She wouldn't live her life in fear. Claire knew Nick loved his job as newsman in the world's trouble spots, but did he love it more than he did her? She'd seen her mother suffer from her father's dangerous job and was determined not to go through the same torture. So she'd left Nick--but the year without him had been as agonizing as the constant goodbyes when he'd gone on assignments. Now, seeing Nick again in the unstable Middle East, Claire realized she still loved him. She wondered if she could make the same decision again ....