Veena’s review of Nauti Enchantress (Nauti Girls, Book 3) by Lora Leigh
Contemporary Romance published by Berkley 03 Jun 14
While I have been a fan of Ms. Leigh’s Breeds stories, I have not read her contemporary romances; therefore, I freely admit that I was lost in the maze of characters whom I should have known and recognized as the story evolved. Her contemporary romances are just as steamy as her Breeds series. Graham and Lyrica are intense characters and it made me blush to read how much Lyrica desired Graham and how well he resisted her and “hurt” her by his particular brand of resistance. Threaded in between the hot and steamy is the suspense of who’s hunting Lyrica and why.
I find it interesting how the Mackay brothers play by a whole different set of rules than what they have in place for their daughters and sisters. Considering Graham too much like themselves and, therefore, not fit for their sweet, innocent sister, they warn him off. I further find it interesting that his special ops agent is intimidated enough to stay away from a woman for whom he has a burning desire. Once you put all these contradictory feelings in their place, you can focus on the story.
Ms. Leigh does a good job of building a story. Threaded in between Lyrica’s wild moves to garner attention, especially from Graham, there is definitely a threat to her. It’s driving all the men in her life mad as they try to identify and neutralize it so they can protect her. I also find it interesting that her overprotective brothers have no qualms about using all the resources they can to protect her, including Graham, but then somewhere along the way it appears that some of the overzealousness might be a way for him to prove his mettle.
I will say that I did not see the bad guys coming until the author chose to reveal them, so the suspense is really well maintained throughout the book. I find the sex scenes steamy, but they don’t pull me in as I expected, based on the emotional depth of feelings between our two protagonists. I suppose I have grown up enough to want a meaty story that I can dig my teeth into and the other stuff just acts as the icing on the cake. At the end of this I’m not sure if I want to dig into the rest of the series.
Grade: C
Summary:
When Dawg Mackay made his four half-sisters part of his family, he vowed that he would care for and protect them with everything he had. But what happens now that the girls are all grown up? The Mackay girls are on the loose, and Somerset County will never be the same…Lyrica Mackay has wanted tall, handsome Marine Graham Brock for as long as she can remember. Unfortunately, Graham only sees her as his friend Dawg Mackay’s “baby sister.” Or so she believes. The truth is, the fiery party girl stirs something in Graham no female ever has. But Graham, like everyone in Somerset County, knows that trouble stalks the Mackays like bears track honey, and when a Mackay runs as hot as Lyrica does, someone’s bound to get burned.
Then Graham discovers that Lyrica’s wild side is just a cover for a frightened and vulnerable woman who needs something true and genuine, something only Graham can offer. But surrendering his heart to Lyrica exposes them both to her shocking past—and a sinister secret that, once exposed, could destroy their only chance at happiness and shake the Mackay family to its core.
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