…is the code photojournalist Rorie Lindsay lives by. Free
of her abusive ex-husband, she celebrates her divorce with
a one-night stand then heads to her next photo shoot in the
Panamanian jungles, thirsting for adventure. Finally
sensing her life is her own, Rorie relishes her autonomy
until guerillas take her small troupe captive. Now, in
order to survive, she must match wits with the soldier who
came to save her—Chief Warrant Officer Tom MacCallum, the
same stranger she'd spent one incredible night with.
Tom couldn't forget the passionate brunette he'd bedded—a
vain attempt to assuage his guilt over a comrade's death.
Like his father several years before, Tom had been unable
to save his friend. Driven in his Special Forces missions,
the failures haunt his private life. Because loved ones
die, he's refused to commit himself to a woman. Still, he
longed for something with Rorie. Unable to find her again,
he's encouraged when he sees she's in the party he's
rescuing—until the rescue effort goes awry and he finds the
terrorists hot on their trail. Now, both their lives and
their destinies are…