Review: Leg Squiring While Reading HOTT!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 23, 2013
4.25 stars*** Never thought I'd consider hiring a male escort, until I met Liam Cooper aka Coop. Leg squirmed while reading, fire alarms went off from all the steam, with Coop as an escort #SignMeUpAsAClientLiam Cooper aka Coop may be a male escort but don't let his occupation define him. He works hard (quite a few innuendos come to mind lol) to respect his clients' privacy as well as fulfilling their desires/needs. This career path wasn't a "childhood dream" rather an outlet offered to him at a low point in his early college years, when options were bleak and his heart was heavy with sorrow. Accepting the life of an escort offered Coop more than what men think about half the day, Sex, it offered him no strings attached sex, in addition to loads of cash. So why not make a career out of it right?Whew, damn if Coop isn't good at what he does. Missy Johnson should have a Warning Label: Need Fire Extinguisher on hand the sex scenes are so hot! Talk about needing fans installed in your panties. You will be so hot and bothered you will be ready to throw morals out the window and turn over your credit cards to hire Coop's services for yourself!We meet a handful of Coop's clients, all different careers, sexual desires, and personalities. Bethany Masters, the teenage Hollywood "it girl" shares the most interactions with Coop. The banter between them can turn you off a tad, because they really do mesh so well as brother and sister, yet have sex, you'd think Eww but the scenes still hold your attention. You will never think of the back of a dark theater the same again when Coop shows what he can do there.The thing I liked most about Coop, other than his performances, is his honesty. Any question you may ponder while reading, Coop voices himself, you see the internal conflict he has with himself of his continual pursuit as an escort. So why does a down to earth, smart, considerate guy like Coop continue to be an escort? It all boils down to one thing, FAMILY. Coop takes the weight of caring/providing for his sister and mother (since the death of his father) on his shoulders. Is his method unorthodox? Heck yes, but does he deny that, Hell NO! He feels enormous guilt for hiding his profession from his family, but does not know how else to bring as large of a cash flow to assist in his mother's medical needs.Enter in Mia, his sister's childhood best friend, his first crush, the girl who gave him his first blow job. Yup 12years later he still hasn't forgotten the girl. She is Coop's game changer.The chemistry sizzles between these two off the bat. Yet, both have reservations. For Coop, a relationship would be added complications to his life, on top of the guilt he'd feel to ask a woman like Mia to accept his sleeping with women on the side for money. For Mia, she is rebounding from a failed marriage from a husband she loved but he fell out of love from her. We don't receive too much insight into the background of Mia's story, but then again this story is about Coop discovering he is more than an escort. A tad unrealistically, these two are thrown together, matched to live together by Coop's hilarious loving sister, Nic, but enjoyable all the same. The steam between these is not as scorching as it is between Coop and his clients. I believe this is due to Coop holding back, his guilt of hiding what he does from Mia, as well as what he experiences with Mia can be seen as sensually hot not erotic.I was disappointed that it took the climax for Coop to be exposed as an escort, rather than him coming clean himself with Mia. There is some angst following the fallout of his exposure, but it wraps up pretty quickly which I was okay with, Missy don't draw out the conflict which is refreshing. The climax forces Coop to open his eyes and reset his priorities, making him realizing aside from his family, Mia is high up there. Even though, Mia's character isn't as well developed as Coop's, her presence is the cable jump Coop needed to recognize Liam Cooper is capable of being more than an escort.The secondary characters--Nic and her husband Jake and Bethany all will grab your attention. The banter between Coop and his sister had me laughing so hard, their interactions are perfection depiction of sibling love. While this book differs from Missy Johnson's usual storylines, she never ceases to amaze me with how well done the male POV is written. She splashes more humor, crude and sarcastic, while also intensifying the steam that is her sex scenes; couldn't stop squirming while reading. Amazing job Missy you have me hooked. I can't wait to get my hands on Beth's story in book 2 in hopes of also seeing the continued growth of Liam and Mia's relationship.*Received an ARC copy in exchanged for an honest review*