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Die Künstlerin Finja Harms lebt bereits seit ihrer Geburt auf der grünen Nordseeinsel Spiekeroog. Lukas ist nur unfreiwillig als Vertretung auf der Insel und wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher, als endlich zu seinem normalen Leben zurückkehren zu können. Zuerst kann er mit Finjas freiherziger Art nicht viel anfangen, doch schon bald fasziniert sie ihn immer mehr. Unerwartet erhält Lukas doch noch die Möglichkeit, nach Hause und zu seinem alten Job zurückzukehren. Kann er Finja und die Insel verlassen?

*SHARPE’S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Major Sharpe finds himself a fugitive, hunted by enemy and ally alike. Major Richard Sharpe awaits the opening shots of the army’s campaign with grim expectancy. For victory depends on the...

In late 1756, as the British government collapses in the aftermath of the loss of Minorca, and the country and navy are thrown into political chaos, a small force of ships is sent to the West Indies to reinforce the Leeward Islands Squadron. Captain Edward Carlisle and his first lieutenant George Holbrooke are fresh from the Mediterranean and their capture of a powerful French man-of-war. Their new frigate Medina has orders to join a squadron commanded by a terminally ill commodore. Their mission: a near-suicidal assault on a strong Caribbean island fortress.

Juan Cabrillo and the Oregon crew's search for missing NASA technology leads to a globe-trotting adventure in this novel in the #1 New York Times-bestselling series. On December 7, 1941, five brothers exploring a shaft on a small island off the coast of Washington state make an extraordinary...

As they listened to the death throes of their sister ship Mako sinking in the Pacific where the waters were six miles deep, the crew of USS Eelfish suddenly came of age. They were a new breed: a brand-new fleet submarine crewed by draftees and reservists. Hidebound regular Navy officers believed they wouldn't fight. But fight they did with reckless abandon, proving themselves on two fronts - against the Japanese at sea, and against their own Admirals, who clung to outmoded concepts of how to wage war under the sea.

Marcus Baxter may have survived one naval battle, but his troubles are far from over. Despite serving with the Russian navy aboard the Yaroslovich, he is arrested by the Tsarist secret police for conspiracy and sent west on the Trans-Siberian railway to St. Petersburg. Competing factions within the secret police disrupt his journey and he finds himself in Odessa. Odessa, though, is in the grip of revolutionary riots and Baxter finds himself trapped in the city as violence and anarchy spreads. 

In Ernest Hemingway's masterful novella, The Old Man and the Sea, join Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman, on his epic struggle against nature's fury and his own inner demons. A timeless tale of resilience, determination, and the enduring bond between man and the sea.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. We, The Drowned is an epic novel about generations of men who go to sea and the women and children they leave behind. Filled with adventure, cannibals, shrunken heads, prophetic dreams, forbidden passions, cowards, heroes, tragedies, love, and survival, this book takes...

Wilson shot a glance over his right shoulder at San Ramon. In addition to the blinking of anti-aircraft artillery guns, he could see clouds of smoke on the field from the numerous Slash hits. Breathing through his mouth, he concentrated on getting fast and maintaining a slight climb. Bright fireballs of AAA shot by him in groups of three and four, orderly trails from low to high. His body was tense, ready for impact. He felt and heard the thud behind, on his right.

Franny Stone es el tipo de mujer incapaz de comprometerse. Sin embargo, cuando la naturaleza que adora comienza a desaparecer, no puede seguir por el mundo sin un destino. Dejando todo atrás, llega a Groenlandia para seguir a los últimos charranes árticos del mundo en su migración final hacia la Antártida. Convence a Ennis Malone, capitán del Saghani, de que la acepte a bordo con la promesa de que las aves los llevarán a un sitio de pesca.

Inselliebe und Nordseebrise. Zusammen mit ihrem Bruder führt Rieke das Familienrestaurant Wilkens auf der idyllischen Insel Spiekeroog. Alles könnte so schön sein, wäre da nicht der Halbspanier Nando, der für ihre Mutter als Servicekraft einspringt und sie mit seiner lockeren Art beinahe um den Verstand bringt. Immer wieder geraten sie aneinander, weil er sie nicht in Ruhe lässt. Wen interessiert schon sein aufgesetzter südländischer Charme und seine Tierliebe? Bis Rieke erkennt, dass sie ihn nur auf Abstand hält, weil sie Angst hat, verletzt zu werden, wenn er irgendwann die Insel verlässt.

Her boat. Her rules. His music. Their hearts . . . From the queen of cosy fantasy and acclaimed author of The Spellshop, Sea of Charms is a delightful fantasy romance about finding your crew, your family, and moreover, finding yourself. Marin has always belonged on the great blue sea. Betrayed...

Devastated by the loss of his family, Gideon Markham has retreated to his ship and the life of the sea. Heir to a privateering tradition, he brings his schooner into the Gulf of Mexico to wage unremitting war on the British who threaten America’s freedom. But the puritanical Gideon finds the Gulf a strange and threatening place, and soon he must face Jean Laffite’s pirates, a mutiny, an attack by Red Stick Creeks, and a British invasion…none of which he finds as baffling and alarming as Maria-Anna de Suarez.

Chairman of the Corporation Juan Cabrillo and his mercenary crew steer theOregon into battle against a militant leader and his cult-like followers in this #1 New York Times-bestselling series. Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the covert combat ship Oregon have barely escaped a mission on the Congo...

The key to eternal life has been found beneath two thousand feet of icy water in an area known as the "Lost City." To a family of ruthless French arms dealers, the Lost City is the key to world domination. To Kurt Austin, leader of NUMA's Special Assignments Team, and his colleague Joe Zavala...

SEA STORIES tells the entire tale. You will find excerpts of some of the most famous nautical stories of all time. Most of us have passed through a period of life during which we have ardently longed to be, if not actually a rover, a buccaneer, or a pirate, at least and really a sailor!

Liverpool 1940. Alice King stands on the deck of SS Carlisle, waiting to escort a group of children to Canada as overseas evacuees. She is finally doing her bit for the war. In London, as the Blitz bombs rain down and the threat of German invasion looms, Lily Nicholls anxiously counts the days for news of her son and daughter’s safe arrival.

In un paese sulla costa della Sicilia orientale, la giunta comunale ha un’idea per risollevare il teatro cittadino. Richiamare a casa come direttore artistico il figliol prodigo, che ha abbandonato la provincia e l’isola per diventare un attore di successo. Lui accetta felice, pieno di aspettative. È pronto a portare avanti un progetto innovativo e dal respiro internazionale. Ma, varcata la porta dell’edificio di fine Ottocento, quello che vede è sconfortante: i corridoi sono affollati di dipendenti annoiati che spostano carte e si accaparrano straordinari che non fanno, la biglietteria non funziona, la sartoria è abbandonata da tempo.

Et pourquoi veux-tu donc un bateau, peut-on le savoir, tel fut en effet ce que le roi lui demanda...

The scorching, escapist new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Castaways ‘An addictive sun-soaked thriller’ MARIE CLAIRE ‘The perfect holiday read’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS ‘Brimming with tension’ CLARE MACKINTOSH ‘Talk about twists and turns’ EMMA STONEX ‘Utterly...