Publisher's Synopsis
Now that John Daniels has Sarah Parrish safely by his side, their first order of business becomes rescuing the kidnapped reporter, Ben Briggs - the man who first identified John as the creator of the website that sent the whole world into chaos only a week earlier. Thanks to that very website, the still-skeptical police and volunteer searchers are also being kept apprised of Briggs' location, forcing the criminals that have him to keep him moving from one place to another. Who will be the first to reach Briggs, and will they get to him before his inconvenienced captors decide to take more drastic measures for solving their annoying problem? If John and Sarah are able to save him, will Briggs prove cooperative or will he choose to cause even more trouble for the pair? John remains determined to continue using the GEE in pursuing his mission, and Sarah shows that she's determined to do everything she can to help him (whether John appreciates her efforts or not). John and Sarah must figure out what they want from their evolving relationship and how to make things work while John's mission keeps them constantly on the move and "home" becomes a string of motels and strangers' spare rooms. Is it even possible for them to date while working to bring closure to millions of families around the world and keeping themselves out of the hands of the authorities? John turns to his close friend and inside contact with the police, Lieutenant Kiel Samuels, for advice and a sense of something familiar. It turns out Kiel has a bit more experience with the subject than John first realized. And while it is true that Sarah trusts John with her life, does she really trust the GEE? And if she can't, what will that mean for her relationship with John? Will John be forced to choose between a future with Sarah and answers about the past and what happened to his younger sister, Mia? Their encounters with people along their way help them learn about themselves, what they really mean to each other, and the future they hope to build together. Even as they struggle to establish a new sense of normalcy, forces begin gathering in the shadows with sinister purposes. Adelaide Furson is more than just impressed with the GEE and the website even as they threaten to put her directly into the hands of the authorities. While she may not know everything the device is capable of accomplishing, she has more than a few ideas that she'd like to have the opportunity to try. In order to secure that opportunity for herself, however, she must first manage to get her hands on the GEE, which also means facing the improbable task of getting it away from a vigilant John. Adelaide quickly decides that she's up for the challenge. But how do you go about stealing a device when it knows you're coming before you even get close? Adelaide's determination and cunning are put to the test as she plots and cons her way closer and closer to an unsuspecting John and Sarah. Will Adelaide succeed with her plots or will someone else - someone worse - get there before she can? Can John protect both Sarah and the GEE when he doesn't know what's coming?
