Tears of Mermaids


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A round, luminescent pearl is the simplest and most perfect gem. Columbus sought—and found—this precious jewel coveted by his Spanish sovereigns, sparking popularity throughout Europe. Fashion icons Jacqueline Kennedy, Princess Grace, and Michelle Obama cherished them, making them iconic. And designer Coco Chanel raised them to new heights, bringing pearls— fake and real—to women everywhere. In Tears of Mermaids, Stephen G. Bloom travels 30,000 miles in an effort to trace a single pearl—from the moment a diver off the coast of Australia scoops an oyster containing a single luminescent pearl from the ocean floor to the instant a woman fastens the clasp of a strand containing the same orb. Bloom chronicles the never-before-told saga of the global pearl trade by gaining access to clandestine outposts in China, the Philippines, French Polynesia and Australia. He infiltrates high-tech pearl farms guarded by gun-toting sentries, farms for pearls in rural China, and even goes backstage at Christie's for a fast and furious auction of the most expensive pearl ever sold. Teeming with rogue humor and uncanny intelligence, Tears of Mermaids weaves a nonstop detective story whose main character is the world's most enduring jewel.







Mermaid Tears


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Mermaid Tears is an enchanting story about a young girl, her grandmother and a magical mermaid. Children who enjoy the beauty of the beach and the legend of mermaids will find this tale irresistible. Barbara LaSaracina has always been a lover of the sea. Barbara fondly remembers her summers at the Jersey shore searching the shoreline for shells and sea glass with her sister, Carol, and her cousins, Susan and Debbie. Mermaid Tears was inspired by her love of the beauty of the sea glass the ocean generously sends to the shoreline. The enchanting mermaid, Myranda, was inspired by the magic we all seek in our lives. Barbara lives in New Jersey and still spends her summers at the Jersey shore with her husband and two wonderful daughters. Barbara is a New Jersey State Teacher of the Year and currently teaches in New Jersey. Illustrator bio: Nancy Peer lives in New Jersey with her husband and teenage son. Her other son is off at college. She has been drawing real things and made up things for as long as she can remember. Her favorite thing to draw is faces and she will keep drawing until she is very old in age knowing she will always be young in spirit. Ms. Peer grew up watching her father draw and now loves watching her sons express themselves artistically. Express yourself so others can see what is inside of you!




Legend of the Mermaid's Tear


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At a midnight hour, In the year 1844, A reporter stopped his carriage as the moon behind cast eerie beams on scattered wisps of fog to reveal a castle-like tower with a lighted window. He knew the story of the exclusive recluse, and penned an article christening Elizabeth, "The mad lady of shallott (who has a lovely face, God lend her grace)."




Why Mermaids Sing


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It's September 1811, and someone is killing the wealthy young sons of London's most prominent families. Partially butchered, with strange objects stuffed into their mouths, their bodies are found dumped in public places at dawn. When the grisly remains of Alfred, Lord Stanton's eldest son are discovered in the Old Palace Yard beside the House of Lords, the local magistrate turns to Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, for help. Ranging from the gritty world of Thames-side docks to the luxurious drawing rooms of Mayfair, Sebastian finds himself confronting his most puzzling--and disturbing--case yet. With the help of his trusted allies--young servant Tom, Irish doctor Paul Gibson, and his lover Kat Boleyn--Sebastian struggles to decipher a cryptic set of clues that link the scion of a banking family to the son of a humble Kentish vicar. For as one killing follows another, Sebastian discovers he is confronting a murderer with both a method and a purpose to his ritualized killings, and that the key to it all may lie in the enigmatic stanzas of a haunting poem...and in a secret so dangerous that men are willing to sacrifice their own children to keep the truth from becoming known.




Lily and The Mermaid’s Tear


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Lily had always known there was something special about her, and one day while at the beach with her family she discovers exactly what it is! Read along as Lily discovers that Mermaids Are Real and you sometime the best friends are found in the most unlikely places.




MARIE – The Mystery of the Mermaids’ Eyes


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A tale of hope, fear, joy, and love. A whispered song about sacrifice and devotion. The sweet dream of becoming a ballerina helps the forever ill 10-year-old Marie to cope with her fate. This all changes when she hears the tale of a mermaid and her magical shell – a shell that is an Eye into the future, and that could show Marie the path to salvation, or doom… A dangerous chain of events leads to the question of what really matters in our lives — only, possibly, too late for Marie. Will she find her answers in time to save herself?




Mermaid Tears


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The Mermaid's Tear


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The Mermaid's Tear, Book 1 in D W Towle's Tales of Tortuga saga; is a sword clashing, romance filled high seas adventure that constantly twists & turns. Kidnapped by pirates and foced to work upon their ship, Princess Valyrie Killigrew must help the Pirate King Ryze find the mystical Mermaid's Tear in exchange for returning her home. During her epic journey, Valkyrie learns that she isn't the only one with an identity to hide. I don't want to spoil any of the plot by revealing too much, but it's a pirate novel with actual literary themes on the subject of conformity. Conformity is the central subject of works like Catcher in the Rye, and is also the underlying struggle in most zombie stories, where characters struggle against doing what is right or doing what is easy. Please go and Like the Official Facebook Page @ https: //www.facebook.com/TalesofTortuga If you want to read more please check this out: http: //dwtowle.com/press-kit/ Impressum This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author or one of the author's assigned agents. Characters and Story by D W Towle Written and Edited by D W Towle Cover Design, Megalodon Creative COPYRIGHT (c) 2014 D W TOWLE COPYRIGHT (c) 2014 MEGALODON ENTERTAINMENT All rights reser