I loved Vincent! He’s super sweet and thoughtful with a side of grumpy sexiness I found positively alluring! And when I learned his actual name, I also ceased thinking of him as his moniker Beast. Instead I was flash-backing to all those tv episodes of Beauty and the Beast with Linda Hamilton and Ron Pearlman. I crushed on that show so hard! It was also one of my favorite beauty and the beast remakes.

Anyhoo...back on track...

Isabelle...Good gravy was that girl a nerdy hot mess or what?! She’s a shy and really nice girl trying to learn to be a stripper to earn funds to save her library. I did have to stop and think about the revenue option for a minute-and then proceeded to laugh my way through her antics. Her way of learning was heartfelt and cute, with sometimes embarrassing results, but she had the guts to go out and doing something about her situation. I had to respect the logic!

What really sucked me into the book was Belle’s colorful, loyal besties, especially Ariel. She’s loudmouthed, extremely opinionated, curses like a sailor, and does not know the concept of fear. I can’t wait to see what kind of fireworks happen with her book!

Overall, I thought the romance was sweet, the storyline highly amusing, and the characters absolutely entertaining!

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

It’s hard to give the modern fairytale retelling a pass in my case—sucker that I am for all of spins and takes we can possibly have on them—which is why ‘In Bed with the Beast’ was one that I was eager to get my hands on.

In this case, it’s about a librarian and a bouncer, aka, Belle and the Beast, the supposedly shy librarian and the surly bouncer. Throw in the home stripping business that 3 women have started into the mix and I was beyond intrigued at this risqué proposition and take on the fairytale.

But this didn’t start off well for me, with characters generally behaving like hormonal tweens to the extent where I had to relook their ages. A smothered Belle, who was 25 and her father, who spoke like a man who’d regressed into childhood. Her friends, who didn’t behave much better, with exaggerated actions and reactions to every single thing you know can only appear in rom-coms and nowhere else.

In short, what I suspect was supposed to have been the book’s selling point—the craziness of the 3 good friends—grated on and fell flat for me. The humour and the liberal use of capital letters in the storytelling just made it feel a lot more juvenile than it should have been for characters well into their twenties: Belle’s hyperbolic inner monologues, the shrill petulance of her reactions, the spouting random facts just didn’t make me laugh at all; neither did the unbelievable antics of her 2 other friends which involved a bit of slapstick stuff and the overly dramatic behaviour that was more eye-rolling than funny.

In the end, I couldn’t find myself interested in these characters at all and only the mysterious, gruff Vincent Adams and his secret locked door kept me trudging (or skimming) on. But seeing as I couldn’t wait to get this over with, it’s clearly not the read for me.

Whenever I need a pick me up I know that Tara Sivec will deliver. She’s known for her quirky and hilarious love stories. I’ve been a fan for years and she finally put two things together nobody else would do, strippers and Disney princesses. Belle is my favorite princess so this was just what the story I wanted.

You will LOL and ROFL, reading Tara Sivec is a unique experience. Her writing is comedic gold. I can’t wait for book 3. I also didn’t read book 1 and that didn’t hinder the experience of this story. I will go back and read it though!

This was an overall cute but zany story and I did really like the take on the Beauty and the Beast, however I wasn't as charmed as I was with the first book despite liking both characters individually and the romance aspect because the book felt a little too quirky in its plot and development.

I enjoyed this book, as I do all of TS's books, however I didn't love it as much as her other works. I was more interested in the 3rd set of characters. This fell slightly flat for me, still a great read and I will continue to read, gotta say so far her chocolate series has been an epic favorite that I continue to re-read all the time.

Book two in the Naughty Princess Club series was adorable!!!! I loved Belle and Floved Beast. Sweet and naive Belle ends up staying with Beast after an altercation with her father. It was a lot of fun watching these two come together and figure things out. As always the supporting characters were hilarious. I can't wait for Ariel's book. Even Belles dad was amusing in the end. This installment had all the feels, it was naughty, funny and just a great read. You can't go wrong with TS!

I was very excited to read this book after reading At the Stroke of Midnight. I never expected to like reading retellings of the fairytales in which the heroines are strippers but surprisingly I have come to love both the books.

