Olivia Breedlove has been in love with Morgan Gatewood since she was a child.  Having been caught in a compromising position with the stunning young man, her father threatened to kill him if he ever came near his daughter again.  So Morgan did what was best for the two of them, he kept his distance and then eventually went away for a couple years.   

Now Olivia’s father has passed away.  His stipulation that she marry within six months or have to depend on her brother for the rest of her life doesn’t sit well with her at all.  Neither does it sit well with Morgan, for he is still very much in love with her.  He has spent years trying to get her out of his system, only to find its impossibility.   When Olivia decides there is no way she is going to find a suitable man in six months, she turns to her brother and Morgan for help. 

Both known for their rakish behavior, Liv wants them to get her into a brothel so that she will be able to at least pick a suitor that knows how to please a woman.  Morgan is shocked but knows that there is no way to stop Liv once she has her heart set on a path.  Since he is the silent owner of the brothel he believes he can keep her visit a secret, because she may think she is looking for a suitor, but Morgan has no intention of letting her go ever again.  

By engaging in a little voyeuristic behavior at the brothel, unbeknownst to the couple participating, Liv unearths a deep desire to know what it’s like to be with a man.  Not just any man either, but the man of her dreams, Morgan.  The two of them keep sending each other mixed signals however, and Olivia refuses to be with a man who can’t say he loves her.  Can Morgan curb her willful ways or will he lose her forever?  As if that wasn’t enough for him to think about there is a killer on the loose.  A madman that leaves a black rose as his calling card.  He has already killed two of the ladies in the very brothel that Liv observed at, and when black roses are left at the place Olivia resides Morgan’s wits are going to be pushed to the breaking point.  Will he be able to admit that he has loved her all these years?  Or will he lose her to a cold blooded killer out for revenge?  

Keta Diablo’s Decadent Deception completely lives up to its title.  The heat between Morgan and Olivia is exactly that, decadent, and the deceptions are around ever flower bush, literally.  The two continuously torture each other in this story with their doubts and misgivings about the other.   Ms. Diablo is a master at weaving a tantalizing tale of lust and intrigue and Decadent Deception is no exception to this rule.  I just couldn’t put the book down.  I was continually left wondering what Olivia was going to do next.  She is brash and outspoken and I found her to be a refreshing heroine.  The sparks between the two keep you on fire throughout the whole book, and believe me when I tell you the ending is a shocker.  Decadent Deceptions is very well done Ms. Diablo.