BB’s Review: The Sherbrooke Twins by Catherine Coulter

The Sherbrooke Twins by Catherine Coulter

Jove Books Historical Romance

From the first page:  Dear Reader:  The Sherbrooke family saga continues with James and Jason Sherbrooke, identical male twins who look exactly like their beautiful Aunt Melissande, and not at all like their father, the earl, which riles him to no end.

James, twenty-eight minutes older than his brother, is the heir.  He is solid, is James.  He’s a student of astronomy, rides like a centaur, and unlike his brother, Jason, enjoys learning the ropes of managing his father’s estate.  He no longer sows excessive wild oats, as his neighbor, Corrie Tybourne-Barrett, a brat he’s known since she was three years old, looks forward to doing since she turned eighteen.  When she nearly shoves him off a cliff, sneering all the while, James hauls off and spanks her.

A promising start.  Then, unfortunately, the earl, Douglas Sherbrooke, is shot at.  This leads to Georges Cadoudal, a Frenchman in the employ of the English War Ministry with whom Douglas had dealings some years before.  But Cadoudal died in 1815, fifteen years earlier.  Were their children who might want revenge against Douglas?  But the question is why:  Georges and Douglas parted friends–at least Douglas believed that they had.

Adventures compounded; Corrie hurls herself into the thick of things.  As for Jason, he swims like a fish, loves horses, wants to start a stud farm, still sows more oats than a man should be allowed, but finally meets a girl who stops him in his tracks.  And then what happens?

You will have to read the book to find out.  I hope you enjoy yourself.  The characters are rich, colorful, and a hoot to boot.  The mystery will confound you.

Do let me know what you think.  Write me at P.O. Box 17, Mill Valley, CA 94942 or e-mail me at readmoi@aol.com.  Keep an eye on my website at www.CatherineCoulter.com.

This book has multiple stories within it.  You won’t get bored for a minute, there’s simply too much going on.  Starting out with the twin Sherbrook brothers, James and Jason, who are described as having the most beautiful faces ever seen and bodies to match (yum!…I’ve never met anyone as handsome as the hunks on the book cover!).  This story will make you smile to yourself, laugh out loud, and shock you when you least suspect it.  There are multiple hot romances to keep you reading and also a murder mystery from the past and an attempted murder in the present.  Reading through all the wonderful dialog and romance with these colorful characters is “a hoot” as Catherine Coulter puts it.  Corrie is my favorite character and you’ll see why–her dialog alone is worth reading this book.  I have to admit, I could not guess ”who done it”…and was surprised in the end.  I usually can figure out a book after the first chapter or two, but not this one.  I recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery and yummy romance.

Because I think this book has it all – good guys, bad guys, sweethearts, bitches, mystery and romance, I give this book 4 cocktails!

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