This books tells the story of shy librarian Isabelle Reading who is trying to save her beloved library from getting closed. To do that she needs money and her solution is to start a stripper business with her friends Cindy and Ariel who are also facing money troubles. The book starts with Belle getting kicked out of her fathers house and Beast aka Vincent who we were introduced to in the first book as the surly bouncer at Charming’s strip club, comes to her rescue. The rest of the novel deals with how Belle deals with her problems and in the process falls in love.
The best thing about the book is the laugh-out-loud humor and the amazing banter and chemistry between H/h. The character development of Belle was amazingly done and a pleasure to read. She adorable and weird and I loved her. I wish Vincent’s character was a little more well developed. His character lacked a certain depth which would have made him more relatable.
The only negative other than that would be that the ending seemed hurried and not well done. It was if the author didn’t know how to end the book so she created a problem, just for the sake of it and provided a convenient solution and then neatly wrapped up the package. That was the only let down about the book but since I enjoyed the rest of the book, I am going with 4/5 stars

Tara Sivec is one of my.go to authors! I never read the blurb to her books. It's always a one click or request.
What a great spin on this book and laugh out loud moments

I really didn't know what to expect with one. I also didn't know this was apart of a series when I requested it on NetGalley. It sounded like it was going to be a cute retelling of Beauty and the Beast (which is one of my favorite Disney movies). While it was cute, nobody prepared me for Disney princesses as strippers!

Did that shock you? Because it sure did shock the hell out of me! Once the shock wore off, it was good! Belle was adorable and was a walking encyclopedia and Vincent (Beast was his nickname) was so broody and I liked him. I was laughing most of the time I was reading this book, it was hilarious!

"Um, I know him. Kind of. What is he doing here? I whisper to Mrs. Potter as we both continue staring at Beast.
"I believe what he's doing is called reading. I've heard it's all the rage in this building we call a library," she whispers back.

I enjoyed the relationship between Belle and Vincent. They both caused each other to grow and to want more in life. Belle ended up stand up for herself and getting some confidence. Vincent learned to open up because he was very closed off. As much as he didn't want to be labeled a hero, he sure was dreamy like one.

"I'm nobody's hero, princess. And this isn't a fairytale."

While it's not going to be a favorite of mine, it was hilarious and was a good book to kick back with. If you can get past the stripper part, I would give this a read!

Loved this book and love the series. I can't wait to see Ariel's story. Laugh out loud funny...Gus Tone! ROFL Loved it, loved it, loved it!!

We all have that one author that we are obsessed with right?? Who is yours? Well, mine is Tara Sivec. I'm positive the woman is a genius. She is the Queen of Witty Banter. This series is completely addictive. I can't stop talking about it.
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I read it in one sitting because I could not put it down. I love everything about it! This romance has it all it's WITTY, SEXY and HEART-FELT. I am smitten with Belle the girl is adorable and feisty as hell. She is so unique I love that she fidgets and ramble's useless facts. She's just a girl searching for her happily ever after. Will Beast giver her the fairy tale she's been seeking.
I'm telling you I can't recommend these books enough.
Definitely at the top of my 2018 favorites.

➳The fantasy of finding your true prince charming, this romance novel brings humor to the level of persuasion and an addiction to Vincent and Belle...

➳I think I have just found yet another author who has made me laugh through the genre of rom-coms. Not a lot of authors are able to achieve such a thing, since my humor is at its minimum right now so I'm glad I was able to thoroughly enjoy this novel by Tara Sivec. I'm keeping this review short and sweet because I honestly did enjoy this novel. Vincent is the ideal alpha male in a romance novel that I always look for. To me, his attitude is a true turn on, and the fact that him and Belle are two different characters in the persona category, makes me love him even more. He is a rugged individual in the aspect of not having any sort of charisma, but he lets his guard down when he is with Belle and I utterly love that the most. His true colors and his past struggles are one that make me want to comfort him because he is a beast, but a beast with a broken heart that needs mending.

➳Thank you to the wonderful team at SMP for giving me an advance copy of this novel, I'm actually excited to start the first book sometime this year as I did not have the chance to read it just yet. If it's as fun as this one then I am going to hopefully love it as well!

This is the most unique twist I've ever read on Beauty and the Beast. Absolutely hilarious, sexy, and a good story - I loved this book! I loved these characters, the supporting characters and this story. This series is a fantastic spin on some of my favorite fairy tales and this is one of my favorite so far!

I enjoyed everything about this book. The characters are really well developed. Tara Sivec's writing is hilarious and unpredictable...just how I like romantic comedies.

This story is so funny and the characters are just great! Stripping Princesses was so funny, like the grown up version of princesses. It was great to see Belle start to stand up for herself in this book and see the transformation of her character, she really blossomed by the end of this book. I would have liked more conversation between everyone in the book and less of Belle's thoughts. Otherwise this is a really fun book. I love all the crazy, odd, weird blind dates too, they were hysterical!!!

