Savannah McLaughlin is running a little late. Those extra few minutes could mean she may never see her daughter again. The only clue Savannah and the police have to six-year-old Caroline's disappearance is a note with a cryptic verse of scripture. With no signs of progress, Savannah is desperate enough to call the one man she knows can help -- the one man who absolutely despises her.

Major Christopher Dane deliberately ransoms himself for Savannah McLaughlin's freedom. Now it's up to Savannah and Dane's team of expert misfits to rescue Dane. But success will require more than brute force. So the team designs an elaborate plan to bring archcriminal Ferrante to justice and free Dane. But will the recruitment of an unlikely ally doom the most important mission of Savannah's life? Will a shocking secret keep Savannah from trusting...