Catalog Search Results
Author
Series
Oregon files volume 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nearly two thousand years ago, an Eastern emperor charged a small group with safeguarding secrets powerful enough to change the history of mankind. They went down in legend as the Nine Unknown Men--and now two rival factions of their descendants are fighting a mighty battle. Both sides think they are saving the world, but their tactics could very well bring about the end of humankind. Soon, Juan Cabrillo and his team of expert operatives aboard the...
Author
Series
Captive series volume 3
Publisher
Ivy Books/Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2005, c1980
Language
English
Description
A manly captain pines for his sexy stowaway in this classic tale of destiny and desire at sea from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author.
As a van der Rhys, Caleb's first allegiance is to the sea. Close behind are his affections for anyone foolish enough to pass him in a skirt. But that shouldn't be a problem when he's hired to ship a cargo of Puritans to the colonies—until a stowaway is discovered onboard....
As a van der Rhys, Caleb's first allegiance is to the sea. Close behind are his affections for anyone foolish enough to pass him in a skirt. But that shouldn't be a problem when he's hired to ship a cargo of Puritans to the colonies—until a stowaway is discovered onboard....
Author
Series
Oregon files volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
Exploring a small island off the Washington State coast in 1941, five brothers make an astonishing discovery that is interrupted by the attack on Pearl Harbor and has ramifications for Cabrillo's present-day investigation into a crashed satellite in the Argentine jungle.
4) The Sea-wolf
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
This gripping saga of the sea demonstrates Jack London's gift for expressing complex ideas with compelling action. A clash of two opposing views of morality is brought to life in the ruthless Wolf Larsen, a strong believer in the survival of the fittest, and Humphrey Van Weyden, a civilized man who is shocked by the cruelty of Larsen's nature.
Author
Series
The adventurers quartet volume 4
Language
English
Description
Unstoppable determination Widely known as the lord of the privateers, Royd Frobisher expects to execute the final stage of the rescue mission his brothers have begun. What he does not expect is to be pressured into taking Isobel Carmichael--his childhood sweetheart, former handfasted bride and current business partner--with him. A force of nature, Isobel has a mission of her own: to find and bring a young cousin safely home. And along the way, she...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stephanie Lowe decides Maine schooner captain and pirate descendant Ivan Rasmussen deserves to be called Ivan the Terrible. The house she just bought from him is falling apart and possibly haunted. He complains about her fish-eye stew and burnt chocolate chip cookies. He makes fun of her hair after she's had to comb it while using a toaster as a mirror. And on top of that, he has the nerve to be charming, handsome and overboard in love with her. This...
Author
Series
Cinder spires volume 1
Publisher
ROC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
An airship's crew become humanity's lone defenders when an ancient enemy reawakens and threatens the world with monstrous creatures and perpetual darkness.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Cabrillo is hired to extract an undercover operative in Kenya, he finds himself on the trail of a deadly international plot. A Saudi Prince seeks to unleash a deadly assault on U.S. forces, sparking a new war in the Middle East and ultimately destroying Israel. Cabrillo's crew have met their most fearsome adversaries yet: a force of bio-hacked soldiers endowed with extreme strength and stamina and an unquenchable appetite for violence. The Oregon...
10) Sound tracks
Author
Series
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Liz Romero finds that the whales in the Sumner Strait of Alaska are dangerously disoriented, as a humpback jumped over the deck of her boat, narrowly avoiding disaster. Four new inhabitants in the area have brought with them more than just a fresh start. Edgar Award Nominee
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
The Caribbean, 1665. Pirate captain Charles Hunter, with backing from a powerful ally, assembles a crew of ruffians to take the Spanish galleon, "El Trinidad," guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, a favorite commander of the Spanish king himself.
Author
Series
Kensington chronicles volume 2
Language
English
Description
Young Victoria "Smokey" Simmons is captain of one of the fastest ships of the Atlantic, the Aramis. When her father, the famous Clancy, dies and leaves her alone in the world, she asks God to give her strength. Three years have passed and Smokey begins dreaming of life away from the sea. She wants to have a home and raise a family. When she meets another sea captain, Dallas Knight, she believes that her dreams can finally come true. Dallas, also hopelessly...
Author
Series
Oregon files volume 15
Language
English
Description
When Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon answer a distress call from a research ship, nothing can prepare them for what they find.
A strange and dangerous toxin has left the crew helpless, unable to move or speak.
And when another attack leaves hundreds more paralysed, Juan and his team must race to find an antidote -before the damage becomes permanent.
Their search for answers leads to a Roman soldier's long-lost testimony, revealing ancient...
15) Golden Buddha
Author
Series
Oregon files volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Formats
Description
Captain Cabrillo and his intelligence agents plan to strike a deal with the Russians and Chinese to exchange a golden Buddha containing records of oil reserves for Tibet's freedom, but his enemies will do anything to stop him.
16) Steel tide: [#2]
Author
Series
Seafire trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
c2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Rescued by the Blades, a nomadic crew hiding from Aric Athair, Caledonia seeks their help to find the Mors Navis and her sisters, defeat Aric's fleet, and take back the Bullet seas.
Caledonia may have lost her crew, and nearly died at the hand of a powerful foe, but she's been nursed back to health by a crew of former Bullets. Calling themselves the Blades, they escaped Aric Athair's clutches and now live a nomadic existence, ready to disappear at...
17) The way of love
Author
Series
Willamette brides volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Faith Kenner is pursuing her dream to become a doctor and use her gift to help the native populations on reservations. When she meets Andrew Gratton, a handsome riverboat captain who has been injured, a friendship grows between them--but will the secret of her heritage and rising tensions with the native people prevent them from finding true happiness?
18) Sacred stone
Author
Series
Oregon files volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
In Greenland an artifact is unearthed, a 50,000 year old meteorite known as the Sacred Stone. Two oposing terrorist groups are searching for the stone. Caught between two militant factions, Juan Cabrillo and his mercenaries must fight to protect the Sacred Stone and prevent the outbreak of World War III.
Author
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Pub. Date
1909
Language
English
Description
The last story published by Twain, in 1909, tells of Captain Elias Stormfield's journey to heaven and his experiences there. This irreverent satire punctures conventional religious views of the afterlife and delivers a sharp critique of so-called human virtues-which are often humanity's own vanities in disguise.
Author
Series
Dragonlords volume 1
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A fantasy novel on Linden Rathan, a mind-reading weredragon serving as a judge in a dispute over a throne. He meets a woman who like him is half-human, half-dragon, but who does not know it yet. Politics, romance, intrigue.