Jasinda Wilder has a gift for storytelling, there is no question about that. You can tell by each and every book she writes. But when you look at them all, you see how truly awesome that gift is. Because Jasinda can write hot, sexy and fun books (Big Girls Do It, Delilah’s Diary, Biker Billionaire, and more), a beautiful war romance (Wounded: on sale for $.99-see my 5 star review), a rip-the-heart-out-of-your-body NA (Falling Into You, Falling Into Us) and now Stripped, a Pretty Woman meets Footloose story with intense romance that kept me reading all night long.
Grey was brought up the daughter of a Pastor. But not just any pastor, her grandfather was also a pastor. Her dad was as strict as they come, and refused to let her even take dance lessons at the local dance school, until her mother, the only person who ever really understood her, softened him up a bit and let her try. She was an amazing dancer, and dance was the only way to express her need to be free. But Grey soon discovered filmmaking was what she really wanted to do. When she presented her dad with the scholarship she was awarded to go to film school…
“I expected better of you, Grey.” His voice suddenly hard and whip-sharp, and I flinch. “I really did. Film school? That’s worse than any lewd dancing. You would be working with the scum of the earth. People who think it’s okay to glorify murder and dishonesty and sexual perversion.”
When there was nothing left to make her stay home, Grey decided she was going to California and taking the scholarship, forcing her father to disown her. Grey had been brought up so sheltered that she had never even had a boyfriend, and now she was off to college to fulfill her dreams, all alone.
Grey had an amazing opportunity as an intern at a film studio. Her college grades were excellent. But her scholarship ran out. She was left with $400 and her tuition and nobody to turn to– room and board were due quickly. There were NO jobs to be had after weeks of searching. Desperate, Grey, who was brought up to barely show an inch of skin, takes the only job she could get.
“Daddy was right. He said I’d fall into a sinful life, and I have. I just got a job as a stripper. I’m not going to glorify it by calling it “exotic dancer”… I’m going to do it, though. I won’t go crawling back to Macon, Georgia.”
This demure young lady, who was brought up with no rock music, no makeup, no boys, and to be seen but not heard is forced to become a stripper to keep a roof over her head.
Then one night, Dawson Kellor walks in to the club. People’s Sexiest Man of the Year, and the hottest Actor in Hollywood.
“Sharp features, penetrating hazel eyes, dark hair somewhere between brown and black. Tall and ridiculously ripped, with sculpted arms and a broad, hard chest. He’s Brad Pitt and Henry Cavill and Josh Duhamel and so much more.”
And he’s looking at Grey with possessive hunger like she’s never seen before. Guys can look, but they can’t touch at the club. But when he reaches for her…well, she just can’t find a way to stop him.
We’re still dancing together, moving to the music. I’m staring up at him, lost. “I don’t–I don’t do extras. You can’t touch me.”
“Yet here I am, touching you.”
……….
His palms slide like lava over my naked hips and I’m trembling, frightened, terrified. Consumed.
……….“You don’t belong here”
Dawson and Grey meet again, and he is so sweet and protective of her. He takes care of her. He carries her to her dorm room in front of the whole campus. And Grey feels things, things she knows she shouldn’t because of the way she grew up.
“I wan’t to slide off my chair and into his lap, and I want to kiss him again. The thought terrifies me. I shouldn’t want him. He’s…wrong. Wanting him is wrong. Sex is wrong. That’s been drilled into me since I was a small girl.”
The swoony, alpha movie star, Dawson, is used to getting what he wants, but this time, he wants more.
“I want to kiss you whenever I feel like it. I want to tell you when you’re being ridiculous. I want to make love to you. I want to fuck you. I want to hold you. I want to be yours. I don’t know you, like, at all, but I want all this. It’s total craziness. I feel like I should be admitted for saying this to you. Fuck, I should have my man-card revoked for being all emotional and girly and telling you my feelings. But… I’m nothing if not honest. So there it is.”
