Lori Foster's Bare It All is the second book in the Love Undercover series. I enjoyed this story, probably better than the first book in the series.

Cassidy and Ethan weren't a couple that I thought I would love, but I really did. Cassidy comes from a harrowing past, and is still living in it. She does well to conceal who she is, hiding in plain sight. I adored her, and truly felt for her. It isn't easy to hide and live in the harsh reality of someone's life, and Foster did well to convey those truths. Ethan is someone that took a bit of used to. He's a detective and a next-door neighbor. As a detective, a trait of his would be to have a keen sense of one's surroundings. It was only natural that he would notice Cassidy.

I felt that the relationship between Cassidy and Ethan were natural, as it can for romance stories. I felt a connection to them both, and to them individually. It's important for me to understand them, but that's a type of read that I am - I want to be fully invested into a story.

And Forster made me believe. I enjoyed this, and can't wait to read the the rest of the stories in the series.

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I loved Run the Risk and I was definitely a fan of Reese in this book so I was more than anxious to get my hands on Bare It All. And can I say, I freaking LOVE Lori’s covers! I don’t where Harlequin finds these cover models but they are so ruggedly handsome I swoon over each one.

So we got a little preview in the first Love Undercover book of Reese and Alice. Reese is constantly trying to talk to her but is consistently ignored until he brings home a puppy that was left for dead in the middle of the highway. Apparently this was the ice breaker for Alice who immediately took to the dog. Seeing his in, Reese uses the dog to get closer to Alice. He definitely has the opportunity to get closer when the event from the end of Run the Risk has him sleeping on her couch. But neither of them are complaining. Sooner rather than later they start doing the horizontal tango but even though they have shared this intimacy, Alice still has reservations about sharing some of her secrets. One thing leads to another and she decides it’s time to tell Reese what he has been dying to know and in walks in a character from another beloved Foster book. I love that connection! It made me smile.

I wasn’t sure how I was going to like Alice for Reese. As a person, she seems super sweet and a little naïve. But the more I read, the more I really started to like her. I felt like she was a flower that was blossoming in front of my eyes. It cracked me up that she would have no issues openly checking him out. I never would have expected someone like her to do that. I think that was my turning point with Alice. She may be prim and proper but she’s passionate about something, she goes for it. No matter if it puts her life in danger or not.

Reese Bareden. Detective. Check. Tall. Check, check. Alpha male. Check, check, check. Dropping panties now. Check, check, check, check. I am a sucker for a cop but add in the tall and alpha male factors and I am all over that like white on rice. Oh and let’s not forget that he has the body of a god. I don’t blame Alice for her blatantly checking him out. But he is more than just good looks. We see him wanting to protect Alice and see that he wants to be around her and make her smile. He is an all around good guy. A type of guy that any woman would be beyond lucky to have.

Definitely check this series out if you haven’t already. You could read this book without reading the first but you will miss some of the things that went on previously and this book picks up directly after. And don’t worry about if you will like the first in the series. It’s awesome! I can’t wait to read more in this series. I can’t get enough!