Romantic Suspense
The Deadly Shallows
Coastal Guardians book 3
by Dani Pettrey
-From Goodreads- A DEADLY ATTACK. A STOLEN WEAPON CAPABLE OF IMMENSE DESTRUCTION. A PAINFUL SECRET THAT THREATENS TO TEAR TWO HEARTS APART. CGIS Agent Noah Rowley is rocked to the core when several of his valued team members come under fire on his Coast Guard base. He and his remaining team race to the scene and end the attack, but not before innocent lives are lost. Furious and grief-stricken, he vows to do whatever is needed to bring the mastermind behind the attack to justice. Stunned by the ambush, Coast Guard flight medic Brooke Kesler evacuates in a helicopter carrying the only surviving gunman. The gravely wounded man whispers mysterious information to Brooke that immediately paints a target on her back. As Brooke and Noah race to uncover answers, emotions between them ignite. Noah struggles to protect Brooke at all costs and to conceal the secret that prevents him from becoming what he longs to be--the right man for her. Everything is at stake as a horrifying truth emerges. . . . The attack wasn't the end game. It was only the beginning. ISBN-13: 9780764230868 This case reaches farther than they can imagine... | This Book received a 4 Bark rating. |
The Deadly Shallows was one of those stories that had so many twists and turns and different threads tentacaling outward that every time I thought the case might be coming to a close...it wasn't. How author Dani Pettrey kept it all straight in her head while writing the this third Coastal Guardians book I have no clue but she did a great job keeping guessing and glued to the page.
The unfortunate choice in stereotyping one particular political group made me a little uncomfortable, but, on the other hand the backgrounds and motivations of the villains were so well crafted into a layered multi-faceted mystery that I couldn't help but still like the story.
I've really been enjoying the Coastal Guardians series as it has stepped away from the usual FBI and U.S. Marshals etc. investigative realm and into that of the U.S. Coast Guard. It's been a fun switch as was the flight medic position of one of the main characters in The Deadly Shallows.
If you are looking for a good romantic suspense series from a very talented author you should definitely check out The Deadly Shallows and the rest of its Coastal Guardians predecessors. And, like me, I'm sure you will be eagerly anticipating the next book from Dani Pettrey...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives The Deadly Shallows by Dani Pettrey a 4 Bark rating.