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Tides of Surrender book cover — A. Patricia Owen romance novel
The Halloween Promise book cover — A. Patricia Owen holiday romance novel
Cold Comfort book cover — Irene Merritt cozy mystery novel
Stonehenge Academy: Pulled book cover — Lachlan Grey YA science fiction novel
WOW Inheritance: Signal book cover — Calix Rowe science fiction novel
Ian's Surge book cover — Scott Withers hurricane survival memoir
Tides of Surrender
Meet the Author
A. Patricia Owen — romance author at Cork Pine Press
A. Patricia Owen
Irene Merritt — cozy mystery author at Cork Pine Press
Lachlan Grey — YA science fiction author at Cork Pine Press
Calix Rowe — science fiction author at Cork Pine Press
Scott Withers — Emmy Award-winning meteorologist and author
A. Patricia Owen
Women's Romance
Enchanter of the Tides
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Women's Romance
The Holiday Promise
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Cozy Mystery
A Mercy Murders Mystery
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Young Adult Sci-Fi
The Stonehenge Academy
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Science Fiction
The WOW Inheritance
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The Voices of Cork Pine Press

Meet Our Authors

Five distinct voices. Five unforgettable worlds. Women's romance, cozy mystery, young adult science fiction, adult science fiction, and weather thrillers — every story rooted in character, emotion, and writing that stays with you long after the last page.

A. Patricia Owen
Women's Romance
A. Patricia Owen
Enchanter of the Tides & The Holiday Promise

A. Patricia Owen writes deeply emotional women's romance — sweeping stories set at sea and in the warmth of the holiday season. With 13 novels across two beloved series, her books follow couples navigating love against breathtaking destinations worldwide.

Enchanter of the Tides (10 Books)

Cruise ship romance spanning breathtaking destinations worldwide. Each book is a standalone love story united by the sea and the emotional tides that pull two people together.

Tides of Surrender
What the Tide Conceals
The Depths He Keeps
Wrecked by Him
What the Waves Carry
Harbor for the Broken
Between the Stars & Sea
Undercurrents
The Last Port
Anchored to You
The Holiday Promise (3 Books)

Heartwarming holiday romance — love stories that unfold against festive backdrops and the promise of new beginnings.

The Halloween Promise
The Thanksgiving Promise
The Christmas Promise
Irene Merritt
Cozy Mystery
Irene Merritt
A Mercy Murders Mystery

Irene Merritt crafts cozy mysteries with razor-sharp wit and small-town charm. Her Mercy Murders series is set in snow-covered Mercy, Michigan — where the local funeral home is ground zero for more intrigue than anyone bargained for.

A Mercy Murders Mystery (6 Books)

Former medical examiner Frankie Brandt returns to run the family funeral home in Mercy, Michigan — only to find the town's secrets won't stay buried. Warm, witty, and deliciously suspenseful.

Cold Comfort
Grave Doubts
Bitter Chill
Killing Frost
Family Plots
Rest In Mercy
Lachlan Grey
Young Adult Sci-Fi
Lachlan Grey
The Stonehenge Academy

Lachlan Grey takes readers on time-bending adventures through history, science, and mystery. The Stonehenge Academy series follows brilliant students who discover their school is a portal — and every lesson could change the past.

The Stonehenge Academy (5 Books)

Students at the Stonehenge Academy discover their studies aren't just academic — each lesson pulls them into pivotal moments of human history with consequences they can't undo.

Pulled
Hunted
Fractured
Rogue
Reckoning
Calix Rowe
Science Fiction
Calix Rowe
The WOW Inheritance

Calix Rowe writes hard-hitting science fiction rooted in real history. The WOW Inheritance series begins with the 1977 “Wow! Signal” — the strongest candidate for extraterrestrial contact ever recorded — and builds a universe of consequence from that one unexplained moment.

The WOW Inheritance (3 Books)

On August 15, 1977, astronomer Jerry Ehman detected a radio signal from deep space and wrote one word: Wow! No one has explained it since. Calix Rowe's series picks up where history left off.

Signal
Inheritance
Omega
Scott Withers — Emmy Award-winning meteorologist and author
Scott Withers
Meteorologist • Emmy Award Winner • Author

Scott Withers is a four-time national Emmy Award-winning meteorologist and journalist with more than two decades on the front lines of America’s worst weather — hurricanes, tornado outbreaks, wildfires, floods, and blizzards. He has reported for ABC News’ Good Morning America and World News Tonight and served as National Climate Correspondent for Scripps News before joining CBS News Miami’s NEXT Weather team. In September 2022, Hurricane Ian’s catastrophic storm surge trapped him in a submerged vehicle. He nearly didn’t make it out. That survival story is the foundation of his memoir, Ian’s Surge.

