SHIFT – Sidney Bristol
Hot Rides
, Book 2
Zebra Shout
ISBN-13:  978-1-4201-3923-5
August 2016
Romantic Suspense

Miami, Florida – Present Day

Emery Martin works deep cover for the FBI as an agent and field tech, specializing in tech work.  He's watching some Iranian jewel thieves across the street getting arrested; they have made a deal with the arresting agents before being “arrested” to stay in the US, by providing information about the Russian mob sending in a hit team for someone.  The only people he knew who could even have any sort of connection with the Russians were the Chazov twins, Tori and Roni, whom he works with as FBI assets.  Tori and Roni are the daughters of a KGB spy turned informant who defected almost thirty years ago.  They are part of Emery's FBI undercover team, working as mechanics at Classic Rides, a specialized muscle-car restoration business.

Tori and Roni have spent many years moving and trying to keep under the radar, and now that the Russian mob is interested in them, they would normally leave again, except Emery is there protecting Tori from one thing after another.  With her sister safely out of town, Tori is the target, and yachts and million dollar houses are just some places that trouble leads Emery and Tori to.  Emery sticks like glue to Tori, and they each realize their relationship is getting closer and no one is taking Tori from Emery—ever.  Is the FBI using them, and if so, for what purpose and why?  Good thing Detective Matt Smith of the Miami Police has their backs, seemingly the only person in authority they can trust.

Sidney Bristol involves the FBI and the Russian mob in SHIFT, with Emery as a deep field agent who has a ruined reputation and supposedly criminal past to blend in with the bad guys. And right now he is assigned to high-end document forgery, but when trouble might be centered on Tori, all bets are off.  Tori has noticed and is fascinated with Emery, his personality seems to be quiet and responsible, and he loses himself when he's hacking the computer.  Told from their points of view, their attraction has both of them scared to take the first step to take it to the next level.  Emery knows from the first he will do anything to protect Tori from the mob, even go against any FBI agent he meets.  Tori is dedicated to keeping Emery safe, and will risk herself to keep him alive.

Secondary characters include the whole Classic Rides group that is really a front for these agents.  There's Tori's sister Roni, plus Gabriel, Aiden and Julian.  The agents in charge of Emery are CJ and his wife Kathy, who they suspect aren't telling them the whole truth.  Behind all this is Evers, a criminal who has been arrested but seems to have someone high up pulling strings for him.  Evers and the Russian mob might be together on the hit on Tori and Roni, but it's hard to find out the truth.  And Detective Matt Smith with the police department goes out of his way to help their group even when it looks like the FBI doesn't have their backs.

SHIFT is a story with the Mob, the FBI, and fast cars; what more could you look for?  I learned how to turn your car in a 180 degree turn, and why the FBI might have a different agenda when it comes to assassinations.  DRIVE (February 2016) features Aiden's story, and Gabriel's story, CHASE, will be out in December 2016.  With power packed and fast paced stories, this series is sure to awaken your requirements for action and suspense.

Carolyn Crisher