U.S. Navy Chief Charlene “Charley” Dawson commands a Riverine patrol boat as part of a joint U.S./Peruvian task force charged with intercepting the narco trade from Colombia. In that capacity she’s inserted and extracted special operations teams all along the upper reaches of the Amazon. None of them weee led by anyone as tough and uncompromising as US Delta Force Sergeant Jack Halliday, though.

Unfortunately, Jack got an earful about Chief Dawson from her bitter ex before he flew down to Peru. Her skill in navigating the treacherous Amazon soon deep sixes any doubt he might have harbored about her professional qualifications. But there’s no denying the desire she ignites in him as they deal with everything from giant anacondas to the murderous ex-pat Jack’s been sent to take down.