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Exposure
Some truths don’t ruin a legacy. They reveal what it cost.
Joanna Harrington has spent her life doing what strong women do holding everything together.
As a powerful political strategist in Boston, she has built her reputation on discipline, loyalty, and the ability to keep even the ugliest truths from seeing daylight. She knows how to manage a scandal, silence a rumor, and protect the people she loves, even when it costs her pieces of herself. But when her sister Faith’s memoir threatens to expose long-buried secrets about their mother, Joanna is forced to confront the one thing she has never truly her own past.
What begins as a family reckoning soon becomes something far more dangerous.
Behind the polished legacy of Frieda Harrington lies a hidden history of betrayal, sacrifice, and a powerful man whose name was never supposed to be spoken. As old wounds reopen and political whispers begin to circle, Joanna finds herself caught between the life she has carefully built and the truth that could unravel it all. Her career is suddenly at risk. Her family is splintering. And the son she loves is beginning to see the woman beneath the armor.
Set between the sharp edges of Boston power and the windswept shores of Montauk where the Harrington women return to reckon with the past, this emotionally gripping novel is about the burden of silence, the cost of protecting those we love, and the courage it takes for a woman to finally choose truth over survival.
Because sometimes the secrets that break a family apart are the very ones that give it a chance to heal.
Joanna Harrington has spent her life doing what strong women do holding everything together.
As a powerful political strategist in Boston, she has built her reputation on discipline, loyalty, and the ability to keep even the ugliest truths from seeing daylight. She knows how to manage a scandal, silence a rumor, and protect the people she loves, even when it costs her pieces of herself. But when her sister Faith’s memoir threatens to expose long-buried secrets about their mother, Joanna is forced to confront the one thing she has never truly her own past.
What begins as a family reckoning soon becomes something far more dangerous.
Behind the polished legacy of Frieda Harrington lies a hidden history of betrayal, sacrifice, and a powerful man whose name was never supposed to be spoken. As old wounds reopen and political whispers begin to circle, Joanna finds herself caught between the life she has carefully built and the truth that could unravel it all. Her career is suddenly at risk. Her family is splintering. And the son she loves is beginning to see the woman beneath the armor.
Set between the sharp edges of Boston power and the windswept shores of Montauk where the Harrington women return to reckon with the past, this emotionally gripping novel is about the burden of silence, the cost of protecting those we love, and the courage it takes for a woman to finally choose truth over survival.
Because sometimes the secrets that break a family apart are the very ones that give it a chance to heal.
297 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 26, 2026
About the author
Kimberly Thomas
50 books233 followersKimberly Thomas has a passion for writing heartfelt stories that resonate with her readers. With two adult children and a loving husband, she understands the complexities of family dynamics and uses this knowledge to create relatable characters. When she's not writing, she loves to travel and explore new cultures. She finds inspiration in the people she meets and the places she visits, and often incorporates her experiences into her stories.
Kimberly specializes in feel-good women's fiction, clean and wholesome contemporary romance. Her stories focus on love, loss, and the everyday situations that families face. Her writing style is engaging and relatable, and she has a talent for drawing readers in and keeping them hooked until the very end.
Kimberly specializes in feel-good women's fiction, clean and wholesome contemporary romance. Her stories focus on love, loss, and the everyday situations that families face. Her writing style is engaging and relatable, and she has a talent for drawing readers in and keeping them hooked until the very end.
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Review of advance copy received from Author
Exposure is Joanna Harrington’s story. She was the oldest of the three daughters raised by Frieda Harrington. She was the daughter who modeled her life after her mother – or at least she thought she did until she began to discover family secrets that changed everything, she believed about her mother and about herself.
Joanna was a powerful political strategist in Boston. She was well known for her discipline and loyalty and her ability to keep political secrets from the public. She was the most upset when she found out that she had a sister that she’d never known about and that their mother had left the family mansion and her diaries to Faith. She begins to panic when she finds out that Faith plans to write their mother’s memoir which will expose long held family secrets that will exposure the family to gossip and possible danger. As rumors begin to spread based on the proposed memoir, Joanna has to make some major decisions in her life that affect the life that she had worked so hard to create. Is it more important to be the person that you have created yourself to be or to be true to yourself and your family truths? Will she be able to choose truth over survival? Sometimes secrets from the past need to be exposed so that a family can heal.
