The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

by Julia Quinn Book 2 in the Rokesby Series series.

First published 2017

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Cecilia Harcourt crosses the Atlantic to find her wounded brother during the American Revolutionary War. In New York she instead discovers his unconscious friend Edward Rokesby and claims to be Edward’s wife so that she can remain beside him and secure his care.

When Edward wakes with gaps in his memory, the improvised marriage becomes increasingly difficult to sustain. Their relationship develops amid military hospitals, occupation and uncertainty over Cecilia’s missing brother, connecting private deception to the disruption caused by a transatlantic war.