Lindsay McKenna

FBI criminal profiler Ellen Tanner transferred out of Washington, D.C., to escape the grief of losing a husband. But her new partner, San Diego navy JAG lieutenant Jim Cochran, is a challenge she never expected. The last thing Cochran wants or needs in his world of order and duty is a woman. After a nasty divorce, he's convinced he's through with relationships. Then along comes Ellen. He knows opposites attract . . . just not how much. Now a female Top Gun instructor has been murdered and the media is having a field day. Their instincts tell them there's more to this case than meets the eye -- but how do you unravel a deadly conspiracy in an institution where honor and silence go hand in hand?

A vision had changed her life, Transforming Lieutenant Kai Alseoun from a soldier in the service of her country into a woman on a quest for the legendary ark of her people. The medicine woman of her tribe said it was Kai's destiny. But to Kai, it was starting to feel like a case of rotten luck, Especially since her mission sent her to the rugged Outback with the one man she had hoped to forget-Cherokee Captain Jake "Stands Alone" carter. Kai wasn't sure which was more dangerous: fighting off her feelings for Jake-or facing off with a powerful enemy who hoped to harness the ark's power for evil purposes. One thing was certain: Kai was determined to win. Or die trying.