Hunter McBride lives to fight. He is the ultimate mercenary machine, a warrior-monk with no past, an armored heart, and a deadly mission. And to save lives, Hunter knows he will be called on to take lives.

But when Sarah Burdett, a warm-hearted pediatric nurse becomes an innocent pawn in a deadly global game, she is thrust straight into the hardened arms of the mercenary. And to fulfill his mission, Hunter must now save Sarah.

To survive the terrible evil that hunts them deep into the Congo jungle, Sarah will have to find courage to crack the cold warrior's armor and heal his wounded heart. But in doing so, she will force Hunter up against the ultimate choice - her life, or the life of millions?

Will Hunter find the courage to love again? Or will he destroy Sarah in a desperate bid to save a president and a nation … as the clock ticks down on a global threat of incomprehensible proportion?

Genre: Romance