Four commercial clammers go through Ocracoke Island to pursue their trade on the marsh island Shell Castle but instead are battered by a sudden nor'easter.

Keith Englund, mature and focused,heads full force into a relationship with Deborah. He soon discovers that there is much... More > more to Deborah than he can possibly understand. He realizes the dangers of their relationship, yet he is drawn to her and to her two small children.

Mark Raney, author of sea adventure and commercial fishing, breaks away from his tales of the sea and writes a romantic and intriguing story. If you like SMILE FOR ME, I'M CRYING, you will love Mark's other novels, OF LIFE AND TIME THAT NOW AND THEN RHYME and BELIEVING IN THE WIND, now available in paperback at www.lulu.com/markraney. < Less

A young man begins his journey as a writer, encouraged by his parents until he knew what he did not want to know.

David Midgett is the story of a young shrimp boat captain. Desperate situations call for drastic measures and David agrees... More > to transport a load of marijana offshore. < Less

MARSHWRACK is the story of a young man who leaves his hometown of North Carolina in search of a better life. He strikes out... More > for the Georgia coast to live the life of a commercial fisherman and to learn all he can about shrimping. Ben soon learns that the grass is not greener and that things continue to go from bad to worse, quickly. < Less

Of Life and Times That Now And Then Rhyme includes stories from short to long that span Mark Raney's fiction writing career.

A young man begins his journey as a writer, encouraged by his parents until he knew what he did not want to know.

David Midgett is the story of a young shrimp boat captain. Desperate situations call for drastic measures and David agrees... More > to transport a load of marijana offshore. < Less

MARSHWRACK is the story of a young man who leaves his hometown of North Carolina in search of a better life. He strikes out... More > for the Georgia coast to live the life of a commercial fisherman and to learn all he can about shrimping. Ben soon learns that the grass is not greener and that things continue to go from bad to worse, quickly. < Less

David Midgett is the story of a young shrimp boat captain. Desperate situations call for drastic measures and David agrees... More > to transport a load of marijana offshore. < Less