First Line Friday — Deadly Currents

30 Jan

Happy Friday! Today I am featuring a highly anticipated romantic suspense — Deadly Currents by Elizabeth Goddard. I LOVE her books! This is the 3rd book in the Hidden Bay series. If you haven’t started the series, what are you waiting for?!

Here’s the first line:

“The sea never gives back what it claims . . .”

Investigative journalist Cressida Dane arrives in Hidden Bay after a worldwide journey to finish her late father’s manuscript on shipwrecks. As she tries to discover the story behind the “ghost ship” Specter’s Bounty, her only lead is a name her father left behind–Evelyn Monroe. As Cressida uncovers more about the ship, she quickly realizes that her research has placed her in the crosshairs of dangerous forces.

County detective Braden Sanders is in Hidden Bay for one reason–to get his niece lifesaving medical treatment. To do that, he is assigned to protect Cressida from a revenge-driven enemy. Together, Braden and Cressida dig deeper to discern the myth from the facts surrounding the Specter’s Bounty

But more is brewing under the surface than they could ever imagine. Entangled in secrets, they must unravel the past before the current sweeps away their future.

Elizabeth Goddard is the PW, ECPA, and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of over sixty novels, including the Missing in Alaska and Rocky Mountain Courage series. Her books have sold more than 1.5 million copies. She is a Christy Award, Carol Award and Reader’s Choice Award winner and a Daphne du Maurier Award and HOLT Medallion finalist. When she’s not writing, she loves spending time with her family, traveling to find inspiration for her next book, and serving with her husband in ministry. For more information about her books, visit her website.

2 Responses to “First Line Friday — Deadly Currents”

  1. Anne Bennett January 30, 2026 at 3:45 pm #

    I think it would be so frightening to get trapped in a rip tide. I have several phobias about horrible things which can cause death. Sigh.

    • rbclibrary January 30, 2026 at 3:57 pm #

      🙁

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