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The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

  • 2017 first published
  • 384 pages
  • ★ 4.3 (3 ratings)
  • 6 editions

The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband is a 2017 historical romance novel by Julia Quinn. It takes readers to United States and Great Britain in the Colonial period, ca. 1600–1775. Characters include Cecilia Harcourt, Edward Rokesby and Thomas Harcourt. Key subjects include man-woman relationships, orphans, medical care and soldiers.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 67 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.

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

About The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

"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."--provided by publisher. With her brother Thomas injured on the battlefront in the Colonies, Cecilia Harcourt has two unbearable choices: move in with a maiden aunt or marry a scheming cousin.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Cecilia Harcourt
  • Edward Rokesby
  • Thomas Harcourt

Subjects

  • Historical Romance
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Orphans
  • Erotic stories
  • Medical care
  • Soldiers
  • American Colonies
  • England

Quick answers

Who wrote The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband?

The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband was written by Julia Quinn and first published in 2017.

What genre is The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.

How long is The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband?

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

What books are similar to The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Civil Contract, Mine Till Midnight (Platinum Romance Series) and Devil's Cub (Alastair-Audley #2).

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