Scott Bloom is a kindhearted English gentleman who has given up hope of finding true love. He works for the London Times and interviews powerful businessmen, but leaves for Beijing when Jo-Ann Wei, an activist against the one-child policy, asks for help. She has been threatened with death by Evan Mil, a British business tycoon with connections within the Chinese government. In a couple of interviews, Scott discovers that Evan’s business empire thrives on the surplus of millions of Chinese men—and that his quest goes beyond profit. With her twisted mind, poisoned by the cruel lessons of the ancient warlord Sun Tzu, Jo-Ann brings herself and Scott more and more into danger. When Scott delves deeper into Jo-Ann’s life and meets the gorgeous Karen Young—who handles her business with deadly precision—he is uncontrollably drawn into a destructive world of vengeance. Why isn’t Jo-Ann able to express her desire for Scott? And why is the sex-starved Karen rejected time and time again? It all starts with the murder of a small, innocent girl... www.rosamiller.com