Exposed (Unbearable Passion 3), Scarlett Avery
Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews
Genre: Erotic romance.
Bryce now knows Amanda is really Sophia, and more of her history. They’ve become very close since Paris, and Sophia feels she’s falling for him, something Todd, her employer/agent/? warned her not to do. Bryce seems to be arranging for her to spend all her time with him and then he has a huge PR business nightmare that means he has to leave suddenly. It starts with one of his long time top employees being taken ill, and he flies out to help his wife, who has toddler triplets. This guy has been with him ages, and he wants to ensure everything possible is done for him and the family. Then some sordid secrets come out, and instead of the two days away he’d planned he’s away weeks. Sophia needs money, and reluctantly takes another job, this time escorting a gentleman to South America for business. Phone coverage is spotty there and Bryce and Sophia struggle to keep in contact. He’s mad with jealousy that she’s with someone else, but knows that’s her job...still, he struggles to accept it but he’s tied to the PR nightmare that seems to get worse and worse.
Well, just when it was looking good for them, when they were becoming more than just escort and client the problems stack up. Poor Sophia, she doesn’t want another job but needs the money – and isn’t that how real life goes? We plan, try to work everything out as best we can, and then life throws in a spanner and mixes everything up. I think there’s a saying “man proposes, God/life disposes” that’s very apt) Bryce needs to pull out the stops if he’s to get her back, but he can’t leave his business as it is...he does plan a really different surprise though for Sophia when he returns. Personally its something I wouldn’t be happy about, but then everyone is different. Sophia isn’t sure at first but finds she really enjoys it.
Lots of hot sex, some angst with the problems that arise but this episode didn’t quite grab me as much as the earlier ones, didn’t seem to be much drama, even though the separation was difficult, it just didn’t feel as bad as it could have been to me. . Its still a hot sexy read though with a fun backstory. I thought it was a four part series but I'm not sure now – it doesn’t feel like it can be wrapped up in just one more part so I’ll be waiting eagerly for the next instalment to see what’s going to happen.
Stars: three and a half, some hot and sexy fun but I would have liked a bit more angst, jealousy, sadness or something to balance out all the happy parts that’s just me though as always.
ARC supplied by author