The last thing Hayley Cole expects as she walks in the woods with her dog Cutter is to see armed men forcing her reclusive neighbor into a helicopter that's landed in the clearing near his cabin. Once she's spotted, Hayley and Cutter are abducted as well. But Hayley can't understand why her usually savvy dog is so friendly toward Quinn, their darkly intense leader. Determined to escape, Hayley finds Quinn anticipating her every move -- and getting way too close.

Heading up an undercover witness-protection team, Quinn Foxworth knows that control equals safety. He did not want to involve Hayley, but it's the only way he can protect her, her dog and the team's client. But will he be able to eventually convince her that he's not one of the bad guys? With danger closing in on them, it will be a real test of wills and trust.

OPERATION MIDNIGHT is the first book in Ms. Davis' Cutter's Code miniseries. Cutter, an unusually smart dog, is destined to connect all the people and stories of this series, in some pretty amazing ways. A very good, albeit short, romantic suspense.