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"King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows he's a guaranteed good time-in bed and out-and that's exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She's immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his... personality? And wants to be friends? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is. Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox's spare bedroom....
2) Reeling
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"RayAnne's adventure takes our intrepid heroine, haunted by her beloved grandmother's death, to New Zealand to film a new season of her all-women fishing talk show"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Tessa Bailey is back with a Schitt's Creek-inspired rom-com about a Hollywood "It Girl" who's cut off from her wealthy family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town... where she butts heads with a surly, sexy local who thinks she doesn't belong" -- Provided by publisher.
Piper Bellinger is fashionable, influential, and her reputation as a wild child means the paparazzi are constantly on her heels. When too much champagne and an out-of-control...
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2007 Audie Award Finalist for Solo Narration—Male
The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the most enduring works of American fiction. It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
Using the simple, powerful language of a fable, Hemingway takes...
The last novel Ernest Hemingway saw published, The Old Man and the Sea has proved itself to be one of the most enduring works of American fiction. It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
Using the simple, powerful language of a fable, Hemingway takes...
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Stone Arch Books
Publication Date
c2010
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1 online resource (32 p.) : col. ill. ; 19 cm.
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English
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While working on a fishing boat out at sea, Carlos spots a woman hanging on to a piece of driftwood and hauls her aboard. When the crew asks her about what happened, she tells them that her ship and the rest of her crew were taken by a monster from the sea.
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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[2019]
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pages cm
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English
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A wordless picture book in which a fisherman finds a whale caught in fishing nets and sets it free. Includes author's note about the environmental impact of contemporary commercial fishing practices.
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Hyperion Avenue
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2024.
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313 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Everyone believes Adam to be something he’s not. Sometimes that’s because he’s told them a story. Sometimes he’s told himself one. But when Adam joins an Alaskan fishing crew that’s promising quick money, the dangerous work and harsh lifestyle strip away all fabrications and force a dark-hearted exploration of who he really is. On the unforgiving Bering Sea, Adam finds the adventure and authenticity of a fisherman’s...
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University of Minnesota Press
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[2019]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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"From two beloved Minnesota musicians, a unique and moody collaboration in the form of a picture book for adults. Jack and the Ghost is a gothic, lyrical evocation of a shipwreck, ghosts, and living through grief in a seaside town"-- Provided by publisher.
9) Gone: #1
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G.P. Putnam's Sons
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c2012
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317 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Hannah Smith, a tall, strong, formidable Florida woman, the descendant of generations of strong Florida women, all known for their resourcefulness and a touch of the wild side. Her friends, neighbors, and clients also know her as an uncommonly resourceful woman with a keen sense of justice, someone who can't be bullied, and they have taken to coming to her with their problems. She lives on the Gulf Coast just across the bay from Sanibel Island. ...
10) Fishing!
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RayAnne Dahl goes fishing for a different life, catching much more than she'd bargained for. Having fled the testosterone-soaked world of pro fishing to finally settle in her Minneapolis fixer-upper, thirty-something RayAnne unexpectedly lands at the helm of the first all-women fishing and talk show. Between her dad's falling off the wagon, unwanted advice from Mom-a life coach to the menopausal rich-and her clingy dog, she needs the advice of her...
11) Truthfully, something smelled fishy!: the story of the fisherman and his wife as told by the wife
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Picture Window Books
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[2018]
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1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations
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English
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Retells the fairy tale of "The Fisherman and His Wife" from the point of view of the wife, who keeps wishing for bigger and better things in life, and somehow, her husband keeps providing them. When she tries to catch a fish, a flounder, it all disappears.
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Del Rey Books
Publication Date
[2023]
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323 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"A woman fresh out of a failed marriage has seemingly written her soulmate into existence--only to discover that great love begets greater tragedy--in this fantastical reimagination of Romeo and Juliet. Helene Janssen has been dreaming of Romeo since she was cast as Juliet in her school play in eighth grade. With her father dying from an incurable brain tumor and the boy cast opposite her a jerk, Helene invented her own Romeo--an imaginary friend...
13) Beyond the tides
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"When Meg Whitaker's father decides to sell the family's lobster-fishing business to her high school nemesis, she sets out to prove she should inherit it instead. Though she's never had any interest in running the small fleet--or even getting on a boat due to her persistent seasickness--she can't stand to see Oliver Ross take over. Not when he ruined her dreams for a science scholarship and an Ivy League education ten years ago.Oliver isn't proud...
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2014
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English
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"The Kings family has lived on Loosewood Island for three hundred years, blessed with the bounty of the sea. But for the Kings, this blessing comes with a curse: the loss of every firstborn son. Now, Woody Kings, the leader of the island's lobster fishing community and the family patriarch, teeters on the throne, and Cordelia, the oldest of Woody's three daughters, stands to inherit the crown. To do so, however, she must defend her island from...
15) The summer wives
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Summer, 1951. Miranda Schuyler's mother marries Hugh Fisher, whose summer house on Winthrop Island overlooks the famous lighthouse. Isobel Fisher, Miranda's new stepsister, is eager to draw Miranda into the arcane customs of Winthrop society. Miranda finds herself drawn to Joseph Vargas, whose father keeps the lighthouse. Joseph works summers in the lobster boats, attends Brown University, and enjoys an intense friendship with Isobel. Summer, 1969....
16) Past imperfect
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Poisoned Pen Press
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English
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When a fisherman is found dead in his boat and foul play is suspected, John McIntire investigates to bring the killer to justice.
17) The wind knot
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Tyrus Books
Publication Date
2011, ©2011
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328 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Ned must contend with a slew of small townspeople with ulterior motives after he discovers the body of a local guide in his RV and decides to dispose of it in a river.
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Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date
2025.
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326 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"1973. In a close-knit community on Ireland's west coast, a baby is found abandoned on the beach. Named Brendan Bonnar by Ambrose, the fisherman who adopts him, Brendan will become a source of fascination and hope for a town caught in the storm of a rapidly changing world. Ambrose, a man more comfortable at sea than on land, brings Brendan into his home out of love. But it's a decision that will fracture his family and force him to try to understand...
19) Selkie
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Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group
Publication Date
2025.
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419 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Seven years ago, Quinn finally dared to transform from a seal into a human and took her first steps on land. As a selkie, she is both a daughter of land and sea. But when a human stole her pelt, he stole her freedom as well, forcing Quinn to become his wife and bear his children. As legend tells, capturing a selkie will bring you luck, and she became a coveted prize. Constrained to a life that was no longer her own, Quinn longed for nothing more...
20) The catch
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Berkley Romance
Publication Date
2024.
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402 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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"In a last-ditch effort to rescue her brand from the brink of irrelevance, Boston fashion influencer Melanie Karlsen finds herself in a rural fishing village on the east coast of Canada. The only thing scarier than nature itself? The burly and bearded B and B owner and fisherman, Evan Whaler--who single-handedly disproves the theory that Canadians are "nice." After a boating accident lands Evan unconscious in the hospital, Mel is mistaken for his...








