Torn between love and duty, family and country, Alex Peters thought he’d escaped his dark and violent past.

But to save the woman he loves and their adopted daughter, he must embrace the very darkness that nearly destroyed him.

As his feelings for Katie and tiny Dawn make him far too vulnerable and put his family in mortal danger, he faces an impossible choice—stay and risk their lives or leave and keep them safe.

As forces of evil close in on him and Katie, can he betray everything he believes in, everything he’s worked to become, to protect her?

Nurse, Katie McCloud, just wants...

Torn between love and duty, family and country, Alex Peters thought he’d escaped his dark and violent past.

But to save the woman he loves and their adopted daughter, he must embrace the very darkness that nearly destroyed him.

As his feelings for Katie and tiny Dawn make him far too vulnerable and put his family in mortal danger, he faces an impossible choice—stay and risk their lives or leave and keep them safe.

As forces of evil close in on him and Katie, can he betray everything he believes in, everything he’s worked to become, to protect her?

Nurse, Katie McCloud, just wants to be a mom to Dawn and girlfriend to Dr.

Alex Peters.

Sent to Cuba with Alex to help care for hurricane victims, old enemies once again threaten them and Katie and Alex are thrust back into the deadly game of international espionage.

But this time, they’re on opposite sides.

She thought shed made peace with the secrets locked tight behind his brooding facade.

But when those secrets threaten all she holds dear, can she find a way to banish his demons and bring him home to her and their daughter?

Cindy Dees is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 100 novels and creator/executive producer of an upcoming thriller television series.

She draws upon her experience as a U.

S.

Air Force pilot to create stories of suspense and love on the edge of danger.