"He'd been ordered not to say a single word . . . "
When Cilla van der Zee literally washes up on the Scottish shore along the perimeter of his family's property, Lieutenant Lachlan Mackenzie can scarcely believe his eyes, his imagination conjuring up the image of a mythical selkie, only to realize this ocean born creature is indeed a lovely woman . . . who is undoubtedly a spy!
Terrified, alone, and potentially facing execution, Cilla tries to explain her true circumstances, that she is a member of the Dutch resistance who trained to become a German spy in order to escape her homeland. After intense interrogation, Cilla is assigned to be an asset and re-located to a remote lighthouse where she is heavily guarded . . . imagine her shock when the handsome lieutenant who arrested her is ordered to assist in feeding her innocuous intelligence for transmission back to her handler.
As Cilla's work becomes more and more dangerous, her alliance becomes clear, which only muddles matters of the heart which have become entrenched in uncertainty and impossibility.
The author's vast knowledge of aircraft, weaponry and naval manueveurs are on full display in this novel, with clever, competent characters seemingly dropped into a treacherous game of double cross due to a set of conditions beyond their own choosing. Nuances of military intelligence are as tricky to portray as they are to imagine, leaving Cilla and Lochlan with few easy choices and chapters full of intriguing narrative . . . their opposite natures attracting from the very beginning . . . to a nearly impossible to believe ending!
*I purchased a copy and was under no obligation to provide a positive review.3.5 stars
BackCover Blurb:
In a time of war, danger lurks beneath the water--and in the depths of the human heart
As
the German war machine devours the Netherlands, the only way Cilla van
der Zee can survive the occupation is to do the unthinkable--train to
become a spy for the Nazis. Once dispatched to Britain, she plans to
abandon her mission and instead aid the Allies. But her scheme is
thwarted when naval officer Lt. Lachlan Mackenzie finds her along the
Scottish shore and turns her in to be executed.
Yet perhaps she
is more useful alive than dead. British intelligence employs her to
radio misleading messages to Germany from the lighthouse at Dunnet Head
in Scotland--messages filled with naval intelligence Lachlan must
provide. If the war is to be won, Lachlan and Cilla must work together.
But how can he trust a woman who arrived on his shores as a tool of the
enemy--a woman certain to betray both him and the Allied cause?
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