"A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined to always do what's right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the president of the United States, who assigns him to command the doomed line's only prototype--Athena, Patrol Coastal 15--with the intent to humiliate a man who should have been an admiral. Rather than resign, Rensselaer takes the...

Mark Helprin, the #1 New York Times, bestselling author of Winter's Tale and A Soldier of the Great War, presents a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love. A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined to always do what's right. In defending the development of a new variant...

To find each other, they'll have to find themselves first. A gorgeous modern fairytale of longing and hopes fulfilled. When the beautiful Lana Davis and her investment banker fiancé Tom arrive in Capri, they hope it will be the chance they need to reset their relationship before walking down the aisle. But when yet another fierce argument erupts between them, Lana speeds off into the night alone. Unbeknownst to Lana, the handsome and creative heir...

If he could be her tragedy, I could be a better one. As a newcomer on Ophelia Island, Florida, Sam Carter is distraught about moving away from his life in West Virginia. But the moment he lays eyes on the mysterious diner girl, Georgia Gabehart, he can't help but surrender to her bewitching allure. Sam is mesmerized by Georgia, even as she steals sailboats at night and breaks into lighthouses-the master of playing with knives and not getting...