Key West is home to sinners and saints, to dreamers and the hopeless, smugglers and pirates as well as writers, artists, singers and other visionaries. Mike Yurk has visited Key West for over twenty years and from the very beginning fell in love with the weather, life style, people and fishing found in Key West. He put his love of Key West into this book. Although a lot of this book is about fishing, it is also about Key West itself. In Going Back To Key West join Mike as he wonders around Key West, the people he meets and the ambiance of one of the most unique cities in America. As well, travel with Mike through Hemingway Country to visit the places, Key West and others, which have been so pivotal to the life of one of America’s greatest writers. End the book with Mike’s and his wife, Becky’s recommendations of the best places to visit in Key West plus their favorite restaurants and bars. Key West isn’t just a place; it is an experience.

A memoir of growing up, living, working, and playing on one of America's premier tourist destinations. The stories and recollections convey a picture of the non-tourist side of Key West, and reveal a family side to commercial fishing.It is also a story about the author's father - an adventure seeker who fought naval battles in WWII, fished the distant Dry Tortugas and Bahama waters, searched for sunken treasure, and clashed with trap robbers and drug smugglers.

Have you ever been cheated on, divorced, and still he got the best of the deal? Paulette does not shoot or abuse him; her weapon for payback is when she wins temporary custody of their coveted mansion with its 360 degree view of all of LA in Beverly Hills, California. Paulette can afford to do what most women cannot. She escapes to exotic Key West, Florida, where she enters the world of the conchs through introductions made by her cousin, Doug, her studentsmore specifically Ariel Costas, the recipient of Captain Maxwell Hernandezs huge fortune because of the switching of the wills. One of the most notable is handsome, six-pack-abs banker Enrico Mercado, who takes her on a perfect date, starting with the Key West Cemetery during the full harvest moon. Death by drowning happens to Captain Maxwell, father of five, and a member of one of the original families from Cuba to Key West when it was only a fishing village. Was he murdered as suspected, or did he jump? Forgetful of late and worth millions, specifically, where has he put all this money? Neighbor Ariel, her friend Jose, and Officer Tall Tom are part of Captain Maxys will, which youngest daughter Susanna resents. She wants it allleaving her mother, brothers, and a sister out, hoping to present everything to her drug lord ex-husband so he takes her back. This thrilling, fast-paced, page-turner has Paulette entering the underground world of Key West as she goes from someones daughter, wife, or mother to an independent, brave woman seeking solutions. Once the case is resolved, Paulettes next adventure is entitled Palm Beach Interlude where the scenery is close to her heart. It is home, and she becomes involved in the murder investigation of her childhood friends husband and the death of his second wife.

Key West's past comes alive with thirteen incredible stories of the southernmost ghosts. From Victorian era spirits returning to claim what is rightfully theirs, to haunted dolls that continue to send chills down their visitors' spines, Ghosts of Key West beautifully captures the true spirit of Florida's second oldest city. Ghosts of cigar makers, pirates, wreckers and voodoo practitioners all await you. While their ghostly journeys continue through time, yours is just about to begin.Ghosts of Key West author David L. Sloan founded Key West's original ghost tour and is the leading authority on the island's hauntings.

Isolated 70 miles west of Key West, the islands of Dry Tortugas National Park appear to arise as if by magic, floating atop the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Discovered by Juan Ponce de León over 500 years ago, Tortugas is North America's second-oldest persistent place name. The adjacent Florida Strait provided essential passageway for navies, ships of commerce, pirates, and privateers. Its reefs claimed hundreds of ships over the centuries. The nation's largest masonry fort, Fort Jefferson, secured Union control of the Florida Strait during the Civil War and served as the infamous prison for Dr. Samuel Mudd and other convicted Lincoln conspirators. Its waters, coral reefs, and aquatic life remain among the most biologically intact in North America. Seabird species nest here that nest nowhere else on the continent. The Tortugas has attracted generations of naturalists, scientists, fishermen, divers, birders, and other visitors. The islands and waters of the Dry Tortugas remain today remote, historic, and biologically pristine.

Two novels of sizzling romantic suspense set in the steamy Florida Keys from a New York Times–bestselling author who “always entertains” (Heather Graham). In one volume, two gripping novels from Meryl Sawyer, who “writes romantic suspense that keeps you turning pages with lightning speed” (New York Times–bestselling author Kristin Hannah). Half Moon Bay: Her safety in the witness protection program suddenly compromised, Amy Conroy is on the run until a car accident lands her in a Key West Hospital. When she’s mistaken for the dead driver, Amy undergoes reconstructive surgery and steps into the strange woman’s identity—and a passionate and risky relationship with a handsome investigative journalist. But her new life as Shelly Ralston is much more treacherous than she bargained for, and a madman with murder in mind has his eye on her. Thunder Island: A dedicated member of Miami’s K9 search-and-rescue unit, Jennifer Whitmore is in Key West for an antiterrorism unit when she finds herself face-to-face with the man she once loved. The unexpected reunion awakens a desire they’d both thought long dead, complicating the task at hand when the pair must join forces to rescue a missing child. Neither of them anticipates the twisted tangle of lies they will uncover at an elite resort—or the disturbing secrets someone will kill to keep.

The Messenger Trilogy builds to an exciting conclusion as Tristan Shays and Rebecca Traeger return to Florida to help a troubled teen exonerate her wrongfully imprisoned father. But when the girl is reported as being kidnapped, an Amber Alert makes them wanted felons—just as Tristan is sent to warn a New Orleans police captain that her life is in danger. To make matters worse, they’ve crossed Calvin Traeger, whose powerful business associates at Consolidated Offshore want to keep the pair alive just long enough to extract valuable information about the location of an untapped oil reserve. If they are to have any hope of surviving, Tristan and Rebecca must decide to trust Stelios and his boss, Wolfson, who tried to frame Tristan for murder in Atlanta. When Consolidated’s forces bring out a living weapon of unimaginable destructive power, they will all have to rely on centuries-old prophecies that appear to foretell the outcome of the impending conflict. On the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, the two warring factions clash, thrusting the messenger into a battle for his very life.