Another stellar Naughty Princess Club story! Seriously, I don’t know if I’ve ever enjoyed a princess retelling so much before. The guys in them are not perfect, but man are they swoon-worthy. The ladies have got a lot going on in their life with a lot of mental roadblocks to overcome. Not to mention the hilarity of it all. It’s the perfect recipe for an amazing story that will have you glued to the pages until the very last word. Heck, I was cheesing like a loon at the ending of this book. This story was amazing!

While this is a retelling, it’s not verbatim to the story we all know. And yet, the author adds in so many similarities that are modernized, that it still gives you the feel of the classic Beauty and the Beast story. Obviously, Belle lives at home with her father, loves books, has a wealth of knowledge, looks past the growly Beast to the man inside, and ends up living with the Beast and falls in love with him. She goes on a couple of blind dates with a vain Gus Tone, and Steven Luminous who is looking for another lady in his life.There was even a cute scene where she teaches him to cook because he is absolutely horrible at it. it reminded me in the scene when Beast tries to do mundane things and is just too intense with the task. Well, Vincent (aka Beast) is the same way when trying to cook. Not to mention the the fact that Vincent is horribly protective of Belle and only wanting her to be happy, even at his own expense. Like I said, there were similarities that ran parallel to the story while still making it fresh and new, and giving it a modern twist.

I loved that we also got to see Belle blossom into a confident woman. When we first meet her, she’s this mousy bookworm who lives in her father’s basement. She sneaks in and out through the window so that her father doesn’t know she left the house. However, over the course of the story we watch her grow into this take-charge woman. She’s tired of people telling her that she’s not ready to strip, that she needs more experience around men in order to pull it off. She’s ready to take back her life and save her beloved library. Watching her slow transition into this confident person was probably one of the best parts of the whole story. However, watching her fumble through her transition was pretty hilarious, too. I mean, when someone tells you to dance sexy for them, this girl pulls out the Macarena! You guys, I can’t even. I was right there with Vincent like, “Uh… What are you doing?!”

In Bed with the Beast is an all around amazing story. I honestly can not praise this series enough. Cindy was a bit uptight and took me a while to get behind, but I really loved Belle’s story. Maybe because she had a long way to go to be confident in her own skin. Maybe because everyone around her seemed to underestimate her, and I can’t help but root for the underdog. I honestly don’t know what appealed to me with this story because BatB is not high up there on my favorites list of princess stories. However, I loved this story so much! I can't wait to see what insanity Ariel has in store for us next.

I loved In Bed with the Beast! It was a sweet, yet swoony and humorous read. Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite fairy tales, and I think Sivec did a great job of adapting it for The Naughty Princess Club. I liked this a little more than the first book. Though I felt as if I missed the clues leading up to the climax of the story because when Beast's secret was revealed, it was somewhat surprising, but that didn't impact my overall feeling of the book.

If you want a quick, steamy, laugh-out-loud read, In Bed with the Beast is the book I'd recommend.

In Bed With the Beast by Tara Sivec

In Bed With the Beast is the second standalone in Sivec’s Naughty Princess Club and loosely based on the story of Beauty and the Beast.

Belle is as innocent as her fictional counterpart and lives firmly under her dads roof and thumb. When she strikes up a friendship and subsequently a business with Cin and Ariel, she finds herself kicked out of home with nowhere to go. Nowhere that is, except the library she works at which she’s striving so hard to keep from closing. When The Beast - ok fine, we can call him Vincent! - realizes Belle is essentially homeless, he insists on her moving in to his (beautiful!) home and given that she doesn’t want to inconvenience her new friends, Belle agrees.

I just loved At the Stroke of Midnight and feel that it was a hard book to live up to. While I really enjoyed In Bed With the Beast, for some reason I didn’t find it as laugh out loud funny as AtSoM and that’s something I was really excited about. The storyline and the characters were great but I just wanted more. I really loved that despite her shy nature, Belle still had the guts to stand up Vincent and be strong when it really counted. Vincent truly lived up to his moniker and his secrets surprised me pleasantly!

You can read this as a standalone but I would suggest reading AtSoM first to get the full background on this interesting group! Now I just neeeeeed Ariel’s book!

*arc received from netgalley in exchange for honest review.

**Reviewed by Melinda for Joandisalovebooks Blog.

Tara Sivec will become you new favorite writer after reading this hilarious rom-com series. I laughed and swooned and just loved it. The characters are amazing- and believable and swoon worthy.

I've read a few books by Tara Sivec before, so I know she can write. I forgot just how well. I hadn't read the first book in The Naughty Princess Club, but I will certainly be going back to read it now. I very much enjoyed In Bed with the Beast!

