Navy pilot Rawley West is approached by a mysterious stranger on behalf of a private organization with an offer to fly for the CIA in Afghanistan. With some reservations she decides to leave the Navy and take the job. While training for her new career old family secrets unravel, friendships reform and a lost love is found. After a nearly failed mission requiring a daring combat rescue under enemy fire this thriller takes the reader around the world in search of a small nuclear device lost during the Vietnam War. As the stakes escalate Rawley battles self doubt, gender bias and outdated cultural norms in an all out effort to prevail in a life or death showdown with terrorists. The edge-of-the-seat air combat scenes, credible action, authentic prose, and meticulous research support the intricate, ingenious plot. Readers will feel as if they are part of the action as our inspiring heroine traverses the globe. Havana Deception is about love, revenge and courage in the face of adversity.