USAF Combat Controller MSgt Duke Carmichael jumps at the chance to track down a terrorist reportedly hiding out in a remote Ukrainian village. His cover - go in as the husband of icy but gorgeous Anna Solkov, a highly skilled U.S. intelligence analyst and linguist who speaks the local dialect fluently.

Anna is still healing from the tragic death of her fiancé three years ago. This high-risk assignment is just what she needs to speed the healing process. Or is it the tall, slow-talking Texan with the rattlesnake swift reflexes who's making her heart - and her senses - come alive again?