Romia Smith is a misunderstood cop. Tall, beautiful, and lethal, her martial arts skills are off the board. During an after-hours gathering with her fellow law enforcement officers, she is
accosted by a stranger who, within moments, ends up dead-- apparently shot with her service revolver. Romia has an alibi, but it's one that is less believable than the lie she's being framed
with-- murder! In her quest to prove her innocence, Romia finds herself stepping further and further out of line with the law andinto a world she never would have believe existed-- into a past
she didn't know she had. The Phoenix is a secret agency consisting of international spies working both sides of right and wrong. Romia becomes the target in a deadly chase to the top of the
Phoenix's nest. It will take everything she ever knew to find out what everyone thinks she already knows--P. [4] of cover.