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nean's review against another edition
5.0
Aidan loves play with Cora, but after the death of his wife that’s all he wants, he sees Cora as the perfect submissive, the way she responds is more than any Dom could want.
Cora loves playing with Aidan, she knows he doesn’t want more, he still can’t get over his wife that died, but that has to be enough for her, she doesn’t want to not have him in her life.
Everything they had was perfect, until Aidan sees a look in Cora’s eyes and doesn’t like it, not liking that there is darkness in them and the trust they once had is gone, he’s left with no choice but to talk to her ex Dom.
Porter can see what’s wrong with Cora, but he lets Aidan know it’s not he’s to tell, the same with Cora’s other friends. Aidan thinks that spending more time with Cora outside of the Club may help give her more or what she needs, and they have a wonderful time.
Aidan thinks everything is resolved until they go to play again, Cora safewords, although she denies it, Aidan says she may not say it, but her body is screaming it.
Cora knows that after spending time with Aidan, where his touches felt real, although she loves him she can’t go back or compete with a ghost, it’s breaking her.
The other masters can see what’s wrong with Cora but is Aidan going to see what it is before she’s gone from his life.
Cora loves playing with Aidan, she knows he doesn’t want more, he still can’t get over his wife that died, but that has to be enough for her, she doesn’t want to not have him in her life.
Everything they had was perfect, until Aidan sees a look in Cora’s eyes and doesn’t like it, not liking that there is darkness in them and the trust they once had is gone, he’s left with no choice but to talk to her ex Dom.
Porter can see what’s wrong with Cora, but he lets Aidan know it’s not he’s to tell, the same with Cora’s other friends. Aidan thinks that spending more time with Cora outside of the Club may help give her more or what she needs, and they have a wonderful time.
Aidan thinks everything is resolved until they go to play again, Cora safewords, although she denies it, Aidan says she may not say it, but her body is screaming it.
Cora knows that after spending time with Aidan, where his touches felt real, although she loves him she can’t go back or compete with a ghost, it’s breaking her.
The other masters can see what’s wrong with Cora but is Aidan going to see what it is before she’s gone from his life.
lulyslibrary's review against another edition
4.0
I completely finished this book in 2 hours and could not stop reading it. While I liked claimed a little more, this book is still exceptional. The main two characters are both so complex and they match each other perfectly. My only complaint is that I felt as though Aidan was a little bit too naive to the fact that Cora was in love with them. That portion didn't feel natural and brought down the story for me a bit. Overall enjoyed but not sure if I will continue with the other books in this series. ALSO!! Cora is a social worker and I LOVEEEE seeing casual social work representation!!
readermonica's review against another edition
4.0
Bared is exactly what I hoped it to be! Aidan has all of the qualities that I enjoy in a hero. He's strong and loyal with a desire to do what is best for others even when it goes against what he wants and ultimately needs for himself. Aidan has suffered a tragic loss and carries the pains and scars buried deep within himself. Because of his loss he has limited himself to superficial relationships with subs. Although he has been playing exclusively with Cora, he's not ready to offer her any more than a purely physical Dom/sub relationship.
Cora is an experienced submissive and although she has been willing to accept the limited affections that Aidan has been willing to give so far, she is at a breaking point and things have quickly come to a head. Cora has to now decide just how little she is willing to accept in a relationship. Cora needs to decide if having a one sided relationship with a Dom that she has fallen in love with is better than breaking ties, suffering the pain of losing Aidan, and trying to piece herself back together enough to move on.
The emotional tension between Cora and Aidan is painful, heartbreaking, and wonderful. I love that Aidan's friends didn't hesitate to call him on his shenanigans and make him take a look at the empty way that he has been living his life. It's was good to see a group of guys take one of their own to task. Aidan is made to see how he is hurting Cora with his purposeful blindness when it comes to Cora's feelings. Aidan makes mistakes and messes things up a bit, even going so far as to bringing in a previous flame to help figure out what is bothering Cora. It was great to see how things are worked through between Aidan and Cora.
Bared is an entertaining and sexy read. It's always nice to get a story that is a good combination of enjoyable story along with steamy encounters. I'll definitely be reading more books in this series.
**I received an ARC from Netgalley/Loveswept in exchange for an honest review.**
You can find more from me at Monlatable Book Reviews
http://www.monlatablereviews.com/
kaylapoe13's review against another edition
1.0
Eh
It was okay, not the best I've read but a decent read. Not sure if I will read the others.
It was okay, not the best I've read but a decent read. Not sure if I will read the others.
franjessca's review against another edition
4.0
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I give this book 4 full moons and recommend it to readers out there that enjoy an erotic romance with BDSM elements to it. Be ready for some serious kink. Stacey knows how to heat it a notch in each of the books she writes.
I’m looking forward to Kyler’s book next. He won me over in Bared. He put Aidan in his place in certain parts of the books. Oh yes, …he showed he is a Dom for a reason. LOVE him!!!
I give this book 4 full moons and recommend it to readers out there that enjoy an erotic romance with BDSM elements to it. Be ready for some serious kink. Stacey knows how to heat it a notch in each of the books she writes.
I’m looking forward to Kyler’s book next. He won me over in Bared. He put Aidan in his place in certain parts of the books. Oh yes, …he showed he is a Dom for a reason. LOVE him!!!
kazen's review against another edition
2.0
A boring misunderstanding story with lots of telling and little showing. I thought it was self published, the editing was so lacking. Boooooo.
jbenando's review
4.0
I received this ARC from Netgalley, for an honest review.
