Exposed by Brighton WalshMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by author/publisher in exchange for an honest review
Captive was the first book that started my Brighton Walsh addiction. So when I finally got my hands on Exposed, the second book to the Captive Series, I was beyond excited and thrilled to read Riley's story. Exposed was just as captivating, raw, sexy, emotional, suspenseful and intriguing as the first book. Brighton Walsh is such a talented writer and author that she immediately grabs her reader's attention as she slowly unraveled and exposed each layer of suspense, mystery, and romance.
In Exposed, readers are introduced to Riley, the younger brother of Gage aka "Ghost." Riley's job entails some criminal activity so when his brother calls him to take captive of a woman, he didn't expect that he would have to protect his ex-girlfriend Evie, whom he thought was dead. With the past and future colliding, Riley was thrown into a whirlwind of emotions because Evie was the one. The one woman whom he loved and so it was shocking to learn the truth of why she had to create a new identity.
For five years, Evie had to create a new identity and fake her death in order to start fresh. In order to keep her loved ones safe, she had to become Genevieve and Genevieve is engaged to a son of a conservative congressman. So when her picture was taken at a social gathering, she suddenly has a target on her back when the people she was running from discovers that she is alive. And so it completely caught Evie off guard when Riley appears, igniting buried feelings.
"Even when he'd stripped me of my power and took it for himself, he did so without making me feel weak, without making me feel threatened. And I never wanted this to end, this feeling of completion I always seemed to have when I was with him. Never wanted to have to leave him again, not when he made me feel like this. Made me feel like everything would be okay. Made me feel safe. But I knew I didn't have a choice."
While Evie is in the care of Riley, the once intense feelings that they once shared begins to resurface igniting a strong sexual tension between the two. The past begins to get blurred and collide and soon these two begin a scorching romance. For five years, Evie tried to forget Riley but she couldn't because she never felt this intense emotions of love and passion for any other man including her fiance. But as Evie and Riley embark on this second chance romantic affair, secrets, lies and truths begins to get exposed. So will the unraveling of secrets destroy their second chance at love? And what danger awaits for the two?
I did find Exposed a lot more steamy than the previous book. Who am I kidding... this story was brimming with so much passion, intensity, and hot steamy scenes. Brighton definitely took the sexy and steamy level up several notches and I loved it. In this book, I felt the raw sexual and carnal desires between Riley and Evie worked into this story line because they had history that was intense, raw, passionate, palpable, and tangible. Weaving layers of raw emotions, second chances, romance and suspense, Ms. Walsh was able to grip her readers in this sexy suspense New Adult. As always the writing was phenomenal, gripping, and captivating!!! So if you are looking for a sexy romantic suspense, then I highly recommend Exposed!!!
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