It was supposed to be his final mission. Until an operation gone bad swept a gorgeous, blue-eyed goddess into DEA agent Joe Corda's life. With her sensual beauty and surefire aim, Martine Duquesne made an ideal partner--in business and pleasure. But when a violent skirmish brought a vengeful drug lord after them, she became his new assignment. Forced to flee with Corda halfway across the world, Martine had to trust the rugged stranger with her life. With their very survival at stake, the last thing either expected was to be blindsided by a love that was coming down to the wire....