For archaeologist Fiona Carver, the Caribbean glistens with untold menace in a heart-racing novel by Rachel Grant, USA Today bestselling author of Dangerous Ground.
Fiona Carver has landed a dream assignment: conducting an archaeological inventory of Ruby Island, a privately owned, pristine gem in the Caribbean. Two months in paradise exploring and mapping a lush rain forest, vast caves, and a seventeenth-century star fort and following up on legends of hidden Spanish gold. Add a simmering reunion with wildlife photographer Dean Slater and it’s enough to take Fiona’s breath away. But the sparkle fades when Dean’s arrival is met with sudden, terrifying danger.
Reunited and determined to see the project through, Fiona and Dean find themselves in a swirl of intrigue as they delve into the complex history of the unspoiled refuge, now a tropical haven for billionaires and their secrets. But the work isn’t easy, as someone appears determined to kill the project—by any means necessary.
As betrayal casts tropical storm clouds over Ruby Island and treasured friendships dissolve into distrust, one thing becomes clear: Fiona and Dean are trapped in a dangerous paradise.
What I thought about Crash Site
I was really excited to read this when I read the blurb. I've been
craving something with action, adventure, and romance. Rachel Grant is a
new-to-me author.
It's clear from the start that Fiona and Dean
have some history. I hadn't realized this was the second book of a
series and that the main characters began their relationship in the
first book. Crash Site does do a good job of filling in the major events
from book one that I missed and I didn't have any problem reading this
without having read book one, but I do think it would have enhanced the
reading experience.
I loved learning some new science and
technology terminology reading Crash Site and the research team aspects
of the story. I would have found a map helpful to have a better sense
of the movement around the island setting as these characters are on the
move for the second half of the book. I did find the first half a bit
slow for me, but the second half takes a better turn with some swoony
romance and plenty of villains. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to
see how it would all turn out.
Fiona is terrific. She's smart,
strong and fearless. Dean is a bit difficult at times, but he did grow
on me although I did want to slap him upside the head at the end. The
ending left me a bit unsatisfied, as I didn't get the payoff of a HEA
romance. It left me wondering if there would be more adventures for
these two. I wouldn't mind that at all.
I really did enjoy this story and this author is definitely on my radar now. Looking forward to reading more from Rachel Grant.
USA Today bestselling author Rachel Grant worked for over a decade as a professional archaeologist and mines her experiences for story lines and settings, which are as diverse as excavating a cemetery underneath an historic art museum in San Francisco; surveying an economically depressed coal mining town in Kentucky; and mapping a seventeenth century Spanish and Dutch fort on the island of Sint Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles.
In all her travels and adventures as an archaeologist, Rachel has found many sites and artifacts, but she’s only found one true treasure, her husband, David. They met while working together excavating a four thousand year old site about to be destroyed by the expansion of a sewage treatment plant in Seattle. Despite their romantic first meeting, she has no intention of ever setting a story at a sewage treatment plant.
Rachel Grant lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and children.
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