Tony Bale must stop a deadly virus before it's launched on the United States, and resist an undefeatable desire to take Lumin's innocence. Mission success probability: slim. Since their brief meeting, Lumin Edenridge can't squelch her dreams of the handsome Navy SEAL who moved through her life like a shadow. By daylight he was gone, but the craving in his gaze left a mark. When she wakes up next to a dead scientist involving her in a terrorist plot, street smarts won't help her survive. She needs Tony. The stunning aerialist Tony left in Las Vegas lingers in his memory. A seven month deployment looms when he answers Lumin's distress call. Defending her is his first priority. When terrorists turn her into a weapon, Lumin hides to protect him. His team name is Tinman, and he has twelve hours to rescue the woman who possesses his heart in Code Name: Luminous.