The Wrong Woman

Right/Wrong Twin #1

by Linda Warren

The Wrong Woman by Linda Warren released on Mar 25, 2003 is available now for purchase.

Genres: Romance, Harlequin

304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Linda Warren loves happy endings. The Rita® nominated and award-winning author has written 26 books for Harlequin, including SuperRomance, American, and Everlasting Love. Drawing upon her years of growing up on a farm/ranch in Texas, she writes about sexy heroes, feisty heroines, and broken families with an emotional punch all set against the backdrop of Texas. She lives in College Station with her husband and spends her days doing what she loves—creating unforgettable love stories—with happy endings.

Linda Warren was born Linda Siegert in Brazos County, TX, on July 2, 1945. She passed away on November 8, 2023, in Bryant, TX. Warren is survived by her husband, several children, and grandchildren.

Reviews

[Addyangel · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book as a pallet cleanser. I compare Harlequin Romance novels to Hallmark movies. Not always a favorite choice but generally enjoyed. Kind of like comfort food. This book had 1 twist i didn't see coming. Otherwise the book fell a little flat for me.

[Carrie Billig · Rating 5 out of 5]

5

[Pauline Destinugrainy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ethan Ramsey datang ke Dallas untuk membujuk adiknya, Travis, supaya mau pulang mengunjungi ayah mereka di ranch pada akhir pekan. Alih-alih, Travis justru membawanya ke sebuah nightclub dan menyaksikan seorang wanita penari stripper beraksi. Sebagai seorang mantan agen FBI yang saat ini berprofesi sebagai Private Investigator, Ethan menyadari bahwa penari itu sedang ketakutan hanya dengan memandangi matanya. Tidak ingin tinggal lebih lama di nightclub itu, Ethan segera menyeret adiknya pulang. Keesokan harinya, di sebuah restauran, Ethan melihat si wanita penari itu sedang duduk sendirian. Travis lalu menyapa wanita itu dan mengajaknya kencan. Anehnya gadis itu justru sangat marah karena disangka seorang penari stripper. Ethan meminta maaf atas kelakuan adiknya, tetapi dia sendiri masih penasaran dengan wanita itu. Sebelum meninggalkan restauran, Ethan memberikan kartu namanya kepada wanita itu.

Serena Welch sedang memikirkan kondisi keuangan keluarganya ketika Travis datang menuduhnya sebagai seorang stripper. Sejak kakeknya meninggal dunia dan meninggalkan banyak hutang, Serena berusaha memikirkan bagaimana caranya agar rumah mereka tidak disita. Dari percakapan yang tidak terduga di restauran pagi itu, Serena mengetahui ada seseorang yang sangat mirip dengannya. Apakah mungkin dia masih memiliki kerabat? Satu-satunya jalan untuk mengetahuinya adalah dengan meminta bantuan Ethan.

Kehidupan Serena berubah ketika Ethan menemukan fakta bahwa penari stripper itu adalah kembarannya. Yang lebih mengejutkan lagi Sarah, kembarannya, terlibat dalam suatu sindikat geng narkoba yang menewaskan seorang polisi. Di samping menolong Serena, Ethan sendiri punya kepentingan terhadap Rudy boyd, pemilik nightclub tempat Sarah ditemukan. Rudy berusaha menjerumuskan Molly (adik perempuan Ethan) dalam penjualan narkoba.

Di samping masalah tentang saudara kembarnya yang membuatnya harus berurusan dengan Ethan, Serena menyadari bahwa dia menyukai Ethan sejak pertama kali melihatnya. Hanya saja Ethan adalah seorang pria dengan harga diri dan ego yang sangat tinggi. Kegagalan dalam pernikahan, kehilangan anak, dan kecelakaan yang menyebabkan cacat pada pinggulnya membuat Ethan menutup diri pada hubungan personal. Tetapi pesona Serena begitu kuat, apalagi dia tidak bisa melupakan sentuhan tangan Serena yang bisa menghilangkan rasa sakitnya seketika.

Buku pertama dari serial Right/Wrong Twin adalah novel karya Linda Warren yang pertama kali saya baca. Linda membuat beberapa konflik di dalam kisah ini menjadi satu kesatuan yang utuh. Konflik-konflik itu antara lain masa lalu Ethan, masa lalu Serena dan bagaimana dia bisa terpisah dengan kembarannya, geng narkoba dan nightclub, dan keluarga Ethan. Tetapi jangan khawatir, banyaknya konflik tidak lantas membuat pembaca menjadi bingung, justru saling memperjelas jalan ceritanya. Saya jadi penasaran bagaimana dengan kisah Sarah Welch di Right/Wrong Twin #2.

[J · Rating 2 out of 5]

A co-worker had read this and said that it was a really good book so I chose to take her word for it and read it. This is probably the first and only time that I will read this particular book for it was too dry for me even though the author did try to add a bunch more action into the writing than usual.

The characters for the most part were 2-D instead of the ones that you can relate to. Serena was too sweet and slightly innocent, Gran/Aurora was the ignorant rich witch who didn't care what it took for her to live in style, plain silent but strong Ethan, the wild rebounding Molly and of course traumatized Sara.

For me the plot was probably the most interesting thing within the book, especially towards the end when it actually picks up. Sadly I was disappointed when you had the ever-clashing "goodbye" scenes and I was sitting here thinking apparently this author doesn't know what she is writing about. You have a woman who is rescued from an attempted kidnapping and is the main witness but no one thinks twice about giving her protection until they listen from a snitch. Definitely not realistic.

It would be interesting to see what happens with Sara but I don't know if I am going to actively chase after that book or not.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not really a romance reader anymore. Sure I like a little romance in a good book, I do not like 200 pages of throbbing manhood and silk stockings. I grabbed this book to read at lunch as I was running out the door. When I pulled it out of my bag I had little expectation that I was going to want to read it for a couple of weeks while eating my lunch. Turns out I was really wrong and this was a substantial little story that was nice and the romance part didn't make me want to gag too bad. I liked it so much that when I found out there is a book 2 I purchased it for my Nook and I'm looking forward to reading it!

[Dorel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the 3rd book I read by Linda Warren. At first I wasn't sure if I wanted to finish it because it started off dry. I stuck with it & found the way the the sisters got separated & reconnected very interesting. I really enjoy reading Linda Warren books but this once was nice to read just once.

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. It has the emotional backstory that I like.