First published 2018
Erin makes documentaries and stands on the edge of her big break. Mark works in investment banking and dreams of bigger things. They love each other completely and fly to Bora Bora for their honeymoon. The tropical island offers everything they wanted: sunshine, beaches, and time together. They go scuba diving in the clear blue water. What they discover beneath the surface changes their lives forever. Now Erin and Mark face an impossible choice. They can speak up about what they found, or they can stay silent and protect themselves. No one else knows their secret. Who gets hurt if they say nothing? Their decision sets off a chain of events that spirals beyond their control. The newlyweds learn how quickly paradise can become a nightmare. They discover what people will do when their perfect life hangs in the balance.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: impossible-choice, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Bora Bora
Period: 21st-century
342 pages · Hardcover · Ballantine