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Ashes on the waves

2014
Expands on the Edgar Allan Poe poem, Annabel Lee, as Liam and Anna reunite on an isolated Maine island where they were children together and fall so deeply in love they provoke a wager between Otherworld creatures from Celtic mythology.

The Maine woods

a fully annotated edition
2009
Presents a fully annotated version of Henry David Thoreau's three essays describing his experiences in the Maine woods amidst Native Americans and loggers. Draws on Thoreau's letters and journals to discuss the biographical, historical, and geographical aspects of these excursions into nature.

The house on Stone's Throw Island

2015
Josie Sandoval and Eli Barker are the youngest of the wedding guests trapped on an island off the coast of Maine when a storm blows in--but this island is haunted by spirits seeking revenge, and the only clue that Josie and Eli have is a scrap of an old Nazi uniform and a voice crying out for help in German.

Summer friends

2011
Returning to Ogunquit, Maine, for an extended visit, successful businesswoman Maggie Weldon reunites with her best friend growing up, native Mainer Delphine Crandall, and together they reflect on their choices and compromises, the girls they were and the women they've become.

The probability of miracles

a novel
2012
After spending the last seven years of her life in and out of hospitals, sixteen-year-old Cam Cooper is less than thrilled with her family's decision to move to Promise, Maine, where she discovers purple dandelions, a boy named Asher, and an envelope that could help her rekindle her ability to believe in both life and love.

Like the willow tree

the diary of Lydia Amelia Pierce: Portland, Maine, 1918
2011
After being orphaned during the influenza epidemic of 1918, eleven-year-old Lydia Pierce and her fourteen-year-old brother are taken by their grieving uncle to be raised in the Shaker community at Sabbathday Lake. Includes author's note about the Shakers.

Amy's choice

2014
Amy starts her freshman year with a new crush on Ricky, Cat's brother, and a new friend in Finn, the lighthouse keeper, but things get complicated when Craig returns from Boston and Finn is accused of arson.

Winter falls

2014
When a new family moves into town, sixteen-year-old Alessia learns that she is a member of the Benandanti, a cult of warriors capable of transforming into animals.

The Salt book

lobstering, sea moss pudding, stone walls, rum running, maple syrup, snowshoes, and other Yankee doings
1977
People involved in such activities as lobstering, sea moss harvesting, and manning lighthouses discuss their lives in Maine and how they have changed over the years.

Lighthouse seeds

2004
After moving from the mainland to a barren island, the daughter of a lighthouse keeper plants flowers in the cracks of the expanse of rock to help her mother adjust and finds she has cheered the local fishermen as well. Based on a true story.

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