Review: A fast paced quick read that sizzles!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2014
Daring, sassy and sensuous, Indecent…Exposure is a sizzling erotic short story that kicks off an exciting new trilogy from a writer to watch out for – Jane O’Reilly.Ellie Smithson is a highly respectable photographer with a shocking secret. By day, she takes photographs of happy families and loved-up couples about to walk down the aisle, but at night, the talented photographer shakes off the shackles of respectability and takes photographs of a more intimate nature. Nobody – except her old friend Amber – knows about this little sideline. However, things look set to change when Amber is dumped and decides to teach her former lover a lesson. Amber wants Ellie to take an X-rated photo of her having the time of her life with a good-looking hunk who will make her old boyfriend seethe with jealousy. Ellie wouldn’t usually bat an eyelid at such a request, however, she cannot help but feel a little bit awkward when she realises that Amber has roped in Tom Hunt – her accountant – as the unexpected star of this photo shoot!Ellie doesn’t usually go for boring accountants in three piece suits and sensible haircuts, but for the last couple of months Tom has been haunting her thoughts and disturbing her dreams. Although Ellie is usually the ultimate professional, having to photograph a naked Tom throws her off her game – and only makes her more determined to make her fantasies a reality! But taking their relationship from the boardroom into the bedroom will force Ellie and Tom to face up to their fears and confess their deepest and darkest secrets to one another….Tom has been attracted to Ellie for years, but has so far been determined to keep their relationship strictly professional. Yet, when resisting Ellie proves impossible, the buttoned-up accountant realises that the time has come for him to show Ellie what lies beneath his sensible exterior. But will the shocking truths which he’s concealed for so long lose him the only woman he’s let breach the impenetrable walls he’s built around his heart? Or will Ellie continue to surprise him?Are Ellie and Tom ready to let go of their past and admit the depth of their feelings for one another? Or will they continue to let old wounds get in the way of their future?Bold, brazen and steamy, Jane O’Reilly deftly mixes humour, pathos and red-hot passion in a searingly hot tale that is not for the faint-hearted! Although the sex is hot and frequent, what I enjoyed most about Indecent…Exposure was that Jane O’Reilly managed to write an erotic short story that had a powerful, compelling and tender romance about two damaged souls finding one another at its heart that will move and enthrall readers.Despite thoroughly enjoying Indecent…Exposure, my only qualm about this short story was that I felt that Tom and Ellie resolved the issues that were keeping them apart far too quickly and abruptly and would have liked more space to have been devoted to their emotional journey, but due to the restricted word count of short stories, this wasn’t possible.Readers looking for a fast-paced quick read to brighten up their day, should look no further then Jane O’Reilly’s Indecent stories. With two further installments to go, I can’t wait to see what mischief her characters get up to next!This review was originally published on Sensual Reads.