Antonio had already lost everything once.

Haunted by a violent past and the tragic death of his beloved wife, the former soldier lives in quiet isolation?until a woman who looks exactly like her shows up in paradise.

Marija is a struggling actress from the Balkans, lured to Hawaii under false pretenses. Unbeknownst to her, she's the centerpiece of a ruthless scheme orchestrated by a vengeful crime lord?one who has waited years to destroy Antonio. Her mission? Seduce him. Break him. Deliver him to his enemies.

But nothing goes according to plan.

Torn between the lies she's told and the man she's come to know, Marija finds herself falling for Antonio?and wondering if her resemblance to his late wife is fate... or a trap neither of them will survive.

A romantic thriller of passion, deception, and redemption?where love might be the most dangerous game of all.

A Wyoming native who has lived in Japan, Puerto Rico, Saipan, the Virgin Islands, Chicago, and Hawaii. He is retired now but has done a lot of side jobs. Roughneck on a drilling rig after high school in the mid-1970s. Open water scuba instructor, and translator. He learned to fly at 17 in 1974, has been a professional pilot for most of his life, and was fortunate enough to fly all five series of Boeing 747s as Captain, working with outstanding people throughout his career. Married since March of 1982 to a wonderful woman with two great sons and a fantastic grandson.