The Shielded Series by Christine DePetrillo

Book One The year is 2025. A techhead terrorist group called the Anarch has unplugged the world. While the globe struggles to get out of the darkness, a chemist, Dr. Mikale Warres—bitter about his dismissal from one of the world’s most successful corporations, Emerge Tech—unleashes a plague that turns human organs to ash. He hopes to wipe out the population and restart it. Only one scientist, Dr. Foster Ashby, can find the cure. He’s been searching for it, but it remains just out of reach... moreBook One The year is 2025. A techhead terrorist group called the Anarch has unplugged the world. While the globe struggles to get out of the darkness, a chemist, Dr. Mikale Warres—bitter about his dismissal from one of the world’s most successful corporations, Emerge Tech—unleashes a plague that turns human organs to ash. He hopes to wipe out the population and restart it. Only one scientist, Dr. Foster Ashby, can find the cure. He’s been searching for it, but it remains just out of reach. Warres knows Foster is close to stopping his plans for the globe and decides Foster must die. Immediately. Officer Darina Lazitter is assigned to protect Foster after he takes too long in the city getting samples of Warres’s disease. The job is simple—get Foster safely back behind Emerge Tech’s walls. Shielding him from her heart, however, is proving harder than shielding him from the enemy. less

Book Two Tech geek and former soldier, Ghared Timms, can’t believe his best friend and brother in battle, Deo Lazitter, is still alive. He’d been there when the news of the man’s death had been announced. He’d held Deo’s sister, Darina, in his arms as they’d both lamented. He’d been missing his buddy for years. Now a former associate of the late Mikale Warres has produced Deo’s dog tags and claims to have been working undercover with Deo inside Warres’s organization... moreBook Two Tech geek and former soldier, Ghared Timms, can’t believe his best friend and brother in battle, Deo Lazitter, is still alive. He’d been there when the news of the man’s death had been announced. He’d held Deo’s sister, Darina, in his arms as they’d both lamented. He’d been missing his buddy for years. Now a former associate of the late Mikale Warres has produced Deo’s dog tags and claims to have been working undercover with Deo inside Warres’s organization. Ghared promises to find Deo no matter what it takes. Even if it means going undercover himself. Warres’s step-sister, Sasha Boisette, is looking for an ally. She can’t bring down an entire organization obsessed with continuing Mikale’s mission, especially when that organization is expecting her to lead them. When a new recruit shows up at headquarters, however, he may be just the man she needs. If she can trust him. Staying protected is hard when your heart wants to risk it all. SAFE, Book One PROTECTED, Book Two less

Book Three Special Ops soldier Deo Lazitter has spent a year with the enemy in a cell no bigger than a shower stall. Surviving on what little food was tossed down to him once a day, he wonders if he’ll ever get his former strength back. Thanks to his sister, Darina, and his best friend, Ghared, he now has the opportunity to try, but does he no longer know how to live on the outside? Genetically engineered therapist Dr. Linsey Cadmen is happy to finally be a true citizen... moreBook Three Special Ops soldier Deo Lazitter has spent a year with the enemy in a cell no bigger than a shower stall. Surviving on what little food was tossed down to him once a day, he wonders if he’ll ever get his former strength back. Thanks to his sister, Darina, and his best friend, Ghared, he now has the opportunity to try, but does he no longer know how to live on the outside? Genetically engineered therapist Dr. Linsey Cadmen is happy to finally be a true citizen. Most of her life has been spent hiding in the shadows, but everything is different now. She’s free. No one wishes to dismantle her because of her genetic flaws. She has the same rights as natural-born humans in a world that is slowly getting back on its feet after a global unplug and a widespread plague. But will she ever stop looking over her shoulder, waiting to be caught? When Deo shows up in her office needing her counsel, Linsey finds herself wanting to be caught in a whole different sense of the word. Can she heal his wounds? Can he accept her for what she is? Can they make each other feel secure enough to risk their hearts? SAFE, Book One PROTECTED, Book Two SECURED, Book Three less