Exposed

by Ashley Weis

Allyson Graham, marriage counselor and lover of love, lived a life of romance few could imagine. Until her husband's secret addiction stared at her from the computer screen. Will she be able to forgive the man who lied to her all of those precious years?

Follow her painful story alongside the heartbreaking story of Taylor Adams, a young girl searching for her worth in the world. As Allyson struggles to forgive her husband for lying about his addiction, Taylor naively falls into the same self-destructive industry and discovers that the attention and fun is nothing like she thought it would be.

Take a journey with these two women as they find out that God really does have a purpose in every storm.

Genres: Fiction, Christian Fiction, Christian, Drama, Contemporary, Faith, Adult Fiction

318 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2010

Reviews

[Andi Tubbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a woman whose former husband has an addiction to porn, I could not identify with Ally. She was a woman claiming to be a Christian and just continued to allow her anger to eat her alive. There didn't seem to be any end to her montage. It was over 200 pages before Ally actually started to allow God be the lover of her heart and begin to extend some forgiveness to her husband. I really was able to have compassion and understanding for Taylor. She was a girl who had such low self-esteem and when she answered the ad in the newspaper she really thought she was going to be a model, little did she know what she was getting herself into. I have to give Ally props for keeping the story building until the end and showing how destructive this industry is on both sides of the spectrum. I do recommend this book, I highly caution that this book is not for those who have no interest in getting down and dirty, meaning this book is straight up and true to what is real in the porn world, and what is happening to the men that we love, and to our young girls who are seeking love and acceptance so please take that into consideration when you read this book.

[Kym McNabney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am so blessed to have been EXPOSED to this amazing book.

Some of the words that come to mind:

Compelling!

Inspiring!

Powerful!

Gripping!

Heartwarming!

Ashley Weis is an amazing story teller. Exposed was beautifully written, and a story so desperately needed to be told. With today's society so inundated with sex, it's a must read. Ashley did an amazing job of keeping her readers turning pages. There are three main characters, Ally, Taylor and Jessie. Every other chapter was Ally and Jessie's story, the others were Taylor's.

Every chapter ending left you NEEDING to turn the next page. A definite "Wow" or "What" response. The entire story took you on an amazing journey into the lives of those affected by the porn industry.

The husband, the one caught up in the lies of porn.

The wife, the discovery of her husband's addiction turns her world upside down.

The "porn star", the devastation the industry inflicts on ones soul.

Every chapter had me captivated. The heart of the story and the way it was told was enough for this amazing book to stand on its own. I pretty much figured where the story was going...but oh how wrong I was.

With about seventy pages to go, I slipped into my bed and started to read. I soon realized I wouldn't be putting it down until I finished. But what I hadn't imagined is I would be shocked not once, or twice, but three times. I was blown away by the ending. The words amazingly powerful come to mind.

I can't tell you want chapter I was on when the weeping began but I can tell you this. It did not stop until long after I closed the book. I can't remember ever finishing a fictional book and wanting to pray for the characters with stories that touched my soul so deeply I ached for them.

My prayer is that this book will one day become a bestseller. The compassion alone it creates is one our society is in desperate need of.

DISCLOSURE: What can I say, I love books. As an inspiring author I love to read and share my experience of the books I've read. Through my reviews on Amazon, along with being part of the ACFW Email Loop, I've been blessed to be allowed as an influencer for several books. Of course not every book that's looking for influencers is for me. I do my homework first. First I note the cover, then the title. If those two things draw me in, I then go to Amazon or other places I can read a synopsis. If I've never read the authors work before, I then read the first several pages when possible to see if their writing appeals to me.

When I receive a book, I'm quite excited to get started though in the misty of the excitement often comes a little anxiety. I am honest to a fault and hate nothing more than the thought of having to give a bad review. Thanks to the good Lord above, I have rarely come across one that I didn't like. In fact quite the opposite. Many times I'm thrilled to have been blessed to read such a wonderful story. I've discovered several new authors I now can't wait to read their next novel. And that is something I love to spread so it's really a win, win situation.

