Nauti Deceptions

Nauti #5

by Lora Leigh

Sheriff Zeke Mayes is prepared for a long struggle getting Rogue Walker to drop her defenses-and give in to desire. But soon Zeke will become embroiled in a deadly game that sweeps Rogue up in its wake. And when everything is a matter of life and death, there is no reason to hold back...

Genres: Romance, Erotica, Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, Suspense

382 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2010

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.

Lora Leigh is a New York Times bestselling author of erotic romance novels. Leigh started publishing with electronic publisher Ellora's Cave in 2003. Leigh's longest-running series is The Breeds. She won the 2009 RT Award for erotica. Leigh was born in Ohio and raised in Martin County, Kentucky, US.


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Reviews

[Auntee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a bad offering by Lora Leigh--probably one of the better ones I've read by her in a while. This is the 5th book in her Nauti series, and it is mainly a romantic suspense with a couple of healthy dollops of LL's trademark erotic sex scenes. This book picks up where Nauti Intentions left off, with the homegrown terrorist group The Freedom League (a group of military and ex-military fanatics who think they can cause a revolution and take over the US government) still (barely) in operation in Somerset, Kentucky and Sheriff Zeke Mayes determined to bring the organization down once and for all. Zeke has reasons (tied to his mysterious past) for wanting to destroy the Freedom League, and in this book readers find all about his somewhat tragic youth, his marriage to a woman who was repulsed by his sexual needs, and his desire for a woman who makes him believe he can love again.

Leigh's virginal heroine, 26-year old Caitlyn "Rogue" Walker, came from a wealthy Boston family but her dream was always to teach school in Kentucky where her father grew up. But somebody doesn't want Caitlyn or any Walkers in Somerset, so they smear her reputation so that she loses her teaching position and try to drive her out of town. But stubborn Caitlyn doesn't leave--her reputation may be in tatters but she won't be forced out. She opens a biker bar and since she already has a bad reputation, she decides to live up to it (at least on the outside) with her provocative dress and actions and new name of "Rogue". But on the inside she's still the inexperienced Caitlyn, pining for years for the town's bad boy love-'em-and-leave-'em, and keep-my-women-hidden sheriff.

When Rogue's two cousins end up dead in what appears to be a murder-suicide it brings her in close contact with the object of her lust, 37 year old Sheriff Zeke Mayes. Rogue doesn't believe it's a murder-suicide, and neither does Zeke. Somebody deliberately wants to silence the Walkers, but why? As Zeke works to solve the case and flush out the last of the Freedom League members, he also tries (unsuccessfully) to contain his feelings for the beautiful Rogue.

Zeke is one of those typical LL heroes with a lusty sexual appetite, and scarred by his (late) wife's rejection, he tries to keep his dominant side under control and continually warns the eager Rogue off with warnings like "you won't be able to handle my needs" and "I'm no good for you" and "you deserve better than me", blah, blah, blah. Of course, Rogue (being a typical LL heroine) isn't scared off by any of that, and lets Zeke know that she's ready to take him on and wants him to lose control with her, but she won't be kept as one of his 'secret' lovers. Will Zeke be man enough to publicly claim Rogue as 'his'? Will the independent Rogue let alpha Zeke protect her from whoever is gunning for the Walkers? Will Zeke finally be able to put two and two together and figure out who's still left in the Freedom League and stop them before harm comes to the woman he realizes he loves?

This was a fairly easy one to follow, and as far as the suspense goes, Leigh dishes up two possible suspects as the bad guy. There was a couple of twists and turns along the way, but I wasn't shocked when the baddie was revealed. There was a pretty decent look into Zeke's past life and what made him tick, so I was pretty happy with that. The same goes for Rogue--she started out as an innocent and grew to be one tough chick, and Leigh gave enough details to explain why Rogue acted as she did.

The love scenes--hot, hot, hot (no surprise there--sex in the shower, sex in a pickup), but this book wasn't overloaded with them--no sex-fest here. Just some smokin' hot moments and typical LL arguments and makeups among two stubborn leads.

Fans of the series will wonder if the Mackay cousins make an appearance--they do, but there's not a whole lot of them. Most prominent is Rogue's friend Janey Mackay Jansen (along with husband Alex).

