The rich girl taking dance lessons from a male stripper, and there’s only one rule. No funny business. How long can they last?
ANNA It was something I thought I would never ever do. A one-night stand. With a male stripper, of all people. A real Magic Mike wannabe. He was the complete package. The hot body. The killer dance moves. The charming smile. How could I resist?
But I’m the prim and proper daughter of a billionaire businessman. I’m meant to marry some rich corporate man. Not have a casual fling with a male dancer.
I’m just going to forget about it. There’s no chance I’ll bump into him again. Right? CHASE Six months on from that random one-night stand and I need money. Fast. Stripping isn’t earning enough for me. Luckily, some chick’s approached me, asking me to privately teach her friend to dance. To strip. To make her feel good in the bedroom again. And she’s offering a lot of dough.
Great. I’ll do it. Sounds like a good deal, yeah?
Well, that’s until she walks in. The girl from the wild night six months ago. She’s my student ? And she doesn’t look happy to see me…
Stripped Bare is a steamy standalone romance with a happy ending.
REVIEWS “Rebecca is firing out books – left, right and center! I AM LOVING IT! I’ve enjoyed all of them so far but this one is my FAV.” “Magic Mike vibes meets girl who’s lost in her world.” “This book was both amazing and hot.” “Chase is so… HOT! Like oh my god. I want a stripper guy now.” “I liked the characters and their wonderfully captivating interactions.”
Rebecca has had the storytelling bug since... forever!
What Rebecca likes most is writing steamy hot filthy romances with sweet happy endings sprinkled with some delicious bad boys.
Born and raised in an Aussie coastal town, she loves travelling around the world - meeting new people and discovering their stories. Aside from adventuring she also enjoys a good rainy day in with a good book or at a hot beach catching the sun. She’s a world-class napping professional. You’ll most likely find her asleep snuggled up on a sofa somewhere cozy.
• My thoughts: I kid you not, there is a steamy scene approximately ten pages into the story and I thought “Oh this is going to be good!” Unfortunately, that was really the only steamy scene and the story fell flat. Although Anna dreamed frequently of reuniting with Chase, she stayed (predictably) in a loveless relationship set up by her father with a jerk of a man who had no intentions of trying to make her happy. The entire time her fiancé accuses her of cheating with Chase during their dance lessons; eventually, it becomes known that he is cheating with her best friend from work.
• Conclusion: The title “Stripped Bare”shouts steamy to me but it just wasn’t there. Regardless, it’s still a good book!
• I received an advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest opinion. •
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Instantly you're thrown into their world & *jawdrops* Chase is every inch a passionate stripper with a heart of gold. Yes please excuse me whilst i go and swoon😍🥵
Anna is completely a lost soul on who she actually is and damn my heart strings are being pulled at. With each chapter she is growing into her true self.
My head and heart was aching for Chase & Anna's connection... 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 is everything which made it raw & real.
That ending has left my heart whole & complete & i am eeek smiling my head off at that ending. Eeek Rebecca Castle smashes it out the park for another awesome romantic read.❤
Book Review 👄When a educated upper class girl meets a sexy as sin stripper you know trouble is brimming on the horizon.
Anna who is dragged to a strip club to a coworker’s party. A strip club is not her scene whatsoever. Being a billionaires daughter is hard with her father making all her choices. She is a lost young woman that needs some adventure in her life. So when she meets Chase, the hot as hell stripper he gave her the ride of her life that night including getting screwed in his dressing room backstage.
Chase lives his life on the edge and enjoys being a stripper. The ladies love him and he loves them right back. When he sees Anna in the crowd that night he gave her the best damn lap dance and some loving after. Fast forward 6 months later after that night Chase gets a request for him to teach a girl to dance. When Anna walks through the door he discovers that is his new student he is getting paid to teach.
Anna never expected to see Chase again but her friend signed her up to take these lessons from Chase. The attraction the two shared months ago starts to amplify even more and the two can’t fight their connection. The only problem is months ago Anna didn’t have a fiancé and now she is engaged due to her father’s insistence. Will Anna continue to be the insecure girl or will Chase strip those away? Will Anna marry some stuck up man that doesn’t give her the thrill of her life like Chase?
What would happen if a prim and proper girl hooks up with a wild male stripper? Well, one night that happens. It is a drunken thing that happens, and that is it. That is until her friend decides she needs to learn to dance and strip. So she higher the male stripper from the one-night stand. Ms prim and proper is engaged now and does what she is told by her family and fiance all the time. Then the dancer is there to get her out of her comfort zone. Not to mention they both have to fight what is happening between them. She is strong when around the dance, but not around others. So what will happen will she be able to stick up for herself and do what she wants in life or what her family has planned for her?
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Beautiful slow burning romance story full of passion and chemistry
Anna gets sucked in to go to the last place she ever imagined ,to a male stripper bar. Being a good friend she’s trying to enjoy the show and after too many champagne she’s having the best time of her life when she’s faced with no other than the male stripper Captain Chase in his change room. Regardless the best one night stand she ever had, now ythe priority is that she is to plan a wedding and live a perfect life as a fiancé but the lack of the confidence of her sexuality her friend is right there to help her to gain that side of her. And now six months later there he is agin but not as a stripper but as her dance teacher to spice up her life in the bedroom with her fiancé.
If you like Magic Mike, you’ll like this book! In Stripped Bare by Rebecca Castle we get to meet Captain Chase!! While visiting Club Xstasy for a bachelorette party, prim and proper, Anna gets pulled on stage by Captain Chase. After a drunken meeting backstage, the night never leaves Anna’s mind. Fast forward a few months and in a coup by her best friend, Erin, she hires Chase to teach Anna to dance to help her get her sexiness back.
