General MacKenzie Hawkins - the Hawk - is a military hero, a maverick and a rogue. And he's been kicked out of the army for conduct unbecoming of an officer. Sam Devereaux is a bright young lawyer. He's reluctantly working for the army, and he can't wait to leave. Then he gets embroiled with the Hawk, and his quiet life is blown apart. The Hawk has a plan - a plan so ambitious it will shock the world and make him a very rich man.