Long ago, in the waning years of World War II, a Nazi train was captured by the Allies. Its cargo - a fortune in stolen art and gold dust - vanished. Now, two strangers are about to become engulfed in its tantalizing mystery...Raised in a military family, Amy Mallory grew to resent authoritarian control and vowed never to fall for a man in uniform. But what she discovers in her late grandfather's private files exposes her to a dangerous - and tempting - world she never imagined.Colonel Lucien Flaherty has devoted his life to duty, country, and family. But all that he believes is shattered when his ancestors' honor is tainted by scandal - and by secrets that link his past to that of a beautiful stranger. Invaluable secrets that someone would kill to keep buried . . . secrets that bring Amy and Lucien together in unexpected passion and inescapable peril.