"The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all." -Mulan ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Agent 27, otherwise known as "The Dagger," has been dormant within the deep forests of Montana, living out a life of peace and solitude under the U.S. Governments witness protection system. When an old enemy resurfaces as a threat to the United States of America, Commander McGary issued the activation of this agent to help in a terrorist attack. But then there were three things he didn't account for... 1.) The Dagger is a female 2.) The Dagger has secrets buried so deep, even a man of his status may not have the clearance level to obtain 3.) The Dagger is drop dead gorgeous

Carson is freshly clean from AA and an incoming freshman at UCLA. He's got an entirely new outlook on life and is determined to change his ways. And now that Noelle Cartwright is back on his radar again, he can't afford to lose her again. But is Noelle the same person she was six months ago? Noelle is determined to let loose and be free. She always been the respectful student, the responsible friend and the perfect daughter. Everything she did, she did for other people and never for herself. Unfortunately, it doesn't matter what you do for other people sometimes, they still burn you in the end. Noelle has a new philosophy in life and she's not bending backwards for anyone else again. period.