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BOOK BLURB:
Tracy Costantino accepts the task of tutoring Marjo, a troubled little girl whose father has rented a house in the remote but picturesque Greek island town of Molivos. But this is no Mediterranean paradise ... something strange is going on.

In the shadow of the town’s fabled castle, events start badly with Tracy’s new boss, imperious music composer Benoit Seguin, who is furious to learn his daughter’s new tutor is a man, not a woman. Nevertheless, as an undeniable attraction builds between the two men, Tracy becomes convinced the Seguins’ house is haunted. Some say the ancient legend of the castle’s once-kidnapped princess is coming back to life. Is the threat to little Marjo spectral? Or if it’s real, who would want to abduct her?

Increasingly confused by his tumultuous relationship with Benoit, Tracy fights the urge to flee to the comfort of his life in New York and await the birth of his twin sister’s baby. He’s bonded with Marjo, however, and fears leaving her to the increasing danger from unseen, sinister forces swirling around her. And with Benoit shut away working most of the time, Tracy believes he is the only one who can protect the young girl.

Unwilling to leave, yet rejected by Benoit, Tracy needs to decide if this is what he’s been looking for ... if this is his love, love of a different color ... a deeper blue.

BOOK REVIEW:
I am a big fan of A.J. Llewellyn’s books. I constantly browse his web site and publisher sites waiting for new books to show up. I guess I am a little spoiled as I always expect to love his books and characters from the very beginning. That was not the case with his latest release Deeper Blue.

The story centers on a young man who goes to Greece as a tutor for a little girl. He has many hopes for the upcoming trip ranging from getting over the heartache of a broken relationship to reconnecting with lost relatives. What he does not expect is to fall in love with both the little girl and her musician father.

As the story starts out it has all the little things I come to look for, there is the gorgeous young Tracy setting off on a new adventure, the hot sex scene in the airplane bathroom with ‘The Adonis’ in the next row, and a little misunderstanding when Tracy meets his new boss, and the other hero of the book, Benoit. This was when I started to worry. Benoit is very distant and cold to the point of at times being ugly. I kept wondering right along with Tracy how these two could have any basis for a relationship. What could Tracy, and for that case A.J. Llewellyn, be thinking. I kept reading hoping for something to happen and I am glad I did. As the story unfolds we see why Benoit behaves the way he does and soon understand why Tracy falls so hard and fast for both Benoit and his daughter.

There are also several secondary characters that help enrich Deeper Blue and make it such an excellent story. The twist at the end was not what I was expecting at all and I am sure other readers will be just as surprised as I was. Deeper Blue just goes to show that I should have never doubted one of my favorite authors in the first place.

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