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When marine biologist Dr. Lily Banyon returns to her hometown of Coral Beach, Florida, to finish an aborted study of the town's offshore reef to see if proposed development will be harmful, she has to confront an unresolved past that includes an overly critical mother; a perception of once having been an awkward, first-class nerd; and a secret love for the town's mayor, Sean McDermott. What she does not anticipate is having one of her staff bribed into undermining the study by Sean's rival, the developer, forcing her to dive under extremely dangerous conditions. Or that she will reconcile with her mother, or that she and Sean will finally realize that they love, rather than hate, each other. Their grandmothers play a matchmaking role in all this, adding some whimsy to the plot. Although the reader is way ahead of her characters, Moore does provide a fairly satisfying tale about how things are not always what they seem. Mary K. Chelton
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__The deeper you dive, the sweeter the reward
__When college offered an escape, Lily fled her hometown of Coral Beach and never looked back. Now a marine biologist, she must return there on a job to preserve the reefs that give the town its name. But going back means dealing with her past, her family, and worst of all, Sean McDermott. As teens, while Lily passed through an especially awkward phase, Sean—attractive and self-assured—was her constant tormentor. Lily doubts that things will have changed. But Lily’s awkward phase is long over . . . and though she finds that Sean still makes her blood boil, it’s for very different reasons.
As mayor, Sean knows how important it is to maintain the town’s natural beauty—and if the return of Lily Banyon is the price he has to pay, so be it. He can overlook her cold shoulder and give back as good as he gets. What’s harder to disregard is the fact that Lily has grown into a smart and beautiful woman, as passionate about saving Coral Beach as she once was about leaving it. While working closely together, it becomes obvious to Sean that if he and Lily can put the past behind them, they could have a passionate future. . . .