They fought for love once — and lost. Will a world at war bring them a second chance?Kind, beautiful pediatric surgeon Matilde Martinez has long dreamed of helping children in the war-torn Congo. So when the opportunity arises, she leaves Paris — and the recent heartacheof love lost — to take it.Handsome Saudi mercenary Eliah Al-Saud arrives in the Congo for a different goal: to take over a mine for coltan — a highly coveted mineral — and to acquire all its profits. But Eliah has another burning ambition in his heart…one more important than money or power. He vows to win back Matilde, the love of his life, his very reason for breathing.In a land ravaged by violence, the two star-crossed lovers must overcome not only the secrets and lies that separated them in Paris, but the immediate danger of a war surrounding them, to fight for a love they once cherished.