Dead Reckoning by Ronie Kendig [4 stars]

Dead Reckoning is about underwater archeologist Shiloh Blake who is on her first large scale archeological dig. While underwater, one of her teammates is shot and killed and her partner, Khalid, is severely injured. Suddenly Shiloh finds herself in the middle of an international nuclear arms conflict. She escapes, only to be followed by a mysterious man. Is he good? Or bad? And how is he always one step ahead of her?

Meet Reece Jaxon, former Navy SEAL turned spy. His mission is threatened by Shiloh as he tries to hunt down the sources to a nuclear dead drop in the Arabian Sea. The only way to prevent a nuclear meltdown is for Shiloh and Reece to work together.
Shiloh is skeptical of Reece, considering her own estranged father is a spy and who she holds responsible for her mother's death. There is only one way to stop the nuclear meltdown, but will Shiloh trust Reece enough to do it?


This is Ronie Kendig's first book, (it is not part of the Discarded Heros series.)

I really enjoyed this book, even though I like the Discarded Heroes books better, if I had read this first I probably would have rated it higher ;) But this is still a great read!

The spy part of the story was really interesting and fun to read. I really liked toward the middle of the book when Shiloh and Reece were in Paris and 'meeting' each of their contacts.
Not that I know anything about being a spy and how 'accurate' this book is, everything seemed right. Not over the top or exaggerated.


I really liked this quote: "Fear drives us to do things we'd never contemplate in a right state of mind."


The book is set in India and I would have liked to have read more description of the sights, especially while Shiloh was diving. I think it would have added a whole new layer to the story.
And there were a couple of parts where I was left wondering what exactly happened, (such as Shiloh being held hostage sometime in the past and something being tested on her to cause her medical condition.)
But otherwise this is a great read! I would highly recommend anything Ronie Kendig has written. She is easily a favorite author of mine and I enjoy her writing and how she so easily writes a fast-paced, action packed novel with some not-over-the-top romance thrown in.