Powertools: The Shields

The Shields security team accepts missions in the grey area of both law and morality that no one else wants or can handle. They’re a ragtag bunch of special ops soldiers, ex-government agents, and hackers wrangled by a former construction worker who aspired to be a superhero’s sidekick when he grew up. What could go wrong when they turn their sights on a human trafficking ring that might have been the reason their coordinator’s sister disappeared nearly thirty years ago?

As a medic for a team of do-gooder assassins, Kennedy usually patches up her partners after they’ve taken out some of humanity’s trash. This assignment is totally different. She’s required to risk both body and soul to seduce her ex, Knox, and convince him to double-cross the cartel he’s worked for since he left her without a backward glance. Marcus has been addicted to Kennedy since they became partners at Shields. He can’t turn away, even if it means watching her over their comms with the jerk who broke her heart and made her swear off relationships, including one with him.

Sola doubted her instincts after her best friend and partner on the Shields security team, Aarav, acted for months like the attraction between them didn’t exist. One wild night on their boss’s private jet proves she was spot on even if she has no idea where their relationship will go from there.

Ruby typically supports a team of do-gooder assassins from the safety of her supercomputer in their command center. She’s dragged into danger when hackers attack her, empty millions from her crypto wallet, and threaten the global economy by tampering with blockchain technology. Worse, her attraction to two of the agents she works with—Ace and Liam—is a distraction none of them can afford, especially when she winds up sharing a bed with them for her own safety.

When Karolena answered an ad for a live-in housekeeper responsible for taking care of at least a dozen guys, she was obviously desperate. Although she hadn’t realized they were spies and assassins when she accepted the position, it could work out for the best since the Shields’ headquarters might be the only place she’s safe from the evil ex hunting her. That is, if she doesn’t give in to the two agents that live across the hall who tempt her to do things that could be dangerous to her still-healing heart.

Konstantin is determined to get even with his Russian mafia kingpin ex-boyfriend, Levin. The jerk sidelined him, banishing him to unlikely babysitters for safekeeping—a den of foreign agents trying to take down the entire operation.