There was also a nice little epilogue that had me smiling and wondering if Lora Leigh plans on keeping this series going for a while. Zeke has a 19 year old son (Shane) who'd make a wonderful hero in a few years, and of course there's the offspring of the Mackay cousins...

So, fans of this series shouldn't be disappointed. You get a decent romantic suspense, some erotic moments among a dominant, yummy alpha and his stubborn but tough heroine, and a nice HEA. No new ground was broken here, but I didn't expect any would be, so I was satisfied. 4 stars

Warning: This book contains explicit sex, including oral and anal; graphic language; light bondage (the use of handcuffs); the use of a sex toy; and violence. Not for the faint of heart!

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish · Rating 3 out of 5]

My review

This story was ok. I've always liked Zeke and Rogue and had been looking forward to their story, and the continuation of the fight to bring down the Freedom League.

I liked the sexual tension in this book, but there was something that made their character development somehow... meh. But still, I was very happy to see the Mackay cousins with their baby girls and would LOVE to fast forward 20 years and see what kind of grief they give their daddies. HA!

Caution! This book contains anal sex and I've decided I just would NOT make a good erotic romance author because all of my characters would have the words "Wrong Way! Do Not Enter" tattooed on their a$$es.

[Kathrynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this edition to the Nauti series to be very dull and boring. It felt like the same setup I've read over and over again, but with different characters. I didn't care for either main character, the plot needed more "umph!," and the way the H felt about his sexual appetites I found very boring and downright silly. Different strokes for different folks and all that, the mountain was made out of a molehill, yadda, yadda...

Absolutely disliked how the H continually tried to repress his desire for the h. They'd been dancing around each other for 5 (blasted!) years! Enough already. His unrealistic fears of commitment to a woman who would think his sexual appetites were too dark were silly. The explanation for his wariness was silly. His need to control was silly.

The whole book was silly. A few characters from previous books in this series pop in and out--primarily the characters from #4, though.

2 1/2 Stars

[Lynsey A · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a 3.5 star for me. It was definitely better than the first two books but not as great as books 3 and 4. My favorite is still Janey and Alex.

There were several times in the book I wanted to slap both Zeke and Rouge. At times they both annoyed me. Zeke annoyed me when he called Rogue's father on her (or tattled as Rogue called it). Rogue annoyed me when she defended that ass Jonesy. When a man raises his hand to hit you and then later shakes you until your head rolls back and forth those are clues!!!! Even after those things she still defended him to Zeke when Zeke beat the crap out of Jonesy for bruising Rogue's arms.

There were hints of Zeke liking things a little rougher and dirtier than normal (he liked BDSM, etc) but it was never really delved into. I mean there were handcuffs and light spanking going on but not as rough as we were made to think. Then again, I don't really read about BDSM so I don't know much about it. It just seemed off to me.

I loved the ending as it was very intense and absolutely adored the epilogue seeing the Nauti Boys with their little girls.

It was a decent ending to a series that started off a little rough but just like the filling in an Oreo cookie, the middle part of this Nauti series was the best.

[Bonnie G. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really love reading Lora Leigh. I accept that Ms. Leigh will mix metaphors and misuse words, she will repeat the same thought 4 different times in slightly different ways and call it a paragraph (1000 times over), she will write a very non-mysterious mystery, and there will always be deeply meaningful butt sex as if sphincter penetration is the new "I do." Despite coming from that place of acceptance, despite the book featuring a female lead I liked a lot, and despite some scorching sex scenes that I really really really enjoyed (no, really!)the repetition and word misuse in this book were so egregious that I could not fully enjoy my trashy read. I hate that! What we have here is an excellent first draft. Please Ms. Leigh, get an editor. I can recommend one. If you like Lora Leigh you will still want to read this, but if you are new to her start somewhere else. I recommend the Seals series. The writing there is a bit tighter. Sure it doesn't read like Proust, but then again, Proust never wrote meaningful butt sex.

[Megan Fall · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series. Zeke and Rogue were amazing together and I loved the book. I just wish there was a bit more action. This book was pretty slow compared to the rest! Still a lot of hot sex scenes though!!

