Zoey, I'm sitting in a French safe house as I type this email. I'm eating caviar and drinking champagne with handsome government agent, Niko Reynard. He's wearing nothing but navy silk pajama bottoms, oozing mega doses of sex appeal. I'm in big trouble, little sister. He's kissed me several times and given me a foot massage that nearly caused spontaneous combustion. I'm feeling strangely virginal compared to the sexual prowess this thirty-year-old man exudes. When I came to Paris for a bit of adventure, I never imagined I'd foil a bombing attempt, karate-kick two men, and run from terrorists while wearing a new pair of Pradas stilettos. I've met a German street musician, a gay poet from Australia, and the most delightful older French woman. Don't worry. I'm safe...the jury's still out on yummy Niko, though. The more champagne I drink, the less reserved I feel. What an unforgettable fortieth birthday! I won't return to North Carolina the same sister you're used to seeing, but then wasn't that the purpose of this trip—to have a life-altering experience? Love you. Hug and kiss my niece for me. Alyson

Her daughter's kidnapping. A metro bombing. Going undercover. Zoey Morningstar's trip to Paris wasn't to include any of these things. But it does. Although Jean-Luc LeFèvre rescues her little girl from the Red Hand, the threat to her child continues. Zoey is grateful to Jean-Luc, but her need to help capture the abductors must override any desire she feels for the handsome agent with his own brand of justice...and danger. Jean-Luc is not pleased when Zoey, a crime scene photographer with just enough training to get them killed, is assigned to work with him in the French Counterterrorism Unit. Not only does she take too many risks, she drives him to distraction. As Zoey and Jean-Luc track the terrorists, their feelings for each other grow as fast as the danger. Jean-Luc is determined to protect Zoey and her daughter, but the sinister grasp of the Red Hand is strong and far-reaching. It will take more than love to keep them all safe.