She was my biggest regret and an even greater sin.She was a saint’s angel.I was the devil’s son.I should have never touched her.Loving her made me the greatest sinner.Sammy was the only good I’ve ever had in my life.I want it again. I want her again.But how do I earn her forgiveness when I’ve done the unforgivable? How can I be a good man in a family of criminals? With redemption within reach, … be a good man in a family of criminals? With redemption within reach, danger circles us. Soon a choice will have to be made… risk everything for redemption or walk away from the only salvation I could ever have?
Read the entire Nailed Down Series:
Book 1 – Nailed Down
Book 2 – Tied Down
Book 3 – Kneel Down
Book 4 – Stripped Downmore
Johnny and Sammy’s story is a lesson in self-torture emotionally. The agony of wanting what you should not want. The pain of tasting it and having it ripped from you. The pain of separation of the physical with no separation of the want and desire or the love.
Then only to come face to face with it all again, see the burn of need, taste again and still know you cannot have it.
I agonized for both of them but even more so midway through the story! Oh my did Chelle and Eden make me cry?
The tumultuous climax almost did me in. The sweet conclusion was worth all of the agony and torture!
I failed to mention the nuclear level of an inferno between our lovers. Off the charts heat level!
These writers will light the fire and roast you well in steam, emotions, and love.
Stripped Down was amazing! I was so looking forward to Johnny’s story and it did not disappoint! I loved everything about this book. You’ve got flirty banter, sexual tension and a second chance romance. Definitely check it out! You’ll love Johnny just as much as I do!
Chelle and Eden have definitely saved the best for last.
5 Stars!
Stripped Down is the final book in the Nailed Down series and this book strips everything back to the absolute bare truth. One slap and a look from Sammy brings Johnny to his knees and there will be no walking away this time. Lies were told, secrets were kept and hearts were broken all in the name of love. Would you not only break the heart of your one true love but your own if it was to protect the one you love. As lies are explained and secrets are discovered the emotions will run high, anxieties will peak and your heart will ache for two people who have made huge sacrifices for the ones they love. A heartfelt, steamy romance that will have you on the edge of your seat right to the end.
I love a second chance romance and this one is great. Johnny and Sammy both fell hard for each other years ago but then they broke each other’s hearts. While did it to protect her, Sammy did it to protect herself but it took over 10 years for him to learn her secret that the lie would wreck him.
Johnny did and still does love Sammy but with the things his father was in to, he could not risk her safety. So he had to push her away. Rather he shoved her away and broke her in the process. Although he kept an eye on her all these years, he never learned her secret.
Sammy fell hard for Johnny and his deek, soulful eyes but when he told her he didn’t love her and never would, it left her broken and alone. And with a secret she couldn’t tell him about.
Will Sammy give Johnny another chance or save her heart a second time around? Can Johnny show her that he never stopped loving her? What will he do when he learns about her secret? Will the lies of the past continue to keep them apart?
I have loved this series from the beginning and didn’t think it could get any better but I think Johnny and Sammy are now my favorite couple of this series. If you are looking for a great series that is filled with alpha males, women who love them, fun, loving and steamy, then this series is for you. And you can’t go wrong with the author duo of Chelle Bliss & Eden Butler.
**I voluntarily reviewed an advance complimentary copy of this book.**
Well they have done it again. These 2 ladies have really done a fabulous job with this series. I think this might be my favorite so far. I was so wrapped up in this story I could not put it down.
This book has everything you expect from these two authors. the hotness, close, crazy family that loves and meddles, and a love that lasts years and they get a second chance. These authors have made such an entertaining, amazing story that all romance readers will love it. The way he has to prove himself to her and does so in a magical and amazing way will rock your world.
These two have been through a lot together. They’ve left each other due to sneaky and not so legal dealings in business. She comes to need him and of course he runs and helps her. He proves that he is a changed man and will do anything to prove himself to her.
It is truly an amazing love story of second chances and what love can look like.
I was once again amazed at how this story was told, OMG every page was so exciting and something new. Chelle and Eden really blew my mind. Without giving to much away Sammy and Johnny are this couple that you don’t want to miss out on reading. There really is not enough words for this story. I was taken into another world at another time and loved every min of it. The past and present being told was out of this world amazing. Wonderful characters, out of this world characters makes you crave more of them by the end. Its a page turner of a story with loads of great word building. Easy to read and very romantic at moments that is. MUST READ!!!!
Even though a broken heart has been mended it is still so fragile and can easily be broken again, especially by the person who originally broke it.
I was so easily caught up in this heartbreak and web of lies I could not put it down! Every which way you turned there was a new knot in the ball of yarn that you are trying to unravel.
I loved this book! Johnny and Sammy deserve their second chance more than they know. The ups and downs and obstacles will be worth it.
Grab a fan, their reunion is hot!
