When Kate comes back into Andrew’s life, it is a second chance for love or just another path to ultimate heartbreak? They were young. They were in love. And in a single instant they were over. Andrew never fully recovered from how they ended. After years apart, Kate has suddenly returned, and Andrew is determined to get the closure he needs to finally put their bittersweet past behind him. But … put their bittersweet past behind him.
But spending time together proves to be more complicated than this duo expects. Their friends are worried, Kate’s sister is still working against them, and they’ve both grown into entirely different people.
When Kate decides to take the plunge and scene with Andrew again, a second chance seems all but guaranteed, but the messiness of their breakup won’t be settled without a fight. This time, will Kate and Andrew choose to battle for each other?
The Stronghold Doms
1. Stronghold
2. Taming the Tease
3. Mastering Lexie
3.5 Pieces of Stronghold
4. Breaking the Chain
5. Bound to the Past
6. Stripping the Sub
7. Tempting the Domme
8. Hardcore Vanilla
9. Steamy Stocking Stuffers: A Stronghold Doms Holiday Collection
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A brilliant read and 99c at the moment, too!
This series just keep better and better! Bound to the Past tells the story of Kate and Andrew,who broke up in the past and Kate left town. Now Kate is back and slowly,but surely,they find the way back. Not back to who they were,but back to the way they can be now. Clearing up misunderstandings,finding out who was really responsible for their breakup…..Damn,this was a heartbreaking and breathtaking story! Keeping up with the lives of all the friends that are member of Stronghold is an added bonus,and i love what’s happening to all of them!
Pick up this great book for 99c while you can!
I love second chance romances and this is a perfect one. Golden Angel’s Stronghold series is one of my favorites so I knew I needed to read this one. Andrew and Kate were young, in love and were exploring BDSM together. Through a series of misunderstandings, that happened because of Kate’s evil sister, yes, she’s evil, they split and Kate leaves town. Andrew never really gets over it and when she comes back to town, years later, he thinks maybe if they scene one more time, he will be over her. I really, really wanted to smack Kate’s sister but Andrew and Kate are going to have to work through all the pain of the past to even consider a future together. Will that happen? I loved this book so much. Do yourself a favor and pick it up!!!
The Stronghold series is honestly one of my favorites. This is the story of Andrew and Kate and finding one another again against the odds. It’s a must read!
I highly recommend this book. this is a awsome second chance book. However, it has some very steamy scenes also so if this is not your thing you might want to pass.
Whew this one was hard to read because of all the drama and heart break that accompanied the leading up to the story. So much deceit to wade through and will their past be too much fir them to overcome or can they find each other again in the beauty of their perfect match. It’s actually one of my favorite books in the whole series.
So this is a fascinating book to me! The history that Andrew and Kate share shape who they are and how they live their lives. There was one scene that stood out to me, in a great way! I love the fact that they have to work through their past to see if they can have a future!
Golden Angel has created a circle of friends within the world of the Stronghold Club that will pull you in, invite you to stay and make you feel part of their world. This one had me on an emotional rollercoaster even before I started it. We’ve met Andrew almost from the very beginning and personally, he’s always been one of my favorites. Cocky, funny, flirtatious when he wants to be, but never with a permanent partner, always someone new and only on occasion more than once. And definitely never talks about his personal past. Oh, did I forget to mention he’s a sadist? Yeah, he is and a very good one. His only flaw, he also rarely gives the after care, leaving that to someone else, usually Jared. Kate is moving back to Maryland. One of her best friends belongs to Stronghold and so in giving Kate all the up to date gossip of her life, Kate has learned the circle of friends, their nicknames her bff has given them, and all the news so she feels like she knows these people, at least some what, when he arrives. What she doesn’t realize is her ex also belongs to Stronghold and he’s the one her bff has referred to as “Crusty C*ck”. These two have had their own personal hell to walk through from the time they were young teenagers. Watching them go through their past and then trying to come to terms with that and their present truly made them the couple closest to my heart. This is a second chance romance you won’t want to put down once you start it.
Great characters, with nice amounts of suspense, heat and humor
I’ve been looking forward to getting Andrew and Kate’s story as this author is terrific at dropping hints and teasers throughout the earlier books (note that like the earlier books, this one can be read as a standalone but for an optimal experience is best read as part of the series).
I sometimes have trouble reading about sadist-masochist relationships as they’re outside my comfort zone, but I didn’t really have trouble here (though there was a very intense scene near the end that was definitely pushing it for me), as I was already invested in these characters due to the earlier setup. It also helped that this author uses a lot of humor in her books, which helps balance out some of the more intense scenes.
As a second chance story, part of the suspense here is waiting for Andrew and Kate to figure out what really happened to cause their breakup. I loved how perfect they were for each other and watching them build back up their trust in the face of issues from the past as well as wariness from friends and family. As usual, it was also fun to get glimpses of all their friends at Stronghold and I can’t wait to read Michael and Ellie’s story! 5 stars
B2B Kelly
Andrew and Katie’s story. Andrew is effected deeply by his past and his past Katie is now back in town. Both get to know each other again and realize that they still have feelings but will the past end up destroying them. Definitely a intense even tear jerker book at times. Will Andrew and Katie get a hea or will everything blow up and leave them in heartache. 5/5 stars I could see this one becoming a movie for sure
The fifth book in the series and it is the story of kate and Andrew. I was happy to finally find out what had happend to them all those years ago
I really enjoyed this book. It is a book about second chances and reconnecting. And it also shows how hard it is for the Dom and that he has doubts and fears.
Book 5 in Stronghold Doms series. Can be read as stand-alone, but so much better if you read the series in order, and even better if you read the Venus Rising series first. Told in dual POV with HEA for this books couple. With all the books in this series the secondary characters are great. Andrew and Kate have a past but were broken up after a misunderstand and lack of communication. They are both back in their hometown after 5 years away and at the same BDSM club. This story is not insta love but takes time for them to come together and work out their past, present, and future. I enjoyed Andrew and Kate’s story and would highly recommend it!
Bachelor/ Bachelorette parties, weddings, engagements and former lovers reuniting, Bound to the Past is definitely looking to the future in many ways. Andrew and Kate share a past but neither want to relive it. The discovery of Kate’s sister’s betrayal sends them both reeling and forges a new bond between Andrew and Kate. A determined Andrew slowly builds scene after scene with Kate. Each time amping up the intensity and pain until he ensures that he is in complete control at all times and can give Kate what she needs. They finally get the HEA that they deserve.