Book Review
Exposed

EXPOSED by Anna J. Stewart Draws You In With the First Sentence

Full disclosure, I interviewed the author, Anna J. Stewart, for Luv-a-Palooza in June of 2022, at that time she told me about Exposed and I immediately wanted to read it. Her “elevator pitch” was right on target, building interest in her upcoming release.

From the first sentence of the prologue, I was hooked. It was a great storyline with most of the action and plot being believable.

The prologue starts out with a woman being held prisoner and while there is sexual assault mentioned, it is not on the page or described in great detail so no worry about triggers. The premise hooked me, I wanted to know more about the story and see where it would go.

The main story centers around a historical landmark in Los Angeles – a building that was originally sort of like a rooming house for Hollywood starlets. This building called Temple House, had been turned into apartments when the studio sold the building when they no longer kept their starlets under the contract system. I loved how the author wove real-life Hollywood history into the storyline of Temple House.

This storyline has a multitude of characters – makes sense since this will be a series – and I did find myself getting confused a bit. The author did a good job of introducing each character but of course, more attention was paid to this storyline’s main male and female leads.

There was no slow lead-up to the action and mystery, from the first page til the last, I was guessing. (And I can hardly wait for Vanished – book two in the series.)

Recommend?

I absolutely recommend this book to readers and non-readers of romance. The mystery was central to the story, the romance was secondary. If you are a fan of J. D. Robb’s “In Death” series, this will be right up your alley and should be on your Kindle or bookshelf.

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Disclaimer
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author. I was not required to write a positive review. All of the opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255, “Guidelines Concerning the Use of Testimonials and Endorsements in Advertising.”