For FBI Hostage Rescue Team member Evan "Coop" Cooper and his partner, dignitary protection duty should have been a piece of cake. Unfortunately, Monica Callahan isn't making it easy. Estranged from her diplomat father, who is involved in a sensitive hostage situation in the Middle East, she refuses to be intimidated by a related terrorist threat back in the States...until a chilling warning convinces her the danger is very real—and escalating.As Coop and his partner do their best to keep her safe, the threat against Monica keeps rising. And with every second that ticks by, Coop knows that the odds of saving the only woman who has ever breached the walls around his heart are dropping. After all, terrorists aren't known for their patience—or their mercy.Strap in for the explosive first book in RITA Hall of Famer Irene Hannon's first game-changing romantic suspense series!