Stripped (Stripped Book 1) by Stacy-Deanne – Review by Felicia Bates

Stripped by Stacy-Deanne
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Stripped is the first book I’ve read by Stacy Deane and while I could follow along pretty well, I felt like I was missing something despite starting from book one. The interactions between Dee and Grayson made me curious about their history and how we got where we are. I looked into Stacy Deanne’s writing a little further since she’s new to me and realized that her Bruised series crosses over. Now, this might have been blatantly obvious when I downloaded the book, I have a tendency to see something, read the synopsis and forget it by the time I delve into the book (added suspense!).
No harm done though, I am just left with another book series I look forward to tackling. As for Stripped, I really liked it overall. Part of the reason I was drawn to this romantic suspense is because of the female main character being a detective. I feel like so often our female leading ladies are not portrayed as strong and independent as I’d like them to be and I was hopeful this would be a different case. Fortunately, I was right and really enjoyed Dee as a character.
What really pulled me in though was Stacy Deanne’s writing style. There was something unique about the writing style in the first two chapters that really grabbed my attention. Each chapter felt like a perfectly timed commercial break that made me
need to see what was next. The storyline was fluid and the book
was short so pages flew by. I would give the book 4 stars and will gladly continue on in the series.

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