What if the man you loved played a part in your father’s death? As an elite police diver tormented by her father’s fatal drowning accident, Piper Harland is forced back to the one place she’d sworn never to return. Her tiny hometown on New Zealand’s isolated Stewart Island hasn’t much changed in the nine years she’s been gone. But she soon comes face to face with everything she ran from—grief, … everything she ran from—grief, regret, and the scalding pain of a love lost.
The one place Ryan “West” Westlake belongs is a hundred feet below Stewart Island’s dangerous waters with one breath of air and only a line to guide him to the surface. Down deep he can forget his mentor’s death. Down deep he can forget the one woman who seared his heart when she left. Only now she’s back, and as it turns out, he hasn’t forgotten a thing.
Desire and tempers flare when West and Piper cross paths again. Can they face their past and be together? Two hearts. A second chance. Everything on the line…
IN TOO DEEP is the first story in Tracey Alvarez’s best-selling Stewart Island books set against the stunning backdrop of Aotearoa, New Zealand. If you like heartwarming, sexy and sweet small town romances with a touch of comedy, you’ll love sharing the journey with these authentic men and women struggling to find their special someone.
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Intended for mature 18+ aged readers who enjoy their feel good romance on the steamier side.
Praise for the Stewart Island series!
“It’s official…I’m hooked on this series! I want to jump on a plane and fly to this island, because apparently they grow them big and HOT in New Zealand…men that is!!!” ~ Swept Away By Romance
“Perfection comes in many shapes and forms, and Ms Alvarez delivers in her contemporary voice and quirky character traits that make a distinctive difference between average and stellar storytelling.” ~ InD’Tale Magazine
“Just as the must-read series of Donna Kauffman (The Bachelors of Blueberry Cove), Jill Shalvis (Lucky Harbor), Terri Osburn (Anchor Island), Marie Force (The McCarthys of Gansett Island), Sherryl Woods (Chesapeake Shores) have entranced me with their seaside settings and caring communities – so has Tracey Alvarez – and I’m adding her series to my must-read shelf too.”~ Fab Fantasy Fiction
Don’t miss any of the Stewart Island books!
Book 1: In Too Deep. Featuring Piper and West.
Book 2: Melting Into You. Featuring Kezia and Ben.
Book 3: Ready To Burn. Featuring Shaye and Del.
Book 4: Christmas With You. Featuring Carly and Kip.
Book 5: My Forever Valentine. Due South Short Stories.
Book 6: Playing For Fun. Featuring Holly and Ford.
Book 7: Drawing Me In. Featuring Bree and Harley.
Book 7.5: Kissing The Bride. A Due South Short Story.
Book 8: Saying I Do. Featuring MacKenna and Joe.
Book 9: Home For Christmas. Stewart Island novella.
Book 10: Bending The Rules. Featuring Tilly and Noah.more
Loss. guilt, rescue, recovery, and love come together in New Zealand as a charter boat operator and police diver confront their past experiences and new truths.
Totally enjoyable book with a mix of small town charm and characters to match. While the main characters of this book are Piper and West, the other characters add layers to the story that give depth and reality.
Piper, her brother, Ben, and West were pretty much inseparable growing up in the small town of Oban. Oban is an island town at the …
Wounds to be Healed
Had mixed feelings about this book, I hated how her brother and West treated and blamed Piper for the past, even after West had treated her so badly. I also thought her mother, who seemed to be a kick ass woman, should have attempted to visit her daughter during those nine years to help heal her. Having said all that, the …
Interesting in that this took place somewhere other than US or Canada.
This is the first book I’ve read by Tracy Alvarez and I enjoyed it. She writes well and the depth she shares in everything from diving to the characters’ personal back stories and challenges to saving whales, made the story line interesting and kept me turning pages.
Piper and West each have their own issues that kept them apart nine years ago …
A beautiful beginning of the Steart Island series. The characters are unforgettable and the location is written in technicolor in its description. The heartwrenching back story pulls you in as you meet Piper and West along with the other colorful cast in Oban. Original, witty, steamy, heartwarming.
I love second chances. West and Piper both have so much past hurt, that this is a second chance for them both to find love and to heal. Piper has to face her fears to return home. West lost his mentor, when Piper lost her father. He dives to forget, until Piper returns. The chemistry between these two heats up the pages of the book. The …
Diving for Love
Beyond the lovingly depicted virtual sightseeing stirring travel longings in my breast, we have a hero and heroine each struggling with loss and hurt and trust issues in this second chance romance. We also learn a bit about free-diving and cage diving as Amy Soakes, narrating in an Aussie/New Zealand twang (I’m sure the various …
A beautiful story
Piper was finally coming home. She had a few demons from her past she needed to deal with, but first her brother needed help. Ryan knew she was coming home but he was trying to be indifferent. Can they fix her ghost from her past and fix their relationship.
Great Story & Audible Listen Sweet & Heartfelt! 4.5 Stars
In Too Deep
Stewart Island Series, Book 1
By: Tracey Alvarez
Narrated by: Amy Soakes
This is a great second chance romance. I enjoyed Tracey Alvarez’s writing style and the interesting storylines she created, they were engrossing from start to end. I love how descriptive she …
This was my first Tracey Alvarez’s book. This is the first book in the Stewart Island Series. This is a small town and a second chance at love story. I love West and Piper’s story. Their story is beautifully written, and has it all: drama, angst, guilt, lack of communication, and misunderstanding, but also funny scenes, great chemistry, sexy and …
After been away from Stewart Island for nine years, Pipe must return to help his brother Ben with his finance troubles. But canshe face the dive accident that killed her father and West, his brother’s best friend, the man that broke her heart nine years ago? A powerful love story in an amazing island.
It was a great story will follow the author for future books
It was very good . I didn’t want to put it down. I love everything she writes
Good story. Different. Too much explicit sex.
Good book, Characters were believable.
Looking forward to the second book in the series.
A bit steamy for my taste. Still, the plot and characters were beleivable and it was an easy read.
Slow start. I didn’t finish
Such a great story. So real exciting I cried sad as well. Loved it. Must read!!