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The Unexpected Escape: Forced Proximity, International Adventure, Clean Romantic Suspense
How far will they have to go to outrun their pasts?
Joey Ferra booked a one-way ticket to Europe to shake his grief. But a deadly scuba-diving experience transforms his casual trip into an unexpected fight, especially to crack the tough exterior of his gorgeous, green-eyed rescuer. Modern-day pirates and thieves threaten to end him, but he's found someone worth turning his life upside down for, if she'll let him.
Kristiana Duvall is a treasure hunter at heart and a professional scuba diver by day. She's not the settling kind. Her life is spent uncovering other people's secrets, and avoiding hers. But when she rescues an unconscious, handsome diver, her world takes a dive of its own into a realm she's never explored—love. The secrets unravel at the hands of Joey Ferra.
"The Unexpected Escape" is a gripping tale of love, loss, and the extraordinary lengths we'll go to in search of hope and healing.
Joey Ferra booked a one-way ticket to Europe to shake his grief. But a deadly scuba-diving experience transforms his casual trip into an unexpected fight, especially to crack the tough exterior of his gorgeous, green-eyed rescuer. Modern-day pirates and thieves threaten to end him, but he's found someone worth turning his life upside down for, if she'll let him.
Kristiana Duvall is a treasure hunter at heart and a professional scuba diver by day. She's not the settling kind. Her life is spent uncovering other people's secrets, and avoiding hers. But when she rescues an unconscious, handsome diver, her world takes a dive of its own into a realm she's never explored—love. The secrets unravel at the hands of Joey Ferra.
"The Unexpected Escape" is a gripping tale of love, loss, and the extraordinary lengths we'll go to in search of hope and healing.
317 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 4, 2024
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C.D. Gill is the award-winning author of The Freedom's Cry and Against All Odds series. As a midwestern transplant living in the south, she traded the wide-open spaces for more sunshine and warmth year-round. Her insatiable love for travel and exploring new places finds a home in her action-packed fiction where times get hard for the characters but they're never left without hope.
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C.D. Gill is the award-winning author of The Freedom's Cry and Against All Odds series. As a midwestern transplant living in the south, she traded the wide-open spaces for more sunshine and warmth year-round. Her insatiable love for travel and exploring new places finds a home in her action-packed fiction where times get hard for the characters but they're never left without hope.
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March 26, 2024
From scuba diving to treasure hunting overseas, The Unexpected Escape drew me straight into Joey and Kristiana's story. Not only did Joey experience some family issues with his sister while he was overseas, but he also encountered a few additional snags while traveling with Kristiana's diving team.
Kristiana has family dynamics and issues from her past that she had to face, and both Joey and Kristiana have to navigate their growing relationship and figure out what the next steps are for their future. I enjoyed the chemistry between them as well seeing familiar characters from one of Gill's previous series in The Unexpected Escape.
I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Kristiana has family dynamics and issues from her past that she had to face, and both Joey and Kristiana have to navigate their growing relationship and figure out what the next steps are for their future. I enjoyed the chemistry between them as well seeing familiar characters from one of Gill's previous series in The Unexpected Escape.
I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
February 14, 2026
The Unexpected Escape by C.D. Gill surprised me in the best way. It’s not a fast‑paced, action‑heavy story, but it doesn’t need to be. The quiet tension, the little twists, and the steady character development kept me turning pages. Gill’s writing has a way of pulling you in without shouting for your attention—you just find yourself wanting to read one more chapter. If you enjoy stories that build slowly and reward you with strong characters and thoughtful moments, this one is worth picking up.
March 26, 2024
Christy's imagination is impressive! This book was a great combination of adventure, romance, redemption - so many things. I'd also never read anything about diving before. It was a nice diversion from the usual settings and tired career choices of most main characters.
November 24, 2025
The book was very different than I thought it would be by the description.
The storyline was engaging but the characters didn’t have the depth I was hoping for. Story pieces eventually did connect and wrap up but for a while it wasn’t clear why they were included.
Nice to have a happy ending.
The storyline was engaging but the characters didn’t have the depth I was hoping for. Story pieces eventually did connect and wrap up but for a while it wasn’t clear why they were included.
Nice to have a happy ending.
August 21, 2024
I love Joey and Kristiana so much. Theirs is a fun story with a cool twist at the end. Highly recommended for fans of clean romantic adventure/ romantic suspense.
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