In Dark Waters - Mary Burton Meh. Just alright.

Hero and heroine have a past -- she had a crappy childhood and at age 18, hooked up with the hero (also much younger at the time) and they had what he thought was a summer fling -- only for her it was much, much more serious. When she told him, right after they made love for the first time, that she'd been a virgin and that she loved him, he was horrified, and in true clueless male fashion, told her not only that he didn't love her, but that if he'd known, he never would've slept with her.

She runs off in tears and high-tails it out of town.

Fast forward a bit (I forget how long) and she's a famous diver/photographer (think National Geographic sort) and he's a retired.. military something. I forget. And divorced. But regardless, he's sheriff now, and she's back in town for her aunt's funeral.

Wellll her mama was a bit of a ho, and so our heroine was never really accepted in town when she was younger, and now that she's back, things haven't changed all that much.

While she's there, a body is discovered in the local quarry (big body of water btw), and things go downhill from there for our poor heroine.

What worked for me:
*I do love an unrequited love story -- even when that love was in the past. The angst and the guilt that arise from those situations have always done it for me.
*I like that she's "made something of herself" and isn't the poor unwanted outcast that she was when she left town

What didn't work for me:
*I felt like the hero fell in love with her way too quickly.
*Vegans don't eat cheeseburgers, even "to be nice". At least, none that I know do lol For real, I have NO PROBLEM telling people when they ask "how do you like your burger?" that I'd rather just have a wrap or salad instead. None whatsoever. So yeah, that irritated me lol

Overall, it was a very light, entertaining read. It was a quick read, that had just enough angst and character development to keep you interested, without being too deep and heavy, despite the murder mystery and the past history between the hero and heroine. Worth reading, but probably not on my keeper shelf.

3 1/2 Stars