Tough as Steele by Susan Sleeman

Tough as Steele
by Susan Sleeman

ISBN-13: 9780593197882
Kindle: 320 pages
Publisher: Edge of Your Seat Books
Released: February 1, 2022

Source: Rented through Kindle.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Detective Londyn Steel must find an abducted socialite. Her family’s company, Steele Guardians, was supposed to protect the family matriarch at her eightieth birthday party when she disappears, and Londyn fears her investigation will ruin her family’s company's reputation. Then County Detective Nate Ryder declares jurisdiction over the scene. Londyn bristles at his interference at first, but they combine forces to locate this missing woman before it’s too late.

As they search for leads, emotions Nate hasn’t felt since before his service as a Navy SEAL come to the surface. He credits Londyn for unearthing the guy he used to be before his military service. But they fear the socialite may be murdered soon--if she hasn't been already--so their feelings for each other have to be put on hold.


My Review:
Tough as Steele is a romantic suspense. Detective Londyn and County Detective Nate investigated the kidnapping of a rich, older woman during an event for which Steele Guardians was providing security. The woman was like a grandmother to Nate as her daughter acted as a mother to him when he lost his own father. Her faith was an example to him in the past, and now his faith helped Londyn trust God even when He seemed untrustworthy.

They worked well together. The mystery was interesting, and they followed up on any leads--even when they broke the rules. They felt saving a life was more important than making sure the case would be airtight against the kidnapper. There was the constant worry that the woman had already been killed, and the rescue attempt created a suspenseful ending.

There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this interesting mystery.


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