"Resourceful and steadfast FBI agent Quinn Star has always relied on herself--how else could she have survived the boys' club of the Bureau or navigated the heartbreak of a thwarted affair with her boss? Now Quinn risks her life every day in the Secret Service, protecting the first lady of the United States. Unfortunately, she can't safeguard her from the ruthless advisors who are intent on hiding the president's debilitating illness for their political gain. Suspecting a conspiracy that places the fate of the president, his wife--and the nation--on the line, Quinn whisks the first lady out of the capital to her South Carolina home. But are they truly safe from whoever is pulling the strings in this lethal game? And Quinn's fortitude is tested even more when a mysterious lover emerges from the shadows of the past..." -- Page [4] cover.