In the volatile tinderbox of the Horn of Africa, Morgan Adler has made
the paleoanthropological find of a lifetime. The discovery brings her to
the attention of a warlord eager to claim both Morgan and the fossils,
forcing her to make a desperate dash to the nearby US military base to
beg for protection.
Master Sergeant Pax Blanchard has orders to intercept Dr. Adler before
she reaches the base, and in so doing saves her life. After a harrowing
afternoon, he safely delivers her to his commanders, only to find his
responsibilities toward protecting the obstinate archaeologist have only
just begun. Morgan and Pax are forced to work together in the Djiboutian
desert heat, but it is the fire that ignites between them that threatens
to combust them both. For the Green Beret, involvement with the woman he
must protect is a threat to his career, while for the archaeologist, the
soldier is everything she never wanted but somehow can't resist. When
Morgan uncovers a mystery surrounding Djibouti's most scarce and vital
resource, the danger to her reaches the flashpoint. For Pax, protecting
her is no longer a matter of following orders, and he'll risk everything
to bring her back alive.
