Dan Vindico, Garrett Haydenshire, and Jeff Strenton race against the clock and against the impossible to figure out who is behind every scandal that threatens their families. Old enemies, new alliances, bitter rivalry, fiery passion, brutal treachery, and cold-blooded murder threaten to either pull the Shields apart or turn them into an impenetrable force. Some Shields are born of fire. Some are destroyed by it. Will they find the resilience they need or will all hope be destroyed? Will the powerful Shields fall to the ?