This book was one of those blessings I offered to be an influencer.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. This story kept building and building in regards to depth and insight. At first I was thinking this was a four star book because I wasn't able to understand Ally's outrage, but by the end of the book the character's growth was so impressive the story had moved up from four to five stars in my opinion. Everything came together so well even though it was NOT all neat and tidy, and yeah, it got me crying, too. I love it when a book moves me to tears in a good way. The coolest thing about this book was the faith thread and how honestly and naturally it was portrayed. The author didn't seem to concern herself with how her characters should think and act. She made them real by showing how they really thought and acted, and she did a great job of it because I forgot I was reading several times. I felt like I knew the characters well by book's end.

I think I identified the most with Taylor. She was so trapped. And her neediness and faulty thinking just kept her more glued to the heartache. She clearly had that phenomenon going where victims identify so much with their abusers that they become loyal to them regardless of how badly they were hurt. Even when she tried to get away, she failed because she was so lost. I hurt for her. I loved how the author showed the ugly side of her life and made her plight so real. A few times it was so intense I needed to take a break from the book and just let it soak into my head and heart. I tend to mull things over a lot and this story gave me a lot to ponder. When I went back to reading things intensified. I thought it was brilliant how when Taylor's life got worse, Ally started remembering the good times. I think that helped keep me reading because there was balance there between the heavy and the beautiful stuff.

It's hard to post a review without posting spoilers, but I will try to. Ally's growth and living the experience of seeing God use her loss to be someone else's blessing was pretty powerful stuff. The best part was the transition was gradual enough to be believable. I loved how Ally realized that she was able to give advice to people when she wasn't suffering the same thing in her life, but when her client's lives mirrored her own, she discovered she didn't know the first thing about forgiveness or how to heal a marriage, even though she did that for a living. Ally had a perpetual sense of inadequacy that her husband's addiction fed whenever he confessed something else to her. But I commend him for confessing anyway. There is no real healing in a marriage where there are secrets kept. While I understood her husband's reluctance because she reacted exactly how he feared she would, he still told her about his past. That was brave.

I loved how Ally questioned God so much. Everything she thought was so honest. I also loved how when she pushed her husband away because of anger what she really wanted was for him to fight for her and for their marriage. How beautifully that was shown. I loved how he didn't always do the right thing, but Ally learned to look to God instead of to herself or her husband to be her strength. Again, beautifully done. This is one of those life-changing books that will stay on my keeper shelf.

While not perfect in regards to craft (at first some of the wording seemed a tad clunky), the powerful message and characterization won me over in the end. I highly recommend this book to anyone, but would caution someone who has been sexually used by men to make sure they are ready to deal with some of the scenes in Taylor's portion of the book before cracking this novel open. But the potential for healing is so much greater than the risk of emotional re-injury, that I would encourage everyone to pick it up and try it first. You can always set a book down when it becomes overwhelming, then pick it up again when you feel God is prodding you to try again. But if you never pick it up in the first place because of fear, you may be missing out on the biggest blessing of your life. I'm so glad I bought this book!

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's hard to describe how I felt while reading Exposed. It stirred up so many emotions because my own husbands problem with porn was recently exposed. I could identify with Ally's story so much and I really felt her pain. My heart was also softened by Taylor's story and getting a glimpse into a side of porn that I never really imagined. I used to be so judgmental towards the women who put themselves in that world. But when it all comes down to it... porn stars are hurting just like the rest of us. They are children of God and have hearts that crave to be loved. Ashley Weis writes in such a captivating and powerful way that it was very hard to put this book down! It's a very real, raw and heart wrenching book that will leave you saying "wow". There is also a strong sense of hope and that if we just hang on to God's promises we can make it through any storm that comes our way. There is beauty after the rain!

[Lindsay · Rating 1 out of 5]

There was 2 story lines in this book.

One was Taylor. A young lady struggling to get away from her mom's abusive boyfriends foreced into a life as a porn star. I felt bad for Taylor. She was a good person tried to get out but she couldn't.

The other story is about Allyson. Allyson is a marriage counselor dealing with her husbands newly discovered porn addiction. This story I could not get into. I just couldn't relate. Maybe it was just me...or that I just read the Fifty Shades books, but his problem didn't seem like a big deal to me. I felt like Allyson's real problem was her own insecurities. Her husbands issues didn't seem out of control to me. Maybe I just didn't get it.

Eventually both women find God and their paths cross.