A little personal story: I have met a few strippers in my day. A virgin stripper is not as unbelievable is you may think. I used to sell advertising for the local paper in an area that had private-room ‘strip’ clubs (well, that’s what they say….but the tissues and lotion were provided). I had to collect advertising money every week, and since General Hospital was often on and it was hot as hell outside, I’d stay and chat a bit. Most of the girls were single moms or putting themselves through college or nursing school. A lot were gay. But one girl was thrown out of her house at 17 and worked there for 3 years. She never kissed a guy. After seeing the sleazes that came in, sadly, she wasn’t sure she ever would.
“I’m not the kind of girl he’s used to. I’m not an L.A. girl. I’m not an actress or someone sexy and confident and sure of who I am. I’m a mess. A confused, embarrassed, shameful mess. And he’s the god of Hollywood.”
Likes:
- I love a Cinderella/Pretty Woman type of story.
- A very addicting read.
- Grey was believable as the innocent stripper.
- Jasinda has a way of writing that really makes you feel as if you are there. I get a full movie in my head more than with most other authors.
- The internal wars Grey had with herself seemed very real.
- I ran the gamut of emotions throughout the book.
- One of the longest, most intense, hottest, most romantic, erotic, sensual lovemaking scenes ever. (Enough time to grab BOB and finish! lol)
Dislikes:
- TURGID!!! CLEFT!!! Oh, Jasinda can write sensual scenes but her choice of words often kills the mood for me. The word cleft was way overused (have you ever referred to your vagina as a cleft?), and please…turgid??? (Please see my posts Wicked Book Girls Night: Dirty Words 1 & Dirty Words 2)
- Besides the wording, the love scenes are great, but a little too over-the top mushy-lovey to me after a while. I got bored. Give me some hard, up against the wall, pull my hair sex…but that just may be my thing.
Rating: 4.5 stars, 5 Heat
Stripped is not another Falling Into You. It doesn’t totally gut you (though I did cry) but it also didn’t completely and totally blow me away. I would put it at a very solid 4.25-4.5 (I’m rounding up), because I honestly went back and forth 3 times between 4 and 4.5. I think I am also comparing it a bit to Wounded and Falling Into You by Jasinda which were EPIC books in my opinion.
I highly recommend Stripped, especially if you enjoy the Pretty Woman/Cinderella story. What girl doesn’t dream of the hottest Hollywood star coming to take them out of their miserable life?
“There’s something inside you, beyond that innocence. I see it. It’s… fuck. It’s bright as the fucking sun, but it’s hidden, because you’re miserable.”
Pre-order Stripped (Releases August 16th 2013)
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So how did I get myself into this situation, you ask? Simple: desperation. When you’re faced with being homeless and hungry or taking off your clothes for money, the choice is easier than you’d imagine. That doesn’t make it easy, though. Oh no. I hate it, in fact. There’s nothing I’d like more than to quit and never go into another bar again, never hear the techno beat pulsing in my ears again, never feel the lecherous gazes of horny men again.
Then, one day, I meet a man. He’s in my club, front and center. He watches me do my routine, and his gaze is full of hunger. Not the kind of desire I’m used to though. It’s something different. Something hotter, deeper, and more possessive. I know who he is; of course I do. Everyone knows who Dawson Kellor is. He’s People Magazine’s Sexiest Man alive. He’s the hottest actor in Hollywood. He’s the man hand-picked for the role of Rhett Butler in the long-awaited remake of Gone With the Wind.
He’s the kind of man who can have any woman in the entire world with a mere crook of his finger. So what’s he doing looking at me like he has to have me? And how do I resist him when he looks at me with those intoxicating, changeable, quicksilver eyes?
I’m a virgin, and he’s an American icon of male sexuality. I’m a stripper, and he’s a man used to getting anything and everything he wants. And he wants me. I know I should say no, I know he’s the worst kind of player…but what my mind knows, my body and my heart may not.
And then things get complicated.
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jasinda Wilder is a Michigan native with a penchant for titillating tales about sexy men and strong women. When she’s not writing, she’s probably shopping, baking, or reading.
Some of her favorite authors include Nora Roberts, JR Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Liliana Hart and Bella Andre.
