"When British polyglot and intelligence agent Temerity West encounters NKVD agent Kostya Nikto during the Spanish Civil War, she feels they have a mutual attraction, but she also recognizes the danger. When tensions peak, she expects Kostya to execute her -- instead, he spares her. They meet again a few weeks later in Bilbao, and then again in Moscow. Kostya, traumatized by his time in Spain, and recovering from a shrapnel injury, is astonished to see Temerity in Moscow. Judgement impaired by pain, morphine, and alcohol, Kostya gets her out of a very dangerous situation and takes her home to his flat. In the morning, they both awaken to the realities of what Kostya has done. Sickened by violence and his role in it, Kostya wants to keep Temerity safe -- but the cost will be high. And Temerity must decide where her true loyalties lie: love, or duty."-- Provided by publisher.
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