Annie OToole has a past....The last time Annie saw Sam, they were lying in each others arms beneath a canopy of stars. Now Annie paces a secluded airfield at midnight, awaiting the arrival of an unmarked Navy helicopter. Her assignment: Get this Navy SEAL back into fighting form prontoand keep his identity a secret. But whos going to protect her from a man who looks at her as if she were a stranger and who doesnt remember the one night shell never forget?His name is Sam McKade.Six foot four inches of tough, trained professional, Sam risked his life in an act of rare courage, saving a busload of schoolchildren from certain death. But becoming Americas newest media hero can be dangerous for a man with an undercover past. Sam could do a lot worse than this secluded beach resort. Ditto the sexy therapist who seems maddeningly familiarif he only knew where or when. But hes about to find outas a dangerous enemy surfaces out of his shadowed past, leaving a trail of bodies right to Annies door. Now the rugged SEAL who doesnt believe in love or commitment is about to risk everything...because for Sam McKade, protecting this woman, this extraordinary woman, has become the most important mission of his life....From the Paperback edition.