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As she investigates in darkness and failing conditions, the scene escalates from fear and uncertainty to a horrifying reveal of a skeleton without its skull and a sudden struggle for survival. A rescuer intervenes at the critical moment, pulling Olivia free from the tarpaulin trap and setting the suspense-driven investigation in motion.","“Olivia!” Cal yelled, frantically feeling beneath the water for a sign of her.“Where are you?”  \n“I’m here, Cal. I’m right here.”  \nHe swiveled around. Olivia was in the corner, hiding behind some shelves, almost impossible to see in the dark. Only the whites of her eyes and the glint of a knife were clearly visible.  \n“Hold on to me,” he said, swimming over to her.“Let’s get you out of here.”  \nShe took his hand and slowly moved from her hiding spot. Her face was etched with fear.“Where did the gunman go?” she asked.“Is he dead?”  \nAs if the attacker himself decided to answer this question, he suddenly burst through the water close to the stairs, where he was able to easily climb out. With deep and ragged breaths, he clambered up the steps and ran with heavy feet across the floor of the café above. Within a few seconds, all traces of him were gone…  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nElisabeth Rees was raised in the Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye, where her father was the parish vicar. She attended Cardiff University and gained a degree in politics. After she met her husband, they moved to the wild rolling hills of Carmarthenshire, and Elisabeth took up writing. She is now a full-time wife, mother and author. Find out more about Elisabeth at [elisabethrees.com](elisabethrees.com).  \nBooks by Elisabeth Rees  \nLove Inspired Suspense  \nCaught in the Crosshairs  \nInnocent Target  \nSafe House Under Fire  \nHunted by the Mob  \nUncovering Alaskan Secrets  \nWyoming Abduction Threat  \nSubmerged Secrets  \nNavy SEAL Defenders  \nLethal Exposure  \nFoul Play  \nCovert Cargo  \nUnraveling the Past  \nThe SEAL’s Secret Child  \nVisit the Author Profile page at [LoveInspired.com](LoveInspired.com).  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nSubmerged Secrets  \nElisabeth Rees  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nNOTE TO READERS  \nThis ebook contains the following accessibility features which, if supported by your device, can be accessed via your ereader/accessibility settings:  \n Change of font size and line height  \n Change of background and font colours  \n Change of font  \n Change justification  \n Text to speech  \n Page numbers taken from the following print edition: ISBN 9781335980663  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nBe of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the  \nLord.  \n—Psalm 31:24  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nFor my mother.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nChapter One  \nChapter Two  \nChapter Three  \nChapter Four  \nChapter Five  \nChapter Six  \nChapter Seven  \nChapter Eight  \nChapter Nine  \nChapter Ten  \nEpilogue  \nExcerpt  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nCHAPTER ONE  \nBobbing on the surface of the floodwater was a skull, its pure white sheen  \nalmost luminous in the darkness.  \nFrozen in shock, Olivia Moretti stopped wading and simply stared at it, while waist deep in the cellar of her flooded café in Abbeywood, New Hampshire. She’d only traveled to the café to remove a few items from behind the counter, but a crashing noise from the cellar had forced her to go investigate. She’d then discovered that a wall behind the steel storage racks had collapsed, and she’d ventured into the floodwaters to find out why. That was when she saw the skull on the surface, floating on a piece of ragged tarpaulin that was slowly sinking as water crept onto the edges.  \nIn the gloom, she heard the sound of her quickened breaths combined with the slow trickle of water that was descending the stairs from the flooded café . The Abbey River had burst its banks in the early hours of the morning and caused widespread flooding in the town center. Six inches of water had already seeped under the front door of Moretti’s and had been steadily filtering into the cellar ever since.  \n“It must be an animal skull,” Olivia told herself, watching the white cranium disappear into the murky depths. “It can’t be human.” She blinked fast.“Can it?”  \nHer gaze traveled to the site of the collapsed wall, which had revealed","cbCainKVGANTl9WR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainKVGANTl9WR","pdf",2453924,7,171,"English","en",105,"# Chapter One\n## Flooded cellar discovery\n## Hidden cavity and skeletal remains\n## Rescue and immediate aftermath\n# Chapter Two\n# Chapter Three\n# Chapter Four\n# Chapter Five\n# Chapter Six\n# Chapter Seven\n# Chapter Eight\n# Chapter Nine\n# Chapter Ten\n# Epilogue\n# Excerpt","[{\"question\":\"What triggers Olivia Moretti to go into the flooded café cellar?\",\"answer\":\"She hears a crashing noise from the cellar while visiting to remove a few items behind the counter, then discovers a collapsed wall behind the storage racks.\"},{\"question\":\"What does Olivia find in the floodwater?\",\"answer\":\"She sees a white skull floating on ragged tarpaulin, which she initially doubts could be human.\"},{\"question\":\"How is Olivia rescued after she falls into the water?\",\"answer\":\"A hand grips her shoulder, unravels the tarp from her legs, and yanks her upward to her feet in waist-deep water so she can breathe.\"}]","Submerged Secrets - 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