Nauti Dreams (Nauti, #3)

by Lora Leigh

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August 5th 2008 by Berkley Trade

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Trade Paperback, 340 pages

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Natches Mackay, Chaya Dane

setting

The United States

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0425219518 (isbn13: 9780425219515)

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Years ago, Natches Mackay separated himself from his family, except for the two cousins who gave him the only family base he'd ever known. Now, he's ...more

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02/18/08

Auntee rated it:

bookshelves: erotic-romance, lora-leigh

Read in August, 2008

recommends it for: Fans of the Nauti Boys; Lora Leigh fans

This story started out great, with an exciting rescue of the heroine, Chaya Dane, a government agent, from terrorists in Iraq, by the hero Natches Mackey, a marine sniper. The story then shifts to five years later, and we learn what the H/H have been up to in those five years, and how they forged a deep connection all those years ago and never got over each other. Chaya now works as an agent for Homeland Security, and she's come to Natches's hometown of Somerset, Kentucky to tie up some loose ...more This story started out great, with an exciting rescue of the heroine, Chaya Dane, a government agent, from terrorists in Iraq, by the hero Natches Mackey, a marine sniper. The story then shifts to five years later, and we learn what the H/H have been up to in those five years, and how they forged a deep connection all those years ago and never got over each other. Chaya now works as an agent for Homeland Security, and she's come to Natches's hometown of Somerset, Kentucky to tie up some loose ends of a previous case about stolen government missiles. Chaya's come to question some people from Somerset to see if she can smoke out the ringleader who's behind the theft of the missiles. And she has to question some members of Natches's family, which proves to be a sticky situation. Surely none of the Mackay family are traitors--or are they?

This book picks up where the previous book, "Naughty Nights", left off. This time it's Natches Mackay's turn for a HEA, and it's not all smooth sailing. Natches had a horrible childhood, with some nutty relatives and a real despicable brute for a father, and he's afraid that he may be a little bit like him. Until Chaya came into his life, he was content to lead a life of pain and darkness, and with her strength and love she showed him there was another way. Chaya, for her part, had her own terrible past to get over, and Natches's love and support gives her hope for some happiness in her future. But while these two are clearly falling in love, they do an awful lot of butting heads, as each of them is very stubborn. So there's lots of arguing, lusting, guilt, and passion in this book, which boggs it down a bit in the middle, and it got to be a little annoying. There were times when Natches acted like a real Neanderthal--he was just so smothering and overbearing with some of the things he said and did, and I wanted Chaya to just kick his butt! But she stood up to him, for the most part, and didn't let him bull-doze her into anything (except for the love scenes, which were typically hot)! The last hundred pages were much faster paced, and you could definitely see the love blooming between Chaya and Natches, and most of the arguing stopped when Natches finally opened up to Chaya and talked about his past. When they finally decided to trust each other and work together to trap the traitor, some tense nail biting moments ensued. There was a satisfying and somewhat surprising HEA for ALL of the Nauti boy cousins, and a possible hint of who the next book will be about. I'm guessing it will feature Natches's younger sister Janey, who we meet very briefly in this book. This was a pretty good read, maybe not my favorite of the series, but good enough that I look forward to reading the next one, "Nauti Intentions".(less)

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02/10/08

Julie (jjmachshev) rated it:

bookshelves: 2008-reads, erotica, queuemyreview

Read in July, 2008

recommends it for: Nauti boy fans

Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release August 2008

Why are we women so fascinated with bad boys? Is it because they’re uber-Alpha, uncontrollable, and so sexy they make our back teeth ache? Ok, maybe that’s just me…but, OH my goodness. Lora Leigh fans will be so delighted to have her naughty boys back in “Nauti Dreams”, book three in her ‘Nauti’ trilogy. She doesn’t disappoint as she turns up the heat with a hero and heroine tormented by painful pasts and hau...more Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release August 2008

Why are we women so fascinated with bad boys? Is it because they’re uber-Alpha, uncontrollable, and so sexy they make our back teeth ache? Ok, maybe that’s just me…but, OH my goodness. Lora Leigh fans will be so delighted to have her naughty boys back in “Nauti Dreams”, book three in her ‘Nauti’ trilogy. She doesn’t disappoint as she turns up the heat with a hero and heroine tormented by painful pasts and haunted by a shared tragedy.

The action ratchets up a notch in this story where Natches MacKay finds his woman and the home he’s never quite dared to dream of. Natches has always been a bit of an outsider, even in the close-knit MacKay family. Dawg and Rowdy, cousins yet closer to Natches than brothers, always knew ‘something’ had changed him during his time as a sniper in Iraq with the Marines. He became colder and harder. In this last Nauti book, we find out exactly what, and more importantly who, caused that change.

