REVIEW: "Exposure" by Kelly Moran (Contemporary Romance)

EXPOSURE by Kelly Moran
	Genre: Contemporary Romance, Erotica Publication Date: January 17th, 2016 Standalone: Yes
Categories/Tropes:
Best Friends to Lovers, High Heat
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Description from Publisher:
His best friend...His muse...His fantasy... Billionaire photographer Noah Caldwell has spent ten years biding his time for the chance to tell his best friend Raven Crowne the truth. He wants her. With the threat that brought him to her in the first place finally behind him, they begin a hot affair he's only dreamed about. And reality is far better than fantasy. Yet beautiful Raven has her own dark history, one he's trying desperately to release from her. But as their passion deepens and turns into more, his past rises up from the shadows to claim one last victim…and Noah could lose the only person he can't live without.
My Rating:	Heat Rating:
I wanted so badly to love this. Kelly Moran is such an amazing author, and I have loved everything else I have read by her. Her talent to breath life into characters and weave the most tactile worlds together has brought me to tears, of happiness, sadness, and laughter. This was a departure from everything else I have read, though her mark is still very much there. This is more erotic, and really shines a light on lust and kink. From just pages in, the lust between Noah and Raven is palpable. Unfortunately, it never really ventures past just a lot of fcking, much as the words try to fill in more emotion. Almost every single interaction between these two is highly erotic, escalating more and more as the story continues. These are darker characters, with more visceral desires, than usual. Raven has some hangups with sex, and Noah is pretty alpha. The histories don't feel very fleshed out, though, and her hangup is moved passed almost too quickly. If erotic and a bit of suspense is your thing, especially if you like reading moderate kink/anal play, this would be an excellent read, I think. I like a good amount of heat, but really need more emotion and romance (which Kelly Moran is otherwise stellar at!!). For me, personally, this was a 3 star read. I just never really could care about the characters, and it took me much longer than usual to finish. That said, it was easily 4 star erotica!
My Source: I received a digital ARC from the publisher to voluntarily review. This in no way influenced my review. My opinion is unbiased and 100% my own.

About the Author: Kelly Moran
Kelly Moran is a bestselling romance author of enchanting ever-afters. She is a Catherine Award-Winner, Readers' Choice Finalist, Holt Medallion Finalist, and a 2014 Award of Excellence Finalist through RWA, plus she's landed on the 10 Best Reads & Must Read lists by USA TODAY's HEA. Kelly's been known to say that she gets her ideas from everyone and everything around her and there's always a book playing out in her head. No one who knows her bats an eyelash when she talks to herself. Her interests include: sappy movies, MLB, NFL, driving others insane, and sleeping when she can. She is a closet caffeine junkie and chocoholic, but don't tell anyone. She resides in Wisconsin with her husband, three sons, and two dogs. Most of her family lives in the Carolinas, so she spends a lot of time there as well. Visit her website for up-to-date book news and where to follow.