When straight-arrow, by-the-book Alaska State Trooper Kate Holiday is sent to investigate a local band of secretive commandos in remote Grizzly Harbor over the holidays, her least favorite time of the year, her objective is clear: disband Alaska Force and arrest them. But Kate didn't count on the diabolival tempation of Templeton Cross. The former Army Ranger exudes charm and has absolutely no respect for the rules of law that govern Kate's life-too bad he also makes her mouth water and her knees weak.