Chief Warrant Officer Rachel Southwell has been an absentee mother for too many years. So she jumps at the chance to work for a general at the Pentagon and live fulltime with her eight-year-old son. But her new assignment has as many perils as a war zone. Because Captain Nathan Fordham, the general's aide, wants her to help him entrap the abusive older man--a risky undertaking that could derail Nathan's and Rachel's careers if they fail. Nathan will be around to help Rachel out. But that quickly becomes as dangerous as the general's proximity--and the mysterious stalker Rachel can't shake. Both Rachel and Nathan had sworn off love. Now they've tumbled into it...way deeper than either of them want.