GIRL WITH THE MAKE-BELIEVE HUSBAND: A Bridgerton Prequel

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 is unconscious and in desperate need of her care, so 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 had always assumed he would marry his neighbour back in England. 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. Another fast-paced historical romance. 374pp, paperback.