Book excerpt: A package determined to derail his scheduled future delivered by a mystery woman. A tiny note hints at who she is—and how to find her. When veteran and acting Brigadier General Dominic Cage returns from deployment days before Christmas, he's unprepared for the shortbread cookies pressed into his hands in a case of mistaken identity by a stunning woman. Unable to forget her, Cage trusts Violet's promise of a true Christmas—until the lines of his reality blur. Damaged and resolute, and unable to escape the gunfire that haunts him, Cage's choice could cost them everything.