee will seinen Großneffen, den jungen Master Ormerod, beim größten Kaperfang seines Lebens mit an Bord haben und entführt ihn aus dem Elternhaus. Ein reich beladenes Schatzschiff der Spanier ist Ziel der Seeräuber. Mit dem Raub des Schatzes verfolgt Rappee als Jakobit politische Ziele, während es seinem wüsten Piratenfreund, Kapitän Flint, und seiner Mannschaft ausschließlich um Rum und das Gold geht.

Alguns pequenos contos sobre temas relativos ao mar (pescadores, sereias, monstros marinhos, vida da praia, maremotos, mensagens na garrafa).

Nina Oletta, one of the world’s foremost information brokers and forgers, had walked on the wrong side of the law for years. Sully had long thought the dark-haired beauty was a prize worth winning. When she breaks the agreement the Cerberus Group negotiated that would have kept her out of prison and alive, Sully uses a cruise to protect her. Can he keep her alive while making sure she regrets breaking her word and teaching her that she belongs to him?

Dans ce petit port de la côte Atlantique, au tournant des années 1960, la vie est simple, rythmée depuis toujours par la mer et la pêche. Joseph, le narrateur, est fils unique. Choyé par sa mère et dans l'adoration de son père, marin-pêcheur. La vie semble toute tracée. Jusqu'à ce qu'un drame fasse voler cette douce enfance en éclats. Un roman poignant sur la vanité du temps et la fin d'un monde. Dans ce petit port de la côte Atlantique, au tournant des années 1960, la vie est simple, rythmée depuis toujours par la mer et la pêche.

Go with Dee and his friends as they experience dissension and danger, separation and insecurity, from the shores of North Africa, the markets of Tangier, and the Atlas mountains, to the streets of Rome, the Acropolis, around to the pyramids of Egypt, the shores of the Israeli Mediterranean, and on to the Bosporus and Istanbul. Taking what they think may be their final cruise together in the Mediterranean, adventure finds the group, separates them, and leaves them pondering the future. Is the thrill really gone? Is it time for them to go their separate ways?

Racconto pubblicato nel 1833 è la storia di un naufrago che affida alle onde gli ultimi momenti della sua vita.

Genevieve hates cruises, but Peter, her husband, has bought this one for her after the worst year of her life, and she couldn’t tell him she didn’t want to go. Still traumatized after a family tragedy, both of them have gone into hiding behind small talk and silence. A cruise is the last place where Genevieve could imagine making a friend, but when she meets Thomas, a morbidly obese man, she finds him easy to talk to. Thomas himself has a past—one which has poisoned the only relationship he cared about. By the end of the cruise, all of their lives will have changed.

2082: The United States stagnates while Communist China is on the rise. Eccentric billionaire Grace Jaden thought she had her hands full with her Renewable Energy company facing nationalization, but when a humanitarian effort goes awry, she ends up a wanted criminal. She and her team flee to the high seas of the Pacific, only to find themselves in the midst of global geopolitical, economic, and military conflict. Will the ocean bring freedom or death?

Fünf beruflich erfolgreiche Männer sitzen beisammen. Auch wenn sie in verschiedenen Professionen ihr Geld gemacht haben, ist ihnen doch eines gemeinsam: Ihre Erfahrung auf See. Einer von ihnen, Marlow, erzählt, wie er sein erstes Kommando als zweiter Offizier auf einem Kohlenfrachter nach Bangkok erhielt. Von Anfang an steht die Reise unter keinem guten Stern; zahlreiche Zwischenfälle verhindern das Auslaufen. Endlich auf hoher See, wird bald ein merkwürdiger Geruch spürbar – und eine Rauchfahne, die aus dem Kohlenbunker aufsteigt. Bald brennt die Ladung lichterloh – und Marlow erlebt das größte Abenteuer seiner Jugend.

In this historical fiction, we follow our main character, Mike Allen, throughout his journey of modern exploration on the Queen Mary. Mike quickly makes the company of a young concierge named Katharina, who he avails on his journey. The two are deadest for a flash in the pan romp on the Queen Mary, but soon find out that they both might have gotten more than they bargained for.