The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband (Rokesby Series: The Bridgerton Prequels #2)

by Julia Quinn

Overview

With her brother Thomas injured on the battlefront in the Colonies, orphaned Cecilia Harcourt decides to travel to America to nurse him back to health, but instead she finds injured officer Edward Rokesby, who believes her to be his wife.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062670335
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/30/2017
Series:	Rokesby Series: The Bridgerton Prequels , #2
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	480
Sales rank:	738,491
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.96(d)

About the Author

Julia Quinn is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five novels for Avon Books, and one of only sixteen authors ever to be inducted in the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family.

Editorial Reviews

A great read...with mystery and adventure and, yes, romance. Quinn’s fans will be grateful she’s crossed the pond for this textured look at life in New York during the 1770s.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

“Quinn’s sprightly dialogue, colorful descriptions, quick pace and emotionally touching storyline are just what readers expect from this consummate storyteller.” — RT Book Reviews on The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

“The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband was an absolute treat. A historical romance written not in the Regency era but during the American Revolutionary War, this had a mix of poignant moments one would expect during such a tumultuous time along with the sweeping, heartwarming feeling of falling in love.” — Harlequin Junkie

“The novel has a well-constructed plot, well-drawn characters, and vivid dialog…Imaginative…The author maintains the tension of the undiscovered lie almost to the end, and the denouement is both amusing and satisfying.” — Historical Novel Society on The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

From the Publisher

Quinn’s sprightly dialogue, colorful descriptions, quick pace and emotionally touching storyline are just what readers expect from this consummate storyteller.

RT Book Reviews on The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

The novel has a well-constructed plot, well-drawn characters, and vivid dialog…Imaginative…The author maintains the tension of the undiscovered lie almost to the end, and the denouement is both amusing and satisfying.

Historical Novel Society on The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband was an absolute treat. A historical romance written not in the Regency era but during the American Revolutionary War, this had a mix of poignant moments one would expect during such a tumultuous time along with the sweeping, heartwarming feeling of falling in love.

Harlequin Junkie

Listeners get a charming backstory for the popular Bridgertons series. Arriving at a British hospital while searching for her injured brother in New York during the Revolutionary War, Cecilia Harcourt finds her brother’s friend, Edward Rokesby, who is also injured. In order to take care of Edward, she lies and says he and she are married. Narrator Rosalyn Landor sweeps the listener into the complicated situation Cecilia now finds herself in. Landor masterfully conveys Cecilia’s growing frustration at her fruitless search for brother. As Cecilia and Edward’s love grows, Landor draws the listener into the mystery of what happened to Cecilia’s brother. Listeners will enjoy the combination of love story and mystery. S.B. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

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