Review: "Stop pouting, it's very un-Dom like."
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2013
Mutual Release is my first Liz Crowe book.  I read it as a stand alone, but it is actually number 7 in the Stewart Realty Series.  I really enjoyed it and plan to read the other 6 books because I loved many of the support characters and want to know their story too.  Evan and Julie are both products of dysfunctional families.  They have bad memories that take them to a dark place and they find that having control in their present helps them to deal with the lack of control in their past.  I found it very interesting to be able to see the progression from the teenage years to adulthood of both main characters.  It gave me a better understanding about not only how things are meant to be, but how they can go terribly wrong if someone is not taught carefully how to be responsible when entrusted with the care of another.  The trust is necessary on both sides and can be abused by either side.  I found myself heartbroken for the suffering that both Evan (aka Country Club) and Julie (aka Daredevil) had to go through, and I admired their strength as they fought to overcome and succeed in their chosen careers.  Being the survivors that they are, they have learned to depend on themselves and nobody else.  That's what you do when the ones who are supposed to love you unconditionally let you down, right?  What happens when these independent survivors, who are both control freaks, cross paths?  They immediately feel a strong connection, but can either of them let down their guard enough to let the other one in?  Can they convince each other that they deserve to be loved?  Are they willing to share the secrets of their past in order to have a future together?"You are some kind of kinky, a Country Club.  I like it."  ❤️