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Hurston's most highly acclaimed novel returns in a beautiful new edition, in time to celebrate Black History Month.

"She's running from the most embarrassing moment of her life when she finds herself smack dab in the middle of an island full of misfit old people. Danielle Wright has had an illustrious career as a nurse, but when the unthinkable happens, she has nowhere to run to get out of the gaze of prying eyes and judgmental people. When she takes a job as the nurse for Wisteria Island, she has no clue what she's agreeing to. The brainchild of a wealthy entrepreneur,...

Jo Wright always swore she'd never step foot on Little Bridge Island, not as long as her nemesis, bestselling author Will Price, is living there. Then Jo's given an offer she can't refuse: an all-expense paid trip to speak and sign at the island's first ever book festival. Even though arrogant Will is the last person Jo wants to see, she could really use the festival's more-than-generous speaking fee. She's suffering from a crippling case of writer's...

After his ill-fated pursuit of the American dream, Bob Dubois finds employment on a fishing boat off the Florida Keys where he becomes involved in a plot to smuggle two Haitians into Florida.

"Murder, sunken treasure, and pirates both ancient and modern send Doc Ford on a nightmare quest in the thrilling new novel in the New York Times-bestselling series. Marine biologist Doc Ford has been known to help his friends out of jams occasionally, but he's never faced a situation like this. His old pal Carl Fitzpatrick has been chasing sunken wrecks most of his life, but now he's run afoul of the Florida Division of Historical Resources. Its...

"Former FBI-profiler Eva Rae Thomas is back and embedded in a true nightmare reaching deep into her own family. Life is not done throwing Eva Rae Thomas curveballs. A phone call turns her life upside down - once again. The call is from her father, the man she hasn't seen in thirty-six years, not since he kidnapped her sister in a supermarket. Now he is back in Florida, and he needs her help. Her younger brother--who she didn't know existed--has been...

Follows the death-defying exploits of Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle, two extraordinary alligator trappers who risk injury and death to hand-capture nuisance alligators that have invaded the backyards, pools, garages and bedrooms in Florida.

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"Jesse lives alone on an isolated island in the Keys and runs a charter fishing business. Retired from the Marines for 6 years, he wants nothing more than to relax, fish, dive and enjoy the lifestyle of the islands."--Jacket.