When Sienna Sheik is brutally kidnapped on her wedding day, Christine Winters does everything in her power to save her. And when Chris is headhunted by an agency that specialises in criminal investigations and terrorism, she is given the perfect opportunity to solve the mystery of her friend's disappearance.Suddenly, Chris finds herself thrown from an unfulfilling career into the dangerous underworld of diamond laundering, civil war and terrorism. A lone woman in a man's world, Chris must use her integrity, wit and bravery to uncover truths surrounding her friend's kidnapping as well as battling her own demons. It soom becomes apparent to Chris that, once this Pandora's Box has been opened, it will be almost impossible to close.

A story of passion and courage against the backdrop of World War II - Helen Conroy's happy family is shattered when her husband asks for a divorce. Then, in September, 1942, US troops pour into Mowbray. Captain Simon Johnson, a US military intelligence agent, is billeted with the Conroy family and he and Helen fall deeply in love. Months later, the US forces leave for battle, Captain Simon amongst them . . .