Stripped Books in Order
Part ofSkye Warren Books in OrderFind the Stripped books by Skye Warren in order, with short summaries, connected-world notes, and a quick guide to this dark romance series.
Last updated: June 29, 2026
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Stripped books in publication order
9 books
Better When It Hurts
by Skye Warren
2015
Five years after they lived under the same roof, old pain and forbidden desire collide again. This dark romance is about history, hurt, and the pull between two people who never really got free of each other.
Caught for Christmas
by Skye Warren
2015
Holiday lights do not make this romance soft. A sweet, honorable man decides he wants one woman badly enough to chase her, and Christmas only adds more pressure to the game.
Even Better
by Skye Warren
2015
An old military friend changes the balance of an already fragile relationship. Desire turns more complicated, and what began as connection starts to threaten everything around it.
Love the Way You Lie
by Skye Warren
2015
A woman in hiding takes work at the scariest club in town and meets a man who is as scarred as he is compelling. He might be her best chance at safety, but he is keeping secrets of his own.
Pretty When You Cry
by Skye Warren
2015
A young woman escapes a strict religious past and lands in the hands of Ivan, a man who saves her and claims her. Her old conditioning and his darkness make every moment between them dangerous.
Tough Love
by Skye Warren
2015
This short, intense romance leans into hard edges and emotional vulnerability at the same time. It is a compact hit of dangerous attraction with a title that tells you exactly what mood to expect.
Heartbreak
by Skye Warren
2016
This shorter Stripped world story leans into loss, need, and the kind of emotional ache Warren writes especially well. It is compact, dark, and centered on damage that will not stay quiet.
Hold You Against Me
by Skye Warren
2016
A woman on the run finds herself tangled up with a man whose obsession may be the only thing keeping her alive. The attraction is fierce, but so is the danger chasing them both.
To the Ends of the Earth
by Skye Warren
2016
This follow up pushes its hunted lovers farther into danger and deeper into each other. The story keeps the suspense tight and the emotional stakes personal.
Stripped books in chronological order

Tough Love
by Skye Warren
2015Stripped, Book 1
Love the Way You Lie
by Skye Warren
2015Stripped, Book 2
Better When It Hurts
by Skye Warren
2015Stripped, Book 3
Even Better
by Skye Warren
2015Stripped, Book 4
Pretty When You Cry
by Skye Warren
2015Stripped, Book 5
Caught for Christmas
by Skye Warren
2015Stripped, Book 6
Heartbreak
by Skye Warren
2016Stripped, Book 7
Hold You Against Me
by Skye Warren
2016Stripped, Book 8
To the Ends of the Earth
by Skye Warren
2016Stripped, Book 9
Series background & context
The Stripped books are one of Skye Warren's messier, sexier connected worlds. These stories lean into dark glamour, hidden identities, taboo attraction, and the feeling that everyone is carrying at least one bad secret. Clubs, stages, motel rooms, roadside stops, and dangerous homes all fit comfortably here.
This is not a tidy one couple series. Some books connect closely, while others work more like standalones in the same emotional neighborhood. What links them is the atmosphere, women trying to hide or survive, men who are rough around the edges and often rough in deeper ways too, and relationships that begin with imbalance before they earn anything like trust.
The heat is not subtle.
A few recurring elements show up again and again. Someone is running from the past. Someone powerful is obsessed. Someone's pain is shaping what they think they deserve. Warren uses that pattern to create romances that feel urgent and unstable without losing their emotional center. Even the holiday novella in this world keeps that charged edge.
The series also gives Warren space to shift tone. One book may feel like strip club suspense. Another may lean harder into cult damage, obsession, or a road trip kind of desperation. The result is a shelf that feels broad without losing its identity. You know you are still in the same general territory even when the exact setup changes.
If you like darker romance that feels a little grimy, a little glamorous, and very hard to put down, Stripped is likely to work for you. It is a good page for sampling Warren outside her billionaire and gothic retelling books. The stories are more jagged, more openly dangerous, and often a little sadder too, which is part of their appeal.
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