Review: An excellent book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 12, 2013
There is no insta-love in this book but there is an immediate attraction between Greg and Carlos. Carlos is working at a job that many would consider beneath him, as the janitor at a strip club. Greg is part owner of the club and when he starts trying to make allowances for Carlos to get him a better paying job he gets called on it by his partner.Carlos carries a lot of baggage as does Greg. Carlos has good intentions and is trying to improve himself and his situation but his feeling of getting what he deserves keeps getting in his way. Greg tries to be the tough guy in a non-aggressive way. When one of the strippers has to be fired because it appears she is involved with drugs it causes both men to face their demons and want to give her a second chance. A minor character in the plot may be the villain but how to deal with Greg’s partner’s family? It’s all very complicated.We pretty much know from the start that Carlos and Greg will get their HEA but it’s going to be a rough ride to get there. However, the final ending for some of the other characters is not a given and I was on the edge of my chair waiting to see how things would turn out for someone who deserved a bad ending and someone who didn’t deserve one but was caught up in circumstances that were leading there.Ms Carrington does a wonderful job of drawing us into the world of a strip club without making it seem smarmy or low class. These are people who are sex workers but it’s a job, right? Some parts of the story seemed to drag a little too long but overall it’s an excellent book. Families get brought into the story and there are many characters to enjoy. I really enjoyed Stripped Clean.