Series: Deep Six (Book 4)
The former Navy SEALs of Deep Six Salvage thought they
could retire to the sea and hunt for treasures of the deep, but when trouble
comes to visit, there'll be hell to pay.
Ray Wolf Roanhorse took one look at Chrissy and knew she
was the woman of his dreams. There's a hitch, however. He screwed things
up with her. Bigtime. Now all she wants is to be friends. He'll have to
be his most charismatic and charming self if he has any hope of
changing her mind. And winning her heart.
Christina Szarek knows all about sexy, brooding men like
Wolf. She grew up watching her mother fall for - and be broken by - plenty
of them. If she had her way, she'd avoid Wolf altogether. But they're
partners in the hunt for the Santa Cristina's legendary treasure. Avoidance is
impossible. And the longer she's near him, the more he chips away at the
walls she's erected against him.
However, the danger to Chrissy doesn't only come from her
burgeoning feelings. Some mysterious players would see her
silenced - for good. And Wolf, with his wicked grin and spec-ops
training, is all that stands between her and a date with death in the deep.
Good book. This is the fourth book in the series, and
while it can be read as a stand-alone, I recommend reading them in order. The
backstory of the search for the Santa Cristina and the men (and women)
adds increasing depth to the story. In this story, the ship has been
found, but the Deep Six team still hasn't found the treasure. While the team
hasn't entirely given up hope, they wonder if they will find it before
running out of funds.
Chrissy and Wolf struck sparks off each other from the
first book. Chrissy owns the local dive shop where the team gets much of
their equipment. She also leads dive tours, whose divers pay to help search for
the treasure. A strong, independent woman, Chrissy holds her own in a
male-dominated business. She and Wolf seem to be perfect for each other, but Chrissy has some serious relationship issues. Her mother constantly
searched for love, leaving Chrissy with a revolving door of stepfathers who
forgot about her when the relationship ended. While she wants a husband
and children, she adamantly refuses to fall in love. She plans to choose with her head and allow love to grow that way.
Wolf has had it bad for Chrissy from the beginning.
Though he is a tough SEAL, he has a soft center. He supports several unmarried
sisters and their children and clearly loves them all. He wants a
family of his own and fervently believes that Chrissy is the one. Wolf
frequently made me laugh with his fortune cookie sayings and his hilarious
misheard song lyrics.
I enjoyed seeing the relationship between Chrissy and
Wolf develop. It started out well with a good friendship that grew into more. Then Wolf made a bone-headed move thanks to misplaced
jealousy, and Chrissy shoved him back into the friend zone. Every time
he tries to move things forward again, she shoots him down. On a night she
finally agreed to meet him for a drink, their world becomes highly
complicated. On the way to meet Wolf, Chrissy and her business partner
witness some drug
activity. After being shot, her partner is seriously wounded, and Chrissy is knocked into the water, she knows Wolf is the only person
who can help. The intensity of this scene had me on the edge of my seat
as Wolf sprang into action.
I loved seeing Wolf go into protector mode, appointing
himself Chrissy's bodyguard. Being thrown together like that gave Wolf a
chance to convince her that they are meant to be together. I loved seeing
them grow closer and how Wolf learned why Chrissy feels as she does about
love. I loved his determination and the sweet care he took of her. I often
got frustrated by Chrissy's stubborn refusal to admit her feelings for
Wolf. I loved their interactions. Their similar senses of humor created some hilarious conversations. I liked how Wolf kept demonstrating his
love for Chrissy, and showing her falling in love doesn't have to be a bad
thing. I also enjoyed how Chrissy's friends pushed her toward Wolf,
clearly seeing that they belong together. In the end, Chrissy realizes
that she isn't her mother and doesn't have to allow her mother's mistakes to
rule her life. I liked seeing them come together in the end.
The suspense of the story was excellent. Chrissy had no
idea the seriousness of what she'd stumbled upon at first. The
reader gets a look at things from the bad guys' point of view, so we know
how much trouble she's in. The bad guys sometimes appear to have
regrets about their orders regarding Chrissy but still intend Chrissy's
death. I got a bit frustrated with Wolf and the local cop who didn't find
the accidents that suddenly kept happening to her suspicious. With the drug
cartel breathing down the bad guy's neck, I could feel the desperation to
resolve the issue. The final confrontation was a nail-biter. I liked
seeing Chrissy practically save herself with a brief assist from Wolf.
The identity of the head bad guy surprised me almost as much as it
shocked Chrissy.
Alongside the romance between Chrissy and Wolf, a new
romance budded between the ladies' man, Romeo, and the super-quiet Mia.
Romeo resists the truth of his feelings, so it's easy to see that a hard
fall is in his future. I'm looking forward to the next book to see how
it turns out.
I also look forward to seeing how the search for the
treasure progresses. Things may be looking up as the campsite of the
shipwrecked sailors was located, along with the captain's journal.
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