ARC Review: Shared (Powertools: The Shields #6)

Shared (Powertools: The Shields #6)

Jayne Rylon

Blurb:

Aven pilots a private jet for the do-gooder assassins called the Shields, but it isn’t until she meets two special super spies that she truly learns to fly.

The next bisexual multipartner romance in NYT and USA Today bestselling author Jayne Rylon’s fan-favorite Powertools universe. Visit your favorite characters or meet new ones in this interconnected why choose standalone in the Powertools: The Shields MMF ménage series.

Themes:  Erotica, Ménage

Rating: 4.5 stars

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Review:

The final member of the Shields has found her mates, bringing this sub-series to a bittersweet ending, but the ending was filled with passion, sensuality, drama, pain and fear as three people found their way to an ultimate lifelong love.  Jayne Rylon never ceases to stir my blood and bring me to tears with her stories of pain and vulnerabilities that must be faced in order to bring her lovers to ultimate happiness, but this finale was BEYOND even my expectations.  Aven’s story began in the previous novel when the sexy and dangerously dominate mafia boss Levin crashed into her life when he made a deal with Shields to protect his friend and his boyfriend from the harm his life had placed them in.   Now Konstantin is caged with her day and night when she is not on assignment and the angry bear of a man has lost of belief in the love of the man he would have given his life for, despite being unable to get his heart back.  Levin is determined to rid the world of his enemies and knows that he is not worthy of the sexy Kon and Aven, but the more he faces their connection and the sweetness of their relationship the more he wishes he could be a part of them, despite knowing it could never be.  But when their enemies catch up to Levin, Aven and Kon will risk everything in order to bring home their man and have a chance to convince him that the three of them are meant to be a unit and their love is strong enough to defeat any obstacle in their path, even Levin’s own stubbornness. I knew from the moment Levin crossed Aven’s path that their story was going to be explosive, but when we meet their third and the connections between them all begin to develop the passion is beyond the heat of the sun.  Levin is the typical uber-dominate ass you expect, but under that façade you can see the fears he harbors that he isn’t good enough for them, despite wanting so badly to be able to give them what they all want.  He is determined to go down burning the world around him instead of having to walk away from Aven and Kon.  I loved seeing him in the few moments he caved to his own needs and allowed himself to embrace the need for his lovers to support him, even as he gave them what they all needed.  Aven is a strong woman, a warrior in her own right, but she has never had the love she needed from anyone in her lie, so she doesn’t understand that she is just as integral to the men’s love as their connection to one another.  She is sassy, smart and sweet as hell, putting the needs of her men before herself again and again, but I loved that she finally found a way to push past her fears and reach for the love she wanted with both her men in order to truly happy.  Kon was the wildcard in this story for sure.  He was at times submissive and sweet, but others such an alpha and aggressive in his fights that you wondered if he had multiple personalities, but the truth was that he was simply himself and gave his lovers the personality they needed at any given moment.  His softer and sweet side came out when faced with Aven’s need for comfort or Levin’s need to dote on his lovers, while his strong and dangerous side came to the front when she needed him to keep their lover safe and lead them all out of the darkness of fear and doubt.  Together they truly made the perfect three sides of a triangle to support one another and come together in a loving and fulfilling relationship.  I am sad to see this series ending, though I understand there is another spinoff coming so (maybe even two!) centered in Middleton so we will get to see the Shields plenty in the future. Jayne is truly a queen of Ménage and I know when I pick of any of her stories I will be turned on, emotionally fulfilled, and entertained from the first page to the last.  Another winner!

*eARC provided by author for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review.  No compensation was provided.