The first rule of war: Never fall for the enemy. And if you do ... be prepared for the fallout.
Dr. Caitlyn Svendsen has broken the rules of engagement by falling for the man deployed to turn her world upside down. She will do anything to keep Spetsnaz Commander Kaleb Volkov safe, even if it means surrendering herself to Russia.
After years of searching, Caitlyn has finally uncovered the truth about the Great World Famine: It was no act of God or nature, but a manufactured disaster named Operation Black Horse. Worse, America's growth formula designed to outsmart crop failure has sparked a secondary health crisis, one that needs a cure itself. Knowing that Kaleb will inevitably become a victim of the formula's deadly effects, Caitlyn will do anything to mitigate the epidemic before it consumes what's left of humanity. Famine was just the beginning. The end is near-unless she can stop it.
Stranded in America while Caitlyn turns herself over to the most dangerous men in Russia, Kaleb will do anything to extract her from the gilded prison she has condemned herself to-all so that he might be spared execution for treason. As one obstacle after another delays his return to Moscow, he fears that Caitlyn is truly alone in a place where his life is forfeit and her freedom is for sale. The chess game has become a death match over night. Can he reach her before it's too late?