Publisher: Harlequin Medical Romance  (2007)

Josie Metcalfe's Medical Romance TWINS FOR A CHRISTMAS BRIDE is a perfect Christmas or any time read for anyone who has a less than perfect family! Dr. Sara Walker has always played second fiddle to her perfect beautiful twin sister, Zara. Sexy, thin and a well-known model, Zara thinks nothing of those around her except perhaps how they might fit into her plans and desires. Zara is the center of everyone's world, including Sara's mother and her mother will stop at nothing if it means Zara's happiness!

Carrying a baby for her twin sister, Sara's emotions are torn, especially since the father, Dr. Daniel Lomax is the only man she has ever loved. Run down by a car, Sara is brought to the hospital where the medical staff rush to save her and her pregnancy. Suddenly Sara and Daniel are forced together. As their close proximity stirs up passion and tender emotions, can the two of them put the situation right or will Zara once again come between them? With Sara soon to give birth as Christmas approaches, this passionate emotions and romance take on a new urgency.

Josie Metcalfe is fantastic! Dark psychological undercurrents give a realistic emotional tone to this romance that does not romanticize the pain of sibling rivalry. As Zara's character develops, the reader feels the dysfunctional dynamics within a family through Sara's eyes and through an objective narrator who does not dismiss rivalry as a mere prank. Suspense abounds as Josie Metcalfe unveils the characters of the twins. At the same time, the romance between Sara and Daniel creates a romance both tender and urgent. Special kudos to Josie Metcalfe and Harlequin Medical Romance for the portrayal of the woman's body beyond the stereotypes so prevalent in our culture. The portrayal of Zara's eating disorder and obsessive attention to thinness and of the hero's vision of the sexy in a pregnant woman add a special dimension to this short romance. TWINS FOR A CHRISTMAS BRIDE has all the tenderness of emotion implied by the cover art but it is so much more. TWINS FOR A CHRISTMAS BRIDE is a romance filled with hope that will appeal to readers with a special Christmas message, but one that extends long after the holiday.