Hot-tempered and a warrior to the bone, Shannon is the most daring of Merlins Mauraders. Her assignment: stop the fiendishly cruel assassin who is targeting a top British ballistics experts family. Marshalling her intelligence, fighting skills, and weapons is easy. Being forced to work with the rakishly handsome Russian spy she loathes is something else.
Witty, resourceful, and notorious for his rakish charm with women, Alexandr Orlov tempts Shannons fierce reserve and lithe body to win her trust. But in the remote Scottish castle where they are sent to protect the innocent, their games of parry and thrust could end in death. A ruthless enemy is watchingand planning to turn their passion into the most dangerous weapon of all.
