Tonight, Washington belongs to Jonelle Patterson, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Suddenly, there is a rustle in the crowd. A shot rings out, as the President dives for cover. In the erupting pandemonium, Jonelle recognizes a terrifying truth: The bullet was meant for her.... To the world, Jonelle Patterson has everything a woman could want: a loving family, a beautiful, safe home, and a position as a CNN correspondent. But she feels she's running in place in her career - and getting nowhere fast. Now comes an opportunity beyond her wildest dreams: a multimillion-dollar contract to join one of the dazzling stars of television news. It begins in the Philippines, where Jonelle happens to be in the right place at the right time to help thwart an assassination attempt. Then the followers of a controversial Southern evangelist die in a freak accident. A papal insider is killed on camera. As tragedy follows upon terrifying tragedy, a sinister pattern begins to emerge. What Jonelle doesn't realize is that she is being groomed for something much bigger than a news-breaking story. And the stakes are nothing less than life...and death.