Ellie Blackmore is knee-deep in her renovation business, which she runs with her ex brother-in-law, and making plans to renovate a house for herself, when her sister Mackenzie goes missing. There's a large bloodstain on the deck of her beloved sailboat, and now rumors of her involvement with a missing cocaine shipment are circulating. The main source of those rumors have swept into town with Coast Guard Intelligence Officer Grayson Bradshaw. As Ellie and Grayson both seek answers to Mackenzie's disappearance, Grayson has family questions of his own to sort out.
This was a tough book for me to review; once again, I didn't realize this was part of a series, and thus I was not familiar with the characters and hints of backstories sprinkled throughout this book. That always puts me at a disadvantage, but it does lead me to say that this is probably not best read as a stand alone novel. Also, there was a lot going on in this book, and I feel like several of the plot lines could have been better served by having their own book. It was a lot to try to get invested in as a reader, and it was hard to believe that any of the characters could have been dealing with that many major things at once.
I could see how readers who enjoy suspenseful romance books, however, could enjoy this. Grayson and Ellie were thrown together because of the case of her sister, but there were reasons for them to not just be at odds on opposite sides of the case. These side storylines fed their relationship and kept it interesting.
While this book wasn't quite for me, I give it 3 stars. Ellie's persistent faith in her sister, and a group of connected friends made me want to see how it all turned out.
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I received a digital copy of this book, via NetGalley, from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
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