Layne Davies is the only child of the eldest Davies brother, Miles, and his wife Morgan. She is a physical therapist and works closely with veterans. She's looking forward to a break from her family when she heads off to a conference in Charleston, South Carolina. What she isn't expecting is for an incredibly hot new patient to fall into her lap.Walker Green is a member of what civilians know as SEAL Team Six--the badasses of the SEALs. While on a mission in the Atlantic, he is betrayed by his commanding officer and watches his team die. In a desperate act to save himself, he jumps into the ocean where he manages to survive for seven days with an infected injury. He's rescued by a Greek ship, and the doctor on board helps him as much as he can. When the ship comes in to dock in South Carolina, Walker slips overboard and home to Shadow's Landing and his friend Gavin Faulkner's house.
Gavin, like everyone else, believes that Walker is dead, but when his best friend shows up and tells his story, he jumps into action. He calls in the cousins (much like the Davies clan, more on that in a minute), and together they come to the agreement that Walker needs somewhere to hide. Gavin, a doctor, thinks of Layne Davies. Layne is his estranged cousin--Marcy Davies is his great-aunt. Now, the Davies and Faulkner clans have been estranged since the late sixties. Marcy, in love with Jake Davies, chose to stay in Kentucky when her parents moved to South Carolina to support her brothers and their military careers. Mother Faulkner (love the play on words) expected Marcy to take care of her and her husband in their old age, and spread her poison, making the Faulkners believe that Marcy spurned the whole side of the family. It all works out in the end and there is warm fuzzies all around. The introduction of the Faulkners, who we haven't seen since Bluegrass Dawn, opens up an entire new series, the first book of which comes this year! Anyway. Placing Walker with Layne seems like the perfect idea--Layne can hide him and help him recover from his wounds, and no one will suspect because of the Davies/Faulkner estrangement.
It's not that simple.
There is instant attraction between Walker and Layne, but the Frogman (Walker) will also have to survive Miles. And his brothers. And the Davies cousins and cousins-in-law. Who is going to be the biggest badass? (Hint. It's not anyone male.) But Walker's former commander is hunting the only many who has proof of his betrayal. He is not above doing what ever he deems necessary to kill Walker, and that includes kidnapping and threatening to kill Walker's sister and Layne herself. Little does he know that Layne herself is deadly--Her father taught her how to kill someone with her pinky when she was twelve. Not going to lie, this book is also winning for my favorite marriage proposal.
As for the secrets--we learn more about Father Ben. We get a small hint as to his past, something the young priest keeps hidden under his collar. We also find out who Reagan is dating! Many of us had the correct suspicion, but it's always nice to get it right. I created a new theory about the panty dropper too! There were a couple of things that bummed me out too. Like always, I wanted the book to be longer. I read it in about an hour and a half, and I'm rereading again already, but I always want more. I'm also sad we didn't see more of the Rose Sisters or the town. We saw a lot of the Davies family, and a little of Keeneston, but Layne and Walker felt really isolated without the interference of Keeneston. Aniyah definitely was some great comic relief. I know that realistically, we aren't going to see everyone in every book, but this one didn't even have a Henry Rooney Pick Up Line™.
All in all, though, it was another great book. The next book, Forever Hunted will be out in late April/early May, so it's not too long to wait!
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