[jenjn79 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating: 3.5 / 5

Not my favorite of this series, though I was hoping it might be. I had high expectations but the book didn't quite meet them. Still, it was a good book, and I liked it for the most part.

Series Note:
This series should be read in order.

Summary:
Caitlyn "Rogue" Walker used to be a straight up good-girl teacher, but when she moved to Somerset, Kentucky to teach, things went horribly wrong. She got on the wrong side of the very wrong people and lived to regret it. With her life in ruins, Caitlyn adopts the persona of Rogue, a bad ass chick who takes over her family's bar in Somerset. And during all that time, she never gets over her attraction to local Sheriff Zeke Mayes.

Zeke avoids her, though, more so when Rogue emerges. He's strongly attracted to her, but he's got a past full of secrets that could put her life in danger. His desire for her overflows, though, and he claims Rogue. And just as he suspected, her life is now in danger. Zeke must protect Rogue and finally put his past to rest if he hopes to see where things go with the strong, sexy woman.

Review:
Most of what I can think to say about this book is what I feel could have been done better or differently to make me like it more than I did. There wasn't really anything that stood out as something I loved. In general I liked the book, but I just wished things had been better.

For one, I never felt like I knew who Rogue/Caitlyn really was. She was sweet, virginal Caitlyn when she first moved to Somerset. Then she was bad ass Rogue who no one wanted to mess with. And throughout this book, it didn't seem like she was truly either one. There's times when she thinks she's tired of owning the bar and running it, and she's happy when she works in the restaurant because she can dress different there (not as bad girl). Which A) didn't feel right because at other times she seemed to love being bad ass Rogue, and B) when the end of the book came around, I had no idea who Rogue was going to be. Was she going to keep up the bad girl persona? Go back to more Caitlyn like? Or be a mix of the two? I just didn't like how when the book ended, I unsure who she was as a person.

The second thing I wished had been different was the plot. The suspense aspect of this book ties in to the running storyline of homegrown terrorists that has been going since the first book. And honestly? I was rather tired of that story. That plot just kept going and going and going. You think it's done, then you find out oops, wait, there's still more! Enough already. How many times can you say in one book that you've caught the big bad leader then in the next book say hey, wait, there's actually another secret head guy we've got to catch. It got old and I was just tired of this story plot.

Plus, I felt like all the background Leigh added to Zeke (who's been around since book 1) didn't fit the character I imagined and who was built up over 4 books. Something was off about it. And I didn't like how in this book Zeke seemed not like the Mackays (from the other books). He was really antagonistic to them and I didn't like them.

I also wished there had been more of the Mackays in this book. They really had only minor roles and it made the book feel rather disconnected from the other books in the series.

Romance-wise with Zeke and Rogue. Pretty typical for what you get with this series. Alpha dog, dominant hero. Virginal heroine who submits to the Alpha dog. I didn't really have any major likes or dislikes about the relationship that develops. And yes, there's lots of smokin hot sex (like you didn't already know that given it's an LL book).

If you're a fan of this series, I think this book is worth reading. It's a good continuation of the series, though I think it could have been better.

WARNING, this book contains: explicit language and sex, oral sex, anal sex, a dominant Alpha dog her, and probably some other relatively mild stuff that I'm not remembering.

[Robin *loves sexy books* · Rating 4 out of 5]

i started this series because of a romance readers challenge, i had not read any lora leigh before.

each book got better and better, but i have to say that nauti intentions with alex and janey might be my favorite. you know the series is good when you have difficulty picking out your favorite couple!

i liked this book a lot. i really feel like zeke met his match with rogue. and i loved the epilogue. hopefully we get a nauti girls series in the future.

will definitely be reading more of lora leigh in the future!!

