They are a covert, black ops team known only as Team 52. Their mission: to secure and safeguard artifacts deemed highly dangerous and classified. When sweet, smiling Kinsey is kidnapped by unknown forces, former SEAL and Team 52 operator Smith Creed will risk anything to get her back.Kinsey Beck is used to life knocking her down. She escaped her past and came to Las Vegas for a new start. So what if she didn't achieve her dream of being a showgirl, instead, she now has an awesome job as logistics manager for the covert, black ops Team 52. She loves all the team...especially big, gruff mountain man Smith, even if he isn't interested in her the way she'd like. But when Kinsey is kidnapped, she finds alone and herself trapped in a deadly fight for survival...Smith Creed is a loner who prefers his own company, his dog, and his mountain cabin. Working for Team 52 lets him use his unique skills to help ensure pieces of powerful ancient technology don't fall into the wrong hands. It also brings him in close contact with a woman he knows isn't for him-sweet, beautiful Kinsey. But when he learns she's been snatched, her life hanging in the balance, he'll tear the world apart to bring her home safely.But rescuing Kinsey uncovers a deeper plot and a shadowy group out to destroy the world. Smith and Team 52 will be forced to make tough decisions-revolving around a dangerous, ancient artifact-and even when Kinsey is back in Smith's arms, she still isn't safe. With danger at every turn, Smith with sacrifice everything to ensure Kinsey's security, but the greatest danger of all might be to Smith's closed-off heart.