Review: 4.5 Intense Emotional Awesome Stars for The Commitment!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 1, 2013
Intense Emotional Awesome Stars for The Commitment!They had an agreement. Drake was her Dom. Kate was his submissive. Then they broke their own rules and fell in love. Even as lovers, they continued their D/s relationship. Kate challenged Drake's control. Drake pushed Kate's limits. Together, Kate and Drake found deeper love and unbelievable pleasure neither one thought they could experience.All seemed perfect as the lovers made plans to start their new life together. But from out of the blue, people from each of their pasts reappear unexpectedly. The events that occur threaten to change, maybe even destroy, everything.  Their love, their trust, their commitment.Kate and Drake's story is one of control and submission. Intense desire and pleasure. The love and trust between a man and woman. Their Commitment to each other.*****Let me start by saying I loved The Agreement (Book 1) and was anxious to read more about Kate and Drake. I loved that Kate was hesitant to be completely submissive to Drake. Even though it's what she wanted, and finally admitted it, she still fought it. (To me, it seemed very realistic; she was new to the lifestyle and wasn't ready to hand over all control, even though she knew it was what she wanted.) I also loved that Drake had a hard time staying in scene with Kate. She often resisted him, challenged him, and he had a hard time resisting her. He was smitten and I found it very refreshing that an active Dom, in the lifestyle for several years, was so affected by a young, petite "sub". Love has a way of changing things and to me, this was proof that he was falling. Was so pleased with their "HEA" in The Agreement.In The Commitment, we are able to witness the early days of their new love. The tender moments and the intense, lust-filled sex, whether it's D/s or even a little vanilla. Drake was just delicious and absolutely swoon-worth! Kate was lovely, trying to be a better sub, learning about herself and her own sexuality. The two of them together are explosive. They've overcome the threat they faced in The Agreement and are now able to be carefree and in love, together. Loved this part of the book!The chain of events that happened next were totally unexpected and definitely threw Drake and Kate into a tailspin. Drake was pushed to his limits and old, dark issues surfaced. For Kate, she was very understanding and stood by her man as best she could. When her own past returns, she has her own issues to deal with. Between the two of them, trust was challenged and it threatened to be too much for them. This was definitely a darker part of the book. Intense situations that really added layers of interest, to the story and to the characters.Despite the emotional turmoil, and some dark days for our lovers, it only proved to me what a good-hearted, caring, noble man Drake was. Even though he had issues to deal with, and those issues changed him, I had faith he would find his way. I thought that Kate also changed, evolved in many ways. Her relationship with Drake matured and so has her relationship with her father. She's a happier person because of these men in her life but also because the world has opened up to her again. Even though I liked Kate to begin with, I like her even more now.I love Drake and Kate together and hoped they would overcome the newest threats to their relationship. I so want a HEA for these two! I'm happy to say that Drake and Kate are stronger and more in love than ever. No cliff hanger in The Commitment but still I can't wait for book 3!