Excerpt: "The sun, whose upper edge had just appeared above the horizon, cast its first red beams aslant a deserted wilderness of heaving billows. Here and there a flying fish, spurning its usual element, cut the air like a swift ray of light, falling back into the sea again after its short flight with a splash that sent myriad drops flashing in the sunlight. There were not a few triangular objects, dark in color, and looking like tiny sails, darting...

Sometimes, in order for us to see beauty and happiness, we must free ourselves from our own fears. Today, let's witness a wonderful story of a hermit crab looking for his new shell.

This classic collection of Indian fables and spiritual stories offers an intimate and joyful glimpse at the deep, mythical tradition of India. India is the Home of Fables, which are usually associated western mind with the Greek slave mentioned by Herodotus, by the name of Aesop. Few people realize that these stories, their special form and technique can be traced to very remote sources in India. The same can be said of Gypsy stories all over the...

"I devoured this book. It's just phenomenal." - Goodreads Reviewer A must-read romantic fantasy that can be read as a stand-alone.The Reaper, a notorious sea captain, haunts Brynn's memories. When she wakes on his infamous ship, battered, broken, and with nothing else to lose, she vows her revenge.But the gods of old play wicked games, and when Brynn and the Reaper are stranded together, destiny weaves an epic love story of pain, passion, and jaw-dropping...

I was still on the cliff overlooking the crashing waves of the ocean as it licked up the body I had just thrown over it. It was a little girl of around thirteen who had washed ashore and was the last of the sisters to perish. She had become sick with pneumonia, and as much as I wanted to care for her, she was already on her deathbed...

They eat us to live. We eat them to live forever. When Tomás Torres agrees to consult on an unsuccessful breeding program for a rare species, he finds his new patients are fish with oddly humanoid face and torso - merfolk. The legend that eating a mermaid will grant immortality seems to be based loosely in fact, and early trials suggest their meat is a powerful curative with incredible potential. The corporation with a successful fish farm will...

Excerpt: "The position of a light-house keeper, in a sea infested by submarines, is a peculiar one; but Peter Ramsay, keeper of the Hatchets' Light, had reasons for feeling that his lonely tower, six miles from the mainland, was the happiest habitation in the world. At five o'clock, on a gusty October afternoon, of the year 1916, Peter had just finished his tea and settled down, with a pipe and the last number of the British Weekly, for five minutes'...

Un naufrage, un trésor, une enquête et, surtout, l'île d'Oléron sont au menu de ce récit palpitant. Vous allez suivre une véritable chasse au trésor des plus haletantes o quatre adolescents recherchent le trésor de naufrageurs qui sévissaient à la pointe nord de l'île d'Oléron il n'y a pas si longtemps. À travers des péripéties rocambolesques, ils découvrent l'histoire de l'île à travers les âges et se sensibilisent à la sauvegarde...

His powers could save the ocean. Her vendetta could sink a kingdom. Captain Elouise Farrington, the youngest pirate on the Caviar Sea, seeks revenge on her father's killer. But when her oddly hypnotic foe proposes a pact to kill the Siren Queen and end the War of the Sea's bloodshed, she must make a choice. Put aside her long-brewing retribution or act as the underhanded pirate and use the alliance to claim the life of the man who destroyed her family....

A powerful debut exploring the dark side of Cornwall – the wrecking and the drowned sailors – where poverty drove villagers to dark deeds… Shipwrecks are part of life in the remote village of Porthmorvoren, Cornwall. And as the sea washes the bodies of the drowned onto the beach, it also brings treasures: barrels of liquor, exotic fruit, the chance to lift a fine pair of boots from a corpse, maybe even a jewel or two. When, after a fierce...