Rokesby - Tollkühne Lügen, sinnliche Leidenschaft
Roman | Die Vorgeschichte zu Bridgerton
Während er schliefDerbyshire, 1779. In den britischen Kolonien wurde Cecilias Bruder im Kampf verletzt. Mutig tritt sie die Schiffspassage nach Nordamerika an. Doch in Manhattan angekommen, entdeckt Cecilia, dass eine Verwechslung vorliegt. Statt ihres Bruders findet sie den attraktiven Captain Edward Rokesby bewusstlos im Lazarett vor. Einen innigen Briefwechsel hatte sie mit ihm und dabei ihr Herz verloren. Jetzt will sie ihm helfen, obwohl das eigentlich nur Anverwandten gestattet ist. Cecilia greift zu einer tollkühnen Lüge: Sie gibt sich als Edwards Gattin aus. Und erwartet bang den Moment, in dem ihr »Mann« die Augen aufschlägt.Von der Autorin der erfolgreichen Bridgerton-Serie
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Während er schlief
Derbyshire, 1779. In den britischen Kolonien wurde Cecilias Bruder im Kampf verletzt. Mutig tritt sie die Schiffspassage nach Nordamerika an. Doch in Manhattan angekommen, entdeckt Cecilia, dass eine Verwechslung vorliegt. Statt ihres Bruders findet sie den attraktiven Captain Edward Rokesby bewusstlos im Lazarett vor. Einen innigen Briefwechsel hatte sie mit ihm und dabei ihr Herz verloren. Jetzt will sie ihm helfen, obwohl das eigentlich nur Anverwandten gestattet ist. Cecilia greift zu einer tollkühnen Lüge: Sie gibt sich als Edwards Gattin aus. Und erwartet bang den Moment, in dem ihr »Mann« die Augen aufschlägt.
Von der Autorin der erfolgreichen Bridgerton-Serie
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Roman | Die Vorgeschichte zu Bridgerton
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186 mm | 123 mm | 33 mm | 353 gr
Erscheinungsjahr
2022
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HarperCollins Taschenbuch
ISBN-10
3365001379
ISBN-13
9783365001370
Autor
Quinn, Julia
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Lingsminat, Petra
Sprache
Deutsch
Seitenanzahl
416
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Historische Liebesromane
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