She loves to travel and some of her favorite vacations spots are Las Vegas, New York City and Toledo, Ohio.
You can often find Jasinda drinking sweet red wine with frozen berries and eating a cupcake.
Jasinda is represented by Kristin Nelson of the Nelson Literary Agency.
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One Day Giveaway!!!
Grand Prize ~ $100 Amazon Gift Card
First Prize ~ Signed Paperback of Stripped
Adrean Garcia says
I entered at Ana’s Attic Book Blog.
And so far my favorite of Jasindas books is Falling Into You.
🙂
Kirsty says
My favourite Jasinda book is Wounded and today I entered on ana’s attic!
Mary Jones says
My favorite Jasinda book is Falling into Us but I really love each and every one. Can’t wait for Strpped!
Megan Wickland says
Fave by Jasinda: Falling Into You…hands down.
Blog tour stop: Ana’s Attic!!:♥♥♥
deanna says
I entered at anas attic, and Falling Into You is my favorite book…so far. 🙂
Stephanie Kelkey says
Ana’s Attic. Can’t wait to read this book!!!
Carrie mason says
I entered this giveaway on Ana’s attic and my favorite book by Jasinda Wilder is falling into you! I have pre ordered stripped and can’t wait to start it!!
Jasinda Wilder says
You crack me up. Thanks for the review dear. 🙂
Ana's Attic says
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Sue Pfannenstiel says
The Preacher’s Son & anasattic.com
Krissy Holstein says
I have entered Anna’s Attic blog giveaway. I have not read any of Jasinda’s books yet but they sounds great.
Lori L. Clark says
Ana’s Attic was where I entered! I loved Falling Into You, but that’s the only one I’ve read so far… give me time! LOL
Christine LaCombe says
I entered through Ana’s Attic and my favorite book is the Big Girls Do It and The Rockstars Do It. Thanks for the giveaway. I can’t wait to read this one too!!
Crystal says
I follow Anna’s Attic by email. Loved Bare Assets, thanks for giveaway
Donna Reynolds says
Falling into You and I entered at Anna’s Attic Blog Thank you for the amazing chance.
Theresa Fischer says
I haven’t read any of her books, but I am looking forward to trying one. I entered at Ana’s Attic blog.
Kelly Tannacore says
I entered on Ana’s Attic and my favorite Jasinda Wilder book was Wounded. That was so unexpected, I loved it! I can’t wait to read Stripped, it sounds great!
Abbie D. says
Falling Into Us! <3
Melinda Hatton says
I entered on Ana’s-attic blog, and my favorite book so far is Falling into you. I loved it, it was so off the charts with emotion. I can’t remember a book ever making me cry so much ( in a good way). I can’t wait to read your next book!!!. Thanks for the give away.
Abbie D. says
Entered through Anna’s Attic whoo hooooooo
Christie Jones says
Haven’t gotten to ready any of Jasinda’s books yet, but I have quite a few staring at me on my Nook just calling my name 🙂 Stopped by Ana’s Attic!
Joanne Christenson says
My favorite is Falling into you……and I entered the giveaway right here on Ana’s Attic. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
mandy c says
Falling into you is the only book I’ve read…so far… but I loved love LOVED it. Can’t to read more. And I entered on anas attic.
Katie Lowden says
Entered through Ana’s Attic. I’ve read Wounded and Falling Into you. Also a Michigander!! 🙂
Carrie says
I’m a big Jasinda fan! Can’t wait to read this one!
Patty P. says
Love Falling into You and thanks for the giveaway!
Marcy Meyer says
I entered at Ana’s Attic, and my favorite Jasinda Wilder book is the Big Girls Do it series. Those are the only books of hers that I’ve read, so far, but I’m excited to read more. Love her work!
Jessica R says
Falling Into You
Ana’s Attic 🙂
Amanda D says
I entered at Ana’s Attic Book Blog.
I haven’t read any of Jasinda’s books yet but I’ve been meaning to read Falling Into You. It’s on my TBR shelf.
