When Emily Greene's mentor and father figure mysteriously dies, it's ruled a suicide. But his son, T-FLAC agent Max Aries, believes otherwise. It seems the now-dead master of renaissance art restoration was involved in a dangerous web of intrigue -- and his death could be just the beginning. Emily hasn't forgotten how Max blew into her life a year earlier, stole her heart, and vanished. Now, like it or not, she may have to rely on Max if she wants to stay alive. With explosive violence erupting across the continent, the pair will put their lives on the line in a race against time to stop an act of ultimate terror whose repercussions could rock the globe.