Sometimes, when it seems there is no hope, fate has other plans. Cassie Lewis is furious when she finds out that the endangered porpoise sanctuary she’s spent years planning has been scrapped. She’s spent her whole life dreaming of saving the small porpoises and she isn’t about to give up now. She heads to the pristine beachside community of friends and family to rally support and try to change … to change the minds of the people in charge.
As the fateful meeting approaches, her joy in enjoying the sand and sea with her best friends and track the endangered species as best they can turns to sorrow when she discovers that the man she’s falling for over moonrises and margaritas is much more than he seems.
Alex has spent his life following the directions and desires of his family, creating a family business worth millions. He’s always wondered why his family has been so attached to this particular spot of exotic ocean on the Sea of Cortez—and has warm, sepia memories of the place from his childhood. Seeing it through Cassie’s eyes brings new appreciation for it and her love of the endangered vaquita porpoises captures his heart, too.
His instructions to crash Cassie’s dreams are non-negotiable with his family. As his heart becomes entwined with hers, and old family secrets are uncovered, can a man charged with a mission and a woman determined to follow her passion find a way to meet in the middle?
As Deep As The Ocean is Book One of this heartwarming, sweet romance series. Cassie and her family and friends navigate the heartaches and triumphs of love and life in the small beach community on the Sea of Cortez. The series is the continuing saga of friends, families, and the people of the South Campos.
NOTE: This book was previousy published under my pen name, Cindy Nichols.
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Nice fluff of a book, but characters were well written. Ms Nichols brought them to life.
A love story making awareness of animal extinction.
What a great read! The author gives us a group of young, intelligent, focused young people who really want to make their world a better place. They are not wealthy nor from wealth, but they have ideals and ideas so that does not stop them. The setting is a remote beach in Mexico not too far south of the US border. There is a young woman who is a respected oceanographer who has been working for years on a plan to establish a sanctuary for a small breed of dolphins which are quicking going extinct. Partnering with a developer building a fabulous new resort on the coast of Mexico, plans are finalized and his very wealthy parents who own resorts all over the world agreed to donate the land for the sanctuary and to partner with the government to fund its development. However, the mother in the family reevaluates the plan and stops it cold. Our heroine learns the news and is so disappointed that her friends fear she will break; Her best friend convinces her to go to their parents’ homes in Mexico for a break. The thing is, her parent’s cabin is quite close to the area that had been donated. Therein lies the problem. Can she bear being that close to her dream that is now totally impossible? You must read this to find out what happens. I guarantee you a surprise. Read it!
It was a great story about a woman trying to save Vaquita Dolphins who were becoming extinct on the Sea of Cortez. Must read!!
As a dolphin/porpoise lover, I appreciated the setting of the story and the nod to conservation. The story was enjoyable to read.
A quick relaxing afternoon read with wonderful characters! The storyline is entertaining with a fun twist.
Loved it.
It was enjoyable fun and unpredictable at the end Happy and caring characters
Cassie is fighting for a sanctuary for porpoises, no not dolphins, when she meets Alex. During their first meeting he saved her life. But Alex is the CEO of the company that is destroying her dream. The first days together are as a dream come true both when they discover who the other is ……
I really loved this story, the description of the nature will make you want to join them exploring. Can’t wait for the next book.
Cindy Caldwell has given us a well written story with an environmental awareness. I love Cassie’s passion for her vaquita porpoises. Alex has passion for his family’s business even if he doesn’t understand his mom’s stand on no refuge for the vaquitas. The characters are well developed and the story line has more than a few surprises. I totally enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one.
This is a wonderful adventure and so different than the genre’ I usually read from this author. It’s rare to read about science along with a fictional story-line and keep fascinated in the book hour after hour, but, this is definitely the case with the read. The journey of Cassie at Scripp’s Institute of Oceanography in San Diego; the research of the vaquita porpoise; and, the added friendship of both young/old, rich/poor and a Mexican village, all make this book one that you must read. I loved the research it took to write this book and the heartfelt meaning about our environment. Yes, I did bring out the Kleenex. I feel privileged to receive an ARC copy from this author.