Chaya is an intelligence agent who struggles with her past every day. She’s lost every person in her life that she loved and now she’s terrified of opening herself to that kind of pain again. Yet something inside her just can’t resist Natches, and when she’s ordered back to Kentucky she knows this time will be different. She managed to pull herself away twice…but will she even want to get away this time?

Natches can feel it the moment she’s back in his territory. Their bond is one that can’t be broken. He understands this and now he’s determined to make Chaya understand it as well. Twice before, he’s let her walk away, but the third time’s the charm and she’s had enough time…now they’ll play it his way.

The mystery of the terrorists in this last book of the trilogy was almost a distraction from the relationship between Natches and Chaya. I realize her losses made her hesitant, but really, this is Natches!!! The sexual tension between these two could light up New York and I don’t think I believe ANY woman would willingly walk away from that. Leigh does a great job painting Natches’ confusion regarding his feelings for Chaya and her assignment. And the way she mixes the mystery into the relationship and the growing understand the hero and heroine have for other is masterful. I wish the villain had been a little better developed, but I don’t think I can quite say with a straight face that anyone reads Leigh’s books for the villains. She knows what we like and provides it in spades and I’m sure many husbands/boyfriends would like to thank her for heating up their women for them. From the first Nauti book, I had a soft spot for the MacKay bad boys and hated to see this series end. BUT, hang onto your shirts! There is an announcement at the end of Natches’ story for a book titled “Nauti Intentions” to be released in spring of 2009, so apparently we’re not quite finished with the MacKays. And I and Ms. Leigh’s legions of fans are glad to hear it.
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08/18/08

Laura rated it:

bookshelves: romantica-erotica

recommended to Laura by: Auntee
recommends it for: fans of romantic erotica

Wow! This is a really good erotica novel and my fav of the series so far. First, let me warn you about two things. The novel begins with the heroine being physically and sexually tortured by terrorists after she is captured in Iraq. As you know, torture is not my thing, especially sexual torture (shivers!). But I’ve read enough novels from Leigh’s erotica and PNR series to know she has a tendency to throw a dash of meanness into many of her novels. Torture is a fav device of hers, so I...more Wow! This is a really good erotica novel and my fav of the series so far. First, let me warn you about two things. The novel begins with the heroine being physically and sexually tortured by terrorists after she is captured in Iraq. As you know, torture is not my thing, especially sexual torture (shivers!). But I’ve read enough novels from Leigh’s erotica and PNR series to know she has a tendency to throw a dash of meanness into many of her novels. Torture is a fav device of hers, so I wasn’t totally surprised. Second, this is a very emotional novel because Natches finally has to deal with his abusive parent. Another hard one for me because I know that that feels like, too.

Okay, this novel is the story of Natches, and I absolutely LOVED it. No kidding. I was so happy with how Leigh fleshed out his character. In the first two novels Natches was a secondary character. Still, he was my fav of the three Nauti men. In other series novels by other authors I have read this summer I’ve been dismayed with how negatively fav characters of mine were portrayed when they finally got their own novel. For some reason those authors felt the need to suddenly saddle these yummy characters with so many personal problems they became unappealing. Not so with Natches. Leigh expanded his character in such a way that he became even more likeable and admirable. In other words, she grew him up in this novel, and then made us look back to the first two novels in this series to prove he has been doing that all along. Cool!

Natches not only finds true love in this novel but so much more. The sex is sweet, hot, and verrrrrrry romantic. The surprise is that it’s not the typical Nauti-kinky sex. Funny, because Leigh hinted all along in previous novels that Natches was the worst of the three for liking this kind of sex. As it turns out that is not so, and I won’t say why because I don’t do spoilers. I’ll just say you will LOVE it. And of course there is a wonderful HEA for this one.

Plus, guess what? This series isn’t a trilogy after all. Nope, the fourth novel “Nauti Intentions” will come out in the Winter of 2009. Awesome!

