This is be-still-my-heart Navy SEAL Tom Paoletti’s story, the leader of the elite gang. He is legend material. Nearly blown to bits by a bomb blast, he’s forced to take medical leave while he recovers from his awful head injury. It’s left him with ongoing dizziness, nausea, and the potential for delusions and paranoid feelings. But as if he’s going to rest, for goodness sake. He’s a SEAL. Enough said. To his horror, in his sleepy New England hometown, Tom sees The Merchant, a wanted terrorist. Or rather, he thinks he sees him. He can’t trust himself to separate fact from delusion as yet. So he calls his boys around him just in case he was right. They faithfully come, ‘off-the-record’, in all their magnificent, testosterone glory. He discovers a WWII reunion is scheduled for the sleepy town, with top political and military men massed together for the ceremony. And no delusion at all, The Merchant is indeed there, with the perfect chance to wipe out a huge chunk of prominent US leaders. The race is on to find The Merchant before he destroys the town. This stunning plot is interwoven through Tom’s turbulent (sensual, sexy, to die for) romance with the girl he left behind – Kelly Ashton, now extremely determined never to be left behind again! Also told, in poignant flashback, is the incredible, brave story of Tom’s great-uncle and Kelly’s father in WWII Nazi-invaded France, and their enduring love for the same woman. …But wait, there’s more! Tom’s niece Mallory and the geeky young photographer David also have their moment of glory. Their love story is sweetly beautiful. And – this is the piece de resistance – sharpshooter Alyssa Locke and SEAL Sam Starrett start to burn… Gracious, the fireworks between these two are verrry hot.