Submerged

Submerged by Dani Pettrey
Published by Bethany House Publishers

My 16 year old son reminded me the other day that you can't judge a book by it's cover.  But I usually do.  Especially if one of my favorite authors recommends the book on the cover. 

Or if the cover says it's based in Alaska :)   [My sister lives in Alaska with her family, so naturally I'm drawn to books about the state.]

Submerged takes place in a town called Yancey, off the coast of  Tariuk Island, Alaska.  Having that sister in Alaska, I decided to go online to Google Maps to find this town/coast.  I looked and looked, zooming in and out, panning across the map, only to end up frustrated and decide (upon the suggestion of my same 16 year old son) to just Google it altogether. 

The first listing that popped up was a review by Christine (Core Foundations), who said "because I am a geography nut, I spent 49 minutes of my life trying to find Tariuk Island. . .only to give up in frustration and call the author herself, to discover she had made the place up! Wouldn’t you know it! (For the record though, it is loosely based off Sitka.)" 

Oh, well.  :) At least someone else did the same thing as me!

Back to the plot...

Submerged is the story of the McKenna family - a family of of divers - and of Bailey Craig - a girl who left Yancey years before, never planning to return. 

The McKenna's and Bailey ger thrown back together because of the tragic death of Bailey's aunt, a prominent figure in Yancey and a friend of the family. 

What follows is romantic suspense similar to Dee Henderson's O'Malley series.

Thanks to the cover and Dee Henderson's recommendation, I picked up the book and really enjoyed it... proving that you sometimes CAN judge a book by it's cover.  I hope you will enjoy it, too.