[Renee · Rating 1 out of 5]

I got to 38% done and gave up. A typical porn star addict was just that typical and made me dislike the Taylor part. As for Ally PLEASE a counselor who is a Christian with such strong beliefs?? The idea that porn is not healthy and means the end of a marriage is just wrong. When a man goes outside the marriage or drains the bank account to pay for lap dances, that is addictive. I guess anyone who watches Playboy tv is bad too.

[Lila · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read quite a few pages and hesitated. Should I really be reading this? I nearly deleted the book. Just to be sure, I looked up someone's review, which encouraged me that it took a while to get to the point, but the book would be well worth reading. I continued reading, and the women's struggles captured my heart. I trust that I have a deeper love capacity for those who are caught in a nasty world they can't get out of. God was there, after all.

[Lillie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very moving story of two women affected by porn: one a wife who discovers her Christian husband is a porn addict and the other a young woman who tries to escape a difficult home life and ends up as a porn "star." The emotions of both women are portrayed deeply and realistically. The story itself is sad, but there is grace even in the midst of so much evil.

[Debra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exposed

Written by someone who has lived the words that she wrote. This review is given by one who lived and lost due to porn on the computer. This should be awake up to all who think that it won't hurt. Cause it does. I was scared to read but kept pushing through to the end. Glad I did. There is help. He will guide you there it all if you just ask. Thank you for writing this book Ashley Weis.

[Christie Murrow · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is a hard read.

I didn’t realize what this book was about when I began reading it, but it exposes the cost of p*rn from both the seller and the user’s pov. It’s a graphic read, but is a story about forgiveness, grace, and mercy.

[Lori Mcnaughton · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wow, I don’t even know what to say. This book was horrible. Definitely cannot recommend.

[Jess (Shepherdjel) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow. God sure works in mysterious ways! Everything happens for a reason, even though it isn't always easy!

[Katheryn Whittaker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thought provoking

Revelation, mind boggling and first time I've ever seen where the hurt doesn't come out flawless but heart rendering truth

[Laura Carter · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have a few thoughts on this book. I think at the beginning the author mentions that this is her and her husband's story, so I won't comment much on the plot of Ally's story. Real life doesn't always follow a good plot line, and it doesn't always tie itself up in a pretty bow. The only problem I had with Ally's side of the story is that there was never really any help given to women in a similar situation. We read about Ally's hurt, anger, retaliation, and depression over the problem, but at the end we didn't get any help for if we were struggling with the same problem. I thought that especially since the author runs a blog aimed toward helping women going through this, that there would be some real, Biblical answers for how to deal with the situation. Maybe we were supposed to glean that from the random woman who came to her for counseling, but a reader wouldn't have an emotional investment in that person to be able to learn from her. I especially had a problem with the fact that neither Ally nor her husband ever sought counsel from anyone in their church, and going to church was hardly ever mentioned.

The story of Taylor, as best I can figure, was not based on a particular person, but a collection of stories that the author has heard and researched. I had a problem with how Christians were portrayed in this storyline, specifically when someone could have had a real impact on her life. The girl she met at Walgreens took her in and proclaimed that Jesus told her to, but then she never talked to her about Jesus, even though Taylor at one point wished that she would. She went to church with her, but apparently, according to the Author, church is not where you find healing or forgiveness? That left me a little bit stunned. There was never a point where Taylor was even told about Christ and His forgiveness. Maybe that was a point the author was trying to make, I don't know.

As a whole I enjoyed the book and the real emotions. I've gone through a very similar situation and her emotions and reactions were very immature, but also very real. And as women we do need to recognize that most of the things men see on the internet are not real, and not things we should try to emulate. They're wicked and evil, and combating evil with evil is not the answer. But the end of the book left me unsatisfied and unsettled, and not in a good way. I wasn't left with the awesomeness of God's grace and love, but oppressed by the wickedness and evilness of Satan.

I give the book 3 stars because I think this book could help someone that is going through a situation where her husband is addicted to porn. But I wish I could give it more than that, because I wish it gave more answers and hope other than "I need to get over my insecurities and just forgive". Because it takes more than that. It takes a real relationship with God and your husband, and that is what is missing from this book.