[Stevie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not what I am used to from Leigh. When I get in the mood for something squirm-worthy and shall we say, stimulating, with a decent story, she used to be one of my go to's. I snagged this accidentally, my original intent was to start with the first of the series. The story as a whole wasn't bad, the romance aspect was the downfall. I am thinking the characters were supposed to portray more of a slow burning, clashing rivalry romance, battling for dominance, which LL has pulled off quite well in her Breed series, with some enjoyable alphas. Not here though. The female lead has an obnoxious temper which boarders on childish, but only with the people who actually care about her. She's supposes to be so smart, but gravitates to anyone who mistreats her, and she just allows and accepts it. Annoying. REALLY annoying. Then we have the story's hero who is still protesting his attraction to her, and still wavering on his worthiness for 80% of the story. So over it by then. The mystery surrounding the whole plot was fragmented and not very well assembled. But I did jump in on the 5th in the series, so I could be way off base on that point. I didn't feel any connection or chemistry with the characters. There's plenty of sex, but again, it just felt disjointed. Like it was there just for the sake of being there. Simply put, this was smut-fluff, not erotica. I know - but there is a difference. To me anyway. Have to say, I was disappointed and won't be returning to the series.

[July · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rogue Walker and Sheriff Zeke Mayes is fighting the attraction for years. Well the years of fighting the attraction have come to an end. Rogue has been trying to let Zeke know that she is old enough for a real adult relationship. Zeke has been avoiding Rogue. He doesn't do relationships. He has a very dark side and knows that Rogue is very innocent so he must stay away. But he is finding it harder and harder to do that.
People are starting to show up dead and now he is worried about Rogue. She could end up getting hurt. Now that he has decided he must protect her, he must spend more time with her. They cannot resist one another. What a sexy book.

[Cindy (BKind2Books) · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.5 stars rounded to a generous 2

This should have been a good erotic/romance - thriller, but it was a slog. What a disappointment.

The thriller - involving a series of murders that might be related to a homegrown terrorist group thought to be mostly quashed - was so convoluted that it detracted from the "exciting conclusion" - by the end, I was almost rooting for the bad guys to kill the MCs (Rogue and Zeke). Because, of course, you know they survive. Pity. . It may be that reading the 5th in the series without the build-up of 2-3-4 (I actually read #1 a while back) was also an issue, but I doubt it.

The romance / erotica was worse, if that's possible. Let me count the ways... Rogue / Caitlyn and Zeke have a history as Rogue at one time was a new teacher and taught his teenage son. She was set up with photos that resulted in the loss of her job, but she stayed in small town Kentucky as a bar owner. Caitlyn (aka Rogue) is also 11 years younger than Zeke. About 5 years later, Zeke is sheriff and Rogue is still bar owner - and pining away for him. Why? Who the hell knows? Zeke has a tortured past and he is all angst-y about his 'dark side' and the age difference. Rogue repeatedly throws herself at this clueless lump. She alternately comes on strong and gets her feelings hurt with a side whiplash trip into Indignant Land. She is such an annoying character. She allows jerkiness at every turn. Then there's the erotic encounters - because this is Lora Leigh, you know there's going to be action and if you don't like steamy stuff, this is *not* for you. However, I have real issues with these encounters. Rogue has saved herself for Zeke as she's pined away for 5 YEARS (while dressing like your basic biker chick / street walker). When they finally get to the Main Event, it is all Hot Action with no issues for this virgin. She's ready for more about 10 minutes later. Yeah, right. She's also ready for backdoor action a few days after that. This Neanderthal thinks only with the small head and not with the one between his shoulders. I just did not feel that the romance worked - too hot and cold. . I had this book for a long time before reading and just was trying to get it off my shelf. I probably should have dnf'ed this but did power through it. Barely.

[Marybelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting story. I love the character development. The erotica is exciting, but a couple of scenes got in the way and pulled the reader from the storyline. The story, and personal relationships, would have been more effective without those scenes. I would have liked seeing more of Zeke’s son. Instead of being a driving force in Zeke’s life, he was somewhat incidental, considering Rogue’s place in Zeke’s life. I think he should have had more to do with the story.

Otherwise, a good read worth revisiting sometime in the future.

