Alexa Randolph, a wealthy but lonely young widow, reluctantly agrees to join the former business partner of her late husband on an idyllic getaway to a tropical paradisean island where turquoise water laps onto dazzling white beaches, palm trees sway in cool trade winds, and wafting scents of exotic flowers fill the air. Once there, falling in love with a man she meets by chance is a surprise, but suddenly finding herself running for her very life is even more surprisingthe last thing she expects to happen. In Matt Keaton, a wealthy entrepreneur, Alexa finds the very things she wants mostlove and family. Her joy is shortlived when she unwittingly trusts the wrong person and becomes ensnared in a perilous alliance that leads her to the brink of losing everythingincluding her life. For Matt, business has always been a priority. However, from the moment he sees Alexa Randolph aboard the luxury liner that carries them to the South Pacific, he is captivated. His passion moves from his career to his pursuit of Alexa. Matts ordered world is turned upside down, though, when he discovers the danger surrounding her. Can he protect her from the ominous menace that stalks her?

As roads and sewers now have reached their limits and escalating property values have ousted kamaainas, the growth of the visitor industry has forced the people of Maui to make difficult choices about the future development of their island."--BOOK JACKET.

The Collaboration between two poets who not only love nature and wildlife but are concerned for her welfare. Their poems speak of the splendor of Nature and wildlife but also bring awareness to the fact that our resources ... oceans, animals, plants, trees, are being abused. They hope this book will show Nature will love you back if you show a little kindness.

The mutiny on Bounty on 28 April 1789 was the revolt of one man against another, Fletcher Christian against William Bligh. On that fateful day two friends became mortal enemies in a mighty clash of wills. In Fragile Paradise, the great-great-great-great-grandson of mutineer Fletcher Christian brings to life a fascinating and complex character that history has portrayed as both a hero and a villain. Glynn Christian shares the thrill of discovery as he follows the footsteps of his famous ancestor through family papers, contemporary accounts, and ultimately, on his own sailing expedition to Pitcairn Island where he finally solves the mystery of Fletcher Christian's death.