Book : The Reef - Roberts, Nora

-Titulo Original : The Reef

-Fabricante :

Berkley

-Descripcion Original:

A marine archaeologist and a salvager join forces to search for a legendary treasure in this novel that takes readers to the depths of the Caribbean and the heights of passion and suspense-from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. Tate Beaumont has a passion for treasure-hunting. Over the years, she and her father have uncovered many fabulous riches, but one treasure has always eluded them: Angelique’s Curse-a jeweled amulet heavy with history, dark with legend, and tainted with blood. In order to find this precious artifact, the Beaumonts reluctantly form a partnership with salvagers Buck and Matthew Lassiter. As the Beaumonts and Lassiters pool their resources to locate Angelique’s Curse, the Caribbean waters darken with shadowy deceptions and hidden threats. Their partnership is placed in jeopardy when Matthew refuses to share information-including the truth behind his father’s mysterious death. For now, Tate and Matthew continue their uneasy alliance-until danger and desire begin to rise to the surface… Review “Roberts has created another page-turning novel.”-USA Today “Having made waves with romantic suspense on the coast and at sea, Roberts now takes a satisfying plunge into the deep…Roberts will keep fans’ appetites alive to the end.”-Publishers Weekly “An engaging cast of characters with the enticing mystery of coral reefs and sunken treasure.”-The Denver Post “A thrilling treasure hunt with a trademark edge. One of her most suspenseful tales to date.”-Booklist “Roberts’s legion of fans will swarm to this.”-Kirkus Reviews“Relationships are the key to this exciting and exotic adventure tale. Ms. Roberts uses all her consummate skill as a storyteller to make you root and care deeply for this small band of adventurers. Marvelous as always.”-RT Book Reviews About the Author Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series written under the pen name J. D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. chapter one 4 Treasure. Gold doubloons and pieces of eight. With luck, they could be plucked from the seabed as easily as peaches from a tree. Or so, Tate thought as she dived, her father said. She knew it took a great deal more than luck, as ten years of searching had already proven. It took money and time and exhausting effort. It took skill and months of research and equipment. But as she swam toward her father through the crystal blue Caribbean, she was more than willing to play the game. It wasnt a hardship to spend the summer of her twentieth year diving off the coast of St. Kitts, skimming through gloriously warm water among brilliantly hued fish and sculptures of rainbow coral. Each dive was its own anticipation. What might lie beneath that white sand, hidden among the fans and sea grass, buried under the cleverly twisted formations of coral? It wasnt the treasure, she knew. It was the hunt. And occasionally, you did get lucky. She remembered very well the first time she had lifted a silver spoon from its bed of silt. The shock and the thrill of holding that blackened cup in her fingers, wondering who had used it to scoop up broth. A captain perhaps of some rich galleon. Or the captains lady. And the time her mother had been cheerfully hacking away at a hunk of conglomerate, the chunk of material formed by centuries of chemical reactions under the sea. The sound of her squeal, then the bray of delighted laughter when Marla Beaumont had unearthed a gold ring. The occasional luck allowed the Beaumonts to spend several months a year hunting for more. For more luck, and more treasure. As they swam side by side, Raymond Beaumont tapped his daughters arm, pointed. Together they watched a sea turtle paddle lazily. The laugh in her fathers eyes said everything. He had worked hard