🤿🐟🦈 Danger in the Deep 🦈🐟 🤿 (Military Heroes) (2020) - Book Review
MY REVIEW
Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense; Original edition (January 7, 2020)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1335402586
ISBN-13: 978-1335402585
“When buried secrets surface, she’s caught in a criminal’s crosshairs.
Aquarium employee Olivia Smith isn’t sure why
someone wants her dead—but Marine Corps pilot Brady Johnson knows a secret that
could explain it. Brady vowed he’d tell no one that Olivia’s husband had been
on the run from his own mob family before he died, but he also promised he’d
keep Olivia safe. With danger running deep, they’ll have to work fast to stay
alive.”
I won this in a giveaway sponsored by the author on her Facebook page. A positive review was not requested or required, and all words are my own.
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This is one of two Love Inspired Suspense novels I have, ironically both from giveaways. I’m not new to the “Suspense” lines. I used to subscribe to Harlequin’s Intrigue line, but due to finances, had to stop. However, if I were to start a subscription again, I think I’d choose Love Inspired Suspense.
Anyway …
“Danger in the Deep” is the third book in Karen
Kirst’s “Military Heroes” series. Two characters from “Intensive Care Crisis”
return in this book – Julian and Audrey, who play a significant role besides
Olivia and Brady. Tori AND Cade from “Explosive Reunion” return at the end of
the book.
The books are standalone reads/stories so you
don’t have to read them in any particular order, or read the previous ones to
know what is going on.
Aquarium employee Olivia Smith is being
targeted, but she can’t understand why someone would want her dead. But, her
late husband’s best friend – Marine Corps pilot Brady Johnson – knows a secret
about Derek. And, that secret might explain who is targeting Olivia, and why.
It was something Brady had vowed never to tell
anyone. Only he knew that “Derek” had been on the run from his mob family
before his death. However, Brady did vow to keep Olivia safe no matter how he
felt about her.
This was my first introduction to the author,
and she didn’t disappoint at all. The action picks right up in chapter one and
doesn’t let up until the end.
It was a captivating read – and despite reading
another book at the same time (a rarity for me) – I was able to “dive” right
back into this one.
The characters were written realistically –
despite a Marine being involved, the case mostly stayed on the civilian side of
the law. There were little technical terms used, which pertained to a situation
with a civilian aircraft.
The relationship progression is natural but
awkward given their own backgrounds; as well as the story line. I was invested
in both Olivia and Brady. I truly enjoyed this book and couldn’t put it down. I
definitely want to seek out the other novels in the series.
I enjoyed the fast, couldn’t slow down pace.
This is one of the Christian themed books, so
there are faith references made by the characters. It is also a “clean” romance
read.
Like most of the Harlequin novels, this
has a “happily ever after” ending.
5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – Goodreads
5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – Bookbub
OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES:
Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense;
Original edition (December 31, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1335231870
ISBN-13: 978-1335231871
““I’m not leaving you.”
He made a promise to protect her.
Back in her hometown, Tori James never expects to
spend time with her ex-fiancé—until someone blows up her car. Now she has a
target on her back, and accepting Staff Sergeant Cade McMann as her bodyguard
is her only hope of staying alive. But even as Cade and Tori are drawn back
together, a killer is determined to tear them apart for good.”
Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense; Original edition (August 6, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1335232303
ISBN-13: 978-1335232304
“She uncovered a secret someone will kill for…
But he’s determined she’ll survive
Reporting missing narcotics lands nurse Audrey
Harris and her patients in the crosshairs of a ruthless thief. But when marine
sergeant Julian Tan is one of the patients in danger, the criminals unwittingly
provide her with a strong—and handsome—protector. On the run, Julian and Audrey
must stop a crime boss…or become the next to fall.”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Karen Kirst was born and raised in East Tennessee near the Great Smoky Mountains. She’s
a lifelong lover of books, but it wasn't until after college that she had the
grand idea to write one herself. Now she divides her time between being a wife,
homeschooling mom, and romance writer. Her favorite past-times are reading,
visiting tearooms, and watching romantic comedies.
You can
find her on the following social media channels:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarenKirst
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