When newlywed Ava Whalen follows her husband to his family home on St. Simons Island, she discovers a tangled web of dangerous secrets in this enthralling story from the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street novels. For as long as she can remember, Ava Whalen has struggled with a sense of not belonging, and now, at thirty-four, she still feels stymied by her family. Then she meets child psychologist Matthew Frazier, and thinks her days of loneliness are behind her. After a whirlwind romance, they impulsively elope, and Ava moves to Matthew’s ancestral home on St. Simons Island off the coast of Georgia. But after the initial excitement, Ava is surprised to discover that true happiness continues to elude her. There is much she doesn’t know about Matthew, including the mysterious circumstances surrounding his first wife’s death. And her new home seems to hold as many mysteries and secrets as her new husband. Feeling adrift, Ava throws herself into uncovering Matthew’s family history and that of the island, not realizing that she has a connection of her own to this place—or that her obsession with the past could very well destroy her future.
Her teeth were fine as pearls, exposed and framed by a ring of muscle, and her eyelids were delicate pink scales with long lashes. She glared, perhaps. Bare, the human face became diflicult to read. Perhaps not human.
Aimee Friedman. huh?” he asked, grinning at me. I stared at him, unsure if he was referring to our kiss or to the book falling. Had our kiss been intense? I couldn't say. I felt too close to it, too bewildered. “We'd better go make sure ...
A thriller that draws on the science of oceanography explores what could happen when science forces nature to work against itself.
He loses the battle after three days and is forced to abandon Toad. This is more than a sea-tale. It is the painful story of his marriage, his boat and himself.
January, 1721.
Featuring a gallery of color photographs and a new preface by Earle, this new edition of Sea Change arrives at a uniquely pivotal time when its message is needed more than ever before.
Between a mysterious past and a treacherous future lies one lost man—and a magic that has changed the world forever.
Critically acclaimed author and artist Frank Viva brings us this warm, funny and innovatively designed coming-of-age story.
This book is a powerful appeal to discard the belief that written sources tell the whole story: objects themselves have so much to teach us!
In the heart-wrenching stories that make up this unforgettable book, we swim alongside Ross as he grows from skeptic to student of the underwater wild.