Indecent Exposure audiobook

This review may contain SPOILERS!OMG, how cute is this story? How cute is Jack Garrett? How cute is Katie McCoy? After the unfortunate bad start I wasn't expecting this ball of sweetness, and honestly ... Jack Garrett was the absolute best! I didn't pay much attention to him in the previous novel due to him always seeming boozy and intoxicated, but this novel just gave me a 360 on him. Also, Katie and her quirky, genuine and open attitude made my day! I loved how open and honest she talked, even when being awkward, no, especially when being awkward! This story was mushy and sweet and all lovey-dovey, but you know what? I loved every second of it. Sometimes there are these books that have some cliche-filled bad-boy-womanizer turned good guy. Here, Jack has always been a good guy and just needed the right push (or the right woman) to show him just how awesomely awesome he really is. I can't wait to dig into the next novel, I have a feeling Greer is gonna be my favoritest character ever ... I already love his grumpy ass!4/5 stars

I am way behind my reading target. I tried to keep up with my reading since this is a long weekend. Alas, I have many errand to do. Indecent Exposure has a darker side. Miss Bailey does not describe it in detail but it is enough to make Jack's character relatable. I was struggle to understand Katie. I wish Miss Bailey can have more solid background character on her. Overall, this is a wonderful read. 4 stars

Wow. This was not at all what I expected. Yes, it was well written, hot as all get out, and made me chuckle in some places. But what I didn't expect was the sadness and pain lurking in Jack. I don't want to say too much and give anything away, but just k ow that behind the charm is a man I just wanted to hold. I loved this!

Somehow I missed the first book in Tessa Bailey’s The Academy series, but after reading Indecent Exposure I will be rectifying that soon. I felt like this book almost had two sides, a light-hearted, fun side and an overwhelming emotional side, both equally important and making it a strong and satisfying romance.I wasn’t really sure how I felt about Jack Garrett for a good part of this book, while he seemed like a nice enough guy; he seemingly had no ambition and flitted through life in a haze of booze and sex. Then he meets Katie McCoy, a woman whose life has been nothing but structure, training, and doing her best to make her strict father happy, but knowing she can never replace her brother in his eyes. From the minute they meet there is a charge in the air, it is exciting and electric and it has them both feeling unbalanced in different ways.Their connection was undeniable and it wasn’t all about lust, from almost the beginning they were sharing things about themselves they rarely shared with anyone including the people closest to them. With Katie in the states on a short work assignment, they know their time is limited which only ratchets up the intensity between them. I loved watching Jack share his love of New York with Katie and even taking her to visit some sites that while a bit gruesome were some places she longed to see. I admired Katie for her strength and her ability and the fact that she realized that there was more to Jack than the front he seemed to present to the world and that she encouraged him and made him begin to see his self worth. Jack inspired Katie to look at life a bit differently, to let loose and enjoy, something she’s never had a chance to do, and in doing so she discovered so much about herself and even with pressures from home mounting it was hard for her to deny that she loved the changes she’d made in her life.One part of the story that troubled me was I felt like Jack was tying his sobriety into his need to be a better person for Katie. I really felt like he needed to take some time away from her to discover who he was without the aid of alcohol before he plunged head first into a serious relationship, but I can’t deny they were good together.Completely engrossing, touching, yet with a sense of whimsy, I loved Indecent Exposure.

Tessa Bailey’s ‘The Academy’ series is shaping out to be quite a gem of all her books. ‘Indecent exposure’ is engaging, fun, appropriately angsty when the occasion calls for it and more emotionally resonant than the first book in the series.A deadbeat loser was what I’d thought of Jack Garrett and I was nothing but sceptical when Bailey insisted on writing his HEA. But Bailey’s rather insightful articulation of Jack’s issues, emotions and personal demons deserve some applause here, as she makes him a sympathetic hero whose upbringing and past explains—though doesn’t necessarily excuse—the way he always behaves. Just as Jack is the drifter with no ambition in life, Katie McCoy’s upbringing has been the exact, regimented opposite with high after high and prize after prize.In many ways, Jack and Katie are complete opposites and their coming together is probably nothing short of a miracle save for Katie’s honesty, openness and compassion which makes Jack need to level with her. I was in fact, surprised at the speed at which they shared so many things about each other when I’d barely gotten to a quarter of the book, but it does in fact, smooth the way for sizzling sexy times (which are frankly, over-the-top as usual) and a more intimate connection where there would be none.Nonetheless, I did think however, that Jack really needed some time apart from Katie to work on himself and to fix his issues—time and the skin-flaying kind of therapy. Katie did hit the nail on the head when she said that she couldn’t be a crutch for him as he started his long recovery and I wished that Bailey had actually separated them, just so that Jack could meet her as a better man and in a better position from when they first started. I would have liked to see them together 6 months or a year down the road though, as a yardstick of how far they’d come together, but the epilogue—just a mere 48 hours after the climax—wasn’t sufficient for me to believe the rather rushed and abrupt HEA that Bailey wraps up for them both.That said, I’m liking this series quite a lot and with a fiery recruit and a stodgy lieutenant next in line? Bring it on.*ARC by the publisher via Edelweiss

