Risking everything...
Aaron "Stick" Scott spent twelve years of his life protecting his country. He diffused well over fifteen hundred bombs during the course of his military career, expecting each one to be his last. Luck had a huge part in his survival but it was fate that had a laugh at his expense by having a woman shatter his heart.
Playing it safe...
Simone Laurent's career as a cultural attache wasn't exciting by any means, but she did love promoting the culture of her homeland. What she hadn't anticipated was getting caught up in political war where her life would be at risk. Her situation goes from bad to worse when the man she left behind is the only one who can save her.
Igniting Passion...
Stick's hostage rescue mission becomes sidetracked when he's ordered to protect the one woman who couldn't handle his job. Seeing her in the light of day brings back memories they'd both rather soon forget, but it's the long evenings together that lights a fuse neither one can ignore. Will their reignited passion survive the highly explosive danger that's coming their way?