I thoroughly enjoyed this well written romp through a
dangerous cat and mouse game of desire and deception.
About Keta Diablo:
Keta Diablo is a multi-published author of paranormal,
historical and occasionally gay fiction (paranormal). In 2009, her erotic
romance Decadent Deceptions was a finalist in the RWA Molly contest. In 2010,
Keta's entry Phoenix Rising finaled in the Scarlet Boa contest and in 2011
Keta's acclaimed paranormal shifter, Where The Rain is Made, was nominated by
Authors After Dark for a BOOKIE AWARD AND by Deep In The Heart of Romance for
BEST ROMANCE OF THE YEAR.In 2014 Sky Tinted Water was nominated for a Rone
Award.
Many of her books, including her gay fiction series CROSSROADS have won numerous awards: Top Reviewer's Pick, Recommended Read and Best Book of the Month.
Many of her books, including her gay fiction series CROSSROADS have won numerous awards: Top Reviewer's Pick, Recommended Read and Best Book of the Month.
About Decadent
Deceptions:
The story takes place in 1856 in Savannah, Georgia, all
flouncing lavender dresses and drawling accents. Diablo does a wonderful job of
capturing the essence of the south, giving her reader exactly what we expect
and require, without quite tipping into a cliché.
Her heroine, Olivia, is strong minded and independent, one
who women of our times can relate and aspire to, and is really quite out of
place for 1856. This is all part of the set-up though - Diablo weaving an
intricate and thoroughly believable story of a wayward young lady being brought
to heel first by her father (unsuccessful), then her brother (again,
unsuccessful) and finally her soul mate (beautifully and predictably successful
- but on her own terms). The story had the feel of The Taming of the Shrew, and
I really warmed to Olivia in the character of Katherine.
Now for her hero. He was simply perfect. We all love a manly
man, and Morgan is definitely that. He had plenty of the rugged rogue in him,
enough to entice the wayward Olivia (and us) in and hold her interest, plus
enough of the romantic to clearly fall head over heels in love. Who could
resist such a man? I predict that few of Diablo’s readers will be able to.
Al Diablo’s characters were fleshed out and real - even the
secondary ones such as the brother, sister in law and local Madam. All of them
behave consistently and believably throughout the story, making it so much more
easy to immerse in.
The story versus bedroom scenes were balanced perfectly,
plus there was just that tiny touch of mystery to add interest and intrigue;
although thankfully not much, as it simply wasn’t needed.
I conclusion, this was a thoroughly enjoyable book with
likable and lustable characters who are sure to please fans of sexy, sensual
fiction.
If you want to find out more about Keta, she can be found
here:
Keta's Keep Blog, http://ketaskeep.blogspot.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ketadiablo
Facebook Fan page: http://www.facebook.com/KetaDiablo.Au...
Gay Fiction Blog: http://thestuffofmythandmen.blogspot.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ketadiablo
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Gay Fiction Blog: http://thestuffofmythandmen.blogspot.com
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