I really enjoyed this second book in the series. Joanna was a strong woman and had always lived her life in a very strict and disciplined manner. It was interesting to see how her thought process worked when she realized that the person she was showing to the public was not the person that she really was or wanted to be.
Joanna was a powerful political strategist in Boston. She was well known for her discipline and loyalty and her ability to keep political secrets from the public. She was the most upset when she found out that she had a sister that she’d never known about and that their mother had left the family mansion and her diaries to Faith. She begins to panic when she finds out that Faith plans to write their mother’s memoir which will expose long held family secrets that will exposure the family to gossip and possible danger. As rumors begin to spread based on the proposed memoir, Joanna has to make some major decisions in her life that affect the life that she had worked so hard to create. Is it more important to be the person that you have created yourself to be or to be true to yourself and your family truths? Will she be able to choose truth over survival? Sometimes secrets from the past need to be exposed so that a family can heal.
I really enjoyed this second book in the series. Joanna was a strong woman and had always lived her life in a very strict and disciplined manner. It was interesting to see how her thought process worked when she realized that the person she was showing to the public was not the person that she really was or wanted to be.
August 9, 2026
"Exposure," the un-put-downable Book 2!
"Exposure", the second book in The House of Harrington series, kept me riveted to the last page. Joanna, one of Frieda's four daughters, takes the lead role in this series masterpiece. Where Faith, in Books 1, writers stories, Joanna writes for the political world. She demands perfection of herself in her job and personal life which makes divorce a certainty. Her need for control and strategies that enable her to fix things place her in part of the the political world that kept her mother silent out of fear. As she tries to stop her half sister, Faith, from publishing a memoir that tells the truth about Frieda's illegitimate daughter (Faith), she makes lifechanging discoveries about her family and herself. The complex relationships within the Harrington family, their professions, and the four sisters coming to accept Frieda's Last Will and Testament, make this an outstanding plot. Kimberly Thomas's writing skill makes "Exposure" a five star novel. Don't miss it!
"Exposure", the second book in The House of Harrington series, kept me riveted to the last page. Joanna, one of Frieda's four daughters, takes the lead role in this series masterpiece. Where Faith, in Books 1, writers stories, Joanna writes for the political world. She demands perfection of herself in her job and personal life which makes divorce a certainty. Her need for control and strategies that enable her to fix things place her in part of the the political world that kept her mother silent out of fear. As she tries to stop her half sister, Faith, from publishing a memoir that tells the truth about Frieda's illegitimate daughter (Faith), she makes lifechanging discoveries about her family and herself. The complex relationships within the Harrington family, their professions, and the four sisters coming to accept Frieda's Last Will and Testament, make this an outstanding plot. Kimberly Thomas's writing skill makes "Exposure" a five star novel. Don't miss it!
May 28, 2026
Joanna has spent her career dealing with politics and controlling who says what and how it gets said. She is used to be in control.
However, as we learned in the prior book, her half sister Faith, has decided to write a memoir of their mother and secrets that have been kept hidden for years. Including the powerful name of Faith's father.
Joanna knows that if this family secret gets out, it could ruin her family. She starts trying to delay the release of the memoir, but then starts to receive more information that may change things.
Should she let this move forward or protect her family as she always has?
If you haven't read book 1, do yourself a favor and read it first, then continue the Harrington family story. Can't wait to read the point of view from the other sisters!
Many thanks to the author for an advanced reader copy!
However, as we learned in the prior book, her half sister Faith, has decided to write a memoir of their mother and secrets that have been kept hidden for years. Including the powerful name of Faith's father.
Joanna knows that if this family secret gets out, it could ruin her family. She starts trying to delay the release of the memoir, but then starts to receive more information that may change things.
Should she let this move forward or protect her family as she always has?
If you haven't read book 1, do yourself a favor and read it first, then continue the Harrington family story. Can't wait to read the point of view from the other sisters!