[Willow Brook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maybe 3 1/2 stars. I never can be entirely objective with favorite authors, even ones I'm irritated with. I will say that so far I've found the Nauti series consistently enjoyable (other than the titles). Nauti Dreams is still by far my favorite, but Nauti Deceptions was a nice installment with Zeke and Rogue's story. Zeke is the sheriff in a lovely appearing small town that is rife with criminal behaviors up to and including homegrown terrorists. Despite that disturbing aspect, not to mention the decades of corruption, people insist on living there and even return after getting out. Rogue is the daughter of a former citizen who was traumatized and her life as a schoolteacher destroyed when she irritated the wrong people. Instead of leaving town and returning to her family in Boston, she settles into life as a wild, supposedly bad girl who runs a biker bar on the outskirts of town.

Nauti Deceptions continues with the secret terrorist organization which has operated for at least 30 years committing countless crimes and plotting to overthrow the US government. In other words, a standard dramatic, far fetched LL plot but it serves as a backdrop for the relationship between Zeke and the much younger Rogue. In addition to a troubled past, Zeke also struggles with his "dark passions" which he hides even from his carefully chosen and casual lovers. Zeke fights his attraction to Rogue who he feels is too young and innocent for him. Rogue meanwhile has pined after Zeke for years and remained a virgin the whole time despite his various lovers. As the story opens, Zeke finally can hold out no longer and finally begins an affair with the tough acting but vulnerable (when she isn't kneeing men in the groin) Rogue.

The editing remains much improved from some of LL's books last year. I think she is still setting much too hard a schedule for herself and that is bound to affect quality overall. There were little things in this book like saying someone was "cowarding" which I'll assume was an overlooked typo and not LL thinking that was an actual word. The hero's inner turmoil over his "dark" desires was too similar to Khalid's angst over his menage lifestyle in Guilty Pleasures. Makes a reader nostalgic for those Nauti cousins who are all good with their sex drives and fondness for kink. Also like Khalid (and many a LL hero for that matter) was Zeke staying away for years from the woman he loves who in turn moons over him and remains a virgin. Even Natches' sharp shooting skills were demonstrated in almost exactly the same kind of situation as a few books ago. Oh and the repeated references to Rogue's violet eyes got on my nerves.

Despite all that, I still really liked the book and enjoyed the interactions between Zeke and Rogue who are a perfect match sexually. With Rogue, Zeke lets his dominant, loving, protective Alpha loose with abandon. I would have liked to see more of the cousins, Alex and their wives but it was nice to see or hear about them in passing. It isn't clear if LL plans to do any more Nauti books. She ends Nauti Deceptions in such a way that makes it look like she may be moving on. I could see her doing something with Rogue's brother John (who also has violet eyes, ugh), however. If so, I'll be reading it. The Nauti books haven't let me down yet.

[Tiffany Danner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lora Leigh is my guilty pleasure. Her books are candy for my smut loving self. But even I have been left feeling a bit “blah” over her last few releases. They were ok, but something was missing for me. I went into this book expecting the same and expecting to be bored because Zeke and Rogue never really appealed to me in the previous books. I was also a little wary of the ongoing terrorist suspense plot. While Nauti Deceptions isn’t perfect, I was surprised to find I really enjoyed it.

In previous Nauti books Rogue was never very interesting to me. I can’t explain why, but I actually thought she was older than she actually is. I always thought of her as a bit standoffish and brutish and I wasn’t really sure what we would get from her story. This is one of those books I am so thankful for multiple points of view. I really loved getting into Rogue’s head and found myself liking her almost immediately. She is smart, tough as nails, stubborn, sarcastic, and yet vulnerable – something I never expected.

Zeke, oh what can I say about Zeke. He could be my favorite “nauti boy”, he was definitely the most alpha so far. He is very overprotective and totally aggravating at times, but somehow I was able to overlook that. It probably has something to do with this dirty mouth and tendency to growl – its a weakness of mine.

The romance between Rogue and Zeke was intense. I was on the edge of my seat more than once, my stomach in knots as I wondered if this would be the time they really connected or not. The romantic tension between them was some of Leigh’s best and the loving was so hot I had to check my breathing to keep from hyperventilating.

My only complaint is the suspense plot, it was weak and felt overdone. I feel like the terrorist organization in this tiny town plot is being dragged on and on and on through book after book in this series. If there is another Nauti Boy book I hope she finds a new angle to work the subplot through because this one can’t take another novel.

