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Springs of Love
While searching for her long lost twin sister in New Zealand, Rowan struggles to win the respect and love of Drew Hewitt
- GenresHarlequin Romance
191 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 1984
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Mary Moore
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Born 1928 into a farming family. In spite of an education interrupted by a teacher shortage & a stay in hospital, Mary achieved School Certificate and got a government job in Wellington. After three & a half years, her elder sister and her husband took over the family farm, and Mary moved in with her parents in Christchurch.
Her sister introduced her to a herd tester named Ray - they married three and a half months later. They had a small farm in Kokatahi on the West Coast.
Her husband challenged her to write a book after she criticised a book by another author. By this time Mary was the Postmistress in Cronadun. Mary described this as a job that gave her a lot of thinking time. She sent her second book off to Reed's Publishers, who liked the book but said the New Zealand market would be too small and to send it overseas. The third publisher the book was sent to was Mills & Boon who published it after some minor edits were done.
When Mary and Ray left the farm and moved to Christchurch, Mary didn't write for a few years. After attending a writing school, she took six weeks leave from her job to see if she could still write. This was successful and she started writing again.
date of Birth from National Library website, other information from The Passionate Pen by Rachel McAlpine.
Born 1928 into a farming family. In spite of an education interrupted by a teacher shortage & a stay in hospital, Mary achieved School Certificate and got a government job in Wellington. After three & a half years, her elder sister and her husband took over the family farm, and Mary moved in with her parents in Christchurch.
Her sister introduced her to a herd tester named Ray - they married three and a half months later. They had a small farm in Kokatahi on the West Coast.
Her husband challenged her to write a book after she criticised a book by another author. By this time Mary was the Postmistress in Cronadun. Mary described this as a job that gave her a lot of thinking time. She sent her second book off to Reed's Publishers, who liked the book but said the New Zealand market would be too small and to send it overseas. The third publisher the book was sent to was Mills & Boon who published it after some minor edits were done.
When Mary and Ray left the farm and moved to Christchurch, Mary didn't write for a few years. After attending a writing school, she took six weeks leave from her job to see if she could still write. This was successful and she started writing again.
date of Birth from National Library website, other information from The Passionate Pen by Rachel McAlpine.
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July 20, 2025
Oh, I really liked this one. Set in NZ, the heroine on her 20th birthday finds out that she has an identical twin who has been adopted to someone on the South Island. She decides she wants to meet this sister and sets out after her almost-fiance gives her an ultimatum not to go. So, of course she goes and sets up a chain of events that is really fun to read.
She winds up in Nelson, NZ and is accosted on the street by the hero's brother who knows her sister. He has no idea that her sister was adopted, just that this girl from Auckland looks like her and he thinks it would be a good trick to take her to a dance and pass her off as the quiet sister who never goes anywhere because her father is mean and keeps her at home. The heroine only agrees to go because the brother has promised to tell her who her look-alike is after the dance. At the dance, heroine has her drink spiked and the hero rescues her, lecturing her like she's his little sister. So now there's a case of mistaken identity with the heroine inadvertently making her sister's life hard with the whole town gossiping about her.
This was unexpectedly good. Normally I don't like twins and mistaken identity, but thankfully that didn't go on too long. The heroine was delightful - forthright and capable and not afraid to change and grow. The minor characters were just as interesting. I'd give it a five star, but the brother was a little unsettling for a while there and the hero is a little too closed-mouthed man of the earth at times. The heroine is the one who shines.
The title is for the inexhaustible springs of clear water that the hero shows her. She immediately thinks of them as a metaphor for love - the kind of love that keeps on giving. Lots of love in this book - not just romantic love. The exploration of the different sets of siblings was fascinating.
She winds up in Nelson, NZ and is accosted on the street by the hero's brother who knows her sister. He has no idea that her sister was adopted, just that this girl from Auckland looks like her and he thinks it would be a good trick to take her to a dance and pass her off as the quiet sister who never goes anywhere because her father is mean and keeps her at home. The heroine only agrees to go because the brother has promised to tell her who her look-alike is after the dance. At the dance, heroine has her drink spiked and the hero rescues her, lecturing her like she's his little sister. So now there's a case of mistaken identity with the heroine inadvertently making her sister's life hard with the whole town gossiping about her.
This was unexpectedly good. Normally I don't like twins and mistaken identity, but thankfully that didn't go on too long. The heroine was delightful - forthright and capable and not afraid to change and grow. The minor characters were just as interesting. I'd give it a five star, but the brother was a little unsettling for a while there and the hero is a little too closed-mouthed man of the earth at times. The heroine is the one who shines.
The title is for the inexhaustible springs of clear water that the hero shows her. She immediately thinks of them as a metaphor for love - the kind of love that keeps on giving. Lots of love in this book - not just romantic love. The exploration of the different sets of siblings was fascinating.
