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To Catch a Thief

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Another great book in the series, this one focusing on Mia. While it was my least favorite of the three books, I still really enjoyed it.
Mia is the mastermind behind the "Robin Hood" art thefts and forgeries. But when Logan, an undercover FBI agent, gets close to Mia, she has a hard time separating her mission from her feelings for Logan. Can they figure out a way to work together for justice, or will Mia have to turn herself in for the greater good?
Not as much romance as I like in these books, but great story line. Love Logan's family.
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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This book wasn't as satisfying to me as previous books in this series. I've been trying to figure out why. Its a continuation of the robin hood heist story line. Mia has been the mastermind behind the replacing original art with forgeries in order to get revenge on her father and make amends to the people he wronged. She is known as an Ice Queen in her social circles - but that really only scratches the surface. She has become persona non grata since her father was arrested (think Bernie Madoff style crimes) and that has kept her pretty much alone. Logan is an FBI agent posing as an insurance adjuster for company that insured many of the art pieces involved in the storyline. He is a good guy - who really believe in his career and role in the criminal justice system. He is dedicated to his foster family as well. He is all in with Mia from the beginning - and always thinks the best of her no matter what.

For me, this was less of a romance than the other books. For sure, Mia and Logan become romantically entangled, but their relationship doesn't have a lot of depth. And for good reason. Mia clearly keeps a part of herself from Logan and doesn't hesitate to make use of him as part of her revenge plot. I think this made it hard for me to be all in on the relationship. I think I just needed more from Mia. Logan was a great character - I loved reading his interactions with his family. The interactions Mia had with the team and her mom and cousin - just didn't have the same emotional weight for me. Maybe it was that - even after three books and a lot of content from Mia's perspective - I just didn't "get" her as a person. Obviously the best characters have many sides - but anytime Mia was outside of the heist team - she felt like a totally different person. Maybe it was just me - but that bothered me.

This seemed like the end book for the series - but I still would have loved to see something more about London - the forger. And maybe even Wade's partners. Overall - I recommend the series as a whole. Even though this book wasn't, for me, as good as the others - it was still a great read and a necessary part of the story arc.

I received this as an ARC from NetGalley, but these opinions are all my own.

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I am on record as loving heists and morally grey characters. Sloane Steele has given me three romances, bang, bang, bang, with multiple heists and unapologetically morally grey characters. If you are looking for a fast and fun binge read, I highly recommend this one. This review is spoiler free.

To Catch a Thief focuses on Mia, the mastermind. When we first meet her in It Takes a Thief, she’s uptight, cold, and tries to micromanage everything. She doesn’t want to form a team, or get to know the women actually committing the heists. She wants them to be staff. Of course, she warms up to the team. By the time we get to Mia’s book, the safety of the team is as important to her as cutting off her father’s financial resources and compensating his victims. Even so, she is still guarded and calculating, which makes her even more attractive to Logan, an FBI agent undercover as an insurance agent.

Logan likes Mia. He likes her sharp mind, he likes her attitude. His appreciation for her radiates off the page. I loved the way Steele handled the ethical quagmire of a relationship between an FBI agent and a criminal mastermind. One of the things that Steele has done so well in this series is showing characters form bonds. The women genuinely like each other and the men just fall head over heels for the women. It’s been such a delightful crew to hang out with that I hope very much to see more of them in the future.

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Wow! Sorry to see this series go! I definitely enjoyed reading this book and series! This book had a little bit of everything! It had suspense, action, drama, intrigue, and it definitely had some heat! The storyline in this book was like a movie! Like oceans eleven! Lol I highly recommend this book and series! They're well worth reading! Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!

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