[Chickadee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ashley Weis came up with the idea for Exposed, from the depths of her own painful experience. After discovering her husband was addicted to pornography, she slowly made her way through her own personal nightmare. After she blogged about the healing process that she and her husband went through, she was bombarded with emails and contacts from women who had gone through the same heartache or were currently experiencing something similar.

Ashley wrote this novel so that other women will know they are not alone. Part of the proceeds from the sale of Exposed will go to help support various non-profit organizations that are helping those who are affected by pornography. You can read more about these organizations in the back of the book or by visiting the author's blog at Exposed A Novel

Exposed is the fictional story of Jessie and Ally Graham whose fairy tale marriage is shattered within seconds. When Ally accidentally bumps her husband's computer mouse, the image on the screen stops her cold.

As the realization begins to sink in of what her husband has been looking at - Ally feels that her whole life has been a lie. From the sweet courtship and proposal to her seemingly "perfect" marriage - it all collapses into a mess right before Ally's eyes.

When Jessie admits that he has an addiction, Ally struggles with the choice of whether to stay or go. The more they try to work things out, the more details she discovers and is taken to the brink of what she feels she is able to handle. The heartache deepens before it begins to heal and Jessie and Ally's marriage hangs in the balance.

What I found so interesting about this book is that it also tells the story of Taylor Adams, a young women who is desperate to support herself. Lonely, broke, and suffering from very low self-esteem, Taylor turns to the only man who has ever made her feel valued and finds herself slowly sinking into the dark, painful profession of a porn star.

This is not an easy read. It's very difficult at times to stomach what Taylor is being put through and though the details on both sides of this story are gritty and somewhat graphic, Ashley Weis handles the subject matter with grace.

This book is the perfect example of victims on both sides of this industry. Those who are paid to work it - and those who pay to watch it.

I applaud the author for taking on such a sensitive topic and admitting the struggles that she and her husband faced. I think this book will be an encouragement for other women and I highly recommend it.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exposed by Ashley Weis left a big impression on me. It is the kind of book that makes you think afterwards. I have been letting it stew in my brain a couple of days before I wrote a review for it. The story follows two characters at polar opposites in life. Ally who is married and living her dream-life with her dream husband, followed by Taylor a barely 18 year old who is basically a throw away who gets sucked into the porn industry.

Quickly on Ally discovers her husband is watching online porn secretly. The author does a good job of getting into Ally's shoes and how deeply this hurts her. It effects her so deeply from her feeling cheated on, deceived by the one person she trusted 100%, and starts to quickly dissect herself into it being her fault that she does not look like those girls. She quickly turns the porn industry into villains who destroy marriages, while experiencing emotions of envy for Ally being a regular beauty and not these fantasies the industry has created.

Taylor's story is hard to read at points. The things that she goes through, violence, drugs, manipulation, and total destruction of what could have been a beautiful woman, if only she had been cared for and nurtured the way everyone deserves to be is heartbreaking. Weis gives us a small glimpse into the darker side of the porn industry and it is horrifying.

Something I did not like was the disclaimer made by the author in the beginning of the book. If you read it you will see what I mean, but I would have liked to just read it and come to my own conclusions. In some ways I know why she felt the need to tone down the language or events, but in other ways I feel that the story of Taylor needed to told truthfully and painfully. I did like the reviews from married couples dealing with this issue. More so I enjoyed seeing reviews from former porn stars and information on how to get help.

[Leah Hess Windnagle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ashley Weis' novel Exposed is a well-written, fast-paced novel. Weis examines the fictional lives of two women: Allyson Graham and Taylor Adams. Allyson's character, although somewhat of a drama queen, reacts to her husband's addiction in the way I imagine most women would. Taylor is very much a predictable, cliche character. Her daddy issues have lead her to working in the porn industry, and she has dismissed all religion from her life. The novel was tastefully written, and minimally graphic.

The pace of the book kept me thinking about it whenever I couldn't read it. I was definitely "hooked". I did find it to be predictable and, at times, super cliche. The ending was a bit of a disappointment, because I feel there should have been a few more pages of development.

The surprising part of the novel for me was that this is Christian Fiction. I had not expected that, based on the description on the back. Weis does a wonderful job of incorporating Christianity without making it consume the storyline in the novel.