Many thanks to the author for an advanced reader copy!
June 15, 2026
In book 2 Faith is pursuing her goal of writing about her life and Freida’s life. Joanne, who has a career taking care of sensitive subject matter is determined to stop the Expose. In a hurry maybe she creates more harm. Joanne also is splintering her relationship with her son Ethan in her haste to be in charge.
Joanne and her two sisters are in agreement to stop the release. How many secrets are in danger of spilling? How will all the lives be affected?
Thank you to the author for this ARC. This review is my honest opinion.
Joanne and her two sisters are in agreement to stop the release. How many secrets are in danger of spilling? How will all the lives be affected?
Thank you to the author for this ARC. This review is my honest opinion.
May 29, 2026
Exposure is book 2 in the House of Harrington series by Kimberly Thomas 4.5 stars
Up next is Joanna, political strategist in Boston who has spent her life handling all types of issues for other people. When things from her personal life arise which she has kept buried she now needs to confront them head on…can’t wait for the next book!
I voluntarily read a copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Up next is Joanna, political strategist in Boston who has spent her life handling all types of issues for other people. When things from her personal life arise which she has kept buried she now needs to confront them head on…can’t wait for the next book!
I voluntarily read a copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
June 10, 2026
Exposure
Raw emotions that leads to the truth. This is a powerful story and the truth that has you so engaged that you've reached the end and you want more. Strong women characters have a powerful story and they will expose the truth for their mother that was silenced. A must read. Enjoy
Raw emotions that leads to the truth. This is a powerful story and the truth that has you so engaged that you've reached the end and you want more. Strong women characters have a powerful story and they will expose the truth for their mother that was silenced. A must read. Enjoy
August 4, 2026
Real sisters....
It took a lot of pain and courage to become a family. Four completely different personalities to mesh and discover. Each one had a story and finally wanted to merge into one unit. Told in such a way became their ultimate joining, casting aside their desire to suffer alone. Courage became the mantra in self preservation. Well told Kimberly Thomas...
It took a lot of pain and courage to become a family. Four completely different personalities to mesh and discover. Each one had a story and finally wanted to merge into one unit. Told in such a way became their ultimate joining, casting aside their desire to suffer alone. Courage became the mantra in self preservation. Well told Kimberly Thomas...
June 3, 2026
This is more intrigue and drama in the Harrington series. Joanna has always been in control of herself and others and knew how to work to get what she wants. She is finding out some hard truths about herself and her mother that makes he look at her life entirely different. Great story!
June 15, 2026
Very interesting story!
Wow, this is a very interesting story. Joanna is a very unusual person. After finding out about her mother, she has a different outlook on life. This is a book you have to read very closely or you will miss some key parts of the story.
Wow, this is a very interesting story. Joanna is a very unusual person. After finding out about her mother, she has a different outlook on life. This is a book you have to read very closely or you will miss some key parts of the story.
August 22, 2026
Another Awesome Read!
The detail, the depth of the characters all show a family of unlimited potential. It was so descriptive, so real! I can't wait for the next one so I could read more, learn more, and get to know the next sister.
The detail, the depth of the characters all show a family of unlimited potential. It was so descriptive, so real! I can't wait for the next one so I could read more, learn more, and get to know the next sister.
May 29, 2026
Great series, can’t wait for the next book!
June 25, 2026
Exposure
Not as good as the first book but I will read on. Intriguing, suspense, heart breaking, finally sister love and peace.
Not as good as the first book but I will read on. Intriguing, suspense, heart breaking, finally sister love and peace.
July 25, 2026
Exposure the (House of Harrington Book 2)
I am completely intrigued by this story And the sisters and what the end of book 2 revealed. I am looking forward to reading the 3rd book.
I am completely intrigued by this story And the sisters and what the end of book 2 revealed. I am looking forward to reading the 3rd book.
Review of advance copy received from Author
This was a good continuation of this series. This book focuses on Joanna. She’s an intense strong woman willing to do what needs to be done. Lots of secrets are out there trying to find the light of day. Another good story by this author.
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