Heart of the Tiger — Lindsay McKenna

Language expert Layne Hamilton's distrust of the CIA ran as deep as the emotional scars her agent husband had inflicted--and she'd vowed never to have anything to do with the "Company" again. So why was Company man Matt Talbot's request to join him on a mission so difficult to resist?

Matt's rugged tenderness aroused long-buried passions, and soon Layne willingly faced deadly cobras, Chinese pirates and the KGB to help him. But the past's painful lessons died hard. Though Layne was risking her life, could she afford to risk her heart?