Ian’s Surge — Available Now on Amazon
Ian's Surge book cover — Scott Withers hurricane survival memoir

A true survival memoir from inside Hurricane Ian’s catastrophic storm surge. A harrowing, first-person account from one of America’s most decorated weather journalists.

Buried — Coming Soon
Buried book cover — Scott Withers weather disaster novel

The next weather disaster novel — a city buried alive, one storm that changes everything.

Pressure Drop Mystery Series
No Act of God book cover — Scott Withers Pressure Drop mystery series

Book One: No Act of God — a weather mystery series where the storms are never just natural disasters.

Cane The Weather Dog (Children’s Series)
Cane the Weather Dog: Storm Chasing book cover Cane the Weather Dog: The Halloween Hurricane book cover Cane the Weather Dog: The Christmas Eve Blizzard book cover

Award-winning K–4th grade books teaching children about severe weather and staying safe.

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Scott Withers · Weather Memoir
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Buried book cover — Scott Withers weather disaster novel
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Buried
Scott Withers · Weather Disaster Novel
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Tides of Surrender
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Tides of Surrender
A. Patricia Owen · Enchanter of the Tides
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The Halloween Promise
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The Halloween Promise
A. Patricia Owen · The Holiday Promise
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Cold Comfort
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Cold Comfort
Irene Merritt · A Mercy Murders Mystery
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Stonehenge Academy: Pulled
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Stonehenge Academy: Pulled
Lachlan Grey · The Stonehenge Academy
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WOW Inheritance: Signal
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WOW Inheritance: Signal
Calix Rowe · The WOW Inheritance
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What the Tide Conceals
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What the Tide Conceals
A. Patricia Owen · Enchanter of the Tides
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    About Cork Pine Press — Independent Book Publisher

    Cork Pine Press is an independent publishing house specializing in women's romance novels, cozy murder mystery books, young adult science fiction, adult science fiction, weather thrillers, and children's books about weather safety. Our authors publish across multiple genre-defining series available on Amazon.

    Women's Romance Books — A. Patricia Owen

    A. Patricia Owen is the author of the Enchanter of the Tides romance series — 10 standalone romance novels set aboard cruise ships and breathtaking ocean destinations worldwide. She is also the author of The Holiday Promise series, a heartwarming collection of holiday romance novels. Pre-order Tides of Surrender and The Halloween Promise now on Amazon. Visit enchanterofthetides.com and theholidaypromise.com.

    Cozy Mystery Books — Irene Merritt

    Irene Merritt is the author of A Mercy Murders Mystery, a 6-book cozy mystery series set in the small town of Mercy, Michigan. Former medical examiner Frankie Brandt returns home to run the family funeral home — only to find the town's secrets won't stay buried. Warm, witty, and deliciously suspenseful. Pre-order Cold Comfort now on Amazon. Visit mercymurders.com.

    Young Adult Science Fiction — Lachlan Grey

    Lachlan Grey is the author of The Stonehenge Academy, a 5-book young adult science fiction series in which brilliant students discover their school is a time portal — and every lesson could change the past. Pre-order Stonehenge Academy: Pulled now on Amazon. Visit thestonehengeacademy.com.

    Science Fiction Books — Calix Rowe

    Calix Rowe is the author of The WOW Inheritance, a science fiction series rooted in the real 1977 "Wow! Signal" — the strongest candidate for extraterrestrial contact ever recorded. Pre-order WOW Inheritance: Signal now on Amazon. Visit wowinheritance.com.

    Weather Thriller Books — Scott Withers, Emmy Award-Winning Meteorologist

    Scott Withers is a four-time national Emmy Award-winning meteorologist, journalist, and author. He has reported for ABC News' Good Morning America and World News Tonight and served as National Climate Correspondent for Scripps News. In September 2022, Hurricane Ian's catastrophic storm surge trapped him in a submerged vehicle. He survived. Ian's Surge: Surviving a Cat 4 Hurricane is his memoir — available now on Amazon. He is also the author of the Pressure Drop weather mystery series, beginning with No Act of God, and the award-winning Cane The Weather Dog children's book series teaching K–4th grade students about severe weather safety. Visit scottwithers.com, swlpublishing.com, and canetheweatherdog.com.

    Pre-Order Cork Pine Press Books on Amazon

    All Cork Pine Press titles are available on Amazon. Current pre-orders include: Tides of Surrender by A. Patricia Owen, The Halloween Promise by A. Patricia Owen, Cold Comfort by Irene Merritt, Stonehenge Academy: Pulled by Lachlan Grey, and WOW Inheritance: Signal by Calix Rowe. Ian's Surge by Scott Withers is available now.