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The Sexpert (Tall, Dark, and Handsome Book 1) Kindle Edition

by JA Huss (Author), Johnathan McClain (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 1,085 ratings

Book 1 of 2: Tall, Dark, and Handsome

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A new standalone romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author, JA Huss, and Actor/Screenwriter, Johnathan McClain.

EDEN

I’m just a simple girl who likes dessert. And sexy men. And social media. So starting an anonymous video channel called The Sexpert as a side hustle to make up for my low-paying marketing job at Le Man Magazine seemed like a perfectly sensible career decision. Until we went viral, my boss accused my anonymous personality of stealing his idea, and now my super sexy new boyfriend, Andrew, is out to get me.

Her. Me. Whatever.

ANDREW

I don’t want it to be her. I do not want this… sweet, delicious, shy social media nerd working at my best friend’s magazine to be the face behind those perky cupcakes on the Sexpert channel. I don’t want it to be her… because I like her. A lot. She’s funny, and quirky, and smart, and creative… and… I really, really like her. It just can’t be her.

But it is.
And now I have to choose.
My best friend?
Or… The Sexpert?

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"I freaking LOVED SEXpert!!! This book will have you so engrossed with the sexy, fun and laugh out loud moments, which by the way is pretty much the ENTIRE read, that you will inhale every page from the very first to the very last!" ~ Goodreads Reviewer Melissa B

"The Sexpert is delightful, charming, witty, and laugh-out-loud hilarious." ~ Goodreads Reviewer Leslie N

"This dynamic writing duo has struck gold with this their latest venture because The Sexpert is everything I would have expected from a romantic comedy." ~ Goodreads reviewer Books Laid Bare

"OMG! This book was off the hook hilarious! I loved it. I never laughed so hard and at work none the less. Julie and Johnathan are amazing together and I can't wait to see what's coming next." ~ Goodreads Reviewer Stephanie Ditmore

"Being now on Take 2 and re-reading I find myself still laughing at the same bits I did when I first read. It's refreshing to have a deeply humorous book from start to finish." Goodreads Reviewer Emma

"Not only is this story funny, complete with wonderful quips and innuendos (all dessert related lol), but there is substance there...loyalty, trust and yes love. I adored the story and hope they write more just like it." ~ Goodreads Reviewer Sue

"This is a hilarious book and I constantly was laughing out loud. This is a must read that you will not be disappointed. I'm hoping for more books from the Sexpert and her best friend Zoey." ~ Goodreads Reviewer BooksRAGirlsBF(Megan Cox)

"Fun, cute, nerdy and a little bit serious. Romcom is my favorite trope and these two authors did a great job with Eden and Andrew's hilariously awkward romance." ~ Mindy Lou's Book Review

"I loved everything about this book! Eden was the type of heroine I love to read about. She's kind of klutzy, definitely quirky, wears glasses,and rambles a lot but she's not a ditz. She's smart and kind and everyone likes her. I personally loved her!" ~ Goodreads Reviewer Carvanz

"I love this book and can't wait for the others to come out. Huss/McClain you guys did it again, absolutely amazing. I definitely recommend this book." ~ Goodreads Reviewer Nikki Van Horn

"Super sweet, funny and sexy read. Eden and Andrew had me in tears laughing!!" Goodreads Reviewer Maria

"The Sexpert is fabulous fun from beginning to end. Once more, Huss and McClain have proven they are THE incomparable duo with an abundance of stories that simply cannot be beat. Huss and McClain have a rhythm that is meticulous and masterful. They write seamlessly together and their characters are wildly engaging and truly unforgettable." ~ Goodreads Reviewer MJ

"This book is downright hysterical! A much needed read after being extremely depressed. It definitely lifts your mood and has you laughing out loud almost throughout the whole book! It's sunlight after a dark night.The smell of fresh cut grass. The brightest of moons. It's perfection." ~ Angie from Liezel and Angie's Book Blog

"Another deliciously phenomenal read by JA & Johnathan that gave me all the feels. I am crushing hard on Eden & Andrew." Goodreads Reviewer Veronica LaRoche

"The Sexpert is sweet, hilarious, naughty, cute and"adorable", Andrew's favourite word for Eden." ~ Goodreads Reviewer Elena

"This book! I loved every word of it! I laughed so much and the characters were perfectly imperfect and I just loved them so much. I never wanted this book to end!" Goodreads Reviewer Liz

