Faith has abandoned faith and tradition to earn her fortune and protect her sisters and herself from arranged marriages. Can a god-fearing captain in the Royal British Navy teach her about true love? Hope has chased what she thought was love all the way into the Caribbean, but will the sacrifices of a ship builder be enough to show her the truth about love? Grace has piously clung to her version of truth, but will a French mercenary have something to teach her about redemption and love?

    Still, Cristabel would soon discover that British sailors were the very least of her worries-for the pirate captain, Bully Booth, owned no loyalty-no sympathy for those he captured. Yet hope was not entirely lost-for where there was found one crew of pirates-there was ever found another. Though Cristabel Albay would never have dreamed that she may find fortune in being captured by one pirate captain only to be taken by another-she did! Bully Booth took no man alive-let no woman live long. But the pirate Navarrone was known for his clemency. Thus, Cristabel's hope in knowing her life's continuance was restored. Nonetheless, as Cristabel's heart began to yearn for the affections of her handsome, beguiling captor-she wondered if Captain Navarrone had only saved her life to execute her poor heart!

    Discover the history behind the life of a real pirate, Captain John Phillips, and his crew and witness as this majestic captain discovers his love of a Celtic witch. An amazing adventure as historical fiction meets paranormal romance on the high seas of the Caribbean.

    Captain Blackjack and his crew set sail for buried treasure but there are lots of dangers they must avoid along the way.

    Most of them are folklore inspired and include fiction about pirates, sea treasures, monsters, and mermen/maids. This is the second book in the 'tales' anthology series.

    Pirates, puzzles, and peril await the privateer crew as they seek to recover the vast treasure of Morgan's Lost Gold from the mysterious Aztec underworld of the Midnight Passage. Betrayal! A treaty is signed, and suddenly the British privateers are named pirates by the very Crown they serve. Some embrace the new title and the bloody life that comes with it; others, like Captain Jim Thatcher, are not so eager to turn against the world they love. Exiled from Port Royal, Thatcher and the crew of the Adventure set out on a new mission. They seek to recover a vast fortune in gold and emeralds that disappeared a half-century before, hoping it will be enough to buy their pardons. But Thatcher soon learns that the Adventure is not the only ship on the hunt for the treasure. An Indiaman pursues them across the Windward Passage; it is the Havoc, captained by Thatcher's long-time nemesis, Edward Teach, the infamous Blackbeard. Fleeing the powerful pirate ship and following a questionable treasure map, the crew takes refuge at the mouth of an underground river system, the ancient Aztec underworld. They are trapped by the Havoc; there is nowhere to go but forward, but there are worse things than pirates in the Caribbean. Deadly puzzles, booby traps, and something even more sinister await the crew in the darkness of the Midnight Passage.

    Oliver was small, he didn't like it at all. He wished he was tall and mighty. Oliver is having a bath during a thunderstorm and as the thunder gets louder and the storm gets more scary he uses his imagination to face his fears and overcome them.

    An expert of guarding her heart and keeping people out, she never shows remorse and uses people until she gets what she wants, but the hope for a normal life glimmers just beyond her reach. Then she meets Tarik Vartouth and her world splinters with new emotions and possibilities.Tarik survived the murder of his sisters and the collapse of his laid-back existence. He’s sick of the mandatory breeding programs for genetic supremacy on Nazulara that send innocent people to death and is looking to campaign for democracy for his species. When the opportunity to befriend Emma is presented, he takes it and makes a play for her ship in order to carry out his own plot for revenge against his father—the Premier and ruler of the planet. Stakes are raised when sparks between him and Emma fly. Now their future, as well as the planet’s, hangs in the balance.These two independent and strong-willed people must learn how to set aside their own issues in order to work together for survival and the greater good—unless they kill each other first.

    A being known as Diablero has miraculously reanimated the bones of Edward Teach and is moving relentlessly, day and night, through the dark forests and waterways of north-eastern North Carolina. The demon leaves a trail of headless corpses as it slowly makes its way through the swamp to a relic dealer in Williamsburg, Virginia, where it can reacquire what was lost so long ago--the skull that will make it human once again.But it doesn't stop there. Underneath an ancient church on an island in the Bahamas lies a cave with a secret as fascinating as it is terrifying, and it's Blackbeard's ultimate destination. Hunter and Lisa are joined in their fight by others who say they also seek to destroy the demon. But their true intentions may be less than honorable, and Teach is about to open the gates of Hell on an unsuspecting world.Then, there are the dreams, strange visions of things that have yet to come to pass, and other visions of unspeakable horror. Teach has to be destroyed at all costs, but how can mere humans stop the unstoppable?One man knows the answer, a shaman who has plenty of secrets of his own. And he must be found before it's too late. Not only for Hunter and Lisa, but for the entire human race."Blackbeard is fertile ground for pure evil, and Toby Tate's Diablero does the subject justice. A well-crafted read."- Steve Alten, New York Times bestselling author of The MEG series.“...an enjoyable modern day take on Blackbeard’s tale.”- HorrorNews.com

