Helpful Score: 4
I like Brockman, but this was bittersweet, a little heavy in the middle. Too much relationship analysis, not enough fun. Not my favorite brockman.
Helpful Score: 3
Not one of her Navy SEAL stories, but still a great story
Helpful Score: 3
To the Suzanne Brockmann fans this is one of her earlier books you will enjoy if you haven't read it. This is a story about the pitfalls of modern romance and the difficulty of staying together. This couple has unexpected surprises.
Helpful Score: 2
Good, but not as good as her SEAL books.
Great story of a couple who think they have it all... then they end up having to care for two children and their relationship and love are tested to the limits.
Helpful Score: 2
This is a love redemption story. Josie and Cooper were a loving, successful couple. When Josie's sister dies, they get custody of her two kids and their marriage is tested. I didn't think Josie was a very likable heroine and she didn't deserve Cooper at all.
Josie Taylor and Cooper McBride met and fell in love immediately. They are devoted to each other, and after five years of marriage, are still happy. But a tragic accident leaves Cooper and Josie two young children to care for. Josie has a job that takes a lot of her time. She doesn't want the kids interfering in her career or her marriage. She'd like to find the children a good home with loving parents. After some hesitation, Cooper wants them to adopt the children. He bonds with them immediately and can't see handing them over to strangers to raise. They try to work a compromise about the situation, but this is a big strain on their marriage.
This book didn't feel like a romance. Josie and Cooper are living their Happily Ever After when her brother is killed and things fall apart. I loved the character of Cooper in this story. He takes care of the kids, even though he doesn't know what he is doing. He gives up his home office and cuts back on his work in order to give the kids a stable home. Josie wasn't likeable at all. She grew up poor and feels that she must keep making money or she is a failure. I wanted to shake her. She has a rich husband and doesn't even need to work for a living. She's so driven she has made herself sick. Each time she and Cooper would fight about something, he would be the person who would do the compromising so she could continue working. I wasn't surprised when he had enough of it. Obviously, her husband came second to her job.
This was an interesting story. I wanted to see what would make Josie finally see the light. I was beginning to think it wouldn't happen at all, but eventually it did. My rating: 3.5 Stars.
This book didn't feel like a romance. Josie and Cooper are living their Happily Ever After when her brother is killed and things fall apart. I loved the character of Cooper in this story. He takes care of the kids, even though he doesn't know what he is doing. He gives up his home office and cuts back on his work in order to give the kids a stable home. Josie wasn't likeable at all. She grew up poor and feels that she must keep making money or she is a failure. I wanted to shake her. She has a rich husband and doesn't even need to work for a living. She's so driven she has made herself sick. Each time she and Cooper would fight about something, he would be the person who would do the compromising so she could continue working. I wasn't surprised when he had enough of it. Obviously, her husband came second to her job.
This was an interesting story. I wanted to see what would make Josie finally see the light. I was beginning to think it wouldn't happen at all, but eventually it did. My rating: 3.5 Stars.
A wonderful early Suzanne Brockmann.
I love Suzanne Brockmann. I have listed three of her good books.
Josie and Cooper were one of those couples everyone envied. It seemed their love would last forever. but sometimes love just isn't enough.
Josie and Cooper were one of those couples everyone envied: gorgeous, successful, and so deeply devoted. Even though Josie tended to work too hard, putting in long hours to lift her fledgling company off the ground, and Cooper could be wild and unpredictable, the two complemented each other. It seemed their love would last forever.
But sometimes love just isn't enough. When a tragic accident leaves Josie and Cooper with two young children to care for, their bond will be tested. Now the pressures of their commanding careers are compounded by the needs of the children, and they find themselves drifting further and further apart. They will have to work to find the way back to each other, to the incredible passion that was once at the center of lives....and still burns deep in their hearts.
But sometimes love just isn't enough. When a tragic accident leaves Josie and Cooper with two young children to care for, their bond will be tested. Now the pressures of their commanding careers are compounded by the needs of the children, and they find themselves drifting further and further apart. They will have to work to find the way back to each other, to the incredible passion that was once at the center of lives....and still burns deep in their hearts.
