Two women. One strip club. Zero smut.

THE STRIPPER’S POLE is a warm, funny, unexpectedly tender RomCom about unlikely friendship, second chances, and finally becoming the person you were always meant to be.

If the title made you blink… good. This isn’t that kind of book.

When exhausted single mom Nora Carter stumbles into a job interview at a men’s club called The Broken Halo, she’s definitely not looking for a new identity. She just needs rent money, school shoes for her son, and a way to stop feeling like she’s failing at everything.

Enter Tessa Marquez—the club’s gorgeous, confident star dancer paying her way through dental school. Onstage she’s a glittering fantasy. Offstage she’s disciplined, lonely, and a lot more wholesome than anyone assumes.

They have nothing in common… except for the fact that both of them secretly wish they could trade places with someone else.

This is a story about the unexpected:

• The “ugly duckling” single mom who’s stronger than she thinks.
• The “perfect” dancer who just wants to be seen as a whole person.
• A gruff club manager with a hidden heart of gold.
• A strip club that becomes the most unlikely place for healing, laughter, and courage.

As late-night conversations turn into real friendship, Nora and Tessa start helping each other in ways no one else ever has—one learning to take up space, the other learning she doesn’t have to perform to be loved. Along the way there are mishaps, makeovers, inappropriate interview questions, awkward first shifts, and quiet moments that will sneak up and make you cry.

Important note for readers:

• This is NOT an explicit or steamy book.
• No on-page sex. No graphic content. No erotica.
• The strip club is a backdrop, not the point.

If you enjoy stories like Fried Green Tomatoes, Firefly Lane, or heartfelt women’s fiction and RomComs where friendship is the real love story, THE STRIPPER’S POLE is written for you. Expect:

• Laugh-out-loud moments and sharp, funny dialogue
• Single-mom struggle that feels real and relatable
• Unlikely, ride-or-die female friendship
• Gentle, uplifting romance in the background—friendship at the heart
• A clean, wholesome emotional journey with a surprising, feel-good payoff

At its core, this novel is about:

• Wanting what we don’t have—and realizing what we already are.
• Learning to love ourselves in the body and life we’re in.
• The way one unexpected friend can change the entire trajectory of your story.

If the title made you nervous, consider this your reassurance: you’ll laugh, you’ll tear up, you’ll root for these women—and you won’t need to skip a single page.

Ready for a surprising, heartwarming, completely clean story set in the most unlikely place?

Click “Buy Now” and step into The Broken Halo. You just might come out a little braver too.