Barbara Cary

Marista Barbara Cary

On planet Serraine, civil war rages. Earth is a neutral party in the conflict. Marista Kaljin is a member of the Terran Diplomatic Corps, bound by Earth's neutrality, dedicated to peace, and nonviolent by choice. Tynan is a former Albian military officer, trained to act and obey without question, and driven by guilt over a personal tragedy. Marista must employ negotiating skills that Tynan mistrusts to save his life. Tynan uses the warrior training Marista rejects to protect her from the realities of war. But he can't protect the wall he's built around his heart from her compassionate assaults. Marista and Tynan must find a way to breach their differences in a struggle to fulfill the heart's greatest duty . . .to love.