While leading an extraction team deep inside North Korea, Tanner watches his escape route disintegrate minutes after encountering a suspicious female who claims she knows another way out of the dangerous country…if she can exit with his team.  

Tanner Bodine’s decision to extract a suspicious Amerasian female defector who shows up unexpectedly on a black ops mission blows up in his face, putting his country and his family at risk. Brilliant researcher Soo Jin makes a desperate gamble to save her sister from the vicious Orion Hunters, but the stakes go up when a formidable cowboy steps between her and her dangerous goal. Tanner must let go of his past and Soo Jin must face her darkest fear in a race to prevent chemical warfare from being unleashed, which will bring America to its knees.                 

But their greatest challenge lies in who to save when emotions blur the lines, and they face a choice between duty and love.