Epidemiologist Giselle Quick is a happy woman. After being lured away from the CDC to work in the private sector, she now has it all: fulfilling work, a great paycheck, and time to spend with her sons. And seriously, who wouldn't like getting paid to play diabolical games all day? That those games save lives makes it perfect. Inside the BG Group's laboratories, Giselle and her team game out all the possibilities of biological warfare and natural pandemics. Her Red Cell makes sure they're prepared should the worst happen. It may be for profit, but it's good work. There's only one small thing to mar this perfect job and life, but it's beginning to make Giselle nervous about BG's intentions...they're getting far too interested in the results of her games. First Strike is a standalone novella prequel to the Strikers Trilogy. There's no need to read the entire series and it can be enjoyed before or after the main trilogy.