Nautical Stories

A Boy Named Daniel is a sweeping historical drama set during the Napoleonic Wars, following fourteen-year-old Abigail Holt who escapes a life of poverty and danger by disguising herself as a boy and joining the Royal Navy under her dying brother's name - Daniel. What begins as survival turns into a life of adventure, loyalty, love, and transformation. As Daniel, she earns the respect of her crew and the trust of a principled young captain. But secrets don't stay buried forever. Spanning sea battles, royal courts, and quiet moments of courage, this is the story of one girl who became a legend not by pretending to be someone else - but by daring to become herself. "In a world ruled by men, she chose to fight like one - and love as herself." "The war made her a soldier. The sea made her free."

Princess Mariana can't stand her royal life. She runs away, only to be taken in by a group of pirates. • • • • • • A story of adventure and budding love.

Fishermen taking on the open ocean during a storm.

It is 1805, and Dr. Stephen Byrne leads the rather simple life of a country gentleman and a physician. However, on a voyage to Jamaica, where he has been summoned to try to save the ailing Governor, he encounters Miss Rosalind Marlowe, the beautiful daughter of the indomitable Vice-Admiral Marlowe, and his life turns in a rather unexpected direction.

Hundreds of years after a meteor destroyed all life on Earth, humanity has finally found a new homeworld on a distant planet known as Vesta. When resources on Vesta become strained and tensions begin to run high among warring planetary factions, a team of explorers and researchers are sent to investigate the closest planet with an oxygen atmosphere- a frigid wasteland with uncharted and dangerous oceans codenamed 'Planet C'. The crew of the nautical research vessel 'Sphinx' are tasked with mapping Planet C's mysterious waters and evaluating the potential for human life, but as things begin to go sour, the mission turns out to not be as simple as they'd expected. When their sister team goes missing, only one thing remains clear: Planet C isn't as uninhabited as they were lead to believe...

"Tweenage" boy Cillian and his accomplice Eamon pursue their dreams of becoming world famous mermaid hunters, but are unsure of what to do when they uncover a sinister plot to capture the mermaid queen, devised by their mysterious captain. Can the two boys save this race of creatures before time runs out? Or will the opportunity to become mermaid hunters dry up before the mermaids do?

The largest moving object in history, measuring in at 5,280 ft. 6in., the SS Olympian is ready to embark on the first ever world tour cruise. Loaded to her maximum capacity, carrying with over 10,000 souls and a captain that knows the ship like the back of his hand. She is thought to be unsinkable, with her captain, Captain J. A. Rogers and his husband assuring the passengers that only human error could possibly cause the ship to founder. The ship embarks for a journey that will be remembered in history forever.

Magic at the dawn of the machine age. One-hundred years ago, wizards were the most powerful beings on the planet. Now, it's the steam engine. Overthrown by an uprising of mortals and an industrial revolution, those with magical abilities have faded from prominence, their powers dwindling. The Governing Assembly has outlawed wizardry, except in their service. A new war has come. Not between magical and mortal, but between nations, for territory and resources. Sailing for enemy waters aboard the ill-prepared commerce raider Fletch, Bethany Esterhouse, a young witch, will have the chance to change the fate of a civilization that would rather she did not exist.

Mook Pearler, an uncouth fisherman, ponders what his life has become, living humbly and mundanely in the teeming and magical metropolis of Alchemist City, before the days events take a turn for the supernatural and he must face mortal peril while trying to cope with a disasterous revelation.

An obsession with messages in bottles leads Arthur into a world of hidden secrets. A piece from the forthcoming collection of Nautical-Themed Horror Fiction, 'The Lure'.

A woman, Claire, is trying to escape her troubled past while navigating a blossoming love story with her mysterious neighbor, Elias. But as their bond deepens, Claire realizes that her past is intricately tied to Elias's own secrets, and the more she uncovers, the more dangerous her love becomes.

A maritime short story written for the Marine Society's Writing@Sea competition in 2013. The story features a down on his luck workboat skipper who is tempted by the easy money of modern day smuggling on the east coast of England. It is set in the early days of the offshore windfarm construction boom when many coastal seamen risked it all in the hopes of striking it rich.

A strange tale of hesitant trust, sea-born sorcerery, history and treachery alike, all on a roiling dark sea. An orc whos thoughts and memories twist through time, a human sailor who already had his chance at adventure, confused creatures who strike and pull into the depths; until their tale is wrought and brought to day, may your bones in the ocean forever stay.

Quinn has always been looking inside a book. But when her eccentric, sea-faring grandparents come for a visit and convince her mother to let her join them on their ship, the quirky fourteen-year-old girl sets off on an adventure filled with treasure, pirates, secrets and danger. ~ This book has no inappropriateness in it, so it's safe to read for pretty much all ages :)

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