Beck Easton wants out. The Navy SEAL is finished after his last black op takes down a drug lord on Christmas Eve before the eyes of the family. His mentor suggests a staged, easy withdrawal from the service. Easy? Nothing this guy does is easy. As his cover, he serves as principal in a Silicon Valley tech dot-com that manages to stay profitable. When Beck's partners decide to re-design the corporate headquarters in a geek-friendly fashion, in comes Angela Brower, specialist in industrial ergonomics. The redesign succeeds wildly, but the interpersonal chemistry fires off with a bang. The challenge? She's a committed Christian, and Beck isn't. According to Angela, this is "a line a God-fearing woman doesn't cross-or even get near." How's a marriage-minded ex-covert-operative to win fair lady when the Creator of heaven and earth stands in the way?

Tom Morrisey knows piloting, diving, and quite a bit about a whole lot of other interesting pastimes. His expertise shows, and lends verisimilitude to a good adventure yarn. At the same time, the romance stays low-key though it always held my attention. Told primarily from the man's point of view, it gives enough insight into the male psyche to be satisfying.

Without inserting a spoiler, I will admit the ending disappointed me. Both this book and its publishing predecessor DEEP BLUE are terrific reads, either for a guy who can tolerate a little romance or a gal who can stomach a smidgen of adventure.

Four stars in my book.

Reviewed by Deb Kinnard
www.deborahkinnard.com

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