    When their ship is mercilessly sunk by pirates, British marine Jan and Dominican priest Timoteo are brought before the captain of the Trivia. Under its strange red sails, they hear the terrible tale of Captain Vigoreaux, a vampire captain with a crew of werewolves.With the full moon rising, the men are put ashore on a remote cannibal island and turned loose--to be hunted for sport. But with the aid of Sampari, a native girl with a passionate desire to put an end to her tribe's oppression, the three of them just might find a way.

    A gothic novel of mystery, romance — and pockets!Follow cousins Alice and Lizzie as they are kidnapped from Lord Mangrove’s funeral cortege, spirited away by highwaymen, then sold to nefarious seamen until they’re captured by pirates without so much as an improving book to read!

    Break the code, me bucko, and you'll be forced to walk the plank.

    Tall Ships And Dark Rum Intermingle With Spells And Romance In This Collection Of Short Stories Of Nautical Derring-Do Guaranteed To Send Chills And Thrills Down Your Spine. Join The Crew, And Push Off To Worlds Unknown. Just Be Warned... Thar Be Pirates In Them Thar Waters. With Tales By: Gail Z. Martin * Ba Collins * Danny Birt * James R. Stratton * Laurel Anne Hill * Mj Blehart * Tera Fulbright * Davey Beauchamp * Michael A. Ventrella * Danielle Ackley-Mcphail * Stuart Jaffe And Misty Massey Interior Art By Bryan Prindiville

    Relentlessly pursued by Governor Berkley, she flees in her battered ship, the Scarlett Dragon, aided by her friend and fellow pirate captain Bugs Nailhall. Desperate to elude capture and the gallows, and with her crew on the brink of mutiny, she has a chance run-in with the biggest and most feared maurader of the new world: Captain Cannonflash Jones! While she knows nothing of this massive man, womanly need is overwhelming and the danger that surrounds him draws her like a bee to honey.However, not all is as it appears. Captain Jones is a pirate, after all, and the reward that hovers over Rose is huge and tempting. But other forces aret at work, forces she has no control over, and her daily struggle to survive and elude capture plunges her neck deep into affairs she had never thought she would become a part of.And even as she struggles just to survive it all, she finds her heart in danger of belonging to someone else, someone who could sell her to the Crown and end her life as a pirate forever...

    Ship ahoy, me hearties, we'll plunder at our leisure! From plundering for valuables to deadly daggers and with a search-and-find on every page, this book is for all landlubber boys and girls who dream of sailing the seven seas. The rhythmic text will have readers singing shanties, wearing eye patches, and growling "argh" in no time.

    Legends persist, though, of their unlimited wealth and the treasures that can be obtained by anyone luky enough to find a Khef-Tui outpost, and bold enough to claim it. Now, rumors of just such an island have come to the ears of The Sisterhood - an all-female group of pirates. Khef-Tui treasure is a strong lure for Captain Marg and the Coralshell Sisters, but the question remains: How far will the warrior women go to become the richest pirates in the Blue Kingdoms -- and what unforeseen obstacles stand in their way?This action-packed adventure features the saucy Coralshell Sisters before they joined the Starcutter crew. The short story was originally published in the anthology - Blue Kingdoms: Buxom Buccaneers.Stephen D. Sullivan is the award-winning author of dozens of novels and stories, including trilogies for Legend of the Five Rings, Spider Riders, and Dragonlance.

    But when he goes to stay with his crazy uncles, Axel always ends up stealing the show. Axel's Uncle Rackham has been searching for pirate treasure for years. Can Axel help him finally hit the jackpot?

    Pirates of the CaribbeanJack/JamesCommodore Norrington and Captain Sparrow find themselves in a nasty jam and must rely on one another to escape.

