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In this Regency twist of My Fair Lady, Jack would rather be at sea than fixing the mistakes of his grandfather, the late Earl of Stansworth. Instead, he finds that inheriting his grandfather's wealth and title—and securing the welfare of his sister and mother—means joining the ranks of high society and living with the aristocracy. Luckily, Ivy Carlisle, the granddaughter of a dear friend of Jack's late grandmother, is willing
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English
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Seventeen-year-old Maile falls in love with Englishman John Harbottle, the navigator for Captain James Cook when they arrive in the Sandwich Islands. The two cultures clash after the death of Captain Cook in 1779, and Maile is forced to make an impossible decision: save John or save her people.
3) Dark Shores
Author
Series
Dark shores volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Told from two viewpoints, Teriana, a sea captain's daughter, and Marcus, a soldier, are compelled by Celendor's tyrranical new ruler to undertake the conquest of the West. Includes glossary.
Author
Series
Seven sisters (Lucinda Riley) volume 2
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
7) Billy Budd
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
1992
Edition
1st Tor ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Narrates the hatred of petty officer Claggart for Billy, a handsome Spanish sailor. Billy strikes and kills Claggart, and is condemned by Captain Vere even though the latter senses Billy's spiritual innocence.
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 8
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
[2008], c2007
Language
English
Description
Thomas Kydd and Nicholas Renzi return to England to find the country on the brink of starvation and bankruptcy and as Kydd takes command of the Teazer he finds himself falling in love with the admiral's daughter, a situation leads to a difficult decision.
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Isles of the gods volume 1
Language
English
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Selly's plans to follow her father to the north seas are dashed when a handsome stranger with tell-tale magician's marks on his arm boards her ship and presents her with a dangerous mission--to sail to the Isles of the Gods so he can complete a mysteriousritual.
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Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
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Publisher's description: Almost from the time of its publication in 1846, Melville's first book, based on his own travels in the South Seas, has been recognized as a classic in the literature of travel and adventure. Although initially rejected as too fantastic to be true, Typee was immensely popular and regarded in Melville's lifetime as his best work. It established his reputation as the literary discoverer of the South Seas and inspired the likes...
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 6
Publisher
McBooks Press
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Joining the forces of Admiral Horatio Nelson during the historical Battle of the Nile, Lieutenant Thomas Kydd of the Tenacious participates in a no-holds-barred struggle for control of the Mediterranean before joining the siege of Acre, where he finds himself dangerously outnumbered.
13) The star thief
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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"Young parlor maid Honorine and her friend Francis find themselves in the middle of an epic feud between a crew of scientific sailors and the magical constellations come to life"--
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jack Hoynton enlists in the Royal Navy and is assigned to the HMS Defender to protect the British from invasion by Napoleon, and he must endure hard work and danger on the high seas as well as a fierce battle and betrayal by a spy.
Author
Publisher
The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The dramatic and moving re-imagination of the characters from Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea, set against the backdrop of a late-nineteenth-century English Channel town that harbors many secrets. After a ferocious early springtime storm, young Norwegian sailor Hans Lyngstrand is shipwrecked in the English Channel near the coastal Kent town of Dengate; he is one of few survivors. Soon after, aspiring journalist Martin Bridges takes a job as the reporter...
16) Tides of mutiny
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Series
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A sixteen-year-old girl hiding as a cabin boy must fight for her place in a world that executes female sailors, all while falling for a mysterious stowaway who could destroy everything"--
In a world where female sailors are executed, Lane's dream of being a ship's captain seems impossible. Sea life is all she knows, and Lane has to hide as a captain's boy to avoid being killed. Then an old pirate enemy comes after her father, and she begins hearing...
Author
Series
Navy series (Debbie Macomber) volume 5
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"Navy baby- It was a night she'd never forget... two strangers coming together in a moment of intense desire. But now sheltered Hannah Raymond is expecting the child of a rugged naval seaman she thought she'd never see again. Riley Murdock has been searching for Hannah for months- ever since that soul-shaking night of passion. Now fate has reunited them. Determined to give his child the chance he never had. Riley marries Hannah. They've created...
Author
Series
Kydd novels volume 4
Publisher
Distributed to the trade by National Book Network
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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