Deliberate Deceptions by Leah Braemel
Hauberk Protection, Book 3
Samhain Publishing
Contemporary, Erotic, BDSM
ISBN: 978-1-60928-457-2
Reviewed by Miranda




Chad and Lauren Miller had the picturesque life.  Happily married with a beautiful baby daughter, Chad was moving up in the FBI.  Until their baby died in her sleep and all their happy dreams slipped away.

Ten years later Lauren wants her husband back and she’s willing to go to any lengths to make it happen.  Her job has put her in danger and because Chad used to be her husband it has put him in danger as well.  Lauren enlists the help of Chad’s new employer Hauberk Protection to protect her and keep Chad safe as well, covertly.  When Chad discovers his new client is his ex-wife his world turns upside down.  His feelings for Lauren burst forth, but he can’t ignore the fact that she left him.  Convincing Chad that her love for him never died and she wants him now may be a feat Lauren cannot accomplish with all that lies between them.  Can Chad keep Lauren safe and continue to fight his feelings or will he turn her away and never look back?

Deliberate Deceptions is wrought with heady emotions and explosive sex.  The history between Lauren and Chad is long and tumultuous.  I felt their pain and ached for a resolution along with them.  Leah Braemel delivers a gorgeous love story that will break your heart and mend it all over again.  I’m in love with Lauren and Chad.  This is one of those couples that make me smile and long for a happily ever after.  Deliberate Deceptions is a stand-out in the contemporary erotic genre.