Belle is the youngest of the Naughty Princesses. She is working hard to try to save her library, as well as move out from her father's basement. But when he kicks her out, she doesn't know what she'll do. Vincent "Beast" steps in and offers her a place to stay, but as she doesn't know him that well, she's a little hesitant to do so.

I greatly enjoyed Belle and Beast. They work well complement each other. I also enjoyed the side characters. The plot was well-developed, and the characters were likable. I will most certainly be reading more in this series!

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In Bed with the Beast by Tara Sivec is the second book in The Naughty Princess Club series. This could definitely be ready as a standalone, however I highly recommend that you pick up book one, At the Stroke of Midnight. In book one we are introduced to Cindy, Belle, and Ariel and the reasoning behind the Naughty Princess Club.

While we see all of the characters from book one, In Bed with the Beast is the story of Belle and you guessed it, Beast. As someone who just watched Beauty and the Beast for the first time very recently and fell in love with the movie, I also fell in love with this book. Tara did  a great job incorporating little bits and pieces into her retelling. And now I need to find a library with a ladder so I can take a ride while someone gives me a push.

I say it everytime. Tara continues to amaze me with her talent. She has been a "one click" for me from the time I picked up her very first book and laughed my ass of. Years later, she can still make me snort laugh like no other.

The premise behind the story of the "Beauty & The Beast" is and always will be one of my favorites. It has been done a variety of different ways and in different settings but the concept is always the same. I can't get enough of it and Tara just nailed my need for another right here.

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

This is such a great spoof on the Disney classics. The first one was Cinderella and now this is Belle's chance to find happiness. The play on stuff from the movie was done just enough to make me chuckle but not over done to where I would roll my eyes at it. This could stand on its own just like the first book and I love that Tara made sure that they could.

"Sweet mother of pearl, he's got the V." 

My only request would have been to get a little more one on one time between Belle and Beast. They had a lot scenes together and everything about those scenes were fantastic, I just wanted them to not be so short. Well sometimes they felt that way and I know he was a man of few words but I would have liked to seen the connection between them more. This doesn't mean I didn't love the book, because I did. I just missed that part and that's my favorite part of reading romance, the fall. Nothing makes me swoon harder than watching a man fall in love. It's book crack I tell ya!

Tara you're amazing at what you do. Keep it up and I can't wait for Ariel's book! She's basically me and I'm ready to fall for Eric. I love me some love-hate angry sex. The harder they fight it the hotter it is. LOL!

A happy, smiling modern day fairytale.

I adore this take on Belle and Beast. I adore the way Tara brought life and modernize ‘A tale as old as time’.

I laughed, I swooned hard and even though I had eleventy billion others things to do I COULD NOT STOP READING! Total addiction and many laughs. I adore these three women.

The internet dating is epic! Tons of belly laughs and oh no! Each of these is a story within itself but everyone need the whole Tara Sivec experience and book one is phenomenal!

I can’t wait to get the inside story on Ariel!

I love, love this book and could really live with these characters always!

AhhhhMAZING. I love Tara's twists on our favorite princesses. All the humor that we have grown to love and so much more. Great read.

Easily as good or better than the previous Naughty Princess book.

In Bed with the Beast is the second book in the 'Naughty Princess Club' series, and as much as I enjoyed the first book, I loved this one even more. This book features Isabelle Reading, and her very own Beast, Vincent.

Belle is the youngest and most innocent of the Naughty Princess Club. She's using the club to save her library and move out of her father's basement. One of those things happens before planned, though. When Belle's dad kicks her out of the house, she doesn't know what she'll do or where she'll go. That is, until the bouncer at Charming's, Vincent "Beast" Adams offers her a place to stay. At first, Belle is hesitant about this arrangement. She doesn't know Beast that well. But her options are slim, so she goes for it.

I loved Belle and Vincent together. Belle may be sweet and a little naive about some things, but she has a lot of growth in this book, and I loved seeing that. I also loved all the information she randomly spouted out all the time. I absolutely adored Vincent. He can be broody, grouchy, and mercurial, but he has his reasons. Underneath it all, he has a big heart. It was great finding out more about his past, and seeing his secrets come to light. Even though Belle and Vincent seemed like they didn't belong together, they were a perfect match!

Tara Sivec has really outdone herself with this series. I haven't had so much fun reading in the longest time. In Bed with the Beast is hilarious, heartwarming, sexy, and entertaining as all get out! I recommend these books to anyone looking for a good time. I can't wait for Ariel's book! She makes me laugh more than anyone in these books!

