Author: Ginny Baird
Genre: Romance, Fiction,
Publisher: Amara
Source: Own
My review:
I have read several of Ginny Baird's books. They are enjoyable because they are clean, closed-door romance novels. However, The Duplicate Bride gave me mixed feelings.
I love stories about identical twins. I am fascinated with twins!
This is a fun, light read (if you don't think too far into the deception).
I have a hard time relating to Jackie at all. I pretty much did not like her...mainly because she is putting her work before her wedding week, and how is that a good start to a marriage?
I liked Hope but didn't like her deception.
I felt like Brent should have realized Hope wasn't Jackie.
The story is predictable.
Overall, I liked the story but didn't love it. Again, I could almost root for Hope and Brent, except for the fact that Brent was Jackie's fiancé.
★★★/5
Synopsis (Goodreads):
Saying “I do” has never been this much fun in this charming new romance from New York Times bestselling author Ginny Baird.
Hope
Webb can’t believe her twin sister, Jackie, is begging her to swap
places and play fiancée at Jackie’s pre-wedding festivities. Sure, it’s
only a business-deal sort of marriage, but Hope is a carb-loving teacher
who enjoys curling up with a good book. Jackie is a workaholic whose
idea of a good time is a brisk five-mile run at the crack of dawn. The
two sisters couldn’t be more opposite.
Now Hope is stuck in the
middle of a warm, tight-knit family she can’t help but adore and a groom
who turns out to be entirely wonderful...for her.
Hotel
magnate Brent Albright knows something is off about his fiancée, but he
doesn’t care. Gone is the driven woman with similar career goals, and in
her place is someone warm and funny who not only charms his family but
him as well. She’s doing everything she can to avoid him, but that’s
probably just nerves. Two people about to wed couldn’t know each other
less.
Now Brent is determined to woo his fiancée, for real this
time, because the more he gets to know her, the more his sweet fiancée
turns out to be entirely wonderful...for him.
And that’s when things start to get really complicated...
Each book in the Blue Hill Brides series is STANDALONE:
* The Duplicate Bride
* The Matchmaker Bride
As a kid, I found twins fascinating. Our daily newspaper ran the comic strip “The Jackson Twins,” published from 1950 to 1979. Of course I read The Bobbsey Twins, which was a series that was published serially from 1904 until 1979, if you haven’t heard of it — though I don’t see how it could have escaped your notice! Was 1979 a bad year for twins?
ReplyDeleteI think I have outgrown the twin genre, though. I don’t think I will read this book.
best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Mae, I am familiar with The Bobbsey Twins, though I don't think I ever read any. I did read Sweet Valley Twins though.
DeleteI love stories about twins too but deceiving your own fiancee might just cross a line for me. I have enjoyed this author before as well, but will likely take a pass on this one. Wonderful review Cindy!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jodie. You can see where my dilemma was!
DeleteYeah that is a tricky romance premise because of the big lie at the middle of it; you'd have to almost make Jackie not as likable so that you don't feel guilty about rooting for a happy ending for Hope.
ReplyDeleteLark, Jackie wasn't very likeable at first...
DeleteThere is a lot of deception in this story, but that cover sure is pretty
ReplyDeleteWendy, I agree, love the cover.
DeleteSounds like an interesting story.
ReplyDeleteThanks Robbye!
DeleteI don't know that I've heard of this author, but this book does sound interesting. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and review. :)
ReplyDeleteRissi, she writes clean (not Christian) romance novels.
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