From #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen comes a classic tale of thrilling adventure and unbound passion, as two people embark on a journey through terror and desire.At twenty-one, Zilah Dabala has already survived a harrowing past. Now shes convinced she can handle anything on her owneven being held hostage by a terrorist group. But Daniel is determined to rescue her. And soon their escape ignites an intimacy neither has ever known. Once Daniel learns Zilahs tragic secret, however, he fears she may be lost to him forever. Hes defied death many times overbut can he teach a young woman the healing power of love? Daniel Seifert has spent his life on the edge of danger, carrying out high-risk security missions across the globe. But its more than adventure that compels him to tempt fate yet againits a young woman in a photograph, a woman whose warm, wise-beyond-her-years smile gives Daniel the inexplicable feeling that hes found something hes been searching for all along.From the Paperback edition.