"This is quite simply a great dive into this genre. The dialogue and the story is fresh, new and fun. It's light and entertaining and a perfect summer read. It's got quite the sweetness, awkward funny moments and all the sexiness in between. A total rom-com winner for Huss and McClain!" ~Goodreads Reviewer Readingtilthebreakofdawn

"I gotta say, I haven't laughed this much at a book in a really long time! It was totally not expected but man did I enjoy it!!" ~ Goodreads Reviewer Wendy LeGrand

"I had so much fun reading the Sexpert that I didn't want the book to end! It was all that I could hope for in a romantic comedy! The chemistry between the characters was electric, it was a funny read and Eden was so damn cute!" Goodreads Reviewer Naomi

About the Author

Johnathan McClain's career as a writer and actor spans 25 years and covers the worlds of theatre, film, and television. As an audiobook narrator, he has recorded almost 100 titles. Favorites include the Audie Award winning Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff and The Last Days of Night, by Academy Winning Screenwriter Graham Moore (who is also Johnathan's close friend and occasional collaborator). As well as multiple titles by his dear friend and writing partner, JA Huss, with whom he is hard at work making the world a little more romantic. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Laura.

JA Huss is the New York Times Bestselling author of 321 and has been on the USA Today Bestseller's list 21 times in the past four years. She writes characters with heart, plots with twists, and perfect endings. Her books have sold millions of copies all over the world, the audio version of her semi-autobiographical book, Eighteen, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award and an Audie Award in 2016 and 2017 respectively, her audiobook, Mr. Perfect, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award in 2017, and her audiobook, Taking Turns, was nominated for an Audie Award in 2018. Five of her book were optioned for a TV series by MGM television in 2018. She lives on a ranch in Central Colorado with her family.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07FT8JTW3
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Science Future Press (July 23, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 23, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1286 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 394 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #231,131 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,505 in Coming of Age Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #3,121 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books)
- #7,152 in Romantic Comedy (Kindle Store)

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JA Huss
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JA Huss is the New York Times Bestselling author of 321 and has been on the USA Today Bestseller's list 21 times in the past five years. She writes characters with heart, plots with twists, and perfect endings.
Her new sexy sci-fi romance and paranormal romance pen name is KC Cross and she writes novels and teleplays collaboratively with actor and screenwriter, Johnathan McClain.
Her books have sold millions of copies all over the world, the audio version of her semi-autobiographical book, Eighteen, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award and an Audie Award in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Her audiobook, Mr. Perfect, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award in 2017. Her audiobook, Taking Turns, was nominated for an Audie Award in 2018. Five of her book were optioned for a TV series by MGM television in 2018. And her book, Total Exposure, was nominated for a RITA Award in 2019.
She lives on a ranch in Central Colorado with her family.
“What is the reading order of your books?”
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Johnathan McClain
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Find Johnathan on Twitter and Facebook at @misterjmcclain and Instagram at @mrjmcclain. You can also track him down on his website, johnathanmcclain.com.
Johnathan McClain is an award winning actor, screenwriter, producer, romance novelist and audiobook narrator who did not set out to have such a diverse set of careers but has embraced life’s unpredictabilities.
As an actor, his extensive resumé includes a notable turn as Megan Draper's agent, Alan Silver, on the final season of AMC's critically acclaimed drama Mad Men as well as appearing as the lead of the TV Land comedy series, Retired at 35, starring alongside late Hollywood icons George Segal and Jessica Walter, amongst dozens of other TV series, films, and plays.
As a writer and producer, Johnathan's feature film debut, The Outfit, co-written with Oscar winner Graham Moore and starring Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien, and Johnny Flynn, was financed by FilmNation and distributed by Focus Features in the Spring of 2022. Johnathan also has two other films and a TV series currently in development; one of which is based on the unexpected and surreal adventure he has enjoyed as the co-author — alongside NY Times bestselling romance titan JA Huss — of multiple bestselling romance novels which resulted in him becoming an Amazon top-100 ranked romance author.
As an audiobook narrator, Johnathan has narrated approximately 150 titles ranging from sci-fi, to romance, to non-fiction, to fantasy, to LitRPG, and everything in between. In the words of Ryan Rimmel, author of the Audible bestselling Noobtown series, “Johnathan can do anything.” He is the recipient of multiple Audiofile Earphone Awards, SOVAS nominations, and an Audie for his narration of Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff’s #1 NY Times bestselling sci-fi novel, Illuminae, which won the Audie Award for audiobook of the year for multi-voiced narration in 2016.
His narration of Illuminae has also resulted in Johnathan going on to become collaborators with Amie Kaufman as narrator for 6 more of her novels and as the co-writer of a screenplay on which the two are currently hard at work.
Johnathan lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Laura.
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AlohaD

4.5 rom-com stars. Can't wait to visit the DTC again!

