Hidden Currents

Hidden Currents

By Christy Barritt

Romantic suspense at the beach! It’s the perfect summer read.

I picked this up not knowing anything about the writer or the series. In fact, I didn’t even know it was a series. But what a find! The story begins when an undercover cop has a price put on her head for taking down a gang. She needs a place to hide until she can testify in court, so she finds an island in the outer banks of NC.

The setting is perfect (as a North Carolinian, I loved it!). She basically pretends to be someone new and it’s fun to see how difficult the acting becomes for her. Part of her cover is that she drives the ice cream truck and sells ice cream to the tourists. Locals won’t buy ice cream from her and she can’t figure out why. Lots of fun stuff here, including a hunky next door neighbor who happens to be a former Navy Seal. She can’t seem to say anything right around him and he manages to get under her skin all the time.

While the mystery is solved at the end of this book, the story is not over. In fact, it is part of the Lantern Beach Mysteries, a 6 book series. So for some, this will be great news – you can stay with these characters through 5 more books! And these characters will be fun to follow.

I recommend this to anyone wishing they were at the beach, anyone going to the beach yet this summer, and anyone else who likes the beach (doesn’t this include everyone?) A quick read and great story.

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Review by Jennifer Fromke, an aspiring novelist who writes from NC where she pines for colder temperatures all year long. Northerners by upbringing, she and her husband of 26 years have raised three Southern-ish children, much to their amazement. Jennifer also reviews books at Shetalksbooks.com. She writes contemporary women’s fiction and email. Lots of email.