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Hot Water
When you flirt with a fantasy, you risk falling in love.
Trapped in an unhappy marriage, a Minnesota housewife indulges in a weekend at a luxurious spa-and a man who'll bring her most intimate fantasies to life. Calling herself Julia Reeves, she hires a gorgeous man-whom she calls William-through the Internet, rents a red Lamborghini, splurges on some ultra-sexy lingerie, and escapes on her clandestine adventure.
The Hidden Springs spa is all that she imagined. "William" is much, much more. Her plan was to live out a fantasy and then return to reality. But a weekend may not be enough.
Trapped in an unhappy marriage, a Minnesota housewife indulges in a weekend at a luxurious spa-and a man who'll bring her most intimate fantasies to life. Calling herself Julia Reeves, she hires a gorgeous man-whom she calls William-through the Internet, rents a red Lamborghini, splurges on some ultra-sexy lingerie, and escapes on her clandestine adventure.
The Hidden Springs spa is all that she imagined. "William" is much, much more. Her plan was to live out a fantasy and then return to reality. But a weekend may not be enough.
- GenresRomance
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 3, 2006
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October 11, 2011
Hot Water is a story of a 39-y/o Midwestern wife who is bored. She is disillusioned because his aggressive husband is stifling her very existence. They are childless (no reason given) but have a successful business. So, one day, she decides to rent a hot Lamborghini, go to an exclusive high-end resort in the Californian hills frequented by the rich and famous, and hire a handsome male escort for a couple of days of steamy lovemaking.
The title is based on a quote from Eleonor Roosevelt: “Women are like tea bags. They never know how strong they are until they get into hot water.” So, the previously bored housewife experiences the happiness that she has not experienced during the 25 years of her marriage life with her busy husband. By discovering her unexplored erogenous zones and having multiple explosive orgasms!
What I am doing reading a romance novel? This novel is Kathryn Jordan’s first novel. She is an American novelist who used to work as a teacher here in the Philippines. So, I had to support her by reading her novel and telling her what I think of it.
If I were to become a novelist, I think the easiest genre to write would be a romance. Its formula is straightforward: (1) Boy Meets Girl; (2) Boy Courts Girl; (3) Boy Wins Girl; (4) Boy Losses Girl; (5)Hurdles, Hurdles, Hurdles; (6) Blackout – almost impossible for them to get back into each others’ arms; (7) Boy Wins the Girl Back – no matter what; (8) Denouement – tying up loose ends. Just make them believable since romance readers are also intelligent. The End. You now have a romance novel. Harlequin Romance. Mills and Boon. Precious Hearts Romance. Joy Pocketbooks.They all follow this formula.
Hot Water has all these. And I tell you it is believable and it does not leave you feeling like an idiot since Jordan peppered her story with metaphors, literary references and some philosophical musings. That only shows that she has what it takes to probably write a Pulitzer novel. Maybe this is just her entry point as a novelist. Let’s give her a chance. The electricity created by her prose does not only target the lower extremity but also the brain. After all, the brain, as the say, is the sexiest organ in the human body. Jordan has it.
The title is based on a quote from Eleonor Roosevelt: “Women are like tea bags. They never know how strong they are until they get into hot water.” So, the previously bored housewife experiences the happiness that she has not experienced during the 25 years of her marriage life with her busy husband. By discovering her unexplored erogenous zones and having multiple explosive orgasms!
What I am doing reading a romance novel? This novel is Kathryn Jordan’s first novel. She is an American novelist who used to work as a teacher here in the Philippines. So, I had to support her by reading her novel and telling her what I think of it.
If I were to become a novelist, I think the easiest genre to write would be a romance. Its formula is straightforward: (1) Boy Meets Girl; (2) Boy Courts Girl; (3) Boy Wins Girl; (4) Boy Losses Girl; (5)Hurdles, Hurdles, Hurdles; (6) Blackout – almost impossible for them to get back into each others’ arms; (7) Boy Wins the Girl Back – no matter what; (8) Denouement – tying up loose ends. Just make them believable since romance readers are also intelligent. The End. You now have a romance novel. Harlequin Romance. Mills and Boon. Precious Hearts Romance. Joy Pocketbooks.They all follow this formula.
Hot Water has all these. And I tell you it is believable and it does not leave you feeling like an idiot since Jordan peppered her story with metaphors, literary references and some philosophical musings. That only shows that she has what it takes to probably write a Pulitzer novel. Maybe this is just her entry point as a novelist. Let’s give her a chance. The electricity created by her prose does not only target the lower extremity but also the brain. After all, the brain, as the say, is the sexiest organ in the human body. Jordan has it.
July 24, 2012
Not quite what I was expecting. Although there was a lot of steamy sex, it really was less about that and more about Julia breaking free of a marriage that had died long before. The ending was very abrupt and unsatisfying. The character of William sounds unbelievable - a philosophy student saving up money to get through grad school by moonlighting as an escort - but it was handled well. I was a little put off by the whole premise of a married woman arranging for a male companion - I think it would have been truer to have her go to a resort and be swept away by a grand passion, rather than coldly arranging for a sexual encounter.
September 14, 2010
it was good but i felt like it never really reached the climax until the last chapter of the book and then it just ended. good book but could have been so much better. it leaves you wondering for about something that was said at the very beginning, or it just has topics that arent really filled in and then you dont find out the asnwers to that till the end as well.
November 25, 2009
I found this book incredibly boring. The things I am left remembering about this book are: 1) The word 'tamarisks' is overused. 2) The sex scenes are repetitive and she wants to let the stars inside of her?! um... 3) It wasn't exciting.
I'm being nice by giving it 2 stars.
I'm being nice by giving it 2 stars.
July 2, 2010
I don't think I would have appreciated this book as much if I weren't going through 'mid life' myself. Definitely recommended for those who have been married for a while and wonder 'Is this all there is?'
October 5, 2008
If you want a fun, sexy romp with a positive message for us old(ish) dames, pull up a chair next to the pool and open this book!
March 2, 2009
This was a quick fun read. Little more sexually involved than I expected, not that it's bad, just saying.
July 16, 2009
Fun,light, flirty read about an extra-marital affair but mixed with sensitivity and companionship...fun summer read...
July 20, 2016
This was one of the first books I'd ever read by Kathryn Jordan and I loved it. The story was engaging and you fell for the characters. A fantastic read.
October 10, 2012
all around a nice read. Julia needs empowerment and I think that is what she finds with William
August 29, 2013
082813 the book started out okay, but it lost all interest to me by the time in got half way through and the end was terrible. The female main character was a chicken and not a woman at all.
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