The best laid plans can come back to bite you in the ass Government Operative Gideon Bishop thrives on high-risk situations, but even his most volatile mission is nothing compared to coming face-to-face with his past. Hes spent the last four years trying to forget Tate Calder and their scorching affair, but the only way to get the information he needs is to keep her closeand keep his hands off her. Because the only thing riskier than protecting a woman who insists on hiding the truth, is giving in to the attraction that still crackles between them. All Tate wants is a quiet holiday with zero interruptions from her family, and even fewer from the witchs council bent on recruiting her. Instead, she finds herself on the run from lethal mercenaries and the police with the one man she never expected to see again. To protect her familys secrets, shell do whatever it takes to keep Gideon from learning the truth. Even if it means risking her heart to seduce himover and over again.