Such an enjoyable read, I enjoyed reading this story and clashes between the main characters Libby & Jamie . I am glad Libby wasn’t weak; she gave it back to Jamie. Jamie though annoyed me for thinking wrong about Libby . Over all it was a good read .

This book follows a decent number of romance novel tropes while also avoiding some of the major pitfalls. The main characters both work in a hospital; one as a teacher and doctor, the other as a medical student. The medical student also has a four year old daughter and works as a stripper to help pay for her bills. The thing I really enjoyed about this book was how, during the numerous times the hero overstepped some boundaries, the heroine didn't let it immediately slide. She would hit back every time going; this was stupid, this was rude, this was overstepping boundaries. It was refreshing to read after having read a number of books where horrible actions were dismissed as romantic or charming rather than creepy. I liked the supporting characters and the way they made this book feel like more of a world.
That being said the daughter made for a convenient plot-device more than I would have preferred. The 'twist' at the end, Jamie temporarily losing his teaching position for dating a student probably should have been an issue much earlier in the book.
Overall this is a cute, relatively quick read. It could be a little frustrating at times but overall pretty cute.

I loved this novel! I loved the main character Libby. I loved how much she loved her little girl and sacrificed for her. I loved her little girl and their relationship. Jamie judges Libby and realizes how wrong his first impression was and works to be her prince charming in the end. I loved the humor in this novel. I love novels with great dialogue and banter and this novel did not disappoint.

This story moved very slowly and I put it away and came back to it several times just to finish it. Besides the fact that the hero was a jerk for most of the story, it felt so heavy with medical terminology that it turned me off. The story was well written and Libby and Rosie were fantastic. I loved Millie and Pav, plus the parents in this story. The only characters truly loath-able were a few of the men at the hospital and the hero, which was disappointing.
It moved too slow for me but the author has talent.

Jamie is one of the instruction doctors for the medical students. Libby is a med student who is struggling to make ends meet, has a daughter and going to med school. She is trying to do everything on her own. She's poor, living paycheck to paycheck, struggling but always tries her best to provide for Rosie, her daughter.

Dr. Grantham,(Jamie) prejudges people unfortunately and pegs Libby as a party girl because he caught her sleeping in his class and coming in late. When he finds out she has a daughter, he feels horrible about how he's treated her etc. Libby is a stripper at the local strip club, and when he finds out, he's at odds because he does have feelings for her but can't get over the fact that she's a stripper. He struggles over that a lot in fact. They do bicker quite a bit about her working there, and what and how people perceive her, but like the title says, Beg, Borrow and Steal is her saying while she needs to survive to live. She will do anything to stay afloat. I liked that she was so independent and didn't need anyone to help her. She needed it, but she didn't want it. Her and Jamie finally gets their HEA. By the way, I love Rosie!!!! She is so great!!!!

I liked the story, it was a little long in my opinion, but it got better. I would recommend it to others. I am really looking forward to Millie and Pav's story. I need her to have her HEA.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my ow

I found I wanted to read this book based on the title and illustration and I am so glad I did.The first few pages were drab and did not hold my interest, tempting me to put this book away in disappointment,but I hate not finishing a book.Once the story started picking up, I could barely put it down to return to my world, and it became doubly difficult once the little genius daughter Rosie entered the scene.I thought the vocabulary of four year old Rosie was advanced,but it was so entertaining to follow her interactions that it did not deter from thrill of reading it .Jamie was initially viewed as a despicable,unfeeling human being, but once he found out the real circumstances that drove the heroine's behavior, he did a 180 degree and I fell in love with his character.Libby was a stubborn, proud but driven woman who did not let the drawbacks and distractions direct her future , but strove to go higher and do better.The supporting characters of Jamie and Libby's families also made for great reading,they were such a bunch of misfits.Anticipating reading the story lines of the other characters,especially Millie.This ARC from Netgalley was greatly appreciated and the review expressed here was unsolicited and all my own.

Funny and well written. A great take on a single mother trying to make ends meet with an unconventional job whilst also juggling medical student life.

It was a really easy read that I couldn't put down - very entertaining!

I really enjoyed this book. It was a pleasant surprise and not a typical "save the helpless maiden" type book. I am use to these types of books and although I do enjoy them, I love when a person uses their gifts to create their own life and circumstances. This book was wonderful. A young mother wanting to be a doctor and her teacher is attracted to her. But she is not your typical student. This girl is a fighter and a hard worker. She is determined to make this happen for her even when the jerk in her class makes it difficult for her and life itself make it difficult. Her daughter was kind of bratty in my opinion but she help to bring the story together. I am looking forward to the next book in this series.

