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Counterfeit Lady

  • 1984 first published
  • 384 pages
  • ★ 4.0 (7 ratings)
  • 12 editions

Jude Deveraux's Counterfeit Lady (1984) is a historical romance novel. The story is set in Virginia and Great Britain, in the 18th century. Readers will find themes of Kidnapping, plantation owners, marriage by proxy and women household employees.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, and 42 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 12 editions.

It runs to roughly 384 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Counterfeit Lady

Nicole was a passionate French beauty, kidnapped by mistake and swept across turbulent seas...to be the bride of a stranger. In eighteenth-century Virginia, the lush lands embraced the rivers that bounded the great plantations. There Clayton awaited his English lady...but when he showered his bride with ardent kisses, the woman he found in his arms was Nicole Courtalain!
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Kidnapping
  • Plantation owners
  • Marriage by proxy
  • Women household employees
  • Women domestics
  • Love stories
  • Virginia
  • Historical romance
  • James river, Va.

Quick answers

Who wrote Counterfeit Lady?

Counterfeit Lady was written by Jude Deveraux and first published in 1984.

What genre is Counterfeit Lady?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.

How long is Counterfeit Lady?

The median edition has 384 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Counterfeit Lady?

Readers who like it often enjoy Crystal Passion, The Devil on Horseback and Petals on the River.

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