Dave Dentel writes suspense fiction and nonfiction that explores faith, human nature, and complex moral questions. He has worked as a writer and editor for many years and has published books including This Do in Remembrance: and Other Stories of Suspense, Suffer A Sea Change, and The God Imperative. His stories combine compelling characters, suspenseful plots, and thought-provoking themes.
Dave Dentel has been in love with sleuthing heroines since the first time he scrabbled up a stunted tree clutching a borrowed copy of Nancy Drew. He’s especially drawn to romantic suspense that gives equal scope to the female protagonist. He has an English degree from a school in Texas where they mostly speak Spanish, an amazing wife, and too many cats. AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE
She took the job to escape her father. She never expected to uncover a conspiracy.
For years, Liberty Adams followed her father’s rules. At twenty-five, she decides to take control of her own life. When she accepts a secretive tutoring position aboard a luxury yacht owned by a wealthy but troubled family, she sees a chance to chart her own course.
The Yellen family appears perfect. Steve is a tech visionary. Monica remains graceful despite battling a mysterious illness. Their two children desperately need attention. Then there’s Brock, the handsome young captain whose charming smile conceals too many secrets.
Libby excels as a tutor. The children thrive under her care, and Monica’s health begins to improve. But danger lurks beneath the yacht’s sun-drenched decks.
Steve has developed AI software powerful enough to reshape the internet. His business partner plans to sell it to the highest bidder, including foreign governments. When someone poisons Monica, Libby realizes the threat lies much closer than anyone suspects. Then she discovers a dead man aboard the yacht, and a stolen thumb drive exposes a treasonous plot.
Suddenly, Libby is far more than a nanny.
As she races through Bahamian harbors, survives an ambush in a clifftop fortress during a violent thunderstorm, and falls for a man hiding his true identity, Libby must decide how much she is willing to risk. Can she protect the family she has come to love and expose a truth that others would kill to keep hidden?
Some voyages change everything. This one might cost her life.