June 29, 2018
Ugh. There are so many ridiculous aspects of this book. Normally these twin books are full of landmines -- e.g., the H being in love with one then switching to the other, or in some other way resulting in a permanent second-best status for the h -- but that's avoided for the most part, except for the standard misunderstandings. I recommend suspending logical thinking and enjoying it.
August 16, 2025
2 1/2 stars for this one by Mary Moore.
The heroine (20) starts the book vivacious, but as soon as she's in love with the hero (29), she becomes drab and questions herself. I did not enjoy the twin aspect of the book and how everyone marvelled at the other sister.
The hero's brother (OM/boyfriend of the sister) was foul, and the hero sucked because he knew by sending the angry brother to the heroine at night (with the dog locked up) that he was putting her in danger. When they met again, it was not even discussed. I didn't like the hero much.
The heroine (20) starts the book vivacious, but as soon as she's in love with the hero (29), she becomes drab and questions herself. I did not enjoy the twin aspect of the book and how everyone marvelled at the other sister.
The hero's brother (OM/boyfriend of the sister) was foul, and the hero sucked because he knew by sending the angry brother to the heroine at night (with the dog locked up) that he was putting her in danger. When they met again, it was not even discussed. I didn't like the hero much.
March 12, 2021
She found more than she'd bargained for!
Rowan was thrilled to learn she had a twin sister, Regan, living somewhere on New Zealand's South Island.
She was even happier when Jordan Hewitt offered to take her to meet her twin, even if she did have to go along with his strange charade.
But unfortunately the whole plan backfired. Rowan found herself held in contempt by Drew, Jordan's highly principled brother -- a man whose respect she discovered she desperately wanted.
Rowan was thrilled to learn she had a twin sister, Regan, living somewhere on New Zealand's South Island.
She was even happier when Jordan Hewitt offered to take her to meet her twin, even if she did have to go along with his strange charade.
But unfortunately the whole plan backfired. Rowan found herself held in contempt by Drew, Jordan's highly principled brother -- a man whose respect she discovered she desperately wanted.
January 4, 2026
Such a weird book, I mean, it was perfectly written, decent and readable, witty and humorous, too, but there was something off…
The whole twin thing didn’t work out for me. I don’t believe there was any spark between the hero and heroine, and if there was, then dude gotta be attracted to her twin sister as well and prior. There is no way he wasn’t. And so the heroine might just be second-best! Next, I was uncomfortable with Jordan, the brother of the hero, repeatedly flirting and touching the heroine despite his admittance of “love” for the other twin. And the heroine barely questioned his disgusting attitude towards her! Me thinks she enjoy it, I’m actually positive she admitted that Jordan was despicable but a charming challenge, no? The very same way she feels about the hero, yay? I am puzzled by the relationships and dynamics of this nearly incest foursome, and so I must admit the sisters and brothers duo is making my skin crawl a tad!
The whole twin thing didn’t work out for me. I don’t believe there was any spark between the hero and heroine, and if there was, then dude gotta be attracted to her twin sister as well and prior. There is no way he wasn’t. And so the heroine might just be second-best! Next, I was uncomfortable with Jordan, the brother of the hero, repeatedly flirting and touching the heroine despite his admittance of “love” for the other twin. And the heroine barely questioned his disgusting attitude towards her! Me thinks she enjoy it, I’m actually positive she admitted that Jordan was despicable but a charming challenge, no? The very same way she feels about the hero, yay? I am puzzled by the relationships and dynamics of this nearly incest foursome, and so I must admit the sisters and brothers duo is making my skin crawl a tad!
June 29, 2018
Sweet simple vintage romance with a back story of the h looking for her twin. I found the ending very rushed as if the author had found herself with 2 pages left so tries to squeeze in all the other loose ends of the story she had wanted to include.
Available on Open Library.
Available on Open Library.
November 13, 2015
Sweet kisses only romance. The h finds out on her 20th birthday that she has a twin sister and sets out to find her.
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June 17, 2018She found more than she'd bargained for!
Rowan was thrilled to learn she had a twin sister, Regan, living somewhere on New Zealand's South Island.
She was even happier when Jordan Hewitt offered to take her to meet her twin, even if she did have to go along with his strange charade.
But unfortunately the whole plan backfired. Rowan found herself held in contempt by Drew, Jordan's highly principled brother -- a man whose respect she discovered she desperately wanted.
Rowan was thrilled to learn she had a twin sister, Regan, living somewhere on New Zealand's South Island.
She was even happier when Jordan Hewitt offered to take her to meet her twin, even if she did have to go along with his strange charade.
But unfortunately the whole plan backfired. Rowan found herself held in contempt by Drew, Jordan's highly principled brother -- a man whose respect she discovered she desperately wanted.
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