Christie Ridgeway

It's supposed to be Matt's turn in Hunter's house but he couldn't make it so Luke stepped in, but when Matt's fiancée Lauren turns up on the doorstep she thinks he's his twin and Luke wonders if he can't get revenge for stealing what was supposed to be Luke's. But then he falls in love with Lauren and she still thinks he's Matt, how will he convince her it's true when she finds out the truth?

The Bridesmaid's Bet by Christie Ridgway - Harlequin Duets #1

How to Knit A Wild Bikini is the first book in what I hope is going to be a highly entertaining trilogy.

Luke Barton is the next one in line for the month long stay at Lodge and to think about the enmity between himself and his twin Matthias.  His twin's fiancée, Lauren Conover, shows up to break off her engagement with Matt and thinks she's with his brother.  Luke sets out to seduce her out of anger but doesn't expect to fall in love with her.  What will he do when she finds out the truth?

Back Cover

In the years since his identical twin had stolen the family
company, Luke had devoted himself to two things: success and revenge. Suddenly,
his brother’s fiancée Lauren Conover appeared, offering the opportunity to
achieve both. But in Luke’s simple plan for payback, he hadn’t planned on
wanting to keep Lauren for himself…

Weaver Reed has custody of baby Daisy. There are no other
relatives to be found so he was going to have her adopted. He also had to find
a home for a dog .

Molly Michaels was clucky. She thought a dog would fill that
empty space and she met Weaver and Patch. She temporarily became Daisy’s nanny
as Weaver hadn’t a clue re childcare.

Katie McKay was carrying her sister Karen’s child. When  Karen and her husband Ryan died in a car
crash, Ryan’s constantly travelling brother Seth returned home to sort things
out. Katie wanted a partner to bring up the twins in a stable two parent family
and Seth volunteered.

I enjoyed this story

Hannah and Tanner (who we first met in Must love Mistletoe) meet at a New Years party.Tanner later finds out that Hannah is the woman he has been employed to protect. A second love story also runs between Desiree and Tanner's brother who we also met in MLM. The hero and heroine from MLM also briefly re appear.

I enjoyed this book although at times it was a bitter sweet read. The bar owners story and several of the other minor characters reappear in Not Another New Year's Eve.