I tried resisting him. I fought to ensure history wouldn’t repeat itself. In the end, Jackson and I knew he would win. He broke down my walls, obliterated every excuse, and made me love him against all odds.Then he shattered my heart into thousands of pieces.I can’t let him back in. It was hard enough surrendering my heart the first time. If he hurts me again, I’ll never survive. No matter what … No matter what he thinks, we’re beholden to our past.
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Audio review from 2018
This story is amazing! I love Jackson and Katherine together! They are both feisty and hardheaded and yet complete each other beautifully.
This story will have you in tears from sadness and laughter.
The stunning conclusion to Beloved. A story delivered with so much heart and soul that that I fell deeper in love with the characters and this story with each turn of the page. The emotions bled from the pages and just pulled me into this world. Oh, my heart. This romance had all the feels. I loved the flirty banter, sarcasm and wicked wit. The storyline was incredibly well-written. Positively breathtaking!
Jackson and Catherine go through so much. This was definitely a page turner, especially with the way this book started. The emotional roller coaster ride they embarked on was heartbreaking but at the same time heartwarming. I adored their banter, their friendship, their chemistry, and over all the undeniable love they have. Their road was bumpy but the journey was beautiful. I enjoyed this story.
They love hard, fight hard and make up hard! Great narration of really wonderful HEA.
OMG, I loved this duet so much!!! Jackson and Catherine’s story was so beautifully written with real-life experiences that made it so incredibly believable and realistic!!! I have been a huge fan of Corinne’s work since 2015, and I highly recommend this duet!!
Such a great series. Two people, who share broken hearts. One broken from a lost love, and another broken from a cheating heart.
I loved both book one and two. There were moments I had to stop reading so I could stop crying. These books totally touched me.
I couldn’t start this book fast enough. That cliffhanger from the first book had me all sort of emotional. And it didn’t get better as I started this one. I really can’t give any details away because I don’t want to ruin this book at all. All I am going to say is omg! It is an epic story of survival and romance. Jackson and Catherine’s story is forever etched in my heart. Get ready for a story filled with drama and moments that you won’t be sure if your heart can handle. But it’s all worth it. Trust me. Amazing duet. And I can’t wait to continue on and learn about more of the characters in the Salvation series.
The narrators for the audio book did an amazing job bringing this story even more to life. You will feel every word.
I loved this book although the entire time I was sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to find out if Jackson and Cat would finally end up together. Michaels did a great job of keeping you guessing!
So the first book, Beloved, ends in a cliffhanger and we don’t know if Jackson survived or not. You still don’t know when you start this book but I kind of loved that about it. You can’t help but wonder what Jackson’s secrets are and when you finally find out it will shock you!
There were times when I wanted to slap Cat and Jackson but I couldn’t help rooting for them. Cat grew so much though durin gthis book. She stopped being a broken version of herself and followed her dreams. It was great to watch her grow that way. Jackson also grew and stopped blaming himself for everyone around him and finally went after what he wanted!
I just finished reading Beholden and I am beyond thrilled I chose to read the Belonging Duet!
Jackson Cole and Catherine Pope’s biggest struggles were fear and communication. Two completely understandable and relatable universal problems.
I loved these books so much and I’m a little sad that they’re finished. I’m tempted to purchase Natalie’s story because I think she truly deserves joy and happiness.
Catherine & Jackson were so good that they made me fall in love with reading, romance genre and Corinne Michaels. Readers who haven’t read her work yet, should ought try it. She is amazing.
Gah! I’m so emotionally shredded! Beholden was the conclusion to Jackson and Catherine’s story and I loved every single word! Corinne Michaels is a master of writing emotion that pulls you right in to the story. I will definitely be telling everyone to read this book!
Title:Beholden (Salvation #2)
Author: Corinne Michaels
Publisher: BAAE
Edition: Paperback
Amount of Pages: 330
Genre: Romance, Military, Contemporary
Date Read: 27-07-2019 – 28-07-2019
Favorite Quote: “People make mistakes, mistakes don’t make the people.”
Review:
It took me a while to pick this book up after finishing the first one because it took me a while to get through the first one. I wasn’t in a mood to continue it straight away. I’m glad that I waited a bit because I certainly got through this one faster than I did the first one.
I liked this book but there was still plenty of drama happening, most of which could have been resolved it the characters just talked to each other. But it did kept things interesting, that’s for sure.
