Synopsis "The Girl With the Make-Believe Husband: A Bridgerton Prequel (Bridgertons) "

#1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn presents the second novel of the delightful Bridgerton Prequel series in a stunning new package. There were Bridgertons before the eight alphabetically named siblings, and in this novel, we go back to where it all began. . .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 three 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.

Julia Quinn

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Julia Quinn discovered her passion for writing while preparing for medical school, but soon realized that her true path lay in stories, not science. Since then, she has built one of the most influential careers in romantic fiction, establishing herself as one of the most read and acclaimed authors in the genre.

With multiple titles at number one on the New York Times list, she has been recognized with a place in the exclusive Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame, an honor reserved only for a few prominent figures in romantic literature.

Her most famous series, the Bridgerton saga, published by Titania, has captivated readers around the world and served as inspiration for the successful Netflix adaptation The Bridgertons, bringing her literary universe to an even wider audience.

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