Daniel Ashford has been set up. The house party his commanding officer invited him to is really an audition, the beautiful woman he finds weeping in the garden turns out to be a pawn, and their romantic interlude ends up being nothing but one big test. And all so he can be recruited as a spy alongside the maddening woman who'd duped him. Madeline has been acting as a spy for her adopted father for years. She's used to the games and the lies. What she's not used to is being paired up with a handsome gentleman who is genuine and loyal—and whose touch sets her on fire. Though their lives hang in the balance with this undercover charade, losing their hearts is the far greater risk.