Of course this book is the bees knees. And if I’ve learned anything, it’s that I need to start stripping. KIDDING! No one wants to see that. Haha

This book is a lot of fun, I’m totally Belle in far too many ways- including my only friends being found in books.

Theres a little more angst in this book, than At The Stroke of Midnight, and In Bed With The Beast is my favorite of the two.

I laughed so hard, more than once! What makes those scenes so funny, is how unexpected they were. I always wonder what goes on in Tara’s head that she’s able to come up with this shit.

I highly recommend these two books, and will be less than patiently waiting for book 3, Kiss the Girl due out later this year.

Belle and Vincent are the latest couple depicted in the latest Naughty Princess Club story. Belle is a librarian (of course) and Vincent is a bouncer at Charm's, which is a strip club. Belle is very sheltered and still lives at home with her dad in his basement, even though she is 25. She sneaks out with the girls every night and is aching to find freedom from her overbearing father. The library that she runs is out of funding and stripping is her solution to their money problems. She and Vincent could not be more different if they tried. Belle is verbose and Vincent barely grunts his responses. Belle lacks self-confidence and Vincent oozes confidence in everything he does. Belle misses obvious clues that Vincent is into her and disregards all attempts to tell her otherwise. When Belle finds herself homeless and about to be out of a job, Vincent steps in to help her.

Their living arrangement was interesting. While Belle is finding out who she truly is, Vincent is trying to protect her even when she insists he doesn't need to. She feels her father was overbearing enough and does not want anyone telling her what to do ever again. I did feel Belle needed to act more grown up and less like a toddler at points (slamming doors and stomping her feet). They do clash quite a bit. It was interesting how many times Belle would quote random facts when she got flustered and Vincent would just roll with it. Although quite introverted, Vincent had a lot of depth to him. His past was not all roses and sunshine and his present demeanor reflected that. His secret was not what I was expecting and that's all I'm going to say about that.

If you enjoyed the first book in this series, this one will be right up your alley. Belle relies upon her friends to help her fulfill her dreams. Their antics were funny, interesting and in true keeping with the first book in this series. I am intrigued to see what happens in the next book.

I was honored to receive an ARC from St. Martin's Press for my honest review.

I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first, but it was still fun, and Beast was yummy. The library things were a bit hard to swallow (letting a non-librarian catalog? Come on!) and took me out of the book a little. I'm looking forward to Ariel's story!

3.5-4.0

If your not familiar with this series, The Naughty Princess Club is based on three women who strongly resemble famous fairy tale princesses. This particular book is based off of Belle from Beauty and the Beast. There are many common themes such as Belle loving to read, wearing a lot of yellow, and falling in love with a beast (of a man). There are lots of nods to the original story that fans of Beauty and the Beast will appreciate. For example, Belle goes on a blind date with gentleman with a similar name as Cogsworth. The author deserves bonus points for creatively interweaving the stories together.

This book is a funny ride. Its more in vein with the Chocolate Lovers series as far as hilariousness and over the top antics. Its a quick and easy read as I read it in less than a day. I liked Belle quite a bit as she wasn't quite as crazy as Cindy and Ariel. And I enjoyed Vincent (the beast) who is strong, silent and somewhat moody. Some of the craziness of the secondary characters distracted slightly from the over all story.

All in all this was a fun and light story that kept me smiling from beginning to end.

***Copy obtained from St. Martin's Press/Swerve via Netgalley***

In Bed with the Beast by Tara Sivec is the second book in the Naughty Princess Club romantic comedy series. While each book in this series features a separate couple and could be understood as a standalone I’d highly suggest picking them up from the beginning to get the full story and all of the laughs.

The first book of this series, At the Stroke of Midnight, introduced all three of the female leads in the series as they came together and became friends. The trio couldn’t be more opposite of one another with Cindy being an uptight recent divorcee, Belle the nerdy and shy librarian and Ariel the wild, crazy and outspoken one. The ladies had shown up at a function all wearing princess costumes and were offered a job working a party. Thinking children’s party they hastily agreed since all were in need of money but little did they know it was definitely adult and they were expected to strip. After running like crazy they rethought their retreat and came up with the idea to form their new business the Naughty Princess Club.

The fun part of this series is that these ladies are loosely based on the fairy tale princesses and now in this second installment it is Belle’s turn to find her happiness and learn to shake her booty. Belle is finding her voice and standing up for herself now after forming her friendship with the other ladies but that gets her tossed out of her father’s home when she stands up to him. With nowhere to go she sets up camp in the library until the brooding bouncer Vincent “Beast” Adams comes to her rescue and offers her a place to stay.

