Secrecy is difficult to maintain, particularly around loved ones. For Navy SEAL Jeff Stone, this lesson is one learned the hard way. The Bosnian - Serb war continues to rage, tearing apart the countries and destroying lives, as the SEALS engage in a covert mission to assist in ending this war. Stone finds himself right in the heart of the conflict, struggling to do what is right while concealing the truth from the woman he loves. With a conscientious reporter hot on his trail, and an order to assassinate a key figure in the war, Stone battles with his conscience, discovering that sometimes, the truth hurts more than the lie.
On the U. S. side, the President is determined to keep himself out of the conflict, while the President of Russia will stop at nothing to reinstate his country as a dominant world power. This is a novel about the human dimension of war, where every side is given a voice and the solutions are not so easily recognized.
