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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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
Genre: historical romance
Publication date: May 2017
Mature content: yes
Mature content: yes
Review: I loved The Girl with the Make-Believe husband. If that's possible, I enjoyed it even more than the other book in the series, Because of Miss Bridgerton - The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband is not as hilarious as Because
of Miss Bridgerton, but it has in exchange a hint of suspense (Cecilia's brother's disappearance) that kept me glued to the pages until the very end.
Even though I knew Cecilia and Edward's marriage wasn't real from the beginning, their relationship is so easy, so perfect, it made me smile most of the time. Yes, it's make-believe, but just until the point at which their love becomes so real it's impossible not to expect the marriage to actually happen.
The only detail in the plot that didn't quite make sense to me was the fact that, almost until the very end, Edward never questioned the authenticity of his marriage to Cecilia. From a rational point of view it made sense that at some point he'd demand to see evidence of it. But taking into account that he had amnesia and everything was a bit too fuzzy for him, it probably isn't so inconceivable that he believed Cecilia's tale. In any case, this detail did not prevent me from enjoying the story immensely.
I just couldn't put it down a and I totally recommend it.
The only detail in the plot that didn't quite make sense to me was the fact that, almost until the very end, Edward never questioned the authenticity of his marriage to Cecilia. From a rational point of view it made sense that at some point he'd demand to see evidence of it. But taking into account that he had amnesia and everything was a bit too fuzzy for him, it probably isn't so inconceivable that he believed Cecilia's tale. In any case, this detail did not prevent me from enjoying the story immensely.
I just couldn't put it down a and I totally recommend it.
Happy readings and happy New Year.,
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