Triplets

Sisters Found by Joan Johnston, HQN, April 2008 (book 13- Hawk's Way)

Hope- With an 18 year age difference, Jake Whitelaw thought there was too much of an age difference between him and Hope Butler. At 18 he also felt she hadn't experienced the world enough and he became engaged to Amanda Carter. So Hope said she would go to college and asked Jake to wait for her. He told her that if Amanda were to set a date he would marry her. For three years while Hope went to college and traveled to Europe and Australia, no news came of a marriage between Jake and Amanda. Not until she returned home. Then the date was set, Christmas Eve. That gave her two weeks to make Jake realize he was marrying the wrong woman. Maybe Jake can see that he can be happier with Hope, but can he love her? Jake's brother Rabb was in love with Amanda. He had 2 weeks to make her see that she was marrying the wrong man. Add to the mix Hope's twin Faith who can see that Jake and Amanda won't be happy together and wants to see Amanda happy with Rabb and Hope with Jake.

Faith- Faith Butler has dated and loved Randy Wright for three year. Randy makes her feel less self conscience of the fact she only has one hand. She was constantly matchmaking, trying to get Hope and Jake together, Rabb and Amanda. And now finding out she had another sister if she could get Kane and Charity married then Charity would be living closer.

Charity- Kane Longstreet was a cousin of the Whitelaw's. He finally convinced Charity Burnette to come home with him and meet his family. Rabb and Amanda meet her first and mistake her for Hope because she bears an exact resemblance to Hope. It can't be Faith because she has both hands. Even though Charity says she's adopted, Amanda and Rabb dismiss the idea that she might be related to Hope and Faith because that may mean that Hope and Faith's parents had triplets and choose to keep two and give one away. But the girls were triplets, so what happen?

Will Faith be successful? Will there be 0 weddings? One? Two? Three? Four?

From Backcover:

Unwed heiress expecting triplets! But the identity of the father is hush-hush.  Although expectant mother Briana McCallum has fercely guarded her secret, rumor has it that she had met someone on a trip out of town almost eight months ago.  Could the undisclosed daddy be Maitland Maternity newcomer Hunter Callaghan?

This was book Two of hte Husband Fund books.  I have to say, even though I loved book one, I enjoyed book 2 even more than I thought I would!  Whereas I'd anticipated Winters rehashing some of the scenes we'd already seen, she moved forward from where we left off, which was very exciting!

Score: 3

Melinda Morrow is back in the town where she grew up, divorced and the mother of 3 y.o. triplets. She left with her husband at 18 and didn't look back until parenthood made her grow up but not her dh. Her best friend from growing up is Carly -- now Carl -- Cutler.

Melinda has no idea how much she hurt Carl when she left and cut him and the rest of the town off. Carl doesn't want to be friends again but can't help himself. He's never stopped loving Melinda and Melinda with kids is irresistible. The Melinda who returns to town is someone worth knowing, not just for Carl but for us. She appreciates how good