A medical student who can't stay awake in classes is automatically classified as someone who has stayed out too late partying. That is exactly what Dr. Jamie Grantham thinks when student Libby Penny falls asleep in class sitting up during his lecture. And again she falls asleep in the OR sitting at the patient's side. He won't listen to her excuses or cut her any slack when she is late to classes or rounds. Little does he know she is the single mother to a 4 year old, and is working nights on the weekends as a gymnast/dancer at an upper class strip club. Her car has broken down and she has to take busses to get to school, dragging her daughter along to be put in the nursery when it opens. She is proud and stubborn, reluctant to ask for or accept help except in small doses, and only for her daughter's sake. While wearing tattered clothing and shoes with a hole in the sole to school, any money leftover from rent and necessary expenses goes towards Rosie's clothes and needs. It turns out Libby is very smart and an excellent student, while Rosie is bright and full of spunk. When Dr. Grantham discovers the real situation and takes time to notice Libby's (and Rosie's) exceptional beauty and qualities, it doesn't take long for him to fall for them both. Only Libby will not accept help, and rebuffs him every step of the way. She does learn to lean a little on other people when a formerly cold research Doctor (Millie) Morrison opens up to Rosie and offers to watch her before and after Libby's classes when the nursery is closed. This proves to be a wonderful solution for all. Rosie adores Millie and the feeling is mutual. Where once a socially inept doctor hid away from all, she has opened up to Libby and Rosie and is providing Rosie with education and stimulation she needs.

This is a wonderful story about a determined mother, a very bright child, and a man who is old enough to be sure of what he wants, even though his methods are not always the best or smoothest. I loved the way the author made Rosie both a typical 4 year old (being able to get what she wanted through her actions and words) and an exceptional 4 year old (who blooms under Dr. Morrison's watchful care.) I also loved how the adults were not perfect or automatically right all the time. The character flaws helped make the people more real and accessible to Libby and Rosie. All in all it was a great story that kept me reading and entertained right to the very end.

While an enjoyable story, I didn't take to Jamie. He was a little controlling, overbearing and just plain rude at times. Libbie was a great character, along with her daughter Rosie. Well written and good plotline.

I’ve read this story before as I’m sure most people have. If it’s not Vegas or New York it could be England. I did like the twist this book took to get to the ending we all know and love. Read it just for a different way they tell the tale.

I enjoyed this book. Some of the vernacular was over my head since it is a story set in England with British characters, but it didn't take away from the overall story. While I didn't find the main characters relate-able (she is a stubborn single mother working as a stripper to put herself through medical school, and he is a perfect doctor), it was still fun to follow their relationship and the ups and downs throughout.

This book was a very enjoyable read, i must admit when i first picked it up i did not get off to the best start with it. But that i realise was me trying to pick up this book when i personally was not ready for such a fun read. This book shows that impressions given of other people and to other people can be so vital in how people are treated. But despite this the book left me with a big smile by the end of it. I really connected with the characters and felt for each of them and what they where experiencing through the story, especially Libby. A strong woman working to better herself and her family and despite everything being thrown at her still putting one foot in front of the other each day. I am so glad i went back and picked up this book to read one weekend when all i wanted to do was snuggle with a great book as that is exactly what i got.

This was my first Susie Tate book to read and I devoured it! Beg, Borrow or Steal is so divine, it’s as if YA meets Greys Anatomy meets Burlesque.
Tate has presented Libby, single mom and med student, along with Jamie, a Medical Education director with high expectations for himself and his students. Libby and Jamie’s initial interaction is during his medical lecture, where she has fallen asleep. From this moment their paths continue to cross and he is further intrigued by her. Needless to say Libby is not going to med school on student loans- she works as a burlesque dancer, and a good one. Regardless of how talented of a dancer she is, how can the straight-and-narrow Jamie take a dancer home to overly wealthy mom and dad or his judgmental brother?
Libby’s current line of work makes for interesting play and conflicts among characters along with perfectly crafted verbal sparring.
I admire how Tate gave the job as a dancer such class as it created a perfect flow of scenes to continue throughout the book.
I hope to see more from these characters because the romance was incredible tasteful- which is why I included the YA piece of my description. Jamie and Libby are perfectly flawed and the secondary characters are so colorful, you will fall in love!

Libby Penny is a single mom and medical student. She had her daughter Rosie, at 17 and her life has been a constant struggle. Dr. Jamie Grantham is the Medical Education Director and one of Libby's instructors. Jamie came from a wealthy family and never had to work. His issues come from a need to be perfect, and Libby is not! She falls asleep in Jamie's class and he assumes she is a partier. When he discovers she is a dancer at a burlesque type strip club, he is immediately judgmental. Both characters grow through out the story, but it is a process with dips and curves; which is realistic. I don't care for the instantaneous life is now perfect, all problems disappear, scenarios. The numerous sub characters from school, family, and the strip club are also well developed and very appealing. You are drawn into their lives and want to know them. The sign of a well told story! I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I highly recommend this book and I will be looking for more from this author.

