Today's Embrace

by Linda Lee Chaikin

Book Overview

She gambled with her husband's trust. At stake is-everything. Evy Varley's marriage to Rogan Chantry is all she had hoped it would be-until she finds out that she is pregnant with a honeymoon baby.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578565154
• ISBN13: 9781578565153
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Waterbrook Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Good read, but not the best.

I enjoyed this series a lot, though I admit that it's flawed. This book is rushed at times, while too descriptive at others. It felt forced at times, and it didn't flow as naturally as the first book did. But I did love it--Darinda's storyline especially interested me, and I found myself wishing Linda had written a spin-off about Darinda and Captain Retford. The storyline with Rogan and Evy was refreshing to read...Evy's mistake in being dishonest with her husband is one we all make, though we hardly ever read about. I would definitely recommend this series, though it's not perfect. If you enjoyed this, check out her Egypt trilogy, starting with "Arabian Winds". You won't be disappointed!

A wonderful conclusion to this awesome series!

"Today's Embrace" appropriately titled will grip you until the end of the story. As Rogan and Evy prepare for their trip to South Africa to the land where Evy was born and rescued long ago, they first experience marital bliss in which soon Evy finds herself expecting their first child. Determined to make the trip anyway to Bulawayo with her husband, Evy plots to keep her pregnancy secret so Rogan will let her travel. But while on their journey, Evy realizes her deception have gone way too far and her marriage could be damaged beyond repair. Rogan leaves Evy at her uncle Jakob's mission and sets out on his quest to find Henry's mysterious gold deposit while at the same time trying to dodge his uncle Julien's efforts to stop him. Not only has this book have the mystery and suspense of Rogan's journey, there is the potential uprising by the natives, murder and malaria that threaten both Evy and Rogan's lives. Will they repair their marriage before it's too late? Linda Chaikin did an awesome job with this series which is unlike I ever read by her. I am really looking forward to her next series....

The Perfect Conclusion

This is the perfect conclusion to the East of the Sun trilogy and captures perfectly the very nature of people at their best and particularly, at their worst. After laying a fine foundation in the first book, Tomorrow's Treasure, and pulling the story along in the second book (Yesterday's Promise) with sweeping descriptions of Africa and the diamond business, following Evy and Rogan into what starts out as the perfect marriage is emotive and exciting - what every girl dreams of. To step with them into the small compromises that send them spiralling to the depths of grudges and regret is portrayed in such a realistic way that at times I found myself relating against my will! Another reader I know likened the ending to a bag of peas with a hole in it that had been spilling out peas one by one, until finally the bag gave way and everything tumbled out in a stunning conclusion, leaving the reader both shocked and greatly satisfied. If you make it this far, you will NOT be sorry. I give this book 5 stars, and highly recommend it. Although we experience some of the facets Linda Chaikin has used several times, such as slave uprisings and mission stations, it's completely unlike any other book this author has ever brought her readers. Snap it up today and kick back as the ride takes full force.

Suspenseful, True.

After reading the other two books in this series, I could not wait for the third installment. I was not disappointed. It provided me with a detailed looked into married life as God wants it, and the conflicts that arose between Evy and Rogan by not following God's will. I enjoyed the fast pace of everything that has happened so far culminating in South Africa and how my knowledge of each character was enriched. The story is not sugar-coated and light. I would recomend this to anyone interested in romance, history of South Africa, and an understanding of God's loving will in our lives.

This book...

was alright. I have read the first two books in this series. I loved the first one and liked the second book. So I ordered this one and found that it wasn't really good. I hate to say that but I didn't really care about it. It seemed as if Ms Chaikin had a deadline to meet and just put some things together and made a book. She jumps around to many peoples view points and then just tries to make it all work. I was really disappointed in this book. You read the description of this book and think it's about how Evy and Rogan work though there problem and build a stronger relationship while some hardships of Africa come about. It's not really. I can't say any more that that I was so disappointed in this book. The only reason I gave it four stars was because I like other things Ms Chaikin has written.