I love fairytale retellings. Earlier this year, I read (and really enjoyed) At the Stroke of Midnight, the first book in Tara Sivec's Naughty Princess Club series. While that book was a retelling of Cinderella, In Bed with the Beast is (clearly) a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Of the three Naughty Princesses (the third being Ariel), I relate most to Belle and I could not wait to read her story. Thank you so much to St. Martin's for the advance copy!

The retellings in this series are so well done! The foundation of the fairytale is still there, but enough is changed that the stories feel new and exciting. This book, in particular, was cute and sweet, laugh out loud funny, and also really steamy! There's a whole heck of a lot of sexual tension between Belle and Vincent and just enough conflict to keep things interesting. Belle and Vincent were legitimately good for each other and their relationship felt so natural and healthy. I didn't see the plot twist coming and, as before, I'm so intrigued by Ariel's story. I can't wait for the absolute explosion of enemies-to-lovers passion that's sure to come in Kiss the Girl. 

Final rating: ★★★★☆

I received a free advance copy of In Bed With the Beast from the publisher in exchange for my honest review. In Bed With the Beast releases on June 5, 2018.

I love fairy tales. And one where a lady can turn a beast into a lover is perfect. Vincent also changed Belle, so even better.

RATING 4.5 STARS

In Bed with the Beast is book two in the Naughty Princess Club series by Tara Sivec. Each one of these adorable, sexy, sweet tales is based loosely on a fairy tale, the first being Cinderella, and this one if you haven’t guessed it is Beauty and the Beast.

Belle is twenty five years old and still lives with her very over protective father. It’s always just been she and her Dad. They share an extreme love of books and she loved cooking dinner for him and talking about their days and about the books they so adored. But Belle wants to spread her wings, she wants to experience new things. Her two new best friends and she have started a stripper business. Even though only Cindy has been brave enough to actually do the dancing at private parties while she and Ariel do the administrative work, she wants to be brave enough to dance. But Ariel and Cindy say she needs some experience with men in order to be a good stripper.

Belle’s true love is books. She has worked at the town library for nine years. But the library is struggling. The board is threatening to close it down if she can’t find a way to bring in some revenue. That makes her stripping business all the more important. She needs to start dancing so she can use her earnings to help fund the library.

Her father most definitely does not approve of her two new friends or her interest in stripping. He kicks her out of the house. With no where else to go, Beast, the bouncer at Charmings, the strip club where she plans to make her dancing debut, offers her his spare room until she can figure out something else. Beast has always been a mystery to Belle. He is gruff, rarely speaks, and scares everyone to death, except Belle. She feels oddly safe with him. He lays down the house rules, the most important one being to never try to go into the locked room down the hall. What could he be hiding in there?

There has always been something there between Belle and Beast. But now that they are living under the same roof, it gets stronger. Is it something that could develop into more? Could Beast give her the experiences she needs in order to be a better stripper? Belle is determined to find out.

Okay, this book was adorable. Beast was so not a beast on the inside. I love the inner softy that Belle brought out of him. And Belle, meek little Belle, found her inner strength and learned how to stand up for herself. These two were perfect for each other. But there are definitely secrets, things Beast is keeping from Belle, that could ruin everything. I loved this book. I can’t wait for the next one, Kiss the Girl, which will be Ariel’s story. She’s got some secrets as well, and I can’t wait to figure out what they are.

I LOVED this book. It's laugh out loud HILARIOUS, fun, and romantic. Tara Sivec always manages to make me smile and giggle which is why I always read her books without question. This book does EXACTLY that and more. If you are not familiar with the series, you should know that each book CAN standalone, even though they are interconnected. Characters from the previous novel and the one coming after this one are a part of the story, but the main characters have their own romances. So, while I would recommend reading them in order because you would get a better feel for the concept of the series and the characters, you don't have to. Although if you want to know how the Naughty Princess Club started, then you would need to read the At the Stroke of Midnight first. Anyway, In Bed with the Beast is the epitome of the romantic comedy genre. I can't tell you how many times I laughed out loud because it was basically non stop. These characters, the things they say, the way they handle themselves, and the hijinks they get into are PRICELESS . You honestly need to read it. It's so damn good!

Tara Sivec has outdone herself!

What a clever, witty, sexy spin on this classic fairy tale.
It was laugh-out-loud funny.Loved this story!