Soft Fuzzy Sweater says
I read “Big Girls Do It Better”. I liked the fact that it acknowledged the sexuality of “fat” women, that we are desirable, sexual beings–even more so. I liked the fact that some men out there want us!
I entered on Ana’s Attic.
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Denice says
I entered at Ana’s Attic… Thank you so much for the chance to win!!! =)
Lisa Carta-Gates says
Falling into you and us. I entered at Ana’s attic
Kristie says
I entered at Ana’s Attic Book Blog. Cant wait to start reading this one!
Melissa D says
Falling Into You is probably my favorite but I love Falling Into Us too!!! I entered through Ana’s Attic!!!
TG says
Falling into You
Ana’s attic
Lisa Omek says
I’m a huge Jasinda fan !
Rebecca says
Falling into You! And entered on Ana’s Attic Book Blog
Sue Miller says
Falling Into You is my favorite but love all her books.
Ana’s Attic Book Blog the awesome blog is where I entered!!!
Donna M. says
I loved Falling into You and Falling into Us. I can decide which one I love more!
I entered through Ana’s Attic.
Dorothy says
Anna’s Attic. And I loved Falling Into You.
Ginnie Hutto says
Either Wounded or Falling Into You and I stopped by Ana’s Attic.
Nicole Huffman says
Falling into Us is my favorite so far. And today I stopped by Ana’s Attic! Thanks!
Shai P. says
My fave book so far by jasinda is Falling into you.. I LOVE KYLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Entered through Ana’s attic 🙂
Michele Dewell says
Falling Into You and Anas Attic blog
Stacy says
Ana’s attic, and my favorite book by Jasinda is Falling into You!
Zita R says
Blog stop Ana’s Attic. I have Falling Into You on my kindle to read and have heard great things about it. This one sounds great too.
Sasha (@CaribbeanAccent) says
Such a hard question – my favourite Jasinda Wilder book 🙂
Falling Into You and Falling Into Us were both sooo good!
I guess I’d go with FIY because of all that went on in it, even though FIU was equally hard on the h/H, something about FIY just grabbed my heart and wouldn’t let go. Plus music played a bigger role in book 1, which enriched my reading experience on my iPad 🙂 (I’d stop to go on YouTube to find and play the song mentioned in each scene)
Sasha (@CaribbeanAccent) says
My blog stop was Ana’s Attic Book Blog (Cool place to visit btw)
Erika says
I very much enjoyed Wounded, Ana’s Attic!
Tammy says
I stopped by Ana’s Attic. My favorite Jasinda Wilder book is Falling Into You. 🙂
Denise Smith says
the bikers billionaire is my favorite
Denise Smith says
i entered on https://anasattic.com/ thanks denise smith denise226@verizon.net
Karen says
Anas Attic – None yet…but they are on my TBR list
Tamicka says
I entered from Anna’s attic and I loved rock stars do it.
Joan says
My absolute favorite has to be Falling Into You! I loved every minute with Kyle, Colton, & Nell.
Blog stop at Ana’s Attic Blog 🙂
LaVida Brisco says
I entered at Ana’s Attic Book Blog and my favorite of Jasinda’s books are Big Girls and Rock Stars series.
Jennifer Wilson Smith says
I soooo love Falling Into You! Entered on Ana’s Attic.
Brandy R says
If I have to pick one Falling Into You, but I love them all!
Brandy R says
Entered on Ana’s Attic!
Melissa says
I entered at Ana’s Attic Book Blog. I love Jasinda’s Big Girls series.
Bobbye Booth says
Ana’s Attic 😉 I love her Big girls series 😉
Christine daskivich says
My favorite is falling into you
Jackie Dickson says
Jasinda Wilder is a new author to me, but this book sounds good. It will definitely be on my TBR list.
Nichole C says
Found the giveaway following Ana’s Attic, through Ana’s Diary!
I have not yet read any Jasinda Wilder, but she is on my TBR!
Gina says
falling into you & big girl series.
annasattic.com
Veronica De Luna says
I entered at Ana’s Attic Book Blog.
I have not read any of her books yet, but I read the blurb for Stripped and now I want to read it right away. I believe I have some of her other books on my Kindle so I am definitely going to check those out as well.
