Annie Whitman's life has become a pendulum again, but this time, it moves toward and away from two men. One of the men has swept her off her feet, and he loves her deeply. But he is a novice with love, susceptible to beginners' mistakes. When he messes up in a newsworthy way, Annie must determine whether he is capable of constancy, and whether love is enough. Jack Stallings is a CIA-groomed killing machine who has always operated on principles of patriotic duty. Now he is discovering what civilian life has to offer, and what it means to develop honest, unfabricated human connections. At the...

Ana Hardy defines herself by the drive and dedication that have made her the perfect US marshal. It's the only way she can define herself-abandoned as a girl, with no family and no childhood memories to speak of-her past is a mystery even to herself. After years on the trail of Chicago's biggest crime bosses, Hardy and her partner Marshal John Cotton have just made the bust of their careers. At least it should be. In a daring and dangerous raid, they've brought down a network of criminals guilty of everything from human trafficking and extortion to dealing drugs. But when the marshals get a...