The Cost of Love — Drue Allen

National security comes at a price. Dean Dreiser learned that lesson long ago. Now, domestic terrorists are testing a biological weapon in southern New Mexico, and Dean is forced to take a new partner -- Dr. Lucinda Brown. Lucy is the leading expert in molecular biology, but she has no field experience. Separately, they don't stand a chance against what dominates the night skies of Roswell, New Mexico. Together, they can do more than survive. They can do their jobs in spite of the scariest thing to crawl out of Roswell since 1947.

The terrorists are willing to kill thousands in order to trigger the fall of the two-party system and usher in a new political dawn. Lucy tracks the genetic print of the weapon while Dean hunts the insurgents. As fate hurtles them across the desert toward a final showdown, Dean will be forced to decide between national security and Lucy. He knows which he has to choose and curses himself for hesitating.

Dean Dreiser can't afford The Cost of Love.

This fast-paced romantic thriller combines wonderful plots twists, believable characters, and knowledgeable details about military ops, bio-agents, terrorists, and forensics -- all set against the backdrop of the dusty desert land of the southwest. Be prepared for a read that will keep you up well into the middle of the night, and an ending that will leave you questioning your own ability to pay The Cost of Love.