Kate Foster is quick to forget the advice from a pre-deployment hostage survival course once she's catapulted into a new job in Eastern Europe, despite the good-looking instructor.

But a simple day's task in Istanbul six months later goes horribly wrong.

Trapped and alone, her only hope of survival is the man who trained her - ex-FBI Hostage Rescue Specialist, Finn Scott.

For Finn, it's his worst nightmare. Kate was the one person he almost let into his heart. Haunted by memories of a failed hostage rescue, he is thrust into a situation beyond his control. Now, against a sinister adversary whose ambitions will split apart Eastern Europe, Finn must overcome his demons to prevent an international catastrophe, and avoid losing Kate forever.