title: The Player
author: Vaughn, Evelyn
description: Subject: Matthew Tynan, White House adviser
  
  Family History: Old-money elite with powerful political connections
  
  Deepest Secret: Working to expose government cover-up
  
  One of the most powerful men in Washington, D.C., dashing Matt Tynan had a direct line to the president and never lacked for beautiful escorts to diplomatic dinners and party fund-raisers. But his life took a perilous turn when his investigation into buried CIA Project Code Proteus turned up explosive information pointing to an inside cover-up. He'd already embroiled his secretary, Carey Benton, and it was up to him to keep her safe. But getting close to the Kansas-born beauty wreaked havoc on his tightly controlled emotions. Keeping cool had always been his game, but the rules had suddenly, dangerously changed for good....