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
I’ve loved each one of the books in this series, but this just might be my favorite!!!
I absolutely loved Johnny and Sammy’s story. There were so many unexpected twists and turns in this book. And Sammy, oh my!!! I’m absolutely in love with the woman. She is so strong, I am just in awe! Johnny has made some big mistakes over the years, but for all the right reasons. That he is willing to give up so much for love is beautiful, to forgive the wrongs done is even more so.
Chelle Bliss and Eden Butler can really weave a fantastic story! I always know I’m going to love their books!
Oh my goodness. Meeting Johnny in the other books, I didn’t expect him to be as wonderful as he was. He was tough but showed us this soft side that made me swoon. And Sammy was a terrific heroine, so strong but totally in love. I loved the forbidden romance part of the story and the surprises thrown in. Plus getting to see our previous friends was fun.
What a FANTASTIC read from beginning to end this second chance romance book captivated me and kept me turning the pages! It was a phenomenal end to this series!
Without a doubt a must read and I’d totally give it 5 stars.
Johnny and Sammy have some off the wall chemistry that just can’t be contained.
Loved every second of this book!
Way to go ladies
Once again we have a sexy hot romance!!! Whew! Stripped Down is book #4 in the Nailed Down series and I loved it! Sexy, hot chemistry. A few twists and turns. What’s not to love?
Chelle and Eden make an excellent writing team. Though not overly dramatic, there were a few surprises. I liked Johnny and Sammy. This was a well written, enjoyable and satisfying story.
This was the best of the series! Johnny was everything I wanted and more! Samantha was his perfect distraction in the past and in the present. These two made me appreciate not being Catholic more than the authors can know and I say that sort of jokingly. The secrets are huge and ones I didn’t see coming at all.
Just when I think I’ve read the best thing by Chelle and Eden, it gets even better! Johnny had me feeling insanely giddy as this drop-dead gorgeous, Italian, sweet talker. And I love Sammy, so much feistiness and strength. She’s just gorgeous inside and out despite her inner struggles. These two share lies and heartache. They can’t keep their hearts and lips to themselves. Their chemistry is way too magnetic for that. They share something that will forever bind them together and there’s no going back. I’m just in love with this perfect read! Five flaming hot stars!
Stripped Down is the fourth in the Nailed Down series, here we meet Johnny and Sammy. I loved reading their second chance love story. Chelle Bliss and Eden Butler know how to write so many emotions in each of their characters, that it make it a joy to read their books. Having only read the third and the fourth book, I will be definitely be going back to read the first two.
Chelle Bliss and Eden Butler without a doubt saved the best for last!!! Stripped Down is freaking AMAZING, so damn good and the BEST book in this series. I was highly anticipating reading Johnny Carelli’s book and once I started it, I was consumed with it. The storyline is executed in the best way possible and both authors delivered everything that I crave in a second chance romance.
Johnny and Samantha (aka Sammy) met when they were young and they were each other’s first love (the teenager in me was over the moon). Their relationship ended abruptly, years passed by and as much as they tried, they never forgot about one another. Fate has reunited them and Johnny seized the opportunity to reclaim the love of his life. Trust me when I tell you that Sammy with her strong and fierce personality, gave him a run for his money. I truly loved every moment of it. And once their relationship was reignited, it was like a wildfire!! Johnny and Samantha’s story is so swoon worthy with hot and passionate moments that will have you fanning yourself with stars in your eyes. I also loved the twist of angst that kept me engaged.
Stripped Down is so well written and I was incredibly satisfied with not only the book but the entire series. As much as I didn’t want to read “The End”, my heart is complete.
Stripped Down
Johnny Carelli stole Sammy’s heart when they were younger, but threw it all away with careless words and now almost a decade later when he sees her, he can’t believe how beautiful she is and how much he still wants her. He puts a plan in place to win her over but he knows it’s not going to be easy
Sammy Nicola lost her heart and more to Johnny, but when he dumped her she decided she’d rather be on her own and independent. Now years later he’s trying to reinsert himself into her life and she’s panicking as she has a secret that could tear them apart
A great story and some massive twists I did not see coming that almost knocked me out Thank you to Chelle for my advanced copy for which I voluntarily leave my honest review
Johnny knew that leaving Sammy was his biggest mistake. Johnny knew that he needed and wanted her forgiveness. Sammy on the other hand didn’t want anything to do with Johnny. Johnny was very determined to show Sammy how sorry he was for things that happened in the past. Will Sammy and Johnny be able to move forward when secrets from their past comes to the present?
I was drawn into this book from the very beginning. I loved the personalities and chemistry between the two main characters. Johnny was definitely an alpha and I liked how Sammy held her own with him. I loved how the story played out over the course of this book.
5 star Review Stripped Down (Nailed Down #4) by Chelle Bliss & Eden Butler
Stripped Down is the 4th book in the Nailed Down Series. This is Johnny Carelli and Samantha “Sammy” Nicola’s story and what a story it is.
Can one night truly change the course of one’s life? In the case of Sammy it certainly can and does. Sammy is meant for a life of service in the convent but all that changes thanks to a night of passion with Johnny despite her uncle Patrick, a priest who is determined to keep Johnny and Sammy apart.
