Lethal Nights: A Brute Force Novel

Lora Leigh

Sep 2019 · Brute Force Book 3 · Sold by St. Martin's Paperbacks

About this ebook

#1 bestselling author Lora Leigh turns up the heat in her latest novel of high-stakes passion and persuasion featuring the men of Brute Force.


Ilya Dragonovich is no stranger to the dark side. As a safe-house owner for security agency Brute Force, Dragon knows that the battle line between good and evil runs through the heart of every man—and, sometimes, a beautiful woman...

Emma Jane Preston needs help. After her marriage crumbled, she believed she could get back to a normal, happy life. But now she needs the kind of protection that comes at a cost—one that only someone like Dragon can provide. But can Emma Jane trust this handsome, undercover operator to keep her safe when she is in danger of falling into the arms of the deeply seductive, fiery Dragon. . .and never letting go?

“Leigh’s books can scorch the ink off the page.”
—RT Book Reviews

Ratings and reviews

He is no stranger to the dark side and as a safe-house owner for the Brute Force security agency, Dragon knows that that battle line between good and evil runs through the heart of every man – even beautiful women. She need help, but the kind of protection that Emma Jane needs comes at a cost – one that only someone like Dragon can provide. This romantic suspense is the type of romance that speaks to readers and has them drooling over the sexy hero with the dark side. The chemistry between Dragon and Emma Jane sizzles with heat from every page and the couple certainly have no trouble with the passion side of things as this story has pretty steamy interactions but the relationship however has some issues due to Emma Jane’s trust issues and Dragon’s fearing no woman would be able to handle this rough, tough, scary alpha male with a very dark past. So this story while passionate has quite a bit of emotional turmoil flowing from the pages, especially with fear and anger that the situation is causing. The story is fast paced and full of danger, excitement and lots of thrills as everyone tries to determine just who has targeted Emma Jane for death. The story not only several adrenaline pumping attacks on Emma Jane but the story also has the unfolding story involving the details of Dragon’s past and a family legend that adds lots of fascination and intrigue to the story as well. Readers can’t take their eyes from the pages with the never ending suspense and surprising twists that keeps readers gripping the book in a white knuckled grip.

Lethal Nights was an interesting story with interesting characters. That I did enjoy, even though for me it was a little hard to get into. But there's no denying it did have a lovely mixture of darkness, suspense and mystery. Not to mention when the sex occurred, it was super hot. Still, I did struggle even having read the two previous stories, and for some reason it took a while to really hook me in. There were also parts I couldn't quite connect with. Including the mystical elements surrounding Ilyas tattoo. Plus, I felt this story was struggling to place itself as either paranormal romance or romantic suspense. Yet even so, this was a well written tale and there was a lot in there I genuinely liked, but it just didn't come together enough to really engage me. And whilst it's probably not my favourite of the series its by no means the least; and I would happily recommend it to others. **I was kindly provided with an ARC via St Martin's Press in exchange for an honest review**

Dragon and Emma are so HOT together! And I am not talking about what happens behind closed doors kind of hot. They just click. Yes you have a lot of pull and tug when it came to these two. But it all just works. You need the obstacles to get over that hump and get the HEA. Lora Leigh will keep you on your toes and wonder what will happen next! The Brute Force series are smoking and you do not want to miss out on Lethal Nights. The hot and heavy will make you break out into a sweat! You fall for these characters over and over again!

About the author

#1 New York Times bestseller Lora Leigh is the author of the Navy SEALS, the Breeds, the Elite Ops, the Callahans, the Bound Hearts, and the Nauti series.