Review: Under His Command – Kristine Cayne

A firefighter desperate to save his failing marriage earns the trust—and the sexual submission—of his controlling wife in the most pleasurable of ways.
After an explosive one-night stand results in pregnancy, Jamie Caldwell is thrilled to marry the perfect foil to his Dom side. But when his submissive wife starts cringing every time he gives a command, Jamie shackles his dark desires. A bout of rough, frenzied reunion sex makes him wonder if now he should free the Dom he’s kept in chains and teach Erica the joys of submission and sexual surrender.
Erica Caldwell secretly loved every sinful thing Jamie did to her on their first night together. However, terrified she’ll become a codependent doormat like her mother, she repeatedly rejects Jamie’s dominance, despite craving the kind of release only he can give her—the release that comes from yielding to Jamie’s every demand.

Hoping that the trust required by BDSM will help them rebuild their faith in each other, Jamie and Erica embark on a journey of sexual exploration. But is it too late to repair their crumbling marriage?

Series:  Six-Alarm Sexy #1
Release Date:  December 17, 2012
Publisher:  Kristine Cayne
Source:  Provided by Author
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:

I don’t know what I can say about this book that will due it justice, at least in my eyes.  But I will tell you this….Kristine Cayne has managed to jump into the erotic romance realm with a couple that are scorching hot, but still have the complex, emotional relationship I’ve come to love in the stories she writes.

Jamie Caldwell is desperate to put his family back together.  He thought he lost Erica, but an earthquake managed to make them both realize they were still desperate for one another.  What they didn’t have was complete honestly and trust.  To try and get that back, they leave for the Hawaiian islands, hoping that week will help them reconnect and get their relationship back on track.

This was unlike any other BDSM type book that I’ve read.  We had a Dom that was willing to push that part of himself aside and be the kind of husband his thought his wife wanted. Then we have the uber controlling sub, who doesn’t know she’s a sub.  It’s a little confusing and it’s that confusing the makes you instantly love Jamie and Erica.

Jamie and Erica have HUGE communication and trust issues.  Neither of them trust themselves to turn into the person they are trying to hide from the other, which makes them give less than 100% of themselves to the relationship.  And they don’t talk to each other.  It’s only after they start talking, about everything, that they are able to finally start talking about their sex life and letting those secret parts of themselves come out.  And when those parts comes out….Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell are SMOKING HOT!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the complex relationship between Jamie and Erica.  They were perfectly imperfect and had me devouring this book in a couple of hours.  I will now anxiously await the next book in the series, hoping I won’t have to wait too long.