A slam-bang thriller born of today's headlines. No Mercy will take your breath away." Award-winning author, Kathryn Johnson, introduces new characters in Book 3 of her popular series, Affairs of State. Kate Foster, Chief Scientist for NASA's Heat Wave Project, works late into the night with her team. The last thing she expects is three terrorists breaking into her laboratory. Then things get worse. The intruders kill one of her people, kidnap her lead physicist, and hijack her satellite--with plans to turn it into a lethal weapon. Daniel Rooker, former Special Forces operative, is tasked with tracking down the intruders and stolen codes necessary to reclaim the rogue satellite. If he fails, countless innocents will die. But only Kate has the knowledge to use the sophisticated data and regain control of Heat Wave. She has no choice but to accompany Rooker's team on their most dangerous mission. When trouble knocks, Kate's all about logic, she uses her head. Rooker's a man of action, he prefers brute force. There's never been a less likely match. But along the way, they discover that--just maybe--opposites do attract. Nothing is what it seems, where Affairs of State are concerned.