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The sign of love The sign of love Barbara Cartland For a girl who'd led such a sheltered life, Bettina Charlwood had shot like a meteor to the dizzying heights of Regency society. To have gone straight from a convent school iri France to a yachtin… OL137236W
Set sail for murder Set sail for murder Carolyn G. Hart Though retired newspaper reporter Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins, Henrie O to her friends, once turned down a marriage proposal from Jimmy Lennox, he's still one of her most cherished friends. So when he … OL15201649W
All dancers on deck All dancers on deck Katharine Holabird When Angelina and her fellow dancers travel by ship to a dance festival in Dacovia, she plays a part in helping a friend and averting the ship from disaster. OL16060319W
History of a pleasure seeker History of a pleasure seeker Richard Mason This opulent, romantic coming-of-age drama set at the height of Europe's belle e poque, is about a young man - Piet Barol - with an instinctive appreciation for pleasure and a gift for finding it. Pi… OL17188545W
Milo y la isla misteriosa Milo y la isla misteriosa Marcus Pfister Milo and some of the other island mice build a raft and go on an ocean voyage in search of the island of striped mice. Halfway through, the book splits into two sections, offering two possible ending… OL17855898W
Decked with holly Decked with holly Marni Bates "Taking a Christmas cruise with her two cousins from hell isn't Holly's idea of a good time. And when seasickness forces her into an open suite, she's pepper-sprayed by a gorgeous guy called Nick. Bu… OL17863833W
Anchors aweigh Anchors aweigh Kathleen Bacus When the intrepid yet helpless Tressa "Calamity" Jayne Turner and her family mistakenly board a Weight Watchers cruise, Tressa discovers a murder plot more dastardly than the local dinners. OL17937293W
Captain Cook Captain Cook Frank McLynn Profiles the famous navigator, addresses the common colonialist misconceptions about the explorer and his death, and re-creates the voyages that took him from his native England to the outer reaches … OL19668544W
The Stolen Sapphire The Stolen Sapphire Sarah Masters Buckey When a famous archaeologist has the priceless jewel he is carrying to London aboard a cruise ship stolen, Samantha and Nellie help him narrow down the suspects OL1990295W
The unimaginable The unimaginable Dina Silver After twenty-eight years of playing by the rules, Jessica Gregory moves from her small Indiana town to Phuket,Thailand. But her newfound routine is upended with the arrival of Grant Flynn, a captivat… OL19991661W
Cruising & cruise ships 2017 Cruising & cruise ships 2017 Douglas Ward "All reviews are completely independent ... [includes]: reviews of 275 cruise ships; tips on getting the best value for money; details that the brochures don't include; internationally recognized ra… OL20045560W
The false Inspector Dew The false Inspector Dew Peter Lovesey "It is 1921, and Alma Webster, a reader of romances, is passionately in love with her dentist, Walter Baranov. There is only one foreseeable outcome: the murder of his wife. Inspired by the real-life… OL20880688W
Master's Wife Master's Wife Jane Jackson 318 pages (large print) ; 24 cm OL21125021W
Burn Burn Linda Howard Jenner Redwine does not expect danger on a two week charity cruise and when Cael Traylor tells Jenner her friend is being held captive and won't be hurt if she does what he says she is afraid for her… OL21537117W
In deep In deep Chloe Harris "It's 1745. Betrayed, kidnapped, and stranded in the Caribbean, Irish beauty Jaidyn Donelly realizes her only hope for making money - and gaining a passage north - is with her luscious body. Irresist… OL22627035W
Treasure Island Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is an adventure tale known for its atmosphere, characters and action, and also as a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality — as se… OL24034W
The discovery of the sea The discovery of the sea J. H. Parry "A maritime history of the great age of discovery which separates medieval and modern history"--Book jacket. OL24261178W
The nigger of the "Narcissus" The nigger of the "Narcissus" Joseph Conrad “My task... is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel - it is, before all, to make you see. That - and no more, and it is everything. If I succeed, you shall find there… OL38815W
The Colossus of Rhodes (The Roman Mysteries #9) The Colossus of Rhodes (The Roman Mysteries #9) Caroline Lawrence In 80 A.D., ten-year-old Roman sleuth Flavia and her friends sail from Corinth to Rhodes to try to stop a mysterious man who is kidnapping children and selling them into slavery. OL5718697W
The case of the high seas secret The case of the high seas secret Alice Leonhardt Mary-Kate and Ashley try to find out who is stealing prizes from a scavenger hunt during a cruise vacation. OL744791W
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