Kaitlin Osgood has a stowaway. Underneath the glossy shell of the Senior VP for Countermeasures International lurks the tattered remains of the girl she once was: street rat and thief, Ashley Porter. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean on the cruise ship acting as the platform for the latest space elevator, she should finally be safe...
...safe from the sexy, enigmatic eyes of Director of Port Security Camden Glaswell who seems to see through Kaitlin's ruse.
...safe from the relentless, burning pursuit of master thief, Stephan Chen, the chief architect of Kaitlin's former life of crime-the onetime lover who haunts her still.
But Kaitlin has another secret: her talent for security comes not from the latest technology, but from her ability to sense people's emotions, to see the ghosts of their intentions. It's a talent she must learn to wield as a weapon before the mistakes of her past cost Kaitlin her life...