November 25, 2007. Baghdad, Iraq. Operation Orb Web reaches its culmination. After months of working with the SEALs to capture terror suspects across the globe, newly minted Unit 28 agent Alex Thornton has arrived in the capital of Iraq for her final mission before she can head home. As she quickly discovers, this particular mission will be her hardest and may lead to her undoing as she works to take down Hashim al-Hassan.

Alex Thornton is a disgraced former covert operative who struggles to redefine herself and put the events that led to her downfall in the past. Jabir al-Omri is her former comrade who abandoned Alex four years before in her moment of greatest need and now grapples with his hidden love for her as well as the guilt and remorse of a torn friendship. When Melanie, Alex’s best friend from high school and guest of honor for a vacation in Costa Rica, fails to meet her and two classmates at the airport in Costa Rica, they journey to Panama to find her, only to discover she’s fallen prey to kidnappers. Now, Alex must join forces with Jabir, who finds himself trapped in a web of lies as he struggles to carry out his mission for the CIA while regaining Alex’s trust. Their race against the clock to save Melanie before it’s too late leads them into danger that not only threatens to destroy their restored friendship but also Alex and the lives of her friends. Alex and Jabir must contend with many -Working a job that requires compromises in morals. -Redefining a life torn apart by doing the right thing. -Forgiving a betrayal. -Longing for the opportunity to right a wrong. They face a choice. Do they turn to God? Or do they continue to run under their own strength?

Hot off her first mission as a Unit 28 contractor agent, Alex Thornton wants nothing more than to focus on building a life with Jabir al-Omri, her best friend and boyfriend of five months. A secret chains Jabir, one with such dire consequences that seeking freedom from it will cost him dearly. He finds himself caught between honoring those he cares about and being completely truthful with Alex. Hashim al-Hassan craves vengeance against the woman who deceived him ten years before. The target of his wrath? Alex. When Alex and Jabir receive an assignment to find the murderers of a shipping executive, their investigation brings them to the attention of Hashim. He begins stalking her. The bodies pile up, and people disappear. Now, with Alex squarely within Hashim’s crosshairs, Jabir yearns to tell her what he knows. Yet the truth may destroy both her and those she loves the most.

Alex Thornton stands at a crossroads. As a Unit 28 contractor, she’s found fulfillment in her work. Except she’s discovered one thing. Her life as an agent in the line of fire isn’t compatible with her impending motherhood. She wants to trade guns and knives for receiving blankets and carpools. Ed DuBois, convicted killer and ex-CIA agent, knows what it’s like to hold a grudge. After his four years in prison, he’s more than ready to exact revenge against those who put him behind bars, including Alex and her husband, Jabir al-Omri. With the help of his team, Ed carefully executes the bombing of Unit 28 Headquarters. Alex’s life plunges into chaos. She struggles to make sense of the resulting anguish, grief, and turmoil. Her reality has crumbled, and the comfortable marriage she’s had with Jabir vanishes along with her inner tranquility. Then she’s tapped to lead the hunt for the perpetrators. She finds a new mission, a purpose amid her grief. She’ll stop at nothing to find the killers and is willing to give up everything to do so, even her marriage. Thing is, will it bring her peace in the end?