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Cayman Islands-based underwater photographer Fin Fleming allows a film company to use RIO's perfect facility as the setting for a big budget movie in exchange for hefty fees. Along with the movie, RIO is hosting an exhibition of real-life sea relics and ocean treasures featured in the picture. The most valuable exhibit, the twelve Anderson Sea Stars, is worth millions.A wily thief steals the set of solid gold starfish set with precious gems depicting the signs of the zodiac. But before the thief can get away, a ruthless killer whacks him but leaves the golden stars behind with the body.Meanwhile, superstar heart throb Rafe Cummings hires her to teach him to scuba dive, then puts the moves on her, threatening her once perfect romance with her fiancé Liam Lawton.As the killer continues attacking other members of the RIO team and the film crew, the case has Detective Dane Scott stumped, and Fin knows she'll have to solve the crime herself or watch her beloved oceanographic institute go under.Filled with romance, family secrets, and scuba diving, this latest entry in the addictive series will keep you hooked from first page to last.

World-famous oceanography institute RIO recently opened a new restaurant and tiki bar to give divers somewhere nearby to grab a snack and a drink. The place is a hit, and Fin and the team are basking in the glow of success. Until the morning an unknown young woman is found dead in the bar, the victim of a needle spike. DS Scott asks Fin to help with the investigation.To make matters worse, Fin's under the gun from the the sponsor of the institute's annual documentary, who threatens to revoke their contract and hire her ex's company instead if they miss the deadline. Without the money from that sponsorship, RIO will have to shut down most of its research. Fin calls in Christophe, a world champion freediver to help her get ready for the filming.And then, one of their own vanishes.Fin is convinced that the notorious oligarch Seb Lukin is behind it all. She and Newton head to Lukin's mega-yacht to see what they can uncover. It seems the missing women have vanished into thin air, but Fin will do whatever it takes to find them and bring them home.Will she succeed?Read Hidden Depths now to find out.

Category 5 Hurricane Willard is barreling toward the Cayman Islands, but underwater photographer Fin Fleming has everything under control. Or so she thinks, at least until she must risk her life to move her brother Oliver's boat to safety.After the storm, while assessing the boat for damage, she discovers a dead woman aboard, setting off a disturbing chain of events. It looks like an easy mystery, with Oliver as the presumed killer, but Fin knows Oliver would never commit this crime. She and Detective Scott team up to solve the murder.Oliver's twisted sister is in the picture, and Fin suspects she has Oliver hooked on drugs as payback for their past.It's a dark and twisty story, full of secrets and suspense as well as a dash of sweet romance.The usual fun stuff is happening too. A once in a lifetime chance to pilot a multi-million dollar personal submarine. Rosie, the American Pygmy octopus, and Suzie Q, the Southern Stingray, are back, both doing their things. There's a crazy free-range rooster named Chico on the hunt for treats and bad guys.A twisty mystery. And scuba diving. Lots of scuba diving.And then there's Liam. Always Liam.

A heady mix of underwater adventure, mystery, and romance." - Hallie Ephron, New York Times bestselling authorA few months after a death in her family, underwater photographer Fin Fleming is ready to move on with her life when she discovers the location of a fabled sunken treasure, the Queen's Tiara. She lands a contract to film the recovery expedition and despite the legend that says the treasure is cursed, she sets off on a mission with her sometimes boyfriend Liam, her almost stepbrother Oliver Russo, and her mother, the world famous oceanographer Maddy Russo.The expedition runs into trouble when a band of pirates, a mysterious cabin cruiser, and Fin's ex-husband follow her to the treasure's location. Things get worse when all the divers start having nightmares about a woman imprisoned in the wreck pleading for her life. Then a rash of drug use breaks out among the crew.As the situation worsens, Fin wonders if the curse is real. She begins to think so when sorrow, betrayal, and death by drowning-the very words in the ancient curse-stalk the treasure hunters.Sunken Death is the second book in the Fin Fleming Sea Adventures Thriller series, and continues Fin's heroine's journey to find the family, friends, and love she needs.

Sorrow. Betrayal. Death by drowning.Those are the words of a dark and mysterious ancient curse that haunts the jaw-dropping sunken treasure known as the Queen's Tiara. Everybody wants a piece of the riches from the past, but its location was lost years ago.Now underwater photographer Fin Fleming has found the coordinates in an old ship's log, and she's willing to risk her life to retrieve the treasure. She puts together a team of scuba divers to seek the treasure and film the expedition for a documentary.Almost immediately, her scuba crew seems plagued by the curse, including betrayal and death by drowning. Fin doesn't believe in evil curses, but she needs to uncover the truth, retrieve the treasure, and get her team safely back to Grand Cayman before the real killer destroys them all.Filled with romance, adventure, mystery, and lots of scuba diving, the second book in this twisty series will keep you turning pages until you reach the end.

This book is a fun, imaginative, heartwarming story about the everyday adventures of a grandmother and her young grandson whom she has nicknamed Pumpkin. This story, The Big Fight, causes an ordinary day to take an unexpected turn as Grandma and the Pumpkin find themselves involved in a big fight. Children, parents, teachers, and grandparents will love this lighthearted tale of fun and adventure.