Wow, Heidi McLaughlin wrote one down and dirty story with Stripped Bare! An Arrogant Billionaire and Stripper. 
 Now, believe it or not, I am probably the only person in the world that has never seen the movie Pretty Woman. But, I do know the premise of it. Heidi McLaughlin put an interesting spin to it and turned a hard-hearted, cocky male into a beautiful man. 
 Macey and Finn. Explosive. In and out of bed. Macey has had a hard life and it trying, desperately to make ends meet and make a life for her daughter. When she finds out the amount of money that she can make in Vegas, she has no choice but to take off so that her daughter could have somewhat of a normal upbringing. But, just as things are going great, she decides to try to double her money. The tragedy that befalls her is truly the beginning of the end for her especially when Finn shows himself. There is no way that she is about to tell him what's going on or why she was so desperate. 
 Finn ... does not believe in kissing ... does not believe in love. There's no way that he could when he watched his father just move on after his mother passed away. He's convinced that love doesn't last and that power and money are what rules the world. He's built an empire in Vegas and does not need or want a woman to complicate things. They are good for one thing and one thing only. So, as he watches a girl from his past lose it all, a plan forms that allows him to keep his commitments, help her out and get a taste of Macey. He knows that it will be one only one week but he has no qualms about it, at all. Until she leaves. Until the truth is disclosed. 
 I was really drawn into Stripped Bare. Heidi McLaughlin knows how to keep you interested in a story, how to move it along and how to melt your heart with just one kiss. It was a fun story at times, it was a heart-breaking story at times. Not too much angst but enough to keep you wondering how things were going to go for the two of them. I loved watching Finn evolve into a loving and caring man. I loved watching Macey grow from a caring, loving mother into the woman she was meant to be. It was a huge undertaking but Heidi McLaughlin handled it with class and style. 
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