Review: Amazing!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 22, 2013
No preamble.  I.  Loved.  This.  Book!  I laughed!  I cried!  My panties hit the floor and climbed up on the bed to sit beside me and read along!  All of Jasinda Wilder's stories are great, but this one..."Stripped", thrilled me more than all the others combined.Grey Amundsen sheltered, misunderstood, and unhappy.  The daughter of a minister...a very STRICT minister...she has dreams that are completely unfulfilled until she finally convinces him to let her join a dance group.  With dancing, she feels able to express herself in a way that she's never been before.  As usual, no spoilers, but she finds herself at UCLA studying film, and when her tuition money runs out, she must get a job immediately, and the only one that she can get is in a gentleman's club.  Oh...did I mention that she's a virgin?Dawson Kellor is the hottest actor in Hollywood.  Handsome and constantly in demand,  he's been cast as Rhett Butler in the hugely anticipated "Gone With the Wind" remake.  He could have any woman he wants with the snap of a finger.  Then, on a fateful night, he's seated in the VIP room at Grey's club.I'm not kidding when I say that the sparks flew right away.  They had a connection instantly. Circumstances find them thrown together somewhere other than the strip club, and the book really takes off! I know that a lot of people don't believe in love at first sight, but Grey and Dawson found it, and fell hard.  Some would say that their relationship was rushed.  I say that, yes, it was quick, but it fit the story perfectly.  Dawson is quite the alpha male.  God, how I love an alpha male.  He's protective, and he has an intense desire to protect Grey from her utter misery at having to display her body for money.Since Grey's a virgin, I'll tell you that there are quite a few "firsts" in the book.  First kiss, first touch, first...well, you get the picture.  "Stripped" features the longest and most emotional love scene that I've ever read.  It's beautifully written, and it's just amazing.  You all know that I don't care for extreme angst.  It ties me up in knots, and I can't focus on the couple that we're supposed to be rooting for.  With this in mind, Ms. Wilder comes through for me.  Grey and Dawson have their issues, but I didn't have to skip pages or chapters in order to get past them, and for that, I'm profoundly grateful.Ladies (and maybe a gentleman or two?) you HAVE to read "Stripped".  It's a requirement for Mrs. Nauenburg's "Erotic Novels for the Sophisticated Reader" class.  Ok.  I'm far from sophisticated, and I don't teach a class.  However, I still completely DEMAND that you read this book.  It will make your day.  Make your week.Now...go forth and swoon!You can follow me on Twitter @kennaleigh1970.  Book reviews, updates, and retweets from authors and blogs alike.  Also, I throw in a random thought or two :-)