Overall, Nauti Deceptions showcases Lora Leigh’s sizzling romantic tension at it’s best. If you are a fan of the series, definitely do not skip this one.

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a bad read but there just wasn’t anything enthralling about it, nothing to keep me hooked from start to finish. Both main characters were pretty hard-assed and I found them both irritating at times. I didn’t like Zeke much, one minute he wanted Rogue, use her then flick her back away and say he didn’t want anything to do with her, didn’t cut it for me. Though the scandal at the start in the prologue played a role in Rogue becoming who she was, it didn’t really play a big enough role in the story, you could just skip the prologue altogether and not miss anything, it would have been good if it was referenced more throughout the story. I did however like how Rogue didn’t let the scandal take her life from her, determined to ride up and continue living in the town and being who she wanted to be, a strong woman. The steamy scenes were hot as were the teasing arguments between Zeke and Rogue. I couldn’t really get into the story till about half-way through but it is a series I will continue with.

[Sarah (is clearing her shelves) · Rating 3 out of 5]

20/9 - 3.5 stars. This was reasonably good, but I got a bit bored in the second half and had trouble staying awake while reading it last night, in the end I had to skim about 50 pages before I could wake myself up enough to pay more attention and finish the book. The sex scenes were on par with all the other Leigh books, nothing particularly new, but nothing bad.

I thought Zeke's reasons for staying away from Rogue sounded very fake. He kept saying she was too innocent to deal with his proclivities, he said that he hadn't been able to be himself in all his past relationships since the death of his wife, but when he finally is 'himself' with Rogue his sexual appetites appeared no more out there than any other alpha male that I've ever read. I don't understand what the big deal was. If he thinks he's different, 'unique', he should read more romance, he'd see that he's not that different after all, in fact, compared with some of the other men of his type, he'd be at the bottom of the alpha male controllingness-hierarchy.

[Tiffany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maybe more like 4.5 stars, but I'll bump it for Lora Leigh. With every book of hers, I'm more blown away. Her style allows for SUCH intensity in her books, with the couples. She has truly alpha heroes who are hot as hell, and I cannot put her books down once I start.

Zeke and Rogue have that same drive, that passionate need, to be together especially after fighting it for five years. The suspense was interesting. It would have been nice to see more of the Mackays that we love so much from the series, but I don't want to say good-bye to these characters. I have really enjoyed the series and love Lora Leigh.

[Caty · Rating 4 out of 5]

OK, i've loved the nauti boys series so far, and i trully enjoyed the development of Zeke and Rogue's relationship, the scene with the son was just hillarious and as always with miss Leigh the sex scenes were steamy.

That being said...i don't know, this book felt kinda separate from the others, at least for me, the participation of the MacKay cousins was just minimal and i hated the epilogue.
I don't want to give any spoilers, but man, it seems so last minute, like they decided to include it just seconds before the book was printed.
I wonder if this is the last book of the series, that infamous epilogue seems to suggest it, and i hope not, 'cause then i'm hating it even more.

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Damn, that was good!

[Ang -PNR Book Lover Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it!!
loved the ending, the story was great!
I hope there are more to come??

[Debbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this one is my favorite of the series! Zeke is HOT HOT HOT!!!

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a hot book. If you like a steamy romance you should try this series. This is book 5.

[Nina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zeke and Rogue were incredibly hot and hot and hot together. Oh, man If I was reading this as a book, I think the pages would've caught on fire. Lol. great finish to a great series.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Caitlyn "Rogue" Walker left her life in Boston to become a teacher in a small Kentucky town. But her dream was shattered when she was framed in a sex scandal. Refusing to be run out of town, Caitlyn shed the identity she had and became Rogue. Sheriff Zeke Mayes knows there's more to her than meets the eye, though what meets the eye is pretty smoking. He's prepared for a long struggle getting Rogue to drop her defenses-and give in to desire. But soon Zeke will become embroiled in a deadly game that sweeps Rogue up in its wake. And when everything seems to be a matter of life and death, there is no reason to hold back...

