The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

RETURN TO THE WORLD OF THE BRIDGERTONS . . .

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Go back to where it all began with the second book in Sunday Times bestselling
author Julia Quinn's dazzlingly witty Bridgerton prequel series. A generation
before the Bridgertons, there were the Rokesbys . . .

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. He's unconscious and in desperate need of her care,
and Cecilia vows that she will save this soldier's life, even if staying by
his side means telling one little lie . . .

I told everyone I was your wife

When Edward comes to, he's 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 he'd always assumed he'd 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.

Return to the world of the Bridgertons with The Rokesbys, featuring the
ancestors of the Bridgerton characters we know and love . . .
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Find out why readers love Julia Quinn . . .

"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

'Julia Quinn's Bridgerton books take all of the classic tropes we know and
love... and gives them a thoroughly modern twist...they're hot, crazy, and
full of feisty women relishing in the carnal delights that come from bedding
rakish aristocrats... I can't focus on anything else.' - Stylist

'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