At long last, the story of Max and Gina. Through flashbacks, readers are reminded of Max's injuries that left him hospitalized and unable to work for quite some time. During that time, Gina stuck around, trying to get him to understand the true depth of their relationship. But Max couldn't seem to love her and she finally left.

Then Max is delivered the horrible news: Gina's name is on the list of those killed by a terrorist bomb. Devastated and sorry for all the things he didn't say, Max travels to the scene of the attack, only to have his knees literally buckle when he looks at a dead woman who is not Gina.

But where is Gina? Desperate to find her, Max and Jules go a little AWOL (okay, okay, there's probably not such a thing as a "little" AWOL) from their FBI jobs.

Gina has been pulled into the romance between Grady Morant and Molly Anderson. Grady is wanted by practically everyone in the world for his various misdeeds (including the U.S. government), but he's a reformed man who is thoroughly in love. How can he and Molly ever find happiness, though?

The women are kidnapped in an effort to draw Grady out and Max and Jules, working reluctantly with Grady, rush to help them. Will Max get the chance to tell Gina how much he cares?

I have very mixed feelings about this book. I have enjoyed all of Ms. Brockmann's books in this series and have wondered when we'd get Max and Gina's story. I did, however, have problems with the extensive use of flashbacks to when Max was in the hospital. It seemed to interrupt the flow of the book and, although I think the author was using them to establish Max's personality in walling himself off from emotion, I think it could have been done in a more effective way. I loved the love story of Molly and Grady -- gotta love those sexy bad guys! Also, Jules was a strong character in this book, as he was in the last. Those with difficulties dealing with homosexuality may be a little put off by him, but I like the guy. He's a good friend to Max and Gina, both. I recommend this book, though I do think you'll like it better if you've been reading the series.