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2018

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4.5 stars.

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised with this book for the newer book writing duo of Julie A Huss and Johnathan McClain. I read their first series and found it good, but this was even better. The characters had great comedic timing and their chemistry and general awkwardness was perfection.
From the first moment they met, I knew that this story had great potential. It was different, but had a great lead-in for what could happen. And I was not disappointed.

Eden works for "the man", literally at Le Man magazine. She's their Social Media maven, but gets no recognition for what she does. She is quiet and tries to camouflage herself to fit in the background. But she has a secret and that secret is about to go viral. Her with her great assets, and her BFF Zoey have found a niche and they are running with it. Only problem is, her boss thinks they stole his idea. But he doesn't know who they are. Not yet anyway. So what will they do?

Enter Andrew, Eden's boss's best friend. Eden and Andrew meet in such a roundabout way, but they have instant chemistry and everything about the two of them just seems to fit. I adore Andrew and his take charge kind of manner. He also has found a niche and just goes with it. He's creative and loves the outdoors. But he also seems to be hiding something. What can two people do that are hiding a bit of something from one another? Can you be honest or will that thing ruin everything?

This is quite simply a great dive into this genre. The dialogue and the story is fresh, new and fun. It's light and entertaining and a perfect summer read. It's got quite the sweetness, awkward funny moments and all the sexiness in between. A total rom-com winner for Huss and McClain!

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Stephcat76

Sexy and Fun read

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2018

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This story begins with Eden, a hard working women at a men’s magazine who just happens to have a little YouTube channel on the side. The deal is though, no one knows it’s her since you can’t see her face in the video, just her assets. Then suddenly after a mention on the radio, The Sexpert takes off and Eden and her best friend are suddenly famous. Only one same problem, Edens boss is claiming someone stole his idea and is determined to find out the Sexperts secret identity.

Enter Andrew, Pierres (Edens boss) best friend who just happens to possess the technology to identify this Sexpert. But he is too distracted by the woman he met on a freeway in traffic and discovers lives in the same building as him.

The more time Andrew spends with Eden, the more he starts to notice things and when the truth is finally revealed, will these two ever be able to have something real?

My review:

This was a fun romance. There was little to no drama and parts of it will make you laugh out loud. Eden and Andrew are both well written characters and the side characters were great too.

The story moves along at the perfect pace and it has just the right amount of ups and downs.

This one is pretty straight forward, the reader knows all the secrets right from the start and it is fun watching the other characters try to figure things out.

My thoughts:

POV: switches up between Eden and Andrew
Quick hook or slow starter? 5 (I was hooked from the first chapter)
Character development: 4
Level of Romance between characters: 4
Passion/Heat level: 4 (there is not a lot of sex in this one but what there is fits really well with the story)
Angst/Heartbreak: 3 (This is more of a comedy, not much drama at all)
Cliffhanger?: No, there is the assumption of a HEA in the end although I hope maybe Pierre will get a book???

Overall, I thought this one was fun and I enjoyed it.

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Laugh out loud funny story!

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2018

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OMG this book had me laughing the entire time! If you are easily offended by crude, funny humor you will not enjoy this book, but if you love that type of humor.....READ THIS BOOK!!!!

Eden Presley is working at Le Man Magazine and finally has the money to move out of her dad's house into her own apartment at TDH Neighborhood (Tall, Dark and Handsome) the happening place to live. Eden and her best friend Zoey also have a secret blog that they run called The Sexpert. On their blog, they disguise Eden's voice, show her only from the neck down and talk about different sex techniques comparing them to bakery. What Eden didn't realize is the owner of Le Man Magazine, Pierce Chevalier, secretly has been developing a similar idea. When Pierce finds out about The Sexpert he is convinced that someone from inside his company stole his idea. He gets his best friend, Andrew Hawthone to help investigate since Andrew's voice disguising app is the one being used on The Sexpert.

