[b:Lust|43720553|Lust (The Elite Seven, #1)|Ker Dukey|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1548611686s/43720553.jpg|67856163] by [a:Ker Dukey|7313508|Ker Dukey|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1420896526p2/7313508.jpg]
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Suspense, Young Adult
3.75 Stars

Fast paced.
The beginning really grabs you.
A truly interesting plot.

A bit too YA for me.
The age of the mc's and future characters of other books are 17, 18 & maybe 19.
I have put this in both the Adult and Young Adult genre. It is fine for mature teenagers.
The adult intimate scenes are not really all that graphic.
No erotica nor bdsm etc. in this one.

There is a lot of angst and drama.

While I enjoyed it for the most part, I sincerely doubt I will continue with the series.

I can understand higher ratings by other reviewers.
It is well written.
I found maybe 2 typos.

I just need older and more mature characters to keep me interested.
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Rhett Masters is high school royalty, wealthy, good-looking and a star football player. Rhett has a new girl every day and plans to go to school on a football scholarship. After a family tragedy that Rhett believes is his fault, his life spirals downhill and causes him to loose his chance at a football scholarship. Rhett changes his focus to becoming one the Elite, a secret society in New Orleans that recruits seven members a year. The Elite will pave the way for Rhett's future, but getting in will come at a price. The task that the Elite give Rhett seems simple for a guy like him, but once Rhett learns more about the the woman he has to target, he has to choose her reputation over his dream.

From the absolutely heart-wrenching opening of Lust, I knew I was hooked. I really liked the idea of the secret society, The Elite and how they were based on evil and sin. Rhett seemed like he was going to be the stereotypical good-looking bad boy, however, his motivations were much deeper. From the beginning, I could tell that Rhett had much deeper emotional motivations than her ever showed on the surface. Rhett's initiation into the Elite was intense, but predictable. Although, Rhett and Chastity did make a really cute couple and the heat and dirtiness factor ramped up when their relationship took off. I can't wait to go deeper into the stories of the other seven member, especially Rhett's friend, God.

This book was received for free in return for an honest review. ( )

4 stars

One of my most anticipated things of 2019 is this series. This book gave me a good inclination of how amazing it is going to be.

Fantastic characters and premise. It leaves me to wonder though if the other stories will be more about the characters since this one seemed to be split with setting up the series, introducing the Seven, and then also building Rhett and Chastity. I had to laugh at the fact that Lust's woman was Chastity. Great conclusion that left me wanting to know what was coming next. ( )