Heather's Notes
I enjoyed this story just like I enjoy all LL's stories. They are my guilty pleasure. However, I do wish that Rogue had not remained a virgin. Especially since Zeke was not abstaining. That double standard always bothers me. Still the story was engaging and the plot moved nicely. This also seems to be the end of the "nauti" boys. Apparently the next set of books are about girls (we haven't yet met). Unfortunately I am not so interested in the girls. I would have really liked to see Rogue's brother met someone or a different guy. I doubt I will continue.

[Isabel Luna · Rating 2 out of 5]

El título va muy en la línea de mi opinión. Esperaba muchísimo de la historia de Zeke&Rogue pero honestamente, no llenó mis expectativas.
Rogue ha sido el personaje excéntrico a lo largo de la serie xq la vez joven, hermosa, heredera de una gran fortuna en Boston pero va y se entierra en Somerset, Kentucky en un bar de moteros y parece hacerlo únicamente x un desacuerdo con la bruja de Nadine, años atrás. Sin embargo, cuando importa - como en su propio libro - Rogue se limita a ser una chica bastante común con exactamente los mismos problemas q las heroínas anteriores, con la diferencia de que ella es la q técnicamente esta persiguiendo al sheriff Zeke Mayes. Zeke tiene su propia tragedia personal, q no se dejó adivinar en los libros anteriores - punto para la autora - y son demonios de los grosos q lo vuelven a atormentar ahora q esta a punto de rehacer su vida sentimental.
Pero hay algo q no terminó de gustarme y es q me pareció q dieron demasiadas vueltas y en forma innecesaria a la hora de plantear el romance - o tal vez simplemente ya se asumía la pareja x haberlos visto cortejarse en los libros anteriores - y habría sido mejor intensificar el suspense q tuvo a Zeke a las puertas del infierno.

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book 5 in the Nauti series is about Zeke and Rogue. It was nice to get Rouge's background. I didn't feel like the punishment she gave herself and from the town was warranted but I guess that's small-town life for you.

I did like their story but I didn't love it. The two of them are very hot together. Again, this is a very erotic series with suspense so keep that in mind if you pick this series up. The back and forth was a bit too much for me. The Freedom League and the suspense behind it all was well done and we finally get to have some closure and further understanding of how everything and everyone connected which was good to see.

I was happy to see the Mackays and their baby girls. I would have loved an epilogue to the epilogue to show a bit more into the future. I do know that there are the Nauti girls books by this author so I guess that's why she chose not to give us a bit more on the couples from the last two books in this series.

[Mary Pamela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Action, Espionage, & Mystery

I love murder mysteries. Lora Leigh knows how to weave a complelling and complex story of love, hate, sex, and strong characters. I enjoyed. I recommend to all erotic romance readers. The only thing I didn't understand was the reasoning behind Rogue's anger. The author tried to explain it from Rogue's POV, but I just couldn't see it. I left it that I'm not the person in the story or the person who wrote it; so I don't need to understand the reasoning behind the character's rage.

[EvilCherub loves badass fems hates most YA fic. · Rating 1 out of 5]

Honestly didn't get passed first 128 pages on this one. And on the 128th page we discover -Gasp she's a virgin! - a Harley-driving, bar owning, number crunching virgin. I mean plueeeeeze! I am so sick of these innocent yet confident, 20-something women virgins and their 30 something steely-eyed manwhores. I'm also sick of the excessive age difference trope ( guy a decade plus older almost always) that leigh is so fond of. Come on Lora! Your sex scenes are steamy, some storylines are engaging but this slut-shaming slant is a real downer.

[Maggie Perez De Molina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I need to find me a Sheriff Mayes. Does anyone know where I can find one? The man jumps off the page and you will swear you can feel him in and around you. The writing is hot and steamy and sexy and I have never wanted to be a fictional character more than Rogue Walker. First of all, her name is Rouge. I love this book already! I was practically sweating reading the steamy parts. I love everything about this book.

[Debra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Haiti Deceptions

This is the last book in this series. It is about Zeke and Rouge whose fathers share a dark past. In this you will get to see what the whole series was about. All the loose ends get tied up and questions answered. Not only that but the courtship of the lead characters was very entertaining and steamy to read. I laughed several times while reading. And when the suspense came I couldn't put it down. I have reread this several times but this time I am leaving a review.