First Come Twins (Harlequin Super Romance) [Mass Market Paperback]

Helen Brenna (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Super Romance | Publication Date: August 11, 2009

Photojournalist Noah Bennett has been running from himself forever. Covering war zones around the world has kept him away from his mistakes and, more important, from Sophie Rousseau, his high school sweetheart. But he's never forgotten her.

He's returned to idyllic Mirabelle Island to heal, to finish his latest book...and to face Sophie again.

Months after Noah escaped the island for college, Sophie married his older brother. Now a widow with teenage twins, Sophie will do whatever it takes to speed Noah's recovery and get him off her island.

Before the only man she ever loved breaks her heart again.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A Desert Island Keeper, All About Romance -
"It is the best category romance I've read this year."


Library Journal -
"Highlighting the eternal tension between safety and risk and the familiar and the unknown, this poignant, sweet, gently humorous story focuses on a pair of deeply conflicted protagonists and nicely sets the stage for the Mirabelle Island books to come."


5 Stars, CataRomance --
"Ms. Brenna works her magic to weave a coming together for Noah and Sophie that will not leave a dry eye among her readers.  First Come Twins will have you anticipating the next books in this awesome series."


4 stars, RT Bookreviews --
"Brenna's poignant tale is about recovery and a
second chance at love."

About the Author

Helen Brenna was a successful CPA before trying her hand at writing. Since her first book was published in 2007, she's won numerous awards, including two of Romance Writers of America's most prestigious awards, the RITA, as well as RT's Reviewer's Choice awards, Book Buyers Best, National Readers' Choice and the Readers' Crown. She lives happily ever after in Minnesota with her family and a menagerie of pets.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (August 11, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037371582X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373715824
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,827,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Helen Brenna grew up in a small town in central Minnesota, the seventh of eight children. Although she never dreamed of writing books, she's always been a voracious reader of romances. After taking a break from her accounting career, she tried her hand at writing the romances she loves to read

Since her first book was published in 2007, Helen has not only won Romance Writers of America's most prestigious award, the RITA, but also numerous other awards, including Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice and the HOLT Medallion.

Helen lives in Minnesota with her family and a menagerie of pets, and she'd love hearing from you. Email her at [e-mail] or send mail to PO Box 41891, Minneapolis, MN 55441-0891.

Visit her website at www.helenbrenna.com, chat with Helen and other authors at http://ridingwiththetopdown.blogspot.com, or friend her on Facebook!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended Read, August 12, 2009

By 

Ellen S. Lindseth "minnesotareader" (Plymouth, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: First Come Twins (Harlequin Super Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

A friend recommended this book to me and I'm glad she did. The main characters are complex and interesting individuals - a must for any good book. Noah, the hero, is a photojournalist returning home to recover from physical and emotional wounds inflicted by the war zones he has covered. The one person who can help heal him is Sophie, the same woman who rejected him fifteen years before. As the story unfolds, it becomes less clear who betrayed whom, with a whole cast of supporting characters each with their own role to play in the star-crossed love story. An engaging, satisfying summer read, I would definitely recommend this book.

4.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT LOVE STORY, March 6, 2010

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Buggy "SUNNIE Day reader" (British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: First Come Twins (Harlequin Super Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

This was a surprise as I'm not usually one for the Harlequin but FIRST COMES TWINS piqued my interest for several reasons, to start with it contains two of my favourite romance topics that of the tortured hero and reacquainted lovers. It also takes place on a small island which I could relate to because that's where I live. Mirabelle, as the island has been so well explored that it almost becomes a character within its own right, filled with lighthouses, beaches and a fascinating group of islanders each with their small town idiosyncrasies and problems.

Helen Brenna has written a great love story, full of longing, heart tugging regrets, reacquainted families and healing. She's also has done a wonderful job covering PTSD and the loss of a limb without making her hero a cripple. Speaking of Noah what a great character he's just tormented and damaged enough that you can't help but fall a little bit in love with him as we watch him begin to heal and face his first love again.

Photojournalist Noah Bennett has come back to Mirabelle Island to heal after recently losing his leg covering yet another war zone. Ironically it's the island and its inhabitants that has kept him running all these years but he`s never been able to forget. Now under deadline to finish his latest book and suffering from post traumatic stress and phantom leg pains he's shutting down and grabbing the bottle.

Sophie can't believe Noah is back on `her' island, how dare he return after leaving her heartbroken all those years ago? Sure she married his older brother soon after but he's gone now too leaving her a widow with teenaged twins and a hotel to run. However it's hard to stay mad at the shell of a man that's come back and Sophie reasons that the sooner she helps him recover the sooner he'll leave Mirabelle again. She just hopes its before he breaks both of their hearts. Cheers!

5.0 out of 5 stars Just beautiful., December 13, 2009

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Emmanuelle (Région Parisienne) - See all my reviews

This review is from: First Come Twins (Harlequin Super Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

I loved this book. Your only complaint after reading it will be "why didn't I buy book 2 !!??". Seriously, this is a fabulous story about two people finding their way back together and the beginning of a great series.