Holy hot sauce, Batman!!! I really liked this book. I felt the story line was MUCH better than the first one. Seeing Aidan grieve for his sub, was sad. I felt so bad for Cora at how she stayed with him always hoping he would change. It broke my heart watching her, as she waited. She was slowly dying and that destroyed me.
But I was very thrilled with the ending of this and I can't wait to see who's the next big bad Dom to fall. :)
Holy hot sauce, Batman!!! I really liked this book. I felt the story line was MUCH better than the first one. Seeing Aidan grieve for his sub, was sad. I felt so bad for Cora at how she stayed with him always hoping he would change. It broke my heart watching her, as she waited. She was slowly dying and that destroyed me.
But I was very thrilled with the ending of this and I can't wait to see who's the next big bad Dom to fall. :)
readermonica's review
4.0
Bared is exactly what I hoped it to be! Aidan has all of the qualities that I enjoy in a hero. He's strong and loyal with a desire to do what is best for others even when it goes against what he wants and ultimately needs for himself. Aidan has suffered a tragic loss and carries the pains and scars buried deep within himself. Because of his loss he has limited himself to superficial relationships with subs. Although he has been playing exclusively with Cora, he's not ready to offer her any more than a purely physical Dom/sub relationship.
Cora is an experienced submissive and although she has been willing to accept the limited affections that Aidan has been willing to give so far, she is at a breaking point and things have quickly come to a head. Cora has to now decide just how little she is willing to accept in a relationship. Cora needs to decide if having a one sided relationship with a Dom that she has fallen in love with is better than breaking ties, suffering the pain of losing Aidan, and trying to piece herself back together enough to move on.
The emotional tension between Cora and Aidan is painful, heartbreaking, and wonderful. I love that Aidan's friends didn't hesitate to call him on his shenanigans and make him take a look at the empty way that he has been living his life. It's was good to see a group of guys take one of their own to task. Aidan is made to see how he is hurting Cora with his purposeful blindness when it comes to Cora's feelings. Aidan makes mistakes and messes things up a bit, even going so far as to bringing in a previous flame to help figure out what is bothering Cora. It was great to see how things are worked through between Aidan and Cora.
Bared is an entertaining and sexy read. It's always nice to get a story that is a good combination of enjoyable story along with steamy encounters. I'll definitely be reading more books in this series.
**I received an ARC from Netgalley/Loveswept in exchange for an honest review.**
You can find more from me at Monlatable Book Reviews
http://www.monlatablereviews.com/
gerireads's review
4.0
4 stars!
Bared is about Cora, who is a submissive and Aidan Knight, her Dom. Both of them are in it purely for the play and the pleasure they derive from it. Two years ago, they agreed that their D/s relationship is not exclusive. They can play with whoever they want. Outside of the club, they are friends but no more than that. The reason being was that Aidan already had a submissive, whom he was very in love with but she died in a car accident. So for Aidan, he can't be anymore than a temporary Dom for Cora.
Cora, on the hand is in love with Aidan. But since they agreed that their D/s relationship is purely casual, she tried to be the perfect submissive for Aidan while hiding her feelings.
I must admit, I wasn't quite sure if I would enjoy this book since the reviews for this are quite mixed. But I really liked the blurb. I'm a sucker for the unrequited love trope that I requested this at NetGalley. And it's safe to say that I really liked this one very much.
Aidan is a wonderfully tortured hero, although I must admit, I wanted to bash in the head for being so clueless. And Cora is a likable heroine. Club Sin is the one place she can hang out and let go of her inhibitions and she doesn't want anything to threaten that.
While most of the scenes in the book were set in a BDSM club, this book isn't exactly a BDSM book. Yes, this book has some BDSM elements to it but it's not as intense as the other ones maybe because both of the characters are not into the BDSM lifestyle 24/7. So for readers who might balk at the prospect of reading a "BDSM" book, don't. The BDSM here is very tame.
This is definitely recommended for people who are looking for a book with light BDSM elements with a healthy dose of romance and angst.
ARC provided by Loveswept via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Bared is about Cora, who is a submissive and Aidan Knight, her Dom. Both of them are in it purely for the play and the pleasure they derive from it. Two years ago, they agreed that their D/s relationship is not exclusive. They can play with whoever they want. Outside of the club, they are friends but no more than that. The reason being was that Aidan already had a submissive, whom he was very in love with but she died in a car accident. So for Aidan, he can't be anymore than a temporary Dom for Cora.
Cora, on the hand is in love with Aidan. But since they agreed that their D/s relationship is purely casual, she tried to be the perfect submissive for Aidan while hiding her feelings.
I must admit, I wasn't quite sure if I would enjoy this book since the reviews for this are quite mixed. But I really liked the blurb. I'm a sucker for the unrequited love trope that I requested this at NetGalley. And it's safe to say that I really liked this one very much.
Aidan is a wonderfully tortured hero, although I must admit, I wanted to bash in the head for being so clueless. And Cora is a likable heroine. Club Sin is the one place she can hang out and let go of her inhibitions and she doesn't want anything to threaten that.
While most of the scenes in the book were set in a BDSM club, this book isn't exactly a BDSM book. Yes, this book has some BDSM elements to it but it's not as intense as the other ones maybe because both of the characters are not into the BDSM lifestyle 24/7. So for readers who might balk at the prospect of reading a "BDSM" book, don't. The BDSM here is very tame.
This is definitely recommended for people who are looking for a book with light BDSM elements with a healthy dose of romance and angst.
ARC provided by Loveswept via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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