Embraced by Love

by Suzanne Brockmann

Book Overview

Annotated reissue originally published 1995 A workaholic thirty-something couple and a baby This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345467019
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.8" x 4.0"

Customer Reviews

A very good book with a different twist...

I wasn't sure if I would like this book because of all the mixed reviews and because the couple was already married, but I love Suzanne's writing, and her Seal books, so I thought I'd give it a try. And glad I am that I did. The dialog was witty between Josie and Cooper and their characters were fleshed out to where you could really feel their anxiety. The roles were reversed in this story. Josie was a workaholic running a company she had started on her own. Having come from poverty she was afraid of being without money and took very seriously the lives of her employees and their families. With this in mind she seriously neglected Cooper, who loved her to distraction, and put all her energies into her work. Cooper was the awesome one in all this. If ever there was a man who stole my heart it was him. An esteemed architect and a self made man in his own right, Cooper was content to work around Josie's schedule. Always accommodating. Even though he wanted the two of them to spend more time together he always gave in because he loved her so much. It wasn't until Lucy and Ben came into their lives that his patience started to run thin. He was now not only without his wife most of the time because of her long hours at work but he had also taken on the responsibility of taking care of these two children that he'd fallen in love with. This book was full of emotion. And sweetness. Josie was controlling. Absolutely. I could have thrown the book several times. But she had her reasons. It took almost loosing Cooper for her to get a grip and focus on what was important. Thank goodness she did because Cooper is someone a girl wouldn't want to lose. If you like a story about a relationship that was founded in love-shown through out by flashbacks-with all it's ups and downs, with a happy ending, then you will like this one. It shouldn't be missed.

Don't give up

That is both the message I got from the book and what I tell people. Do not give up on the book! Some people say that they can not finish the book because Josie got on their nerves and I have to say I agree with them. Josie is a worrier. She will worry about things that have not happened and it will be the worst thing imaginable. She has a problem and I really can not blame her much. She grew up poor and her mother hammered in the fact that being poor sucks and that she can only depend on herself to make a difference. So now she has a huge fear of being poor. Cooper did not grow up poor. He moved around a lot with his parents. He is all about fun and living life to the fullest. He doesn't take many things too seriously. The one thing he does take seriously is Josie. Cooper loves her so much and the way SB writes when he is hurting or happy are so great! Cooper is rich and well so is Josie because her business is doing so well, and Cooper try's to tell Josie that he will never allow her to be poor. But then she thinks she can only depend on herself. This thinking causes problems even before they get the kids. But they both love each other so much that they work out a compromise. Then while things are going good Josie gets a call that her brother and sister-in-law died and then a few days later finds out that the kids are in foster care waiting for them to pick them up. Josie and Cooper are kinda selfish in my opinion. Cooper did not think he wanted to have kids at all and Josie wasn't really sure but they decided to talk about it in about 4-5 years. So because they had decided this before they found out about Josie's brother they decided they could not keep the kids, Lucy 4yr and Ben 9 months. They would need time and love and Josie and Cooper did not think they could give that to them at this point in their life. Josie doesn't want to stop working and Cooper doesn't want to give up time with Josie. Those are good reasons but it was kinda selfish. Well anyways, Cooper takes one look at Lucy and decides he can not leave them where they are staying because the house is a mess and the woman caring for the kids is mean. Because he can not leave them and he decides he wants to keep them because he loves them, Josie and Cooper's marriage suffers badly. Josie doesn't even try to help with the kids; she stays later and later at work while Cooper took a leave of absence to take care of the kids because Lucy has a problem with being left because she is scared he will not come back like her parents did not come back. The story was a good story. It had its slow moment for like one chapter but in that chapter there were parts that made me laugh so it was not so bad. This was not one of SB best books but it was still very good and deserves the 5 stars. This book will bring out all kinds of emotions, angry, happiness, sadness, frustration, fear...etc. But that is a sign, in my opinion of a very good book. So I say even if you st

What really are the most important things?

After a few Brockman SEAL stories, this is a welcome change. I liked everything about it, including Cooper and Josie having to get books on childcare so they could learn enough to do it. One reviewer thought Josie was too inflexible, but I have been where Josie is and I felt her character was right on target. Yes, she took terrible advantage of Cooper's love for her, to the point where she almost lost him but poverty makes you do that and it is very hard to let go of the fear. If your parents were children during the Depression, you know the feeling because they don't let you forget the fear either. This is a couple, both professionals dedicated to their careers, who are suddenly faced with responsibility for little people and I loved Cooper for not letting these children go to strangers. Do not, do not, pass this one up. I read it and immediately began to read it again. Definitely a keeper and one of Brockmann's best.

What a guy!

This book has just been re-released and it was really a good choice! Josie and her husband Cooper have their lives pretty well arranged. He is an architect and she runs a thriving computer company. Well, maybe its a little too thriving - she does put in very long hours. But they manage to work out an arrangement to even accomodate that. Then something they didn't expect happens. Her brother and sister-in-law die in an auto accident and they have been named the legal guardians for their 2 small children (Lucy, 4 years old and Ben, 9 months). Josie can't even bring herself to consider such an arrangement. Her life is the way she wants it. The thought of the children terrifies her. But Cooper sees the need of the children and manages to convinced Josie to try it. He takes on the main responsibility and really comes into his own. Josie becomes more and more involved in work and it seems as if there is no viable solution. The main point of the book is love. Love between couples and love of family. With love and cooperation and listening, miracles can happen. Cooper and Lucy really carry the book. There are times you will find yourself just smiling as their relationship develops. A great book by Suzanne Brockmann. No Navy Seals but a lot of good characterizations.

I want my own 'Cooper McBride'!

I realize that this book is out of print, and fairly hard to find, but the extra effort is well worth it! (And no, mine is not for sale. ;-) ) This is one of those books that demand that you finish it in one sitting; it's quite literally too good to put down. Kudos, Suzanne!I fell in love with Cooper McBride...what a MAN! Don't pass this one up, ladies!From the back cover:Josie Taylor and Cooper McBride are the quintessential New York married couple. Attractive and ambitious, they have successful fast-track careers, a satisfying level of intimacy in their private lives, and a love that seems to grow stronger every day.But now the sudden deaths of Josie's brother and his wife leave Josie and Cooper responsible for their two small children. It is a prospect Josie and Cooper find both exhilarating and daunting...and which challenges their life together in unexpected ways.It will take a little faith, a lot of hard work, and compromises on both their parts for Josie and Cooper to keep everything from unraveling...and maybe even rekindle the passion that brought them together in the first place.