On Andrew's first day driving to TDH, he is stuck in traffic, next to a beautiful blonde. When his phone dies, he decides to go ask the blonde to borrow her charger. When traffic starts moving he forgets to give back the charger and hopes he will run into the blonde at the TDH. Of course he does run into Eden and their attraction is through the roof.

So when Pierce asks Andrew to help him find The Sexpert, he doesn't realize at first that it is Eden, but he quickly catches on. As these two play a cat and mouse game, they can't help control their feelings. and things progress quickly. They both feel like they have found "the one" but they both have secrets that they are not telling each other. When things finally blow up, it takes a huge leap of faith for these two to finally get back together.

I just loved these characters. Eden is such a fun, bubbly person and you can't help but love her. Andrew just seems so down to earth and the type of guy you want to fall in love with. Together they were great!

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Rachelle R

A book I couldn’t put down

Reviewed in Canada on July 21, 2019

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Long time fan but this book has me laughing out loud in numerous spots!! Absolutely worth the read! Love these 2 writing together I’ve been flying through anything I can find!

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A funny, sunny read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2018

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What a funny, sunny read from writing duo, JA Huss and Johnathan McClain.

This book is somewhat of a departure in terms of tone and style from the usual suspenseful romances we have come to expect from Julie and Johnathan.
I personally love the fact they have written a lighter, more humorous story which doesn't get tangled up in a complex storyline.
Sometimes you just need a book to entertain and amuse without having to think too deeply about keeping the story and characters in a state of perpetual tension.

Eden and Andrew are a wonderful couple and their first meeting is just one of those perfect rom-com set ups that would hook me if it unfolded on the big screen.
The series of serendipitous meetings and coincidence do read a little like a film, but to my mind that's no bad thing.

There is a very funny team bonding activity in an indoor rock climbing gym that could translate to the big screen with ease.

As always with JA Huss, I would love to have a story told about the secondary characters we encounter along the way.

All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable, sweet easy read.

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AimForMagic

Eden is a beautiful little package of inspiring optimism.

Reviewed in Australia on August 1, 2018

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What an awesome shift in direction these two have taken. This is my first experience with the Huss-McClain team, and I was not disappointed. I Knew Huss could do RomCom, (see, Social). But, McClain adds a new dimension here that I haven't experienced before with JA Huss alone.

The Sexpert is funny, but it's also real. The approach to identity is subtle and honest; we're not all perfect, we don't always know what to do, our choices don't define us- because sometimes they're wrong, and sex often is clumsy and awkward, especially the first time. I appreciate the reality of this book. Andrew is quirky, Eden is... something else. And, that Andrew is drawn to her character because of these traits, not in spite of them, is refreshing. It's not a situation of looking passed them, but embracing them. We don't lean on physicality so much in this book (outside of Edens cupcakes), it's more about who these characters are.
Eden is a beautiful little package of inspiring optimism. Experiencing her through these pages made me want to improve my behaviour, to be better. At the very least to change my views of Monday.
And Andrew. He's all over the place. I enjoyed watching his rigidity on certain aspects adapt and become new... things.

Man writing without spoiling is hard case.

Anyway, I found this book refreshing. I'm hoping for more from the TDH neighbourhood, especially Myrtle.

Carol 27

A fun, young adult romantic comedy…

Reviewed in Canada on September 11, 2023

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This was a fun, young adult romantic comedy and I found myself giggling out loud quite often. I particularly enjoyed Eden’s natural charm and quirky sense of humour. I also enjoyed the banter and early interactions between Eden and Andrew, along with his determination to get to know her better. But Eden’s keeping a huge secret, and Andrew’s got some history with women not being completely honest. So, there’s that. But then…

The story is told via dual POV’s with plenty of drama & angst, humour, and some steam. I’m already looking forward to the next book, Pierced.

Marian Chawner

Cupcakes are a man’s best friend

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2019

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Really found this book incredibly humorous, not like the norm these two excellent authors write. However it was a breath of fresh air, light, free flowing, romantic with plenty of personal scenes. Relationships, friendships, loyalty, trust issues and secrets abound. Eden may he a dork,but such an adorable one. Andrew may be a handsome billionaire and a nerd, but beautiful sensitive one, and Pierce is one to explore in the next book in this series. I was not disappointed by this book. It is compulsive to read. I found I had a smile and grin for most of the time on my face whilst reading it. A totally different breed than normally comes out of this stable, but still a total thorough bred.

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