New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens takes a bold turn in her exciting new series. A second battle-hardened, completely unstoppable, all-male hero, an ex-officer of the Crown, confronts the deadly enemy known only as the Black Cobra.He's focused on his mission, then sees a lady he never dreamed he'd see again—with an assassin on her heels.She secretly followed him, unaware her path is deadly—or that she'll join him to battle a treacherous foe.Through ever-present peril, through passion, desire, and ecstasy, they race to reach England—and their destiny.