No one’s ever seen it. Everybody wants it. That’s why the government has just unleashed its secret weapon. Drop-dead-gorgeous art dealer Suzi Toussi has been tapped for the toughest mission of her career: to locate the Memphis Sphinx, an ancient artifact rumored to possess otherworldly powers. Tracking it to Paraguay means going up against Dax Killian, the sexy special ops agent who’s planning to snatch the coveted relic right out of her hot little hands. If he can find it first… Dax first spotted her outside a seedy bar—in three-inch heels and a too-tight dress. He’d know those curves anywhere. But what was Suzi doing in a hellhole like Ciudad del Este? Dax knows the answer: the Sphinx. Suddenly the game is on—and only one of them will walk away with the prize. With the Sphinx surfacing and passion taking Suzi and Dax under, they’re headed for a showdown that could reveal the secrets of the ages…or expose them to the hottest danger of all.

Tara Janzen is one of my all time favorite authors. I have followed the Steele Street gang from Book 1 and have enjoyed every twist and turn that she has written. In this 9th book, Dax Killian, who once was part of the Steele Street gang when he was a youth, is now a special ops man, who can hold his own in any country...at any time. Suzi Toussi, an art dealer by trade is in Paraguay for the US government on a top secret mission. Both Suzi and Dax have the same goal, to get the Memphis Sphinx and bring it back.

While Breaking Loose did not keep me on the edge of my seat like some of the past Steele Street books have, there was no shortage of steam and fast paced danger in this book. I did enjoy Suzi and her moments of realism when she would break down and not be as tough as she wanted to be. Showing the human side of Suzi put the reader in touch with her...made her be almost like any other woman...well any woman with the ability to kick butt! :) All in all, I'm still a fan of the Steele Street gang and I love that the books take me to a place I know and love....LoDo. I'm hoping the next book will address issues surrounding JT.