Anna was a tough character to like. She kept waffling between being strong around Chase but then a pushover and wallflower when around her father or fiancé. I thoroughly enjoyed Chase though! His personality came through so well and you totally cheer him on the whole time! Don’t worry, there’s a HEA!
Anna is the rule follower who has her whole life mapped out by her family while Chase has been on his own since he was sixteen years old and lives freely with no ties. Anna wants to build her confidence and to do this her best friend signed her up for dance lessons with Chase. Over the weeks they build a true bond together. Anna's family and fiancé try to control her life, but she learns that to be truly happy she has to break free from what everyone expects from her and live her own life. I loved watching her build her confidence and become a strong, independent woman. Chase was a great support for her and her growth. The ending brought everything full circle in a perfect way that this story deserved.
First of all I have to apologise to the author. I understand it’s not very nice when you get a low score as you’ve worked so hard and have writing skills that only I could dream of. I have read many of Rebecca’ s books in the past and loved them but with this one I was slightly disappointed, the story line was right there but it just lacked a little more heat for me. With chase being a stripper I assumed it would be hot as, but we only get that at the beginning and right at the end. I really did like Chase but Anna I could have slapped as she didn’t seem to have a back bone and let her fiancée and father walk all over her. Great outcome and had a HEA.
Money and obeying the family, that is her life. If she wants to keep the money then she needs to stick to the right social circles. So one night she strays, has a wild night with a stripper but she knows thst is all it can every be. Stripping is not covering the bills and he needs a cash influx, so when some high class women approach him with a lucrative propasition he jumps at the chance. In walk trouble, he never forgot that one night, she looks like she wants to. The reasons she needs his services do not make sense, except he doesn't know, six months ago he ruined her for any other men
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In this story, I feel bad for Anna. This woman has no idea how she's going to get hurt.
Chase is literally her saving grace. He's not meant for her, in the eyes of others but destiny has her say and they couldn't be more made for each other. The dancer shows his moves and the proper gets to see that a job is a job but when a man makes you feel his moves you can't deny it. I received an ARC for an honest and voluntarily review.
Rebecca is firing out books - left, right and center! I AM LOVING IT! I’ve enjoyed all of them so far but this one is my FAV. This is like Magic Mike but better because we get some great romance 😍
Chase is used to working hard to keep himself afloat Anna is a rich girl who’s family controls her life
She needs dance lessons and Chase is the perfect instructor 🔥 sparks fly between these two, I love opposites attract, especially when they help each other live their lives!
Quick, easy read. I picked this up because I thought the premise sounded interesting. The story was okay but the writing wasn't the best. There were times the writing was awkward, and the book needed a good editor (used "exemption" versus "exception" a couple times is just one example). This was a new-to-me author and I'm unsure if I will read anything by her again.
Chase & Anna's story is hot. This book was both amazing and hot. Chase and Anna meet at a bachelorette party. When things gets nice and hot for only one night. 6 months later Chase is trying to earn more money and is giving dance lessons to non other then Anna. Things start happening and feelings grow. If you love Magic Mike you will love this book.
~ 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 ~ HOLY FUCK! So I lowkey thought I wasn't going to enjoy this book much but boy was I wrong! Firstly, Rebecca's writing improved so freaking much! Oh, my Gawd! It was amazing. This book was amazing. Chase is officially one of my book boyfriends...Captain Chase....thinking about it...do I even know his last name? I don't think so. THIS GAVE ME MAGIC MIKE VIBES and I am here for it. Omg...I never thought I would have had a thing for strippers but after this book, I think I do. I actually felt the love. This book was amazing. Holy shit. I even listened to a freaky playlist while reading...it definitely helped my mood. At first, I was like this bitch needs to loosen up...then I was like why the fuck they having sex so quickly. Then I read it had a time jump and loved it. Chase is so...HOT! Like oh my god. I want a stripper guy now. I wanna say though, Anna's Dad and ex-fiancee are absolutely A-Class Assholes. Ugh. I could handle the sexism. And how they felt they were better than everyone else because they have money. God, I hope they make a bad investment and lose all their money. THE FACT THAT ASPARAGUS HAD THE AUDACITY TO ACCUSE ANNA OF CHEATING! Yes I know I called him asparagus. Yes, I know his actual name is Angus. The fact that Erin even set up the dance lessons just pisses the fuck off, not only because she is a shitty friend, but also because she's the one who brought Anna and Chase back together. She doesn't deserve to be such a big part of their relationship. Also...the fact that Anna's dad had the audacity to make her mom quit her passion for cooking and give up her dream of being a chef is so infuriating. The fact that he said that's she's happier married because, and I fucking quote, "She has a roof over her head and three meals a day. She’ll never have to worry about money for the rest of her life" Money isn't everything bozo! Ugh. I hate men like that. Sexist too. God, I hope the 3 of them get a cruel death. I wish Anna's mom actually follows her dream for cooking. It's never too late you know. ALSO WHAT KIND OF MAN DOESN'T WANT A WOMAN TO COOK?! My Caribbean family would be astonished and ready to beat him. How the fuck you gonna be sexist and be like that too. Men and their audacity. Men like Anna's dad and Asparagus really be making me remember why some people say man is shit. God. Anyhow, this book is freaking amazing and I definitely need it in a paperback. Oh :( Big sad...it doesn't have a paperback version. I need this book in hard copy. It's too good not to have. (YES I KNOW I SAID "THE FACT" ALOT)
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This story line is unpredictable and very enjoyable. Romantic yes, but not the normal run of the mill story.. will be perusing more Castle books as this one was a cut above most. Thank you.