The tension between Montebello and Tamir was escalating when Firstborn Son Kyle Ramsey embarked on a special operation to patrol the skies between the two feuding territories. His mission? Ward off acts of terrorism--and stake a claim on his woman and child. Three months ago he had shared a stolen night of passion with a mysterious beauty, which had stirred Kyle's heart, fulfilled his every fantasy--and left Joanna Morgan pregnant with his baby! Trouble was, Joanna had had her fill of rootless military men and now refused to surrender to Kyle's seductive powers of persuasion. But this was one battle that Kyle was determined to win....