The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband (The Rokesbys)

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Quinn writes delightfully fast-paced funny sparkling and bright romance Romantic Times The next best thing to Georgette Heyer Gloss A smart funny touch. . . reminiscent of Helen Fielding Time Magazine While you were sleeping . . . With her brother Thomas injured on the battlefront in the Colonies orphaned Cecilia Harcourt has two unbearable choices: move in with a maiden aunt or marry a scheming cousin. Instead she chooses option three and travels across the Atlantic determined to nurse her brother back to health. But after a week of searching she finds not her brother but his best friend the handsome officer Edward Rokesby. Hes unconscious and in desperate need of her care and Cecilia vows that she will save this soldiers life even if staying by his side means telling one little lie . . . I told everyone I was your wife When Edward comes to hes more than a little confused. The blow to his head knocked out six months of his memory but surely he would recall getting married. He knows who Cecilia Harcourt is - even if he does not recall her face - and with everyone calling her his wife he decides it must be true even though hed always assumed hed marry his neighbor back in England. If only it were true . . . Cecilia risks her entire future by giving herself - completely - to the man she loves. But when the truth comes out Edward may have a few surprises of his own for the new Mrs Rokesby. Find out why readers love Julia Quinn . . . Powered by a surfeit of dazzling wit and graced with a cast of unforgettable characters Booklist Quinn is incomparable! The latest addition to her beloved Bridgerton series is funny charming witty and wildly romantic RT Book Reviews Like an episode of Downtown Abbey mixed with a great rom-com iBooks Best Books of March Julia Quinn is one of the best historical romance novelists of our time Heroes and Heartbreakers Quinn excels in writing stories full of joy and delight where laughter trembles on the edges Happy Ever After Quinn is a master of historical romance Entertainment Weekly Full of wit charm and smouldering attraction . . . an unputdownable story that I think romance fans will treasure Harlequin Junkie This book was an utter delight . . . I just loved it Love in a time of Feminism