I honestly don’t know if I have the words to express how much I love this series. Tara Sivec has written the perfect combination of humor, sexiness and added a dash of creativity with the fairy tale twist. But not only do I laugh all throughout and my Kindle may get a little steamy but she’s given an underlying message of female empowerment showing her characters growing and maturing to be able to take care of themselves before beginning their relationships. And it didn’t hurt in the least little bit that this installment reminded me of Jay Ryan playing the beast on the television series based on Beauty and the Beast… yum.

When I found my early copy of In Bed with the Beast waiting for me in my mail I was beyond excited and hoped it would be as much fun as the first book. When finished now I can honestly say it certainly was if not even more so. I am definitely anxiously awaiting to read Ariel’s story in the next installment of this series now and recommend these to any romantic comedy fans out there.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

4,5 stars!

I LOVED this amazingly funny story by Tara Sivec! Another hilarious book about in the Naughty Princess Club series! So far, this one might my favorite, but then again, so is Belle.

So Belle is a book nerd who works in a library that is going to close. She wants to strip to get money to save her library. Beast is a bouncer at the night club and also her knight ins winning armor, something that he doesn't want to admit.

Their love story is crazy and funny and sweet all rolled into one ! I love Tara's books! Their are some of my all time favorite!

Definitely as good as the first! The second in a trilogy of books with heroines named after Disney princesses - Belle is at the centre of this tale, and of course our hero is "Beast" (admittedly a nickname, but well who else was Belle going to end up with??)

I love how Sivec wrote the characters (and the development we have already seen in the series so far) but what I enjoyed most was the elements of comedy (from Belle in particular) and it made me eager to see what happens next

Ever since I finished At The Stroke of Midnight, I have been impatiently waiting to get my hands on the next book in the Naughty Princess Club Series, and let me tell you, it was so worth the wait. In Bed With The Beast was everything I had wanted and had been waiting for.

From the moment I started reading this book, I was totally sucked into Belle and Vincent's story. Their chemistry and banter made it impossible for me to put this book down. I was addicted and had to see how their story would play out. Tara Sivec has knocked it out of the park with her witty banter and entertaining story-line. These characters are just so much fun and so easy to relate to; you just can't get enough. I mean, you think you know their stories, but what this author brings to their stories will knock you off of your feet. She breathes fresh life and sexiness into our favorite fairy-tales and will keep you begging for more.

In Bed With The Beast captivated me from page one. I couldn't get enough of Belle and Vincent together. They were the perfect match, but neither one of them was ready to realize it. I loved how raw and intense Vincent was. He was a total jerk with a heart of gold. And Belle...she was so sweet. So innocent. She wanted it all: the romance, the swoon, the happy ending. She couldn't be more opposite of Vincent, but it just worked. These together had some amazing chemistry. Their push and pull had me begging for more. And even though I am very familiar with the tale of Beauty and The Beast, Tara Sivec gave me a sexy and sweet story with some terrific twists that just left me breathless.....

In Bed With The Beast is a terrific addition to The Naughty Princess Club Series. This book was sexy, smart and just a whole lot of fun. It is the absolute perfect book to spend your afternoon getting lost in. I loved the banter. I loved the chemistry. I loved the angst and drama. I loved all the little moments with Belle and Vincent. I loved seeing their relationship grow and how they changed one another. I loved getting to spend time with Cindy and Ariel again. They had me laughing so much and I just love seeing what trouble these ladies are going to get themselves into. I am telling you now, I just know that Ariel is going to be a force to be reckoned with when we finally get our hands on her story and I can not wait!!  

Simply put, I just loved this story. It is a fantastic fairy-tale re-telling and The Naughty Princess Club is quickly becoming one of my favorite series'. It's one that I can easily see myself reading over and over again. This series just keeps getting better and better. I don't know about you guys, but I will be sitting here waiting very impatiently to get my hands on Kiss The Girl, later this year!!! I can't wait for more and I hope you'll give this fun and sexy series a try.

After really enjoying the first book in this series, I was excited to get my hands on this one. And I loved every second of it! Vincent and Belle are my absolute favorite types of characters. He's the broody, bossy, overprotective alpha male who falls hard when he first sees the heroine, and she's the adorkable librarian nerd who can't even fathom that the smokin' hot beast would notice her. Not only are these characters well developed to the point that you feel like you know them, the story itself is fast-paced with several laugh-out-loud, tears-running-down-your-cheeks moments. This girl is just so dang awkward! I wanted her as a friend. Heck, I wanted to BE her! I am beyond glad that I took a chance on this series; it is an absolute delight. This second book is definitely my personal favorite so far, but I can't wait for Ariel's story next.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing an ARC for review. Without NetGalley, I never would have found this wonderful author!