I have been intrigued by Johnny since he was first mentioned and I couldn’t wait to read his story. It was everything I hoped for and more.
Full of surprising twists and turns and chemistry so intense and scorching.
A second chance at love story that drew me in and kept me captivated from the first to the last chapter. The suspense had me on the edge of my seat but through it all is a story of love, loyalty, family and lies.
Will Johnny and Sammy be able to move on from the past, mend their broken hearts, forgive the lies and in doing so find the happiness that they deserve? Or will the secrets destroy them?
Chelle Bliss and Eden Butler obviously work well together as I was unable to determine where one author ended and the other picked up; a sign of a great collaboration.
Stripped Down was a great conclusion to the Nailed Down series.
I have really enjoyed this series co-written by these two wonderful authors, Chelle Bliss and Eden Butler. I’m sad it’s ending, but happy to know there will be more to come from this dynamic duo in the future!
Now on to Johnny, who I may be just a tad smitten with. I knew I was going to love his story because I knew there was so much more to him than what we had been shown in previous books; I just didn’t know how much!! So many emotions ran through me as I read this incredible second chance love story. Johnny and Sammy were meant for each other but life circumstances and family made that impossible. Now 10 years later they could have another chance. Will Sammy’s uncle let that happen? Will Sammy’s secret break any chance they may have had? Can Johnny keep Sammy safe? Can they sift through all the secrets and come out stronger for it? Can they get past what anyone else thinks and just let themselves feel and have the great love they know they could? I loved this book so much!!!
You don’t want to miss this one! What a ride!!
Johnny and Sammie were never meant together but can not be kept apart. Sammie was off limits because she was supposed to be a nun but she fell for Johnny who broke her heart. Now years later he wants her and will do anything to get her. This book is full of suspense, drama and romance that you do not see coming.
I have been looking forward to reading more about Johnny, especially since reading Kneel Down and I was not disappointed. Sammy and Johnny are both very likable, well developed main characters. Their chemistry is explosive and it is evident that they never stopped loving each other. I would say that theirs is story of never-ending love, family, loyalty, and forgiveness. There are secrets and lies abound, but there is also passion and love in this second chance romance. These authors beautifully illustrate how bad decisions, while perceived to be made for the right reasons, play big roles in their long and winding journey towards their HEA. This book was very entertaining in that it had a good plot, likable characters, and moved at a good pace. Otherwise, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I am looking forward to more works by this author.
Stripped Down is another fantastic story in the Nailed Down series! It s laced with passion, lies and deceit and a great way to finish off a series!
I was hooked from page one and held captive until the last and I know you will be too!
The intense pull that Johnny and Sammy had towards each other literally vibrated off the pages. They had history that ripped them apart and now they had the present to put it all back together! It was their families combined with so many lies and so much deceit that kept them apart for so long but as the secrets unraveled their chance to have a future that was always supposed to be theirs is now within their grasp!
Stripped Down is the 4th book in the Nailed Down Series. And we are finally to Johnny’s story!
Johnny is a Carelli and the son of a mafia king. Samantha “Sammy” Nicola was destined for the convent. Until one night of passion between Johnny and Sammy. That night changed her life forever.
Sammy’s uncle Patrick Nicola, is a priest whom has secrets of his own. He kept Sammy and Johnny apart except for that fateful night. She was told that Johnny was not a good guy and was dangerous. And in truth he could not offer her safety so it was better to stay away. But like a moth to flame he kept turning up.
There are some twists to this story that I really did not see coming. This is the end to this series. But Eden Butler and Chelle Bliss are not done writing together. More to come in 2020!
This was a very enjoyable story and it was great to read Johnny’s story since he has been in the previous books.
Read the entire Nailed Down Series:
Book 1 – Nailed Down – Kane and Kit’s story
Book 2 – Tied Down – Kiel Kaino and Cara Carelli’s story
Book 3 – Kneel Down – Dale Hunter and Gin Sullivan’s story
Book 4 – Stripped Down – Johnny Carelli and Sammy’s story
This is my favorite book of this series. This is book 4 of the Nailed Down series. Sometimes we make a choice to protect the ones we love and in order to do so we have to hurt them but can we ever make up for it. Can Johnny make up for the hurt he caused Sammy when they were younger? Can they find there way back to each other? Find out in this phenomenal story.
They always save the best till last! This is my favourite of the series, I did give that title to the third book but I’ve changed my mind.
I loved the tough alpha exterior to Johnny, he was everything you’d expect from a Mafia boss. His one weakness was Sammy, his first love. She’s a tough cookie, had a very sheltered upbringing but fell madly in love with her bad boy.
I do love a tale of first love and second chances. This story had plenty of twists and turns to keep you hooked to the end. Great chemistry, strong characters and a cute surprise. We had glimpses of past characters that will satisfy those that want an update.
It’s a great ending to the series. I recommend this series for any Chelle Bliss fans.
A chemistry that was off the charts but that lead to lies and broken hearts.
This makes for a hot and sexy second chance romance.
The heat from reading this almost melted my kindle.
You will not be disappointed by this book.