Joy Hightower is a talented art teacher. Joy is also a cancer survivor. She's had experience with the disease in the past. Her father couldn’t deal with her
mother’s illness and up and left them both. Her father's rejection and mother's death has
shaped Joy, although she has a lot of support and love from her Uncle Seth, who
is a successful makeup artist in Hollywood. Seth asks Joy to help him on the set of
what will be a big underwater motion picture called Maritime (think Kevin Costner’s Waterworld, but this one won’t bomb). Joy will help with
the body art end of things and that’s where she comes in contact with the superstar of tomorrow, Everett Hughes. Joy has no idea who Everett is, but there’s a
big attraction between both, so much so that she ends up giving him a blowjob,
no questions asks. Afterward Everett asks to meet Joy after both their workdays
are done, but because of a miscommunication issue on where to meet (they really
should have exchanged phone numbers), they both think the other has bailed out
on each other and go their separate ways.
Fourteen months later, Joy is living in Chicago and
teaching. She's moved from Los Angeles after her treatments and wanted to
start anew where no one knows about her illness. She gets the biggest surprise
of her life when Everett walks into a coffee shop she’s at and the sparks fly
between them once again. Everett is in town for the premiere of Maritime and he
wants Joy to go as his date. He plans on finding out why she shafted him, which
she really didn’t, and after they talk, he decides to court Joy.
Everett may have a reputation as a player, but he’s more of a one woman type of
guy, and he wants Joy. He has to figure out a way to prove to her that they
belong together. She takes the chance and goes away with him for a long
weekend where she gets to know his sister and her husband, as well as her Uncle
Seth who tags along, but keeps a close eye on Everett for reasons Everett doesn’t
understand. He would never hurt Joy in a million years and only wants to love
her. And loving Joy is Everett’s goal. Joy gives into her passion for Everett
and is more than willing to do some sexual acts she would have never been open
to if not for Everett who is kind, understand and wonderful. But Joy continues
to keep her distance and will only give Everett her body because she can’t take
the chance she could get sick again and Everett could leave her just like her
father did to her mother.
Exposed To You had my every emotion engaged while I
read. Everett is as close to perfect as you can get. Can I haz a Everett? Joy
is one lucky woman because she's THE ONE for Everett. He falls hard for her
and doesn’t care if the entire world knows. He’s also a gentleman and courts
Joy as well as seduces her. Everett’s seduction techniques would make any women
swoon. He’s into tantric sex, and the first time he does that with Joy, she’s so
overwhelmed that she has a violent reaction (orgasm of the century) to Everett and what he shares
with her. Everett is the ultimate giver and doesn’t expect anything in return.
The love scenes smolder and there are many sexual positions
and acts shared between the two. I’m not a big fan of butt butt love, but the
way Beth has written Everett’s fun times with Joy’s butt is hot to trot.
Scorching is the perfect word, including some kink Everett introduces to Joy,
who is very open to trying everything and anything. Even when they commune with
nature among the trees and mud, it’s really sexy.
Exposed to You gets high marks for me. It’s one of
the best contemporary romances I’ve read this year. Spicy, emotional and vroom-vroom
love making that makes me want more. (Berkley Heat,
available November 6th)
Final Grade: B+
1 comments:
Looooove this book. Great sex but also great relationship development.
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