Mauro, son of an Italian crime family, goes missing with developed protocols that threaten the internet. Warren Steelgrave is thrust into a terrorist plot that threatens America and the life of the woman he still loves. He must broker a deal between the local Mafia boss and the FBI to foil the insidious plan of an extremist terrorist cell that has taken Mauro. Warren is at first perceived by the terrorists as a mere "pebble" in their path of Jihad. Soon they realize that he too is "willing" to sacrifice everything to stop them. Along the way, Warren must deal with his elusive lover, Cindy. Is he willing to give up part of who is to be with the one he cares deeply for, or be content to "love the one he is with"? Share the journey of a man of principle who is again tested by a world so fragile that a small group of people can turn it upside down and threaten what we hold dear. This is the latest novel in a series by author, photographer, Gary Smith who now resides part-time in Italy.