Years ago, Naval officer Dax Spencer and NCIS agent Holland Kirk indulged in a steamy affair-until she betrayed him in the wake of his father's death. Then Dax tried to put Holland behind him with a payback of his own. Now, as Dax and his fellow Perfect Gentlemen unravel a web of lies, he discovers his family's tragedy is part of a much larger conspiracy. Soon, all clues point him back to New Orleans.where Holland waits, protecting her deadly secret and holding a torch for the only man she's ever loved.