Praise for the Nauti Boys series
“The Nauti series is one that absolutely no one should miss. The characters are brilliant, sexy, and real, while the high-octane action and soul-gripping plots have you on the edge of your seat. I loved it!”
—Fresh Fiction
“Steamy, smoking, hot, erotic, risqué. Romantic . . . Intriguing and hard [to] put down.”
—Night Owl Reviews
“Completely blown away by this surprising story, I could not put [it] down . . . and before I knew it, I had read this entire novel in one sitting. Lora Leigh has spun a smoldering-hot tale of secret passion and erotic deceptions.”
—Romance Junkies
“Wild and thrilling.”
—The Romance Studio
“The sex scenes are, as always with Leigh’s books, absolutely sizzling.”
—Errant Dreams Reviews
“Heated romantic suspense.”
—Midwest Book Review
More praise for
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and her novels
“Leigh draws readers into her stories and takes them on a sensual roller coaster.”
—Love Romances & More
“Will have you glued to the edge of your seat.”
—Fallen Angel Reviews
“Blistering sexuality and eroticism . . . Bursting with passion and drama . . . Enthralls and excites from beginning to end.”
—Romance Reviews Today
“A scorcher with sex scenes that blister the pages.”
—A Romance Review
“A perfect blend of sexual tension and suspense.”
—Sensual Romance Reviews
“Hot sex, snappy dialogue, and kick-butt action add up to outstanding entertainment.”
—RT Book Reviews (Top Pick)
“The writing of Lora Leigh continues to amaze me . . . Electrically charged, erotic, and just a sinfully good read!”
—Joyfully Reviewed
“Wow! . . . The lovemaking is scorching.”
—Just Erotic Romance Reviews
Berkley titles by Lora Leigh
The Breeds
RULE BREAKER
STYGIAN’S HONOR
LAWE’S JUSTICE
NAVARRO’S PROMISE
STYX’S STORM
LION’S HEAT
BENGAL’S HEART
COYOTE’S MATE
MERCURY’S WAR
DAWN’S AWAKENING
TANNER’S SCHEME
HARMONY’S WAY
MEGAN’S MARK
The Nauti Boys
NAUTI ENCHANTRESS
NAUTI TEMPTRESS
NAUTI DECEPTIONS
NAUTI INTENTIONS
NAUTI DREAMS
NAUTI NIGHTS
NAUTI BOY
Anthologies
ENTHRALLED
(with Alyssa Day, Meljean Brook, and Lucy Monroe)
NAUTIER AND WILDER
(with Jaci Burton)
TIED WITH A BOW
(with Virginia Kantra, Eileen Wilks, and Kimberly Frost)
PRIMAL
(with Michelle Rowen, Jory Strong, and Ava Gray)
NAUTI AND WILD
(with Jaci Burton)
HOT FOR THE HOLIDAYS
(with Angela Knight, Anya Bast, and Allyson James)
THE MAGICAL CHRISTMAS CAT
(with Erin McCarthy, Nalini Singh, and Linda Winstead Jones)
SHIFTER
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Leigh, Lora.
Nauti enchantress / Lora Leigh.—Berkley trade paperback edition.
pages cm
ISBN 978-0-425-25599-5
I. Title.
PS3612.E357N3845 2014
813'.6—dc23 2014008223
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Contents
PRAISE FOR LORA LEIGH
BERKLEY TITLES BY LORA LEIGH
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT
DEDICATION
EPIGRAPH
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
CHAPTER EIGHT
CHAPTER NINE
CHAPTER TEN
CHAPTER ELEVEN
CHAPTER TWELVE
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
CHAPTER NINETEEN
CHAPTER TWENTY
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
EPILOGUE
I reached out to you and your fingers touched mine.
Lightning raced through me, static filled my veins.
My woman’s soul cried out in joy . . .
Then betrayal sang her venomous song.
And I learned your touch wasn’t mine alone.
Your kiss wasn’t drawn from the depths of a hunger that only a true heart can feel.
Your passion, your need, your desperate desire, and your pleasure . . . It wasn’t mine to claim.
It was for whoever lay beneath you.
It was for whoever drew your interest in that moment.
And there my heart lay bleeding . . .
There my soul lay wounded . . .
And still, the lesson was unlearned.
For my heart still sang at the sight of you.
For my soul still ached for the touch of you.
And the woman . . .
The woman is still lost in the dream of you.
LYRICA MACKAY