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By 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. But the two of them know the truth - it's all an elaborate ruse to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers. And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable. But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, it's hard to remember that their courtship is a sham.

Everyone knows that Colin Bridgerton is the most charming man in London. Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for...well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret, and fears she doesn't know him at all.

This time the gossip columnists have it wrong. Anthony Bridgerton hasn't just decided to marry; he's also chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended's older sister, Kate Sheffield: the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate's the woman haunting his dreams....

Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball, or that 'Prince Charming' would be waiting there for her!Even though she's the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight.

In every life there is a turning point. A moment so tremendous, so sharp and breathtaking, that one knows one’s life will never be the same. For Michael Stirling, London’s most infamous rake, that moment came the first time he laid eyes on Francesca Bridgerton. After a lifetime of chasing women, of smiling slyly as they chased him, of allowing himself to be caught but never permitting his heart to become engaged, he took one look at Francesca Bridgerton and fell so fast and hard into love it was a wonder he managed to remain standing.

All the ton agree: there is no one quite like Hyacinth Bridgerton. Fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken and - according to some, particularly Gareth St. Clair - probably best in small doses. But there's something about her - something charming and vexing - that grabs one and won't quite let go. Gareth and Hyacinth cross paths at the annual - and annually discordant - Smythe-Smith musicale. To Hyacinth, Gareth's every word seems a dare, and she offers to help him out with a knotty inheritance problem he's facing.

My dear Miss Bridgerton, We have been corresponding now for quite some time, and although we have never formally met, I feel as if I know you. I am writing to invite you to visit me here at Romney Hall. It is my hope that after a suitable period of time, we might decide that we will suit, and you will consent to be my wife. Did he think she was mad? Eloise Bridgerton couldn't marry a man she had never met! But before she knew it, she was in a hired carriage in the middle of the night, on her way to meet the man she hoped might be her perfect match.

Unlike most men of his acquaintance, Gregory Bridgerton is a firm believer in true love. He'd have to be an idiot not to be: all seven of his siblings are happily married. Gregory figures he is just biding his time until the right woman comes along. And so when he sees Hermione Watson, he knows with every fibre of his being that she is meant to be his. But through Hermione's closest - and slightly less beautiful - friend, Lucy Abernathy, he finds out that Hermione is desperately in love with another man. Sadly, by the time Gregory figures out the right girl is actually the wrong girl.

In 1761, on a sunny day in September, a King and Queen met for the very first time. They were married within hours. Born a German Princess, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was beautiful, headstrong, and fiercely intelligent… not precisely the attributes the British Court had been seeking in a spouse for the young King George III. But her fire and independence were exactly what she, and her King, needed. Because George has secrets… secrets with the potential to shake the very foundations of the monarchy.

The Bridgertons are by far the most prolific family in the upper echelons of society, both in deed and word, and now, for the first time, their most indelible quips and barbs have been gathered here for your pleasure. From Anthony’s arrogance to Hyacinth’s hijinks, the family has long been fodder for society gossips … and indeed even for This Author, who has come out of retirement to pen thirteen new columns, each more delicious than the last.

It was indisputably love at first sight. But Victoria Lyndon was merely the teenaged daughter of a vicar...while Robert Kemble was the dashing young earl of Macclesfield. Surely what their meddlesome fathers insisted must have been true—that he was a reckless seducer determined to destroy her innocence...and she was a shameless fortune hunter. So it most certainly was for the best when their plans to elope went hopelessly awry.

Thomas e Cecilia Harcourt sono orfani e, quando lui viene ferito in battaglia nelle colonie americane, la ragazza ha solo due opzioni: trasferirsi a casa di una vecchia zia zitella o maritarsi con un avido cugino che detesta. In realtà c'è una terza possibilità, ed è quella che Cecilia sceglie: attraversare l'Atlantico per assistere il fