I love stories about treasure, especially those that take place in the ocean. Night Diver has lots of twists and turns. Both main characters have baggage with regards to diving. They both must overcome the past in order to find out what is going on aboard the female lead's family boat during a salvage operation similar to the one that killed her parents years before. Twists near the end of the book as well as the description of diving adventure make this book a very worthy read. ( )

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This was my first Elizabeth Lowell book and I checked out the digital copy from my county library. When I saw that the goodreads rating was 3.4 I remember thinking that I usually like the books others do not and vice versa. However, in this case, the 3.4 was a generous rating. I have to say, I was not impressed enough to likely read another of her books. There was not as much depth to the characters as I usually like. In addition, there was just so much detail about scuba diving/boating/treasure hunting that I skimmed a good bit of the book because I was lost. The story line and mix of romance with suspense was good and the reason I rated it as highly as I did but ultimately, I just didn't get into this book and am glad to have finished it. ( )

DESCRIPTION, NOT REVIEW: After a family tragedy, Kate Donnelly left the Caribbean behind forever. But a series of bad management decisions has left her family's diving and marine recovery business drowning in red ink. Now her brother pleads with her to come back to the island nation of St Vincent. Without Kate's financial expertise, the iconic treasure-hunting enterprise started by her grandfather will go under. Unable to say no to the little family she has left, Kate heads back to the beautiful and terrifying ocean that still haunts her nightmares.
Holden Cameron was addicted to the adrenaline rush of active duty—including narrowly surviving an underwater explosives accident. The last thing the former British military diver wants is to babysit a family of thieves on a tropical island—even if they are the world-famous Diving Donnellys. But in his new civilian job, Holden must investigate the suspicious activity surrounding a Donnelly dive to recover treasure from the ancient wreck of a pirate ship.
When equipment, treasure, and even divers begin to disappear, Kate and Holden form an uneasy alliance to uncover the truth. But the deeper they plummet into the mystery, the closer they come to each other. Soon they are sharing their deepest fears and darkest secrets—and a combustible chemistry too hot to ignore. ( )

entertaining chick lit read. although I knew the bad guy early ( )