<blockquote> <p> <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author Stephanie Laurens adds a dynamic, sweeping tale to her extraordinary adventures. </p> </blockquote> <p> They're bold, courageous, resolute . . . ex-officers of the Crown united against a deadly traitor known only as the Black Cobra. </p> <p> Shipwrecked, wounded, he risks all to pursue his mission?only to discover a partner as daring and brazen as he. </p> <p> Fiery, tempestuous, a queen in her own realm, she rescues a warrior?only to find her heart under siege. </p> <p> Bound by passion, linked by need, together they must brave the enemy's gauntlet to win all their hearts' desire. </p>