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1) Black swan
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Language
English
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A sudden storm drives Sam, Amanda, and their sailboat into harbor at Fishers Island. The owner of the Black Swan, a small hotel, reluctantly gives them lodging. When a fellow lodger dies in circumstances that suggest a killer in their midst, Sam must ferret out the corporate secrets behind the murder.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Jasmine Randhawa likes everyone to think she has it all-great job, perfect Seattle apartment, and a handsome boyfriend. But she's not as confident or successful as she seems, and her relationship is at a breaking point. When Jasmine finds herself single and tagging along on her parents' vacation, she's not sure her life can get any farther off course. It's a nightmare for someone who's been so fiercely independent to find herself on a cruise full...
3) Sea wife
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Juliet is failing to juggle motherhood and her stalled-out dissertation on confessional poetry when her husband, Michael, informs her that he wants to leave his job and buy a sailboat. With their two kids - Sybil, age seven, and George, age two - Juliet and Michael set off for Panama, where their forty-four foot sailboat awaits them. The initial result is transformative; the marriage is given a gust of energy, Juliet emerges from her depression,...
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Series
Publisher
Debolsillo
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
En una tierra sin nombre ni tiempo, un hombre llama a la puerta del rey para pedirle un barco con que zarpar en busca de la isla desconocida. Las trabas burocráticas que le ponen, la dificultad para emprender el viaje, la procedencia de la tripulación, los pertrechos necesarios y hasta el sitio de la presunta isla serán el objeto de esta narración en apariencia sencilla, pero que va ganando hondura con cada página.
Author
Publisher
Interlude Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Raised on a small island in North Carolina's Outer Banks, Willa has a picture-perfect life: hanging out at the beach with her friends, living in a cozy sea-side cottage, working at a sailing store, and running a hugely popular sailing Instagram. When a group of followers enters her into High Seas, a televised national sailing championship, it should be no problem. Too bad Willa doesn't actually know how to sail at all. Desperate to avoid having her...
7) The crossing
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Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Andrew Miller's The Crossing is a fascinating modern tale of a brave and uncompromising woman's attempt to seize control of her life and fate. Who else has entered Tim's life the way Maud did? This girl who fell past him, lay seemingly dead on the ground, then stood and walked. That was where it all began. He wants her-wants to rescue her, to reach her. Yet there is nothing to suggest Maud has any need of him, that she is not already complete. A...
9) Shell beach
Author
Series
Miramar Bay novels volume 8
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Noah Hearst is leaving a life he's spent twelve years building. Professionally, a losing battle for his job after a hostile takeover. Personally, signing away his marriage in a split that was a long time coming. Now, the difficult part: deciding who he is, what he wants, and where to go next. Maybe it's time to realize a dream that's carried him through hard times: owning a boat. Traveling the ocean, exploring new ports, embracing the endless horizon....
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Series
Swallows and Amazons volume 1
Publisher
David R. Godine
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
The crew of the Swallow spend an adventurous summer on an English lake.
Originally published in the UK in 1930, this book introduces the Walker family, the camp on Wild Cat Island, the able-bodied catboat "Swallow," and the two intrepid Amazons, plucky Nancy and Peggy Blackett. Set in the English Lake District in the period between the two World Wars, when the world was a safer and simpler place. The children have fun sailing, camping, fishing, swimming...
11) Ahoy!
Author
Publisher
Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Join a child captain and parent first mate as they embark on a wild high seas adventure-all without leaving the living room! This imaginative romp of a picture book is filled with glorious illustrations from a beloved Caldecott Medalist and New York Times bestselling creator.
Raise the mainsail! Batten the hatches! It's time to set sail...on the couch! There's a storm coming, and a child is ready to captain the ship. "Make haste and climb aboard,"...
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