Janette Violet Brantford has loved Adrian Winter, Duke of Raeburn, for so long that her identical twin, Jeanette Rose, has little trouble convincing Violet to take her place when she decides she can no longer marry Adrian. Telling herself she's marrying Adrian because of the huge marriage settlement he's given her family to take care of gambling debts incurred by her father, Violet is determined to make their marriage a success by maintaining the façade of the outspoken, outgoing, party-loving Brantford twin.

Adrian notices almost from the beginning of his marriage that he's seeing a different side of the woman he believes he's married. Going into this marriage with the realization that he'll most likely have to rein in his high-spirited wife, he finds himself falling in love with the thoughtful, kind woman he's married. Violet's feelings for Adrian deepen as their relationship continues, but their happiness is threatened when Jeanette begins to wonder if she's perhaps made a mistake by jilting Adrian and decides she quite possibly wants him back!

THE HUSBAND TRAP, the first book in Ms. Warren's new Trap trilogy, is a fun look at the twins-switching-identities storyline. The characters are lively, the progression of the story believable and, in the end, all get what they deserve. I'm looking forward to reading Jeanette's story in THE WIFE TRAP, then completing the series with THE WEDDING TRAP.