COMMAND AND CONTROL... Freedom. That was what Commander Ward Sullivan of the Blue Angels Flight Team sought with each takeoff into the wild blue yonder. Freedom from the memory of Sarah and the haunting accusations of her family. A hero. That was what the crowd saw. Tall and handsome and in command as the Blue Angels stunned audiences with their daring. Lynn Barclay was as captivated by his presence as the most awed child. But she had her own reasons for seeking out Ward Sullivan, for wanting his gaze to target her, for wanting him close. Then tragedy brought them together in the most intimate way -- she as his companion, he as a wounded man. Their passion blazed hotter and hotter... until the cold reality of Sarah and the past threatened to tear them apart.