“She sees me. She’s inside me, under me, around me. And it’s still not enough. I want inside of her, too. So deep she can’t dig me out.” There isn’t one word, one page, one chapter, one book by Tessa Bailey that I didn’t FALL IN LOVE with at first glance. She has this AMAZING TALENT that hypnotizes me with every turn of the page. From the moment I discovered her work, there was no going back. I’m in LOVE! I will always be IN LOVE with everything she puts out into the world. Ms. Bailey IS and WILL ALWAYS BE one of my all time FAVORITE romance writers!If you weren’t in love with The Academy Series before, get ready to fall HOPELESSLY with Jack and Katie’s whirlwind romance. It’s so special and so beautiful, I NEVER stood a chance! I LOVED Jack from the very start and I was excited that he was getting his happily ever after so soon! Katie was the PERFECT MATCH for our dear Jack and I couldn’t have been more thrilled with this coupling! The swiftness of their connection just did something to me. I LOVED that it was immediate and that immediately Jack couldn’t get enough of this enigma of a woman. Katie’s reaction to him at first was hilarious, she was just in her own world, until she turned around and fell under his spell. Time is not on their side, neither is the past. But they will make the most of the time that they do have and it will grow into something so incredible, that neither of them will be able to deny it. Jack’s story is heartbreaking and it made my heart drop on more than one occasion. But the light that Katie brought to his life was just what he needed to turn his life around. She made him want to be a better man and in turn, she wanted to be ONLY HIS.INDECENT EXPOSURE had so much heart and soul…so much heat and emotion. I LOVED every single second that I was completely LOST in this book and in this world. To say that I’m anxiously awaiting the next book would be a gross understatement. I will ALWAYS CRAVE more of Tessa Bailey’s words…ALWAYS!

I adore this series so much!! It's sweet, hilarious, and SO hot. Jack and Katie's heartfelt story had just the right amount of angst to balance out the light-heartedness. Review to come!!Thanks to the publisher for generously providing me an ARC to review.

⭐️ [4.25/5 Stars] ⭐️My favourite thing about Tessa Bailey’s characters is the fact that they’re all so devoted to whoever the love interest is, especially when it comes to this series. I’m reading them backwards and I don’t know why but regardless, the chemistry between the characters rolls off them in waves. I really liked Jack. I think there needed to be some more attention on his alcoholism and his recovery. Alcoholism is no joke and an addict wouldn’t necessarily be able to handle their sober days as easily as Jack did. I think it was believable to an extent, but I wanted a bit more from this. I needed the gritty stuff. Aka, Jack dealing with his need to drink and the ugliness of it. This could have been a lol’ better developed. That’s all I’m saying. Same goes for his childhood. I’m probably missing some important shit because I still haven’t read the first one but I figured that because this is Jack’s story, there would be more background info but hmm.Anyway, I loved the way these characters were drawn to each other. I don’t think I’ll get over how Tessa Bailey consistently writes successful steamy scenes and makes me feel like I’m intruding on the sexy time lmao. It’s fucking fantastic.

4,5 starsWow, this book turned out so very different than I expected and I say that in the most positive way. Of all the Tessa Bailey books I’ve read over the last year it brought me closest to the feel amd vibe of her early books (the Line of Duty books but without the suspense plots). But it was also much more than that. INDECENT EXPOSURE is such a great mix of sugary sweet romance, sexy heat that included some of the finest dirty talk and emotional heartbreak through topics that were not for the faint of heart (sexual assault and alcoholism).Jack’s story broke my heart with its darkness and pain and I loved Katie for being his “savior” and the person to bring him back into the light, so to speak. I loved this one a lot and I can’t wait to read Greer and Danika’s story. That one is going to be explosive for sure!

First off, I have to admit this is my first Tessa Bailey's book. I own a bunch of her novels but have never read any. That being said, I can see why people like her stories so much. They are refreshing and engaging. Indecent Exposure begins when Katie McCoy meets Jack Garrett. You wonder how? Outside a bar in New York where a mob hit happened years ago. Katie has an obsession with mob hits and she was determined to see them while on her first trip to NYC. Next thing she knows, an extremely handsome man is offering his company as a tour guide. Katie doesn't go inside bars for a personal reason while Jack seems to live in one. So how could a relationship between them work? It just does. Tessa Bailey does a wonderful job of bringing these two characters together.Katie is originally from Ireland. She is a markswoman and an Olympian medalist. She's in NYC to train the new police recruits on firearms. What she wasn't expecting was to see Jack as part of her class. Jack uses the bottle to forget his past. He joined the police force after losing a bet with his best friend Danika. He's not interested in his new career except for getting paid and helping his mother stay afloat. Things do change when Katie crosses his path. She sees something in him and it makes him try to do better. Indecent Exposure had a solid plot. The addiction angle was a good one. It was easy to like the characters and root for them. The one drawback for me was the almost insta-love feel. I would have had Jack get the help he needs and remain apart until he was stronger than before. Yet, the epilogue was wonderful. Cliffhanger: No4/5 FangsA complimentary copy was provided by Avon via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.MrsLeif's Two Fangs About It | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram