About The Author
Meet The Author
DB Prescott is an award-winning Arizona journalist, US Navy veteran and former Cryptolpogist/Russian Translater, author, singer, songwriter, digital content creator, and a completely average pickleball player. He shares his life with his husband in the warmth of Southern Arizona and together they enjoy camping, hiking and exploring their universe.
About The Book
Sea Of Deception
A Novel DB Prescott
What begins as a quiet sailing journey through the Sea of Cortez turns into a life-changing moment when a hidden crime surfaces beneath the horizon.
Sea of Deception follows Steven Jeffries, a former U.S. Navy intelligence specialist seeking peace after years of war and trauma. Sailing with his husband, Steven believes he has finally found refuge in the rhythm of wind and water. That illusion shatters when he witnesses a human trafficking operation in plain sight… an encounter that pulls him into a dangerous world of crime, corruption, and international power plays.
Chapters
A Look Inside the Book
Chapter One: The Calm Before the Break
This chapter forms the emotional foundation of the novel. It explores healing and the fragile sense of peace Steven believes he has found, setting up what will later be lost.
Chapter Two: Breaking Through
Here, the story turns inward. Steven’s past as a Navy intelligence specialist and trauma survivor comes into focus, revealing how experience shapes instinct.
Chapter Three: La Sirena
This chapter captures the moment when observation becomes responsibility, and when seeing the truth means surrendering safety. It marks the instant where the personal becomes political.
Chapter Four: Everything Lost
This chapter is the emotional and structural pivot of the novel, turning grief into momentum and setting the course for everything that follows.
Testimonials
What Readers Are Saying About Sea of Deception
Readers around the world are responding to Sea of Deception for its emotional depth and powerful storytelling. The novel resonates with those who appreciate suspense grounded in truth.
4.9/5
Average Reader Rating
This book stayed with me long after the final page. It’s a deeply human story about love and the cost of telling the truth.
The sailing details, the intelligence work, and the emotional stakes all feel authentic. You can tell this story comes from lived experience.
Sea of Deception confronts exploitation without sensationalism. It gives weight to victims and shows how systems protect the powerful.
I expected a fast-paced thriller. I didn’t expect to be this emotionally affected. The story balances suspense with heart and the characters feel real in a way that’s hard to shake.
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