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Commitments

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Derek and Sabrina were made for each other. She is a loving, caring woman with a cold uncaring husband and a mentally and physically retarded child who she loves with all her heart. Her husband, Nicholas, refuses to acknowledge that Nicky, his son, is retarded and spends very little time with him.

Derek and Sabrina meet when Derek seeks her out for a story he is doing on mentally children, but she does not want to be in the story; however, they just seem to click together.

Circumstances happen and Derek is incarcerated for killing a man. He argues it was self defense but someone wants him dead so he is found guilty. Sabrina visits him in prison and a relationship develops. Nicholas finally asks Sabrina for a divorce which causes she and Derek to grow closer.

This is a very good story but to give out much more would be to give up the plot. It's a warm story and I could not put it down until I had read all of it. Ms. Delinsky is one of the best.

Of all places, I found this book when cleaning out my storage shed ~~ and this book is really a light read and a welcome break from my normal reading.

Sabrina Stone looks like a society wife ~~ all glitter and glam only to show Derek McGill that she is a woman made of substance. And their love story takes you from the top of a Manhattan rooftop to the farmland in Vermont. There are murder, intrigue and steamy sex scenes written in this little book.

If you're looking for something to read while taking a break from house cleaning, painting or any of those tiresome chores, this book is one I would recommend. It's not the deepest read of the year, but it is fun!

This is the second Barbara Delinsky book I have read so far. The first was Three Wishes, which is also a wonderful book. I am now looking for more books by this wonderful author. The story revolves around Sabrina, a wife of a cold, uncaring man and a mother of a mentally handicapped boy. He husband refuses to acknowledge that his son has a problem. Sabrina is forced to repress all her emotions and focus only on caring and loving her son, Nicky. The other main character is Derek, an investigative journalist who is sent to prison after an accident that leaves a man dead. The two had met briefly before Derek's incarceration and decided one day to visit him in prison on an impulse. Their friendship blooms to something more as they offer each other something they both desparately need: hope. Read this book, I think you'll love it too!!

Delinksy is always interesting. I have read almost all her books. In my opinion, this is not one of her best, but it is still a good book and will keep most readers interested throughout the duration. She gets better and better as time goes on. Her later books are all wonderful. One can see how her writing has improved when comparing early books such as "12 Across," "Bronze Mystique" and some of her early Harlequin stories to her later novels. If you have not read her before, start with "For My Daughters," "Suddenly," Vineyard" or "Coast Road." This is a good one to check out at the library, but not necessarily to spend money buying and keeping.

Well-developed story! As always, Delinsky spins an interesting tale, with characters you come to care about. Romantic, caring, with human frailties you'll relate to!

What happened the book overall was good, but boy was I disappointed by the end. I felt that Ms Delinsky got tired and wanted to wrap up the story, The ending will make you wonder what
did the ballatine files contained, did sabrina have a girl or boy and what about the antagonist Geer did he get his in the end.I've read several of Ms.Delinsy's books and this was about to be my favorite if not for the end, she left so many potenial story lines loose and I felt cheated out of a potential good book

It's true, I always enjoy a Barbara Delinsky book! She's someone I read sort of off and on. I run across one of her books, read the back and usually end up buying. And often, their short descriptions on the back does not do them justice! Wonderfully, each of her books is quite different from the next.

Most women enjoy a great romance book, I am no different. Although, I prefer one with substance, a little more than the Harlequin's. Thus, Commitments is a great romance novel! It's got a steamy love affair, one that floats right off the pages. But it also has a story behind that love, one that I found inspiring, on many levels. Redemption, forgiveness, courage, commitment, unconditional love, dedication...the two people in this story have them all!

If you haven't read Barbara Delinsky, I'd recommend picking up one of her books. This one would be a good one to start, I also enjoyed Coast Road, Vineyard and Lake News.

I started this book yesterday and have been reading it in every spare moment I have had. Just funished it. It was a wonderful, warm, exciting book with real, fully realized characters. You have to love Sabrina, and yummy, sexy Derek is just one of best male characters I have read about in some time. What a guy! Don't miss this book.

I remember reading this book of Delinsky's sometime ago and recall that it was an overall pretty good read. Sabrina Stone had married a little too hurriedly, and not wisely at all. When her son Nicky was born with many special needs, her husband of course, couldn't handle it at all. So Sabrina struggles along taking care of his needs on her own most of the time as her hubby is never around.

Meanwhile, she meets a reporter, Derek McGill, to whom she is very much attracted to. It is a shock later, though to learn that Derek was unjustly convicted of murder and sent to prison.
Sabrina however, with unconditional love for Derek, visits him in prison, and falls in love deeper and deeper unbeknownst to Nick.

As the book moves on, there is some mystery to be solved about some files that will help Derek's case, and Sabrina tries to help him all the way. The ending is unclear here, but Sabrina sticks with Derek no matter what. Some people have problems with her commitment to this man in her family.

I enjoyed the book very much.

Our heroine Sabrina hankers after a convicted felon whom she visits while on a trip to evaluate an institution she is considering for her completely handicapped three year-old son. The felon, Derek is a man she has only met one time before when he tried to interviewed her for a television news program.
While contemplating divorcing her emotionally and intentionally physically absent husband, Sabrina gets irritated when said husband beats her to the punch and leaves her first. Then she wastes no time sharing a "rare and lovely moment" groping with the convict in the prison yard.
Dreck, utter dreck.
There are some small authentic glimpses into the life of a parent of a handicapped child, but not many.
And listening to our darling confess that she hopes her son has a terminal illness or won't wake up and the convict consoling is a little too much, especially while they are both lusting in the prison yard during the touching exchange.
Of course, this is only up to listening to parts one though five of 15 of the audio book. Not sure if I will make it to the end.

Too hard to suspend disbelief for this little romance to be romantic and not just irritating.