It’s intense, suspenseful and steamy. It has it all!! I was hooked from the beginning and kept me on the edge with its twists. I absolutely loved the characters. The connection and chemistry is sizzling and steamy. It’s an entertaining and enjoyable read. Don’t miss the conclusion to the series.
Stripped Down is a gritty second chance romance between Johnny and his Sammy. These two seemed to have had a very brief but very intense love affair when both were young. And now, many years later, their paths cross once more but they are neither the person they were back then and more than ever, much more is at stake that just their virtues!
I could tell from the start that Johnny Carelli would be trouble, having gotten a glimpse of him in his sister’s book, Tied Down. But despite working for the ‘family business’ he has a tender heart and when he’s around Sammy, you can tell he’d do anything just to be able to touch her again. As their worlds collide, the passion is there for the taking and I really loved how electric their attraction was and still is.
Sammy’s Uncle is a big part of this story, the beloved Father Patrick not the man everyone thinks he is. I didn’t like him and hated that Sammy felt obligated to obey him even as a mature woman. But his protection of her and her secret blows wide open and both her world and Johnny’s is never the same.
I would have wished for this one to be a bit longer since I felt the jaw-dropping reveal came later in the book and although Johnny’s reaction is pure gold, I wanted more of he and Sammy and them coming to grips with what she has kept from him for so long. But overall it’s a great read and a wonderful addition to this well-written series.
Butler and Bliss write beautifully together and I look forward to more of this collaboration in the future. 4 solid stars!
Johnny is definitely my favorite from this series now, its absolutely amazing, him and Sammy are scorching hot!!
Definitely loved this couple, loved all Johnny did to prove she was the one, the past broke them but holy molly the chemistry with them was off the charts, definitely in love with this book, Chelle and Eden are a great team as I’ve said before.
4.5 stars
Like a fine wine that needs some time to sit and breathe, this book is a slow build, second chance at love. Johnny is a sexy businessman with some unfortunate ties due to the family he was born into which did not make for the safest environment to have attachments. Sammy is his polar opposite and the one who captured his heart but alas their love was not to be and Sammy was left devastated. Fast forward ten years and things have changed. However, the love that is between these two people has not faded and there are many obstacles that have to be faced. Can Sammy let down her walls and forgive how Johnny treated her when they were young? Will Johnny be able to win back the trust he lost? Can Sammy keep her secret from Johnny? Filled with passion, lies, betrayal, and drama this is one well written storyline that will have any reader turning the pages until the last word is finished. I look forward to more collaborations from these authors.
I volunteered to read an advance copy of this book.
I’ve been obsessed with this series since the first book but I’ve been DYING for Johnny’s book since book 3 and it gave the hint of the story! Chelle Bliss and Eden Butler write seamlessly together!
Johnny will make all the panties melt. He is this hot alpha hero that has this overwhelming guilt which I believe humbles him.
Sammy has two sides to her character. She has the one side that is very religious and pristine then its the other side that has the flaws.
This story was EXPLOSIVE! There were secrets and a twist that was so unexpected! I loved this series and this was the BEST ending to it and probably my favorite book!
I love reading about Johnny and Sammy how they met and what happened that broke them apart then what is happening with them in the present. I recommend this book!!!!!
when one night of passion changes everything, what happens next? Johnny is the son to a mafia king and Samantha was destined for the convent. after many attempts of keeping them apart Samantha’s uncle the priest fails. with every twist and turn this book will keep you on the edge.
Stripped Down is the Fourth Book in the Nailed Down Series by Chelle Bliss and Eden Butler. These two always deliver a page-turner! Johnny Carelli and Sammy Nicola’s story is a second chance love story. Their story is full of passion, lies, sins, deceit, but they have an explosive chemistry! I loved every page of this book!
Book #4 in this series! This is the story of Sammy & Johnny and I’ve been waiting for this story ever since things have been hinted at earlier..boy was I not let down! The story was great and stuffed with lots of information!!
Possible SPOILERS
After being dumped all those years ago Sammy decided the best thing to do is keep a massive secret from her ex Johnny for his own good and for safety but when secrets about Sammy’s come to light it makes it hard rethink her choice.
Johnny will do whatever it takes to get back with Sammy. He never wanted to break up with her or break her heart…he did it to protect her…at the time!
Sammy’s Uncle Father Patrick has been keeping the pair apart as long as he can but when all the secrets are coming out everything isn’t going how he wants! What has he done?!
Stripped Down is a beautifully broken romance. The tale of Sammy, the girl that Johnny can never be with, but wants more than anything on earth.
Oh what a deliciously hot and sexy second chance romance full of lies, secrets, angst and smoking hot chemistry between Johnny and Sammy. Loved everything about this couple and was hooked right from page 1 to the very last page. Thank you Chelle and Eden for another amazing read. Can’t wait to see what you give us next!!!
This book is the last in the Nailed Down series and boy did they save the best until last. This is Johnny and Sammy’s story, a second chance romance full of secrets, lies and angst that sucks you in from the first page.
I certainly hope that these two authors write together in the future.