I was on Cat’s side for once though. She was clear on where she drew her line and gave Jackson every opportunity to have him open up about it, and he choose not to say anything. I’m glad she put her foot down on that.
Overall I did enjoy this book. Jackson was caring, charismatic, protective and hot. Cat is sweet, caring, and overall a super loving person. I see parts of myself in Cat, like her trust issues and her thinking she isn’t good enough. I’m glad both of them where able to grow and resolve their issues.
Rating:
4 I enjoyed it stars
To much drama
I very seldom give 3 stars but there’s so much unnecessary drama in this last book in this duet that I couldn’t not.
I liked the story and the characters had developed in to realistic personalities that I felt more familiar to me.
No unnecessary descriptions of surroundings
Good dialogues although at times I feel like it’s a lot of repetition of previous dialogues.
There’s a lot of feelings in this story and I enjoyed that.
Love scenes is intense and hot
3.5 stars
This one dragged a tiny bit for me… Honestly, I think it could’ve been combined with book one (Beloved) & still made for a good ending to Catherine & Jackson’s story BUT… the HEA lover in me still liked it.
There was PLENTY of steamy moments in this one & I was quite thankful for that fact. When Catherine & Jackson came together, they smoldered & it was amazing.
The Neil & Piper scenes were a little weak for me. I was hoping for some more angst to come into the story thanks to them but Neil sort of gave up after the ring thing & Piper just kinda petered out there at the end. I mean, good riddance to bad rubbish & all that but I would’ve at least have LOVED it if Piper was thrown out of the office…
What drove me crazy… Waiting for Jackson to reveal his secret (well, not really secret but past) seemed to take FOREVER & then when it was dropped on Catherine, it wasn’t even fully revealed NOR was it done by Jackson himself (at first)! Gah!! I totally get why Catherine reacted the way she did upon discovering it but do wish she would’ve taken a deep breath (or two) & listened to the whole thing before making the decision that she did.
Kudos to Jackson for making the lifestyle change he did at the end! He probably should’ve communicated things a teensy bit better to Catherine when they were separated but he took care of business & that’s what mattered most at the time. YAY!! 🙂
Since I went backa**wards & read books 3 & 4 first, I’m so ready for Mark’s story, Defenseless! Time to see “Twilight” meet his match!!
Why oh why do I continue to torture myself…… because I can’t help falling in love with these amazing characters and stories! Corinne once again had me laughing, crying and in awe of her storytelling. This book is the continuation of Cat and Jackson’s story and one that was heartbreaking, riveting and downright seducing that you just can’t put it down. I’ve waited too long to read this duet because I was so afraid to have my heart shredded but it was worth every moment!
loved the conclusion of the story
I just finished and I am on a Beholden high! Corinne blew me away with her beautiful writing in Beloved and she did not miss a beat in the follow up. The writing is flawless! This storyline kept me crying, laughing, and screaming! The easy banter between all of the characters allowed me to instantly transform myself into the story. Beloved made me fall in love with Jackson and Catherine but Beholden has engrained them into my heart. Their story wasn’t pretty or anywhere near perfect but it’s their story. ” This is life and love is messy.” I can’t wait to see what Corinne brings us next!!
Oh just wow, loved reading it.
I even loved it more than the first one. Such a great loving story and some scenes just brought tears to my eyes. Loved Jackson and Cath together!
Definitely worth the read!
This is a fabulous and beautiful duet series! Ms. Michaels was a new to me author when I started Beloved. I read many great reviews about her debut book so I had to try it and I’m so glad I did! This series features Catherine, a smart, beautiful, strong woman who has trust issues when it comes to men and Jackson a sexy former Navy SEAL. In Beloved, Jackson has hired Catherine to be his publicist for one of his companies and they have instant chemistry. Jackson is so patient and caring with Catherine and I like that it is a slow build to their relationship giving them a strong foundation. There are some great secondary characters that add depth along with some twists & turns in the plot that keep you on the edge of your seat! You are very smart to purchase this as a boxset because after how Beloved ends you will want, no need to immediately start reading Beholden to see what happens next!! In Beholden, we learn more about Jackson and his demons and how fiercely Kate fights for him. It is a perfect and beautiful progression to their love story. I can’t wait to read what Ms. Michaels has in store for us next!