I’ve not read any of Susie Tate’s books before, but I was feeling whimsical and in need of a little romance, so I picked up Beg, Borrow or Steal over the weekend.
The result? There were things I really liked about this book, and things that I really hated. The book is a romance, and it follows Libby, a 21-year-old medical student and single mother who is struggling to support her child, and who makes money in her spare time by being a stripper. When she meets Jamie, her older tutor, who clashes with her repeatedly throughout the novel, sparks fly (as you might expect).
I really liked the way in which Libby was portrayed here. Tate tackles some pretty heavy themes here, from life as a single mother, to poverty, and Libby’s pride and refusal to accept any help (though sometimes annoying) was always justified: I could always understand her viewpoint, which stopped her from being perhaps one of the stereotypical romantic heroines and instead made her somebody likeable and strong, and whom I was rooting for whilst I was reading. The stripper aspect to her life, too, was presented in a very matter-of-fact way- even glamourised- as was her refusal to be judged for earning money and supporting her daughter, Rosie (who is also extremely cute, in a demon child kind of way).
The plot, too, was interesting, and with enough twists and turns to keep me hooked: though Tate’s frequent repetition of how beautiful Libby is does become a bit boring after a while, she does a great job introducing supporting characters, like Jamie’s Greek fellow doctor, Pav, and adding some cool twists on those like Millie, the upright doctor who becomes almost a childminder to Rosie: it makes for a fun read.
The main thing I have a problem with is Jamie. For a strong character like Libby, you need a romantic interest who is equally likeable, equally determined and whom she realises that she needs as their relationship progresses. Jamie was not that person- frankly, I thought Libby deserved a lot better.
A lot of the novel involves him putting her down, him taking issue with her career as a stripper, and him coercing her into various situations, boat rides and dates that she initially doesn’t want to go on (but is invariably forced to do thanks to Jamie, or Rosie). Though they do say that friction creates sparks, Jamie was too grating, too controlling, and altogether too much of an alpha male to make their pairing feel anything more than forced. By the end, it feels like Libby’s been worn down by, rather than fallen for, him. And though Libby makes the right noises- and is outraged by his actions most of the time!- I have trouble believing in them as a couple.
Altogether this is a sweet romance that tackles a lot of heavy issues with wit and an engaging writing style. Though I didn’t like Jamie, I loved Libby, and I liked the way that she stood up for herself throughout the book. She’s a strong heroine, and I really liked her- if only her romantic foil was better.

This was a good story, but it seemed much longer than it needed to be. It felt like it took me forever to reach the end. In my opinion, there are four main characters in this book: Jamie, Libby, her daughter Rosie, and Libby's ridiculously long, full, unruly hair. If all the mentions of her hair had been left out, it would have saved me half an hour of reading time. The characters seemed real: Jamie, the wealthy, snobbish doctor who falls for Libby; Libby, the young, single mom trying to support her daughter and pay for her education by working in a strip club; and Rosie, a bossy, high-energy, dog-loving 4-year-old. Though I got annoyed with Libby's unrealistic, stubborn independence, the plot was generally interesting and I appreciated the touches that Libby likes nerdy things and is a great mom and Jamie genuinely cares for Libby and Rosie, though he could be overly demanding about trying to help. If you enjoy a good romance and are looking for a longer read, I'd recommend this to you. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book just wasn't for me. I did like the writing but the story seemed to drag on.

I don't like to give low ratings or review negatively so that's all I'm going to say.

Beg, Borrow or Steal by Susie Tate is a sweet romance with a HEA. As with most books in the genre - how they get to the HEA that is the battle. Libby wants to be a doctor and feels she has let her parents down when she was a teenager.

Having to work hard was what Libby was used to. After all she had a four year old daughter named Rosie, went to school full time and had a full time job. Being a single mom while in school was hard, but she was willing to beg, borrow or steal to get herself and Rosie to a good place. Then she met Jamie. He was a consultant anaesthetist and the Medical Education Director of where Libby went to school. He found her asleep twice and treated her quite harshly over it, but never asked her why. Then Jamie found out what she did for a job and he fell apart. Libby knew what she had to do… and that was only depend on herself again.

Beg, Borrow or Steal by Susie Tate was a fast sweet reading romance. The determination and stubbornness of the main characters was hard to see, because you just wanted something to be easy for her. Jamie might be the right man, but he is her supervisor and that cannot be forgiven.Beg, Borrow or Steal by Susie Tate was a good read!