Rebecca says
I really enjoy reading her books! Excited to see a contest related to this book because I’ve looking forward to the release. Loved the review, although I only read the likes and dislikes at the end. I’m not much on getting to many details about books before I read them because it ruins it for me.
Mica says
Falling into you!
Mica says
Ana’s Attic of course! 🙂
Kat P. says
Awesome giveaway! Can’t wait to read this book.
Kat P. says
Forgot to say…Ana’s Attic & Falling into you.
Julie says
My favorite out of Jasinda’s books is Wounded.
I am entering on Ana’s Attic.
Ann T says
I entered at Ana’s Attic and my favorite Jasinda Wilder book so far is Wounded.
Kamla L. says
I’ve only read Falling into You so far and absolutely was blown away. I entered on
Ana’s Attic.
Timitra says
I entered at Ana’s Attic. I haven’t read any books by Jasinda as yet but I’ve heard great things about them.
Sue says
Entered at Ana’s Attic. Favourite book is Falling Into You.
Nicki says
I’m on Ana’s Attic and my favorite book is wounded
Brandy G says
I stopped by Anna’s Attic and I have not read one of her books yet I do have Falling into You and Falling into Us waiting their turn on my Kindle.
Stacy Bleach says
Falling Into You
Stacy Bleach says
Entered through Ana’s Attic.
scheva says
ana’s attic blog! i love Falling Into You and Wounded!
Stephanie Lashbrook says
Stopped by Ana’s Attic and of what I have read of hers so far, I liked the Biker Billionaire series
Havebookwillsurvive says
I love Biker Billionaire and Falling Into you.
Havebookwillsurvive says
Ana’s Attic!!!
Cindy says
Anna’s Diary.
Cindy says
I meant Anna’s Attic!
Cindy says
Falling Into You
Jasinda Wilder says
Thank you ladies! You rock my socks. xoxo
Christine M says
Falling Into You
Christine M says
Ana’s. Attic
Julie N. says
I loved Wounded. That story has stayed with me long after I finished the last page!
Julie N. says
Ana’s attic!
Jamie Lynn says
I stopped by Ana’s attic to enter the giveaway! And so far my favorite by Jasinda is Falling Into You! Love that book!
Tam says
Ana’s Attic and The Big Girls Do It series
Jennifer D says
I entered the contest through Ana’s Attic! And my favorite book so far is Falling Into You. 🙂
Nancy Van Spunky says
Falling Into You is my favorite Jasinda Wilder book. 🙂 5 Stars!
And I found out about the give-away on Anna’s Attic Book Blog! (Facebook)
gina says
falling into you series.. anasattic
Michelle Reed says
The only one I’ve read so far is Big Girls Do It – but as a big girl myself, I loved it!!
Michelle Reed says
I entered today on Anna’s Attic 🙂 – thank you!!
Heather says
I entered through Ana’s Attic. I have not had a chance to read any of Jacinda’s books but I have quite a few
Nikole Mariscal says
I absolutely loved Falling Into You. <3
Darci says
I entered at Ana’s Attic, and my favorite Jasinda book would have to be Falling into You. I was a mess during that book!!!!
lisa w says
Anna’s Attic— Fav– I’m sticking with the first I read– The Biker Billionaire
Denise Koenig says
Haven’t read any of her stuff yet, but thanks to Ana’s attic for turning me on 🙂
Alexandra H says
I’ve not read any yet, but trust me, I’m going to soon! I have two waiting for me! I entered at Ana’s Attic. Thanks for the chance! (:
Lisa says
I entered on Ana’s attic and my fave thus far is Falling into you
Becky K. says
Though I have one of her other books, I’m hoping to read Stripped first. That will pop my Jasinda Wilder cherry. I’ve really been anticipating this one. I commented on Ana’s Attic…of course 🙂
Dana says
I haven’t read any of Jasinda’s books to date, but I have them on my never ending TBR list!! Thanks for the recommendation Ana’s Attic
Tanya says
you are both sexy!
thanks for the giveaway