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Convicted of treason despite their heroic defense against Napoleon’s invasion of England, Temeraire and Captain Will Laurence have been transported to a prison colony in distant Australia—and into a hornet’s nest of fresh complications. The colony is in turmoil after the overthrow of military governor William Bligh—aka Captain Bligh, late of HMS Bounty. And when Bligh tries to enlist them in his bid to regain office, the dragon and his captain are caught in the middle of a political power struggle.

На долю Зельды Марш выпало немало горестей и жизненных испытаний. Рано лишившись матери, она воспитывалась у тетки, строгие порядки и правила которой совсем не нравились юной девушке. У Зельды была мечта – она хотела стать великой актрисой, поэтому в один из дней попросту убежала из ненавистного ей дома. Совершив немало ошибок на пути к достижению своей цели, девушка несмотря ни на что смогла добиться успеха став в конечном итоге мудрой, самодостаточной, независимой женщиной.

Scuttler's Cove is a working village, nestling in dramatic coastal scenery in Cornwall, where life has gone on uninterrupted for centuries... until this seaside idyll was discovered by the rich. Now the quaint harbour-front cottages have been snapped up by second-homers and rental companies, and the locals can barely afford to live in their own town. It is a very different place for Merrin Moon, who left for university at the age of eighteen and never looked back. Now in her thirties, she returns to the Cove for the first time since, after the death of her mother.

Meeresrauschen, eine unverhoffte Begegnung und ganz viel Liebe Das Hörbuch für die Extraportion Herzklopfen an der Ostsee – Jetzt auch als Hörbuch! Um das Chaos in ihrem Leben hinter sich zu lassen, beschließt Kati, Urlaub an der Ostsee zu machen und dort ihre beste Freundin Nele zu besuchen. Denn manchmal muss es doch ein bisschen mehr, ähm, Meer sein, oder? Schon bei ihrer Ankunft stößt sie mit dem viel zu rauen, viel zu bärtigen und viel zu großen Keno zusammen, der sich dann auch noch als ihr Nachbar entpuppt. Von der erhofften Entspannung scheint nun nicht mehr viel übrig zu sein.

Captain Turnhouse RN—Bloody Nick—is still in the Mediterranean, nursing his experimental frigate and enjoying the mixed blessings of being favored by Old Jervie, a hard but just taskmaster. The French are still reeling from the shock of the Battle of the Nile, the Ottoman Empire is hastening into decline, the Spanish are in their customary disarray, and the Barbary Rovers are enjoying a resurgence. The Mediterranean is in a state of chaos—ideal for a predatory young captain, even if at first in an unreliable ship.

Aboard the Titanic, where opulence knows no bounds and the horizon seems limitless, two women fight for the futures they dream of, fraught with secrets that could change everything. Hannah Martin is clinging to the hope that six days on this grand ship will heal the wounds in her marriage to Charles. Beneath her poised exterior lies a desperation to mend what was shattered and conceal a secret that could upend their lives forever.

Nick Turnhouse is now a senior captain, some two thirds of the way up the List, perhaps as little as five years short of automatic promotion to Rear Admiral. As such, he must accept more responsibility, and he will be expected to offer more than blind obedience to his orders. It is time to replace Bloody Nick with Sir Nicholas.

The Duke of Devonshire has given Major William Gunn one last chance to save his daughter’s life. All William needs to do is the impossible. He must travel to China—where merely setting foot onshore is a death sentence for a European—then find a way to break into the impenetrable Forbidden City and steal tea from the Dragon Throne itself.

South Sea Tales (1911) is a collection of short stories written by Jack London. Most stories are set in island communities, like those of Hawaii, or are set aboard a ship. Contents: The House of Mapuhi / The Whale Tooth / Mauki / "Yah! Yah! Yah!" / The Heathen / The Terrible Solomons / The Inevitable White Man / The Seed of McCoy

The short-lived Peace of Amiens is over. Entered into in bad faith, the Peace has provided both sides with the chance to take a breath and restock their arsenals. Sir Nicholas Turnhouse, Bloody Nick, has recovered from his wound and is ready to go to sea again, supported by his lady. Only at sea will he be able to achieve the promotion in rank and honors that both believe to be his due. He is given Hawke, 44, again and sets out for the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea to tidy up the remnants of Napoleon's Army of Egypt.

At the start of summer, billionaire couple Francis and Lila Cameron set off on their private luxury sailboat to celebrate the high school graduation of their two beloved children. Three weeks later, the Camerons have not been heard from, the captain hasn’t responded to radio calls, and the sailboat is found floating off the coast of Florida. Empty. Where are the Camerons? What happened on their trip? And what secrets does the beautiful boat hold?

Billy Budd, a handsome sailor working on a British naval ship in the eighteenth century, is falsely accused of mutiny against the ship’s captain by the master-at-arms, John Claggart. Billy, who unfortunately obtains a speech impediment, is overcome by the accusation and unable to verbally defend himself against Claggart’s unfounded hate for him. Instead, he lashes out at Claggart, much to his own demise. An instant classic once published, Billy Budd is a tragic tale that has been adapted into film, plays and even an opera. This audiobook edition is narrated by the talented Christopher Ragland.

Bloody Nick Turnhouse has returned from Mauritius to Bombay, where he is welcomed with orders received from London by the overland route. He is to frighten the Spanish by showing himself in a powerful ship of war off Manila and then along the Pacific coast of South America, lands which have not seen an enemy in a generation.

Denmark has a large ocean-going fleet, but is neutral and terrified of France. Nick Turnhouse is tasked to find a way of taking the Danish fleet, laid up in Copenhagen, intact and immediately usable. There is a way—provided he and the government of the day are prepared to sacrifice honor and decency. Perfidious Albion may yet prevail.

Thomas lives a slow, deliberate life with his mother in Longferry, working his grandpa’s trade as a shanker. He rises early to take his horse and cart to the grey, gloomy beach to scrape for shrimp; spending the rest of the day selling his wares, trying to wash away the salt and scum, pining for Joan Wyeth down the street and rehearsing songs on his guitar. At heart, he is a folk musician, but it remains a private dream.

Wenn einen das Leben zu neuen Ufern trägt, wartet das Glück oft schon am Horizont: Mit leeren Konten sitzengelassen, bleibt Tammy nichts anderes übrig, als zu ihrer Mutter nach Usedom zu ziehen. Doch um ihre innere Mitte wiederzuerlangen, findet sie in der kleinen Wohnung einfach keine Ruhe. Für ihre Yogastunden nutzt sie daher heimlich ein Musterhaus, zu dem ihr die befreundete Maklerin Mirjam den Schlüssel gibt. Nick wurde von seiner Frau vor die Tür gesetzt, aber ein Hotel kommt für ihn nicht infrage. Stattdessen zieht er sich ins Musterhaus seiner Baufirma zurück.

When Pixie Tate is summoned to the wild Cornish coast to unravel a curious mystery at the stately St Sidwell Manor, she knows that something quite extraordinary must be hiding in its shadows. Over one hundred years ago, in the dark of night, a child vanished from his bed never to be seen again—and Pixie must now discover the truth of those final moonlit hours.

It’s the start of the new academic year and Ivy is ready for her future to begin at a prestigious university far from home. But her first year will be everything and nothing like she expected. Flung into a world of rigorous academics, secret societies and intense relationships, Ivy finds her feet quicker than she expected – things couldn’t be going better if she had planned them. But Ivy is keeping secrets.