ARC Review of Stripped Raw by Prescott Lane

This story about tore me apart inside and then rebuilt me. I cried so much yet laughed at the same time. This is the mark of a great story. This story really Stripped Raw everything—you have to read to understand and OMG, the hero , Kane Hunter, is one alpha male that I would love having- he is kind, romantic, determined to do right, stands by family and boy he is so sexy- #1bookboyfriend material. I’m getting ahead of myself. Let me tell you about this beautiful yet emotionally evocative story.
Kenzie Scott has come back to the US and to care for her very ill sister and baby niece. She also has just started up this fantastic new business and she had an interview on the local tv show to promote her new business/company when the interviewer got nasty so Kenzie got right in his face and this was on live air. The interviewer flipped out afterwards and called his brother Kane to “fix his problem”—that being Kenzie. Kane goes to talk to Kenzie and he ends up just falling immediately for her—her laugh was what was it and her soul and feistiness was another selling point. OMG I loved their interactions. As the story progresses , I find out that Kenzie’s sister is dying and she is taking care of her baby niece at the same time working to get her business off the ground. What an awesome young woman. There is more to this story, and that involves Kane—he has a backstory as well. Whenever he sees baby Zoe-he can never say her name. Then he never wants to take Kenzie to his house until later in the story and there are times he has to leave or he isn’t where he says he is. I will say he isn’t cheating BUT he has a past he hasn’t shared with Kenzie and it is heartbreaking.
Kenzie and Kane are soul mates and are made for each other. Yet they have so much pain that it blinds them to what is in front of them. Kane sees it but it blinds him, Kenzie is blinded to things because of her sister’s oncoming death-it involves her baby niece- there are emotional twists and turns to this story that made me cry so much. I used up a whole box of tissues over this fantastic story. I <3 Kane and Kenzie because what they have is real and it is brutal because they love so much. I cant say enough how much I recommend the read of this story. There are supporting characters that you will find yourself wishing had more time, more chance to stick around. What a lovely , beautiful story where you find love when life is slipping away. I couldn’t put this book down until I finished it, it was that good –so it was 2:45am. Ms. Lane has done it again with a great story.

My rating: 5 stars *****