Review – Dead Ringer

From the back cover She was hiding from her past… When a local woman goes missing and Sheriff Blake Jenkins delivers her blood sample to DNA expert Emory Steele for analysis, Blake discovers Emory is a dead ringer for the missing woman. Blake’s gut says the woman is related to Emory. But Emory rejects the notion, requiring a DNA test before she’ll concede that she does indeed have a twin sister she never knew about. Now she’ll do anything to see it come to light. Emory joins Blake in a search for her missing sister, but when an attempt is made to abduct Emory as well, they begin to think the abduction is related to Emory’s birth parents. Blake vows to keep her under his watchful eye until they discover what this maniac is looking for and bring him to justice. But Emory balks at his constant surveillance as she’s struggling to come to grips with a former brutal attack, and she wants nothing to do with a man who might want to get close to her. When it becomes clear that Blake is the only one who can keep her safe, will she let him get close enough to do so? My take: This is book one in the truth Seeker Series. What a great place to start. Sleeman always does a great job at writing suspenseful, mystery, police type of romance books. They always keep you guessing from beginning till end. Even though this is a first in the series it is somewhat of a continuation from her Cold Harbor series. You do not have to read that series to understand this one at all. You just have gotten to know many of the characters in this book from that series. This one however does not focus on the Blackwell Tactical team, even though they are here some. This novel focus is on the beautiful, intelligent Emory Steele and her Veritas Center team. The handsome Sheriff Blake Jenkins, whom we met in the Cold Harbor series, must find a missing woman before it is too late. When he must use the Veritas group he is shocked by what he covers. Blake and Emory must fight attraction, forgiveness and an unknown enemy to try and find this woman. I look forward to reading more from this series.