I kind of wish they had a different outcome, but i guess they got the closure that they needed. We see that Matt opens the book again on who killed his father, and is led to dead end after dead end. There are other story lines going on too that makes this not just a romance story. It’s sweet to see the level of growth that he has, and how he really does put life first even though he’s such a successful president. So we go with them on their journey of how to balance their romance, make it real since it’s quite significant, while also watching how Matt struggles with not becoming the man that his father was to his family. The public loves them together – and that’s what matters. That of course doesn’t last long – while Charlotte wants to make her mark as the first lady before any relationship details come out, it’s something that Matt can’t hide anymore. He offers her the chance to be his acting First Lady – a chance to move into the White house so they can be together, but still have the aura of nothing major going on since that would still ruin reputations. Matt finds out which ball she’ll be at, and they seem to pick up right where they left off. That distance proves not to be enough when she comes back to DC for the inauguration, and their connection is as strong as ever. So that takes her on a trip to Europe where she was able to put distance between them.

Charlotte knew that the premise of Matt being the single President was something that the public liked – he made it a point to talk about the virtue of what he was and what he did and not needing a first lady, and she was willing to give up what she loved – who she loved so that he could live his dreams. And likely not in the way that anyone wanted. When all was taboo in the first book, the idea that Matt and Charlotte knew that if they were caught, everything that he was working towards would be for nothing, well life does go on.

The part where I lost my heart to Matthew Hamilton? It was only the beginning… But it seems like history wasn’t done with me. Normalcy will be gone from my life, privacy forgotten. Now the man I love is the President of the United States of America. Publisher/Year: CreateSpace Publishing 1/8/17

Commander in chief by katy evans