    Captain Ezekiel Jones thinks he's just won the ship Red Coral from Captain Argus the Black in a poker game, instead he's won much more...1st place winner of the Pirate themed story on Bookrix 2010

    From Viking battles of revenge and high sea betrayal, to modern-day piracy and space banditry, these twenty tales conjure up our inner pirate. Join the crews of women pirates who triumph in victory, face the gallows, and become unlikely heroes--women who follow the code of the Skull & Crossbones.

    Full of high adventure, dastardly deeds, and newly uncovered lore, this book features such famous characters as Capt. William Kidd and the notoriously cruel Blackbeard, as well as lesser known pirates from the Revolutionary War era who were based in Jersey.

    A time when the Spanish Inquisition persecuted pagans, devil worshipers, and Lutherans. A time when exploring the New World meant battling the elements, the Spanish navy, and very angry monkeys.Duchess Prudy Buckingham has been saddled with an arranged marriage to a Japanese warlord. Samurai have been dispatched to escort the feisty English duchess back to Japan. Much to the dismay of Koji, the lead samurai, Prudy is more interested in something else. Her father, an English naval officer, has disappeared, and she desperately needs to find him.While in the Caribbean, they are attacked by the notorious Rat Bastard, a ship full of seedy, smelly, and altogether unpleasant pirates. Prudy sees this as her chance to get out of the arranged marriage and rescue her father. Koji and the other samurai are charged to protect her, and so have little choice but to accompany her on this new adventure. Working together, this band of cutthroats and misfits must find Prudy's father, pillage the rich merchant ships, battle the Spanish navy, and above all, avoid the Flamenco dancers.Samurai Pirates is approximately 67,000 words.About the author: Dr. Jim Ollhoff is an author and professor.

    This is a journey through time, spanning more than 5,000 years and all seven of the world's oceans, during which you will encounter coastal pirates, privateers, corsairs, buccaneers, freebooters, and filibusters. With more than 500 historical illustrations, photos, and maps, the book recounts the rise and fall of notorious pirates, describes their ships and weapons, and gives an account of their lives on board ship and on land. The compelling text, backed by solid facts and information, provides a unique insight into the history of piracy.

    Until one day the whole crew is stranded on a tropical island with nothing to eat…

    

    He is an American whose fight for liberty from England ruined her family's wealth and led to her father's death. But Deborah's dying wish is that Heather take little Jamie to his father in Charleston.Ever since his one true love, Deborah, mysteriously disappeared, Lucas has avoided romantic entanglements. But that was before Heather appeared with Jamie - and a letter from Deborah revealing that Lucas's pirate brother, Marcus, had kidnapped her and fathered Jamie. Acceding to Deborah's desire to protect Jaime from being maligned as a pirate's child, Lucas claims him as his son.As they work together to build a new life for Jamie, can Heather and Lucas resist their growing attraction, or will mutinous hearts finally admit their love when an enemy's desperate plot threatens their very lives?

    

    Incorporating a wealth of new research, "Pirates of the Americas" offers hundreds of entries on the most famous--and infamous--buccaneers of the 1600s and 1700s, separating fact from fancy as it describes the men, their exploits, and the era in which they prowled the seas of North and Central America."Pirates of the Americas" begins in the mid- to late-17th century Caribbean--the earliest cradle of piracy in the New World--with detailed coverage of Dutch and French corsairs, English rovers such as Henry Morgan, and the Spaniards who fought against them all. The second volume marks the retreat of piracy into new hunting grounds--the Pacific and Red Sea--from the 1690s to the early 18th century, ending with the final pursuit into extinction in North America of last-gasp renegades such as William Kidd, Bartholomew Roberts, and Blackbeard.

    Lost Treasures recounts the fascinating stories behind the endless quest for the world's missing fortunes. Fully illustrated and containing detailed maps, the book charts the original histories of treasures waiting to be found-continent by continent and ocean by ocean. Written by an experienced archaeologist and filled with more than 250 remarkable images of precious finds, Lost Treasures takes readers on a journey through time and around the globe in search of rumored riches and uncovered wealth.

    But between suffragists, assassins, submariners, Scots impersonators, by-elections, and aunts, having a quiet holiday is proving to be a tricky matter for Elliott Graven and Paisley DeLoup. And with Alexander Graham Bell hosting a meeting that threatens to plunge the world into war (not to mention making romance dashed difficult), it's all Elliott and Paisley can do to keep their heads above water. Especially after their ship sinks.Latest review:"Fun reading that will delight fans of Phillip Pullman..."-Lois McNicol, TriState Reviews (Oct 28, 2011) http://tristatereviews.blogspot.com/2...