Showing results for "Pearls" in Action & Adventure

When our story begins, Julia Child is an eager but inexperienced codebreaker longing to prove herself in the male-dominated world of intelligence, and Josephine Baker is, well, Josephine Baker—a world-famous entertainer who is now leading a double life as a spy for the French Resistance. When a golden opportunity arises to infiltrate a high-stakes Nazi gala in Vichy France, Julia must put aside her by-the-book mentality to assist her unorthodox new partner.

After barely surviving last year’s lethal power struggle, the smart-mouthed thief known as The Oncoming Storm has solidified her long-standing belief that steering well clear of other people’s problems is the way to live. Even when a whole new civilization sails right into the harbor, she remains adamant. She is not getting involved in another political intrigue. But she might not have a choice.

Emiko Soong has been called many things. But Worldbreaker is the worst. She unmasked the General and returned to San Francisco where her power is greatest. But the city, once her sanctuary from Jiaren intrigues, turns into her living nightmare. Clan wars erupt and Emiko’s life becomes a treacherous quicksand of friend and foe. Unsure of who to trust, Emiko finds herself more alone than ever.

It’s not just any holiday season in the immortal world. Elder Zhang’s oldest servant is reaching the century mark and Ben and Tenzin are ready to celebrate, but no sooner do they land on Penglai Island than a mystery falls in their path. A valuable seal has gone missing, and the artifact was a gift from an ancient vampire who just happens to be heading to Penglai for a long-overdue formal visit.

Two novellas set in Aliette de Bodard’s award-winning, critically acclaimed Xuya universe, a timeline where Asia became dominant, and where the space age has Confucian galactic empires of Vietnamese and Chinese inspiration. Contains The Citadel of Weeping Pearls and The Tea Master and the Detective.

Captain Madison "Justice" Caertais has spent months hunting pirates while searching for a way to rescue her father's trapped crewmates. With the help of a mad genius inventor, she finally has the device to save them.

Madison "Justice" Caertais's wandering father, Terry, needs her help repaying a debt that has him in the clutches of the sinister bankers of Sherman, Gotrice & Darber. Their only hope is Terry's dangerous plan to capture the legendary pirate ship The Gentleman Caller and its notorious captain Arthur Lancing Darber. This could finally free them from the banks' clutches and the debts of Terry's overeager dreams.

Gabriel, a seventy-year-old man who refuses to surrender to the passing of time, celebrates his birthday by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. But his adventurous spirit doesn’t stop there: a year later, he travels to Uganda, the so-called Pearl of Africa, to track the famous silverback gorillas. What begins as a tourist journey quickly turns into a chain of romantic entanglements: four women, each with her own character, draw him into a whirlwind of passion, jealousy, and comical situations.

An intense gamma ray burst makes a direct hit on planet Irth, snuffing out all life and making it uninhabitable for millions of years to come. Off-planet survivors of this horrific catastrophe discover this was not a random event but a deliberate attack. Now, they want answers. Perhaps even a little payback. And they have just what they need to make this happen: The Pearls of Destiny.

Riki Maddox is not your average tomb-raiding treasure hunter. Her targets are carefully chosen to wound her father’s killers, the Japanese Yakuza. Working for the Department of Homeland Security, Special Agent Dallas Landry is a rare breed. He had a perfect success rate recovering stolen art and antiquities—until he came up against a menace known as Riki Maddox. The two will cross paths once again in Australia—on a quest for the legendary Phantom Pearl, a priceless mammoth tusk carved by 15th century monks.

The youngest child of a corporate head, and a Sav’ine assassin, Pearl leads a squad of her own. Tasked with finding her father’s clones, she must deal with her overbearing sister, ruthless clans, strange aliens, and family secrets that can literally tear worlds apart. But the Link that binds all Sav’ine together has more than one glitch forcing all to guard their minds. Could Pearl’s newfound ability rip apart her squad and end the Sav’ine project?

The Mysteries in Time series recreates some of the most dramatic events in American history and infuses them with an intriguing spiritual dimension. In November, 1941, U.S. Naval intelligence intercepts Japanese plans to attack Pearl Harbor. When Aki Kawa, one of the language specialists who deciphered the plans, is murdered, it is up to her colleague, Gwen Williams, to find out what Aki really discovered before her death.

I am Captain Jack Falco. I am Recon flesh and Recon bone. In the fog of war, my Talon fighter was blown deep into Kryonean space. All that Jessica and I wanted to do was to work our way home as best we could. Jessica is my artificial copilot, but you would never know that looking at her. Slowly, we worked our way through uncharted enemy space, stopping only for fuel and to chart the area around us. By our own estimates, it would take us a year to get home.

Had I known the repercussions of murdering the captain of a pirate ship, I may have taken the time necessary to rethink the act. As if I’ve ever had a choice that didn’t involve a fight or, at the very least, defending myself against some man, hell bent on destroying me or my kin. All we wanted was our freedom. All we found were demons disguised as men. A woman pirate needs friends, big strong male friends, to survive in this unforgiving land of thieves and murderers - at least until she gets on her feet.

“Monterey” Jack Danvers is a teenaged pickpocket trying to go legit, in the forgotten town of Goodin Gulch, California. But plans for an honest life are abandoned when his old partner-in-crime, Mack Sutherland, comes calling with the score of a lifetime. Mack has a plan to reunite a widow with her property - a gold mine producing wealth unimaginable! The only problem: The mine is operated by the notorious, volatile swindler Cornelius Brown. Not sure if he is up to the task, Monterey joins the adventure unaware he will face shipwreck, kidnapping, and a mysterious pearl to guide him.

Я росла во дворце, спрятанная за его стенами, пока отец не посвятил меня в страшную тайну: я – Королевская жемчужина из легенд. Один мой поцелуй открывает будущее и дарует удачу, из-за чего на меня ведется настоящая охота.

When Vietnam veteran Edmond Tate emerges from a 32-year coma, he discovers that his mind has been working the entire time and he’s developed enhanced mental abilities. While at his menial job, he’s given an ancient set of pearls, which may be worthless, or incredibly valuable. He journeys from his small mountain town in California to Japan, to sell them. What does the Japanese mafia, a set of ancient pearls, the relationship between a Shinto priest in 1760, an injured Vietnam veteran, and the most revered man in Japan have to do with each other? In this story, a lot.