It wasn’t the plan, but it seems she’s falling for the duke, for real. Maybe it’s his devilish smile, certainly it’s the way his eyes seem to burn every time he looks at her.
But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, it’s hard to remember that their courtship is a complete sham. Their ruse works like a charm – at first. And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable. But the two of them know the truth – it’s all an elaborate plan to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers. Ĭan there be any greater challenge to London’s Ambitious Mamas than an unmarried duke? Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers, April 1813īy all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend’s sister, the lovely – and almost-on-the-shelf – Daphne Bridgerton. This is the story of Daphne Bridgerton and the Duke: welcome to the ballrooms of Regency London. This novel includes the 2 nd epilogue, a peek at the story after the story.The first novel in Julia Quinn’s worldwide bestselling Bridgerton novels, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. But amid the glittering, gossipy, cut-throat world of London’s elite, there is only one certainty: love ignores every rule. Daphne, meanwhile, will see her prospects and her reputation soar. If Daphne agrees to a fake courtship, Simon can deter the mamas who parade their daughters before him. Yet an encounter with his best friend’s sister offers another option. Recently returned to England from abroad, he intends to shun both marriage and society-just as his callous father shunned Simon throughout his painful childhood. She is simply too deuced honest for that, too unwilling to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen.Īmiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. The fourth of eight siblings in her close-knit family, she has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London. A young, marriageable lady should be amiable…but not too amiable.ĭaphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. From their earliest days, children of aristocrats learn how to address an earl and curtsey before a prince-while other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Daphne Bridgerton, in the first of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix.
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