I recommend this novel for anyone interested in reading a racier Christian Fiction novel, or anyone who is going through the same situations as the two main characters.


FTC disclosure: Through Goodreads' First Reads Program, I received a free copy of Exposed from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

[Kendra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ashley Weis was a author I never heard about and I purchased this book for free a long time ago on my kindle. I just started to read it a couple of days ago. The book had a slow beginning and it was hard with it going back and forth between the two main characters. Ally was the one women who married her true love. You learn that she and her husband had been trying to have a baby with no luck. Then she finds her husband was addicted to porn and had been using it since before they were married. Her life was falling to pieces as was her marriage was as well. She then finds out that she was pregnant with their little girl. The other main character named Taylor had some bad times in her life growing up and started to look for a job. The job she found was not one she should have taken at eighteen years old. She became a porn star and was very successful in her career but she wanted out. She also found out she was pregnant with a little girl through the book.

This book started to leave you wanting to know how did these two girl meet and if they were going to meet each other. I really enjoyed this story and thought the author really brought out religion throughout the process of someone who was dealing with a porn addiction to someone who was in the world of making porn.

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

In some ways, I found this book hard to read (subject matter-wise). Allyson's insecurities mirrored mine, only I'm not married. I felt bad for her and the things (thoughts mostly) she went through in dealing with her husband's addiction to porn. At times I found her to be a little unrealistic with conflicting thoughts, actions, and emotions; but having never been through this, I'm not sure what a wife would be thinking, feeling, or doing.

Taylor -- poor girl, my heart really broke for her. Especially at the end when she died. To think she felt so worthless because of Andy's abuse and her porn career just hurt to read.

The ending tied things together nicely...especially how Taylor and Allyson's paths finally crossed. I would have liked to see more about Jessie and how he finally overcame the addiction (the epilogue made it sound as though he did)

My only "problem" (and I use the word loosely) with the writing is that the author could have transitioned people and places a little better. For example, In one sentence, Allyson was driving, and in the next, she's talking to Jessie at home. Telling us that she arrived at her house would have been helpful.

Overall, a good read

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exposed is the perfect title for this book. Allyson Graham, a marriage counselor finds herself in a place she swore she’d never be—married to a man addicted to porn. Allyson’s story of how this discovery lessens her self-worth, brings doubts she’s never had and the journey she takes to live with this discovery is a must read for any woman experiencing this dangerous epidemic.

It’s not a one-sided book. Taylor Adams has fallen into the life of a porn star. Her journey echo’s Allyson’s in many ways as she too searches for her own identity and a way out of this lifestyle.

Exposed, leaves you with the realities of what ‘fantasy’ really is.

If I were a marriage counselor I would by cases of this book to give to clients experiencing this. Why? Because sometimes it’s helpful to know there are others in the same position.

Powerful book, leaving the reader with many thoughts about how even advertising has taken an evil turn and could be challenging our sons.

[Jodi · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the subject matter of someone with porn addiction is a very serious concern, I found it hard to enjoy the story given that Ally and Jessie came across as deeply unlikable individuals. Neither one seemed to be capable to realizing how they both contributed to the problems in their marriage and rather than seeking professional help, they retreated inside themselves. Ally came across as someone desperately in need of therapy due to her childhood as well as her inability to see Jessie as a real person rather than an idealistic knight on a white horse.

In contrast Taylor seemed two-dimensional yet real with her issues stemming from her father's death and sexual abuse. I could believe her story and sympathize in a way that Ally didn't garner from me.

Overall, the characters may speak to some people, but since I didn't care for half of the main cast, it was hard for me to truly appreciate it.

[Lorna Nathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this novel for many different reasons. But I think my heart was more connected to Taylor than Ally, to some degree. A young woman who's life changed drastically before her eyes, not for the better, but simply because she wanted to make a name for herself. Something she never thought would come with abuse, lies, deception, betrayal and drugs. Living a life not believing that God really existed. From her point of view, she believed that if he (God) was real, then all those things that happened to her from a young age and even now that she's 18 wouldn't have happened. But God always have a greater plan, even when we the individual dont know it in its entirety. Taylor was able to experience real love when her daughter Layla was born. The immediate bond, proved to her that love does exist. Even though it happened a different way for her to experienced it.

