Negotiator Maggie Kincaid left the FBI two years ago, but now that a senator's daughter has been kidnapped, she realizes that the crime is closely connected to her personal experience. She will stop at nothing to bring Kayla Phibes home - even if she has to enlist the help of a wildly attractive military man who plays by his own rules... Soon they will be working together twenty-four hours a day and learning to recognize each other's signals and hints .But giving in to temptation and letting down your guard is dangerous, because the slightest mistake can break this girl’s life into smithereens...