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First Come Twins (Harlequin Super Romance)

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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.

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!

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.

Helen Brenna definitely succeeded in creating a world readers will want to return to over and over. I loved Noah and Sophie--they are sympathetic and believable and their story is poignant but still perfect happily-ever-after material. I'm also totally impressed with her handling of this physically wounded hero. Although he wears a prosthetic leg, there is no maudlin or over-blown treatment of him as "handicapped." His character growth and acceptance of his physical condition is as natural as Sophie's acceptance of the past and of her own feelings. I definitely recommend this book--a total gem!

Adam Gadach, the real hero of the book! To go on with life, and be determined to help others despite being injured by a drunk driver, and losing his leg . . . WHAT A REAL LIFE HERO! I would like to read more about Adam's life, and his courage.

Helen Brenna has written a wonderful story, created an irresistable island, and fascinating characters. Her books are always in my shopping cart, but this one is my favorite so far.