Duyfken was then sent on a voyage of exploration to the east when the newly formed Dutch East India Company ( Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, commonly abbreviated to VOC) was granted a monopoly on trade to the Spice Islands by the Dutch government. On the voyage home from the Indies Duyfken was separated from the larger ships in a storm off Cape Agulhas, southern Africa and reached Flushing in April 1603, [3] :14 two months ahead of the larger ships. NINA—“the small one," has three masts, all with lateen sails—a style of sail brought to the Mediterranean centuries before Columbus and well known. Lateen sails are fore and aft sails which allow the ship to sail considerably closer to the wind than square sails.

She tried to be with OM, which I actually appreciated. Male protagonist was an asshole (or it’s how he fake-behaved), and the OM was an ok guy. Pretty much the same can be said for the replica. Historical research, comparisons and a technology called Multivariate morphometric analysis of iconography was used “to project data into multi-dimensional space.” This is one of the many reasons I am happy not being an academic. I’ve been dragging on but I can’t not mention the side characters. Ash, Marco, Vera, Cole, even Freddy were fantastic. Holy shit, housekeepers and bodyguards are usually just there or fluff but these characters brought dimension/depth. I want books for them even though it would make no logical sense lol.He could barely stomach the feeling of his shirt anymore, utterly unable to stand the feel of the cloth against his sensitive skin for a single extra second, and as it rubbed on him more and more uncomfortably by the moment, he just about whined, panting at the unavoidable, inescapable onslaught of heat flaring through all of him. He was caught, suspended like a fly in a web, wriggling in discomfort and wanting more and more for his shirt to just get off. Then, a tentacle wound firmly beneath the hem of his shirt and he could’ve cried in gratitude when Harry ripped it away at once, buttons flying. He let it go, discarded into the dirt below him, and Tom promptly forgot about it. He hadn’t liked that shirt anyway. And then, Harry murmured, “Keep those open for me.” And his voice— Harry’s voice was so authoritative that Tom almost couldn’t help going lax. “I know it’s cold, little dove. Just bear with me, yeah?” He tried to say something, say no but scream yes, but he couldn’t―he couldn’t. He could only gasp, moan, and lean into Harry as if he was the only anchor left in the world―because he was as good as. All he could focus on anymore was Harry, how he felt moving inside of him, how closely the pleasure edged on pain because he had just come, and all he could do was cry into the open air. The sheer unavoidability of the mass inside of him and how it all writhed within his own body was extravagant, was impossible and he was so big, so big, want to come, want him to come, want him to fill me up inside until I can’t hold it anymore, want him to fill me up like he could―like he could get me― I really enjoyed listening to Little Dove and think the narrators did a great job of bringing the characters to life. At first, I thought Lexi Maynard sounded too young, then I did the - slap to my forehead, roll my eyes at myself - Juliet is 17, so of course, she sounds young. Joe Arden does a very sexy and bossy Maximo, and I was very happy with his performance. Together, these two narrators were Juliet and Maximo. Little Dove by Layla Frost is a stand-alone, Daddy kink, age gap romance filled with intense drama, brutal, over the top alphas and the hottest sexy scenes. 18+ readers recommended.

This is the crucial, factual reality upon which Henry the Navigator based his strategy of “turning the flank of Islam."To this day there is no known portrait, drawing or “likeness” of Bartolomeo Dias- but his achievements are not forgotten. ANYWAY, I had seen a bit of buzz regarding Little Dove on goodreads. I like mafia stories. I like age-gap stories involving adults. I like smut. I figured it would be a win. And then Harry stilled inside of him, and Tom wailed as his body was forced open further than it had ever been before. His eyes were blown wide, streaming and unseeing as his insides flooded with warmth. His jaw fell open at the feeling of all of it gushing inside of him, so deep—so deep, Harry’s tentacles buried so far inside that it felt like the sensation of them would never leave him. It felt like gallons of heat were surging inside of him, and he could physically feel the way the flesh of his own stomach began to grow. Also, I wasn't a fan of the daddy kink in this either. Normally I'm fine with it in books, but I felt a little second hand embarrassment everytime she said it in from of someone and how seriously they took it. Other than that, I'm glad the hero was as devoted as he was to her, and there was no annoying drama with his past. The heroine did get on my nerves a lot at first with her immaturity, but she had some funny parts so that somewhat made up for it. The name Coleana is of Irish origin and means "Young child. Peaceful dove; From the coal pool. The feminine form of Colin".

This book is the story of Etta who has had a traumatic childhood due to being brought up in a neglectful home where she is molested by her mothers partners. A freak bus accident and payout gives her the opportunity to move away and distance herself from her past yet skews her perception of sex. The accident also provides her with a gift/curse of seeing the aura or energies surrounding people.In 1606, during a voyage of discovery from Bantam (Banten), Java, captained by Willem Janszoon, she encountered the Australian mainland. [1] Janszoon is credited with the first authenticated European landing on Australia. [4] In 1608, the ship was damaged beyond repair.