REVIEW: Riptide (Cutter Cay #2) by Cherry Adair

Author: Cherry Adair

Series: Cutter Cay

Pages: 338

Genre: Romance - Suspense

Publisher: St Martin's Paperbacks

AMAZON: Riptide

Synopsis (Goodreads)

Princess Bria Visconti demands the return of the money her brother rashly invested in Cutter Salvage. Treasure hunter Nick Cutter is too reckless, too arrogant—and far too handsome—for his own good. But he can’t charm his way out of this one. Bria plans to make Nick pay up even if she has to board his boat, don a wet suit, and dive for the treasure herself…  Nick sees Bria as a beautiful but spoiled princess who’s never done a day’s work in her pampered life. But once they set sail for the dive site, and the legendary fortune in gold the wreck carries, Nick begins to see Bria in a new light. This princess may be out of her depth, but she’s ready to take on the hidden danger and excitement a treasure hunt stirs to the surface. Together they must fight unexpected enemies—and reveal their darkest secrets—before they’re pulled into a rip current of danger. 

REVIEW: 4 out of 5 stars

Riptide by Cherry Adair is the second book in her Cutter Cay series.

The story follows Nick Cutter a sexy, arrogant, emotionless treasure hunter and owner of the Scorpion who as a low-risk favor to his T-FLAC Operative friend Max Aries agrees to transport smuggled diamonds to Cutter Cay, a small island on the Caribbean owned by the Cutter brothers Zane, Nick and Logan. Dressed in disguise and doing a deal with the Morrocans as part of his cover, he is surprised by the arrival of Princess Bria Visconti, she is everything he desires but could also mean trouble for him so he sends her on his way; all the while she believes him to be someone else.

Principessa Gabriella “Bria” Visconti was a Princess of Marrezo until she was 7 years old; her parents were brutally murdered and as a result she was separated from her brother Draven and raised in the USA by her personal bodyguard. After being reunited with her brother, now King of Marrezo and seeing him make numerous reckless investments, the latest being five million euro to Cutter Salvage she sets out to retrieve the money from Nick Cutter to pay back a bank loan due within 30 days.

Nick isn’t all that thrilled to see Bria, her arrival leaves him questioning her motives and possible involvement with the diamond smugglers but when a threat is made against her life whilst on board his boat, he begins to wonder who onboard can and can’t be trusted.

Not only do Nick and Bria have to deal with their chemistry and attraction to each other but they also had to continue with the current salvaging efforts and work against a threat from the Moroccans and the linchpin from the diamond smuggling operation – all wanting to take possession of the diamonds and putting all of their lives in danger.

I loved Nick and Bria together, she was fiery and determined and he was cool, calm and collected; nicknamed Mr Spock by his brothers because of his icy demeanor they balanced each other well. He has trust issues stemming from his fathers infidelity and she was able to bring out a different side of him.

I also enjoyed the storyline focusing on Jonah and the reasoning behind why he was so keen to stay close to Nick; I actually found it really sweet (a major spoiler so I wont reveal what it is). It’s always nice to see an appearance from the T-FLAC team as well.

Riptide is a fast paced, thrilling read with plenty of action and suspense. As with all Ms Adair’s romantic suspense novels, she takes you on a non-stop, exciting ride of mystery and intrigue with plenty of plot twists and turns, you can never be certain of the true villain right until the end.

I look forward to reading the next book, Vortex in the Cutter Cay series which has an expected 2012 release date.

Ms Adair also has the most wonderful website which features a detailed outline of each of her series, the operatives and their missions. Check it out at http://cherryadair.com

Obtained: Purchased - Amazon for Kindle