Submerged by Dani Pettrey

This week, the  Christian Fiction Blog Alliance  is introducing  Submerged  • Bethany House Publishers; Original edition (May 1, 2012)  by  Dani Pettrey   

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Dani Pettrey is a wife, homeschooling mom, and author. She feels blessed to write inspirational romantic suspense because it incorporates so many things she loves--the thrill of adventure, nail biting suspense, the deepening of her characters' faith, and plenty of romance. She and her husband reside in Maryland with their two teenage daughters.

Just in case you’re curious…The real Dani does love traveling. She’s been to some amazing places (Greece, Hawaii, the Keys) and there are many more she hopes to visit in the future.

And while she’s not quite up to sky-diving, cave diving or heli-skiing (too high, too enclosed, too cold!) she and her family love hiking, canoeing, wave jumping, and a ton of other outdoor adventures a little further down on the risk scale.  


ABOUT THE BOOK

A sabotaged plane. Two dead deep-water divers.

Yancey, Alaska was a quiet town . . . until the truth of what was hidden in the depths off the coast began to appear.

Bailey Craig vowed never to set foot in Yancey again. She has a past, and a reputation--and Yancey's a small town. She's returned to bury a loved one killed in the plane crash and is determined not to stay even an hour more than necessary. But then dark evidence emerges and Bailey's own expertise becomes invaluable for the case.

Cole McKenna can handle the deep-sea dives and helping the police recover evidence. He can even handle the fact that a murderer has settled in his town and doesn't appear to be moving on. But dealing with the reality of Bailey's reappearance is a tougher challenge.

She broke his heart, but she is not the same girl who left Yancey. He let her down, but he's not the same guy she left behind. Can they move beyond the hurts of their pasts and find a future together?


If you would like to read the first chapter of Submerged, go HERE.


Margie's comments:  Wow! It's been a long time since a book grabbed me right at the beginning and has me very reluctant to put it down. Granted I read a lot of books, so if a book grabs my attention right from the beginning, I will finish it. I'm still reading this one, and the only reason I am putting it down is next week's Colorado Christian Writer's Conference and I'm buried in last-minute details. However, the characters are real, they have very unique jobs that I'm finding fascinating, and they struggle with very real issues and have to face the mistakes of their past in order to move on into the future God has for them. I love the mystery/suspense of the story, too. It's intriguing and keeps pulling me along. An excellent read.