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Elizabeth Deravenel is only 25 years old and the youngest executive in her family's business empire. Surrounded by rumors, jealousy, and disloyalty, Elizabeth is at a crossroads, knowing that each move she makes could be her last.

Valentine (Val) Denning is a young American photojournalist on the frontlines in Pec (a town in Kosovo), where she and her two colleagues--the British Tony Hampton and the American Jake Newburg--are covering the war. In a nightmarish ambush, all three are shot.