The Blue Moon

<p>Once in a Blue Moon fame and fortune actually take a backseat to friendship and love.</p><p>Jeanne Madison has earned her PhD at 26 and secured funding to find and excavate a treasure-laden 18th century caravel off the Yucatan coast. Between her mentor and a handful of graduate students years of study and all the government cooperation a marine archaeologist could want she'll find the <i>Luna Azul</i>--or Blue Moon--by hook or by crook. When a tight budget forces her to hire Captain Gabriel Avery and his rust-bucket <i>Fallen Angel</i> the comely PhD's not sure it won't be the latter. The incorrigible skipper has the swarthy good looks of a Hollywood pirate and pushes every last one of Jeanne's buttons--even some she didn't know she had. His history of brawls bullion and well romantic escapades may well sink the whole expedition. As the race for the <i>Luna Azul</i> treasure with an unscrupulous competitor gets heated more than the fajitas start to sizzle. Soon Jeanne the captain and her crew must take a gigantic leap of faith one that may salvage more than gold--perhaps even a hardened heart.</p>