[Gowri · Rating 5 out of 5]

I never believed I would end up reading religious fiction as I am not a large fan of religion intertwining with fiction. However, this book is different. I get the heartache the search and the pleas to God. I believe that even non-Christian readers like me would benefit from reading this book. This is not a pretty book and you learn that the grass is not always greener on the other side.

The focus of the book is on the women. And all though, the story is also about a man's struggle to be truthful and his addiction, it look as though this was only pertinent in as much as it affects one of the main characters. My only issue with this book was that, having made a big issue out of his addiction, this was an open loop and it would have been a good idea to close that loop prior to the end of the story.

But all said and done, this book is really good and definitely worth it.

[Christine · Rating 2 out of 5]

That's it... I'm through with picking up books that say "Christian" in the description. This also had the potential to be a much better book if the religious talk wasn't so prevalent, so extreme, so over the top... Chapters alternated between telling the story of a Christian woman freaking out because her husband liked porn and the story of an 18 year old cast off who wound up sucked into the life of being a porn star. The latter story was very interesting and would have been a great book by itself. The story of the husband and wife, though? Tedious. Repetitive. Chapter after chapter of her crying because he liked porn and she doesn't know if she can ever trust him again. Good ending, though - I'll give it that.

[MELISSA · Rating 3 out of 5]

I commend the author for writing her story. Her story is not easy and I am not one to judge how she handled the situation since I did not live it.

The story alternates between two very different woman at polar opposites of the world. Taylor is a young adult looking for love and affection in all the wrong places and becomes a prisoner to a world of porn. I must say there were a few times I was yelling "run" but her insecurities always got the best of her.

Ally is in a marriage damaged by her husband's porn addiction. This story does drone on at times.

There were a few times I thought I had the end figured out but I was shocked with the turn of events that finally bring these two characters together.

[RaeBeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has potential

*Spoilers*

As a mother who lost a child, I will say that I wished someone would have told me that this book may have triggers for someone who has been through a stillborn. With that said, the overall quality of the book is poor. I believe that this book is in desperate need of an editor, the characters are underdeveloped, and the plot has too many time jumps.

I enjoyed the overall story. However, I didn't really like Ally's story. I felt that she was a bit dramatic for some situations. As for Taylor, other than the vast time jumps... I really liked her story.

I'm not going to say if I recommend this book because it all depends on the reader. So, read at your own risk.

[Alcieta · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's like a train wreck and you can't look away. It makes me forget love's worth believing in. It makes me wonder at purpose and fate and truth. It makes me wonder why God's so big and I'm so small, too small to understand why He made men the way he did. And why it's a knife through the heart for either gender to understand each other.

I can't relate to the struggles in this book, but man did I get railed with emotion. It was both tragic and beautiful, real and gritty. The ending was horrible and wonderful at the same time. It probably deserves 4 stars, but I'm torn. The negative outweighed the positive in this book, but that's what made it so real. Worth reading.

[Katie Steiner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exposed

Excellent book. Difficult to read because of the truth it holds. Very well written to understand why men find it so hard to stop.
The truth is pornography is like any addiction, it's harmful but feels good at the time. Same with gluttony. Same with various addictions. God looks at all sin as the same. It all keeps us away from God. It hurts but we need to forgive because God forgave us. (Matthew 6:14). Our man needs to know we love him and forgive him and will do whatever it takes to help him truth it. There are a few pornography blockers that you can find on the web and download and some have accountability.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

An incredibly brave book, "Exposed" takes a hard look into the sordid world of porn and what it does to those on both sides of the camera. Based on a true story and told in a Christian light, Weis manages to tell two stories that intertwine in a devastating way, somehow maintaining less graphic details while still getting the feel across. Weis also manages to convey her Christianity in a convincing, positive way while avoiding the "shove it down your throat" approach. The only unfortunate part of this book is that it's riddled with typos, but aside from that, I highly recommend it.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an amazing book based on true events in the author's life as she struggles with her husband's deep seated pornography addiction. It is the story of how the lives of a woman tormented by the addiction of her husband and an 18 year old porn star thrust into the business out of imagined necessity. Their lives come colliding into each other and throughout the book they cross paths. Allyson has to get over her hatred of the girl and Taylor has to learn that she is worth God's love.
An amazing story of love and redemption!