Byzantine Gold by Chris Karlsen review and giveaway!!!

Title: Byzantine Gold

Series: Dangerous Waters #2

Author: Chris Karlsen

Genre: Romantic Thriller

Publisher: Books to Go Now

Format: Ebook

Length: 72k words

Purchase: Amazon |

Book Description:

Night Owl Reviews Reviewer Top Pick - 5 Stars

“Once again, Ms. Karlsen delivers. Byzantine Gold is full of beautiful scenery, a tension-filled plot, and strong characters worth rooting for.”

A sunken warship from the Byzantine Era carrying an unusual cargo of gold has been found off the coast of Northern Cyprus. News of the valuable cache has attracted the attention of a terrorist cell. They plan to attack the recovery team’s campsite and steal the artifacts. On the Black Market, the sale of the relics will buy them additional weapons.

Charlotte Dashiell, an American archaeologist, and her lover, Atakan Vadim, a Turkish government agent, are scheduled to be part of the recovery team that brings up the artifacts. While en route to Cyprus, they find themselves caught in the crosshairs of Maksym Tischenko, a Ukrainian contract killer bent on revenge. Charlotte, Atakan and Tischenko share a grim history. As a result, Tischenko is a man who will stop at nothing to achieve his goal—seeing them both dead.

About the Author:

I was born and raised in Chicago. My father was a history professor and my mother was, and is, a voracious reader. I grew up with a love of history and books.

My parents also love traveling, a passion they passed onto me. I wanted to see the places I read about, see the land and monuments from the time periods that fascinated me. I’ve had the good fortune to travel extensively  throughout Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. I am a retired police detective. I spent twenty-five years in law enforcement with two different agencies. My desire to write came in my early teens. After I retired, I decided to pursue that dream. I currently live in the Pacific Northwest with my husband, four rescue dogs and a rescue horse. Website | Pinterest | Book Trailer HTML:  
Book Trailer LINK: http://youtube/nYgoI8Jh8mQ

My Review:
This is a sequel, however I did not read the first book and I was able to follow this book easily. Charlotte made me want to be an archaeologist. If she can do it, travel the world and still have time for her boyfriend, then she is like a super hero. I loved how they were looking for "treasure". The banter between the two main characters made me think that they were already married!lol.
The plot thickened as more peolple got involved. Loved this story, A 5/5. All opinions are my own.