Title: Strip Me Bare
Author: Marissa Carmel
Release Day: TBA
Genre: New Adult
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Book Description:
“I may have had more lovers than you, and I may take my
clothes off for countless women, but you are the only one who can strip me
bare.”
Do you ever stop loving someone just because they’re gone?
Five years ago Ryan Pierce disappeared from Alana Remington’s life without leaving so much as a post-it note behind. He was the one she gave her heart to, her soul to and her virginity to. So imagine her surprise when she finds him dancing at one of NYC’s hottest male reviews as Jack the Stripper.
Ryan never stopped loving Alana, and now that she serendipitously dropped back into his life, he’s vowed never to lose her again. But being together has its costs, and challenges Alana isn’t sure she can handle. She finally has Ryan back; but how in the world is she supposed to share the love of her life with half of the women in New York City?
Do you ever stop loving someone just because they’re gone?
Five years ago Ryan Pierce disappeared from Alana Remington’s life without leaving so much as a post-it note behind. He was the one she gave her heart to, her soul to and her virginity to. So imagine her surprise when she finds him dancing at one of NYC’s hottest male reviews as Jack the Stripper.
Ryan never stopped loving Alana, and now that she serendipitously dropped back into his life, he’s vowed never to lose her again. But being together has its costs, and challenges Alana isn’t sure she can handle. She finally has Ryan back; but how in the world is she supposed to share the love of her life with half of the women in New York City?
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Marissa Carmel has been writing since a young age and
although it has always been for personal enjoyment, she finally decided breakout
and share her imagination with the world. She hopes that her universe is as fun
and intriguing to her readers as it is to her. Marissa Carmel is originally
from NJ but moved to Maryland
several years ago, she enjoys reading, writing, and catching up on her ever
growing DVR library. She is currently working on the sequel to iFeel,
Gravitational Pull and the third and final installment of the Vis Vires
trilogy, Constellation.
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GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5211765.Marissa_Carmel
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Web/Blog: http://marissacarmel.com/
“Nothing’s wrong,” I try to pull his lips back to
mine, but his head won’t budge. He just stares down at me with a forceful
glare.
Resigned, I ball my fists over my eyes and sigh.
“What do you want me to tell you? I’m insecure? I’m trying not to think of all
the women you have all over you? Or of all the women you’ve had?”
“You’ve been with other people?”
“One
other person, Ryan. One other person besides you, and it was a disaster. I
don’t even think it counts.”
“What do you mean?” he asks confused.
We never did dredge up my intimacy issues nor did
I tell him about my ex; the all around nice guy I could never do the deed with.
Even though I tried, desperately. I couldn’t muster up enough courage to go
through with it. We started once but never finished. I was so messed up after
Ryan; I had trouble letting anyone in.
Sexually that is.
“Intimacy was hard for me,” I tell him, “because I
was always afraid I’d wake up, and who ever I spent the night with would be
gone. I didn’t want to hurt like that again.” I look away from him. This
conversation sucks. I don’t want to look weak. It’s a character flaw imbedded
by my father. Remington’s aren’t weak. They don’t show emotion. They don’t even
have emotions.
I’m not a very good Remington.
“Alana,” he coos, and I want to slap him. Maybe
kiss him. “I didn’t know.”
“I didn’t want you to know.”
“You have to talk to me.”
“Talking isn’t my problem, Ryan.”
“You didn’t tell me,” he stipulates, “Do you think
I’m not going to be here in the morning?”
I shrug, because for all intents and purposes I do
believe he’ll be here tomorrow, but there’s still a hurt, eighteen year old
girl inside me who needs to come to terms with what happened. That Ryan didn’t
leave because he wanted to. He made a choice that affected more than just us.
And it hurt us both, equally.
“I don’t want to disappoint you.” I mumble, and
now I’m beat red. I’m pretty sure when Emily told me to be vulnerable in Ryan’s
arms, she didn’t mean like this.
“Alana, you could never disappoint me,” he shifts
while still on top of me, “I may have had more lovers than you, and I may take
my clothes off for countless women, but you are the only one who can strip me
bare.”
I take a deep breath, his words are like holy
water washing over me; a baptism of the soul.
His declaration is all it takes. And just like I
reassured him all those years ago, he reassured me all these years later.
We’re even now.
I smile at him. A genuine, indisputable,
unquestionable smile and pull his lips to mine.
There’s no hesitation on either of our parts. It’s
right. It’s the right time, with the right person, in the right place.
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