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03/10/08

Christel rated it:

bookshelves: lora-leigh

Read in August, 2008

recommends it for: Any romance reader

WOW!!! Of all the Nauti Biys Trilogy this is my favorite!!! Natches has been thru hell and back a couple of times first with his father and then in Iraq as a Marine sniper. In Iraq is where he meets Chaya a operative with the Department of Homeland Security. If I go into too much I will be giving away the whole story but it is worth the read. I just love happy endings

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07/17/08

Inky rated it:

I almost passed over this book because of the silly title, but I'm glad I didn't let that deter me. "Nauti Dreams" is a double whammy of sexual and criminal suspense, with two very compelling lead characters. Chaya Dane and Natches MacKay have one dark history and enough baggage between them to impede any relationship. But they overcome that as they confront a terrorist presence in a small Kentucky town that takes them right back to the beginning, when Chaya was a special agent work...more

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02/10/08

Daisiemae rated it:

bookshelves: books-read-in-2008, contemporary-romance, erotica, series-romance

Read in September, 2008

Okay for fear of being tarred and feathered I have to be honest and say I didn't like this book as well as the previous two. This is very unlike me. As ya'll know, like most of my friends here, I am a huge fan of Lora's, but well I really had a hard time getting into this book.
I carried it with me to read while I had breaks at work. I can't tell you how many times I wanted to either A: throw the book across the room or B: do paperwork (I HATE PAPERWORK) instead of continue to read it. ...more

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02/28/08

Marion (Summer) rated it:

bookshelves: 2008-read, erotica, loaned-out, lora-leigh

recommends it for: loaned to H

Well no menage a trois in this Lora Leigh book. Just two tortured souls who finally find their way to each other. Lots of suspense and danger and of course hot loving.

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11/27/08

Ladiibbug rated it:

Read in November, 2008

#3 Nauti Trilogy - now a series, with #4 Nauti Intentions due out in April 2009 (woot!)

Natches and Chaya's story is more intense with suspense than the first two, as LL expands her missle plot investigation story line. The romance between the two is intense, heartwrenching, romantic and ... big surprise -- sexy *g*. But isn't Lora Leigh always a sexy author!

This book is "grittier" than the first two, as far as hard to read Iraq war details (torture), details a...more

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05/10/09

Ana rated it:

A good read. I am really enjoying the Nauti series. I definitely enjoy the writings of Lora Leigh. I have been jumping around with the Nauti, Elite Ops, and the Breed series. My imagination is running wild and I have several suggestions if she is ever interested in hearing from the fans about incorporating more diversity. I am from the South and I enjoy reading about heroes and heroines from the South and the East coast areas;however, it would be nice to have more ethnic characters (e.g. Af...more

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06/16/09

Agnes Kullap rated it:

Read in January, 2009

I must say it was my least favorite from the so far Nauti's! I was kinda dissapointed that Natches was hooked so quickly... I hoped that he would be the one who had to be caught by some nice and soft woman who just did not know what she got herself into! Not that I didn't like Chaya, she's great... after I accepted that Natches was the one doing the persuading the book was great. I gotta say those boys have some creeoy relatives... Starting from the oldman August to top with Johnny Grace brother...more

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06/09/09

Yolanda rated it:

I love Lora Leigh books. This was the third installment of the Nauti-boys.

This book had more suspense and less sex than the others. I did not get the build up and anticipation as the other two books. While I must say, she did add some refreshing real life aspects to the bedroom content.

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08/06/08

July rated it:

Read in August, 2008

Natches Mackay comes back from Iraq a little colder than he was before. In Nauti Dreams you will find out why. He rescues Chaya Dane and that still haunts him. Well Chaya is in Kentucky. Right in Natches sights and he will make sure that she does not walk away again. Their past is explained and it is very dark. She has lost everything, and then walked away from the only comfort she knew (Natches).
Now her boss has demanded that she come on a mission to Somerset, Kentucky to put the finale t...more

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12/05/08

Haylie rated it:

bookshelves: romance

Read in December, 2008

really good. could have done w/o all the sex scenes though.

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02/05/09

Pat Cromwell rated it:

My fav in the series

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12/07/08

Sherri rated it:

bookshelves: erotica

Very good!

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06/02/09

Christina rated it:

bookshelves: contemporary, keeper-shelf, military-alpha-male, suspense

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08/08/08

Mitabird rated it:

bookshelves: contemporary-romance, erotic

Read in August, 2008

This was my favorite of the 3 books so far. I really liked Natches a lot. He had his problems, but he didn't let them consume him. I also liked the way he pursued Chaya. I thought they made a wonderful couple.

One thing I found annoying was the overuse of the word "soul". Every time I read it, I just rolled my eyes. However, I am looking forward to Nauti Intentions.

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07/28/08

Stacie added it

A romance that is a continuation of the Nauti Boy series. This is the story of Natches who falls in love with a government agent after he recues her. Five years later, she comes to his home town on a mission. Members of his family are under suspicion and she has to find out the truth.

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08/14/08

Amy rated it:

bookshelves: fiction, romance, romanticsuspense

I love this series and although I realize it is supposed to be a trilogy, there is actually a 4th title scheduled for release in Winter 2009. Anyways, this is a great story -- lots of intrigue and romance!

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