In Too Deep
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  • Reads 21,441
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  • Parts 2
  • Time 14m
Ongoing, First published Jun 13, 2013
"I had always loved the water ... but that was before I found out that grown men could grow tails and breathe under it." 

A voyage gone wrong.

After Vivian Rhodes finds herself on a trip out into the Caribbean Sea, the last thing she expected was to wind up in a shipwreck with nothing but a bag and wet sneakers to wash up on an island alongside of her. As if having her ride sink to the bottom of the ocean wasn't bad enough, the place she finds herself washing ashore of isn't exactly Five-Star vacation quality. 

It's dark, it's cold, and when night falls it becomes apparent that the island isn't at all coconuts and palm fronds. She's a marine biologist, one of the best, but not even Vivian could have prepared herself for the danger lurking within the depths of the ocean. 

Especially after he washes up on shore ... and brings forth a chaos that will wreak havoc on more than just the island.

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