Hot Water [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Kathryn Jordan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 3, 2006

When you flirt with a fantasy, you risk falling in love.

Trapped in an unhappy marriage, a Minnesota housewife indulges in a weekend at a luxurious spa-and a man who'll bring her most intimate fantasies to life. Calling herself Julia Reeves, she hires a gorgeous man-whom she calls William-through the Internet, rents a red Lamborghini, splurges on some ultra-sexy lingerie, and escapes on her clandestine adventure.

The Hidden Springs spa is all that she imagined. "William" is much, much more. Her plan was to live out a fantasy and then return to reality. But a weekend may not be enough.

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About the Author

Kathryn Jordan has taught all over the world, from Egypt to the Philippines and, most recently at Amistad Continuation High School in Indio, California, where the literary magazine she founded won awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association at Columbia University. She has written for such diverse publications as Westways, Palm Springs Life, and Scuba Magazine. Hot Water is her first novel. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Unknown (January 3, 2006)
• ISBN-10: 0425207579
• ASIN: B000IOEZ1I
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,177,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars steamy romance for philosophy lovers and smart readers, January 11, 2006

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Bryan T. Traynor "bibliophile" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Water (Mass Market Paperback)

(FYI, I am female, just using my husband's account to post this review.)

'Julia', a woman of a certain age trapped in an unhappy marriage, rents a Lamborghini Murcielago and escapes for a weekend to a luxury spa. There she meets 'William', a male escort she's hired for the occasion, and they embark on what turns out to be a romance. First time novelist Kathryn Jordan skillfully weaves a tale of love, philosophy and sexual healing under the California desert sun.

Fans of erotic romance will enjoy this book; the sex scenes are explicit and realistic without being crass. I am a big fan of beach reads in general, and I must admit I was attracted to this book by the steamy cover and wish-fulfillment premise. But I'm also a writer and a lover of substantial literature, and I was pleasantly surprised by the complexity and depth of this book. Julia and William discuss Hannah Arendt and the Gaia theory between adventures, and the flights of fancy and tone of magical realism evoked such writers as Hunter Thompson and Laura Esquivel. The premise of sensual pleasure as a path to spiritual healing was really interesting, and I found myself thinking about the characters' conversations days later.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a quality read with a bit of spice. Very enjoyable...I polished it off in one sitting!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating...Delicious...Intelligent...., January 6, 2006

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Johanna Angelos "book maven" (La Quinta, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Water (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed reading Hot Water by Kathryn Jordan tremendously. I thought it was the most perfect combination of sensuality and intelligence. The erotica is wonderful; it is refined and sophisticated as are the characters. The ending is a wonderful surprise, and the author takes us on a whirlwind of emotional challenges, with a true understanding of the female psyche and the complications that brings in terms of finding freedom.

Freedom for both characters is ultimately what this book meant to me. It is a fascinating, delicious, intelligent read, and the author is definitely one of the best in sharing her characters' sensuality without becoming salacious in any way. Quite a feat!

Johanna Angelos

La Quinta, California

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review from Fallen Angel Reviews, February 13, 2007

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Serena, Fallen Angel Reviews (Warrenville, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hot Water (Paperback)

When she finds a deed to a `hunting' cabin in her husband's name only, she knows that it's time she take some time for herself and rediscover who she really is. Calling herself `Julia' she leases a Lamborghini, hires a man of the evening, and checks into the ultra swanky resort, The Hidden Springs. While there she reevaluates her marriage where she has become a non-entity and strives for a reawakening that will let her live again. `William', the man she hired, is a strange juxtaposition of experienced lover and philosophical man trying to find himself as well.

When I first read the blurb for this book I was nervous about its topic. Being a rather traditional woman when it comes to marriage and the sanctity of that vow, I was curious to see how Ms. Jordan would romanticize a woman intent on an affair. While there were times that the story went a little too far esoterically, I was surprised by how successful she was. With an eloquent pen Ms. Jordan took us along on the journey to rediscovery with both William and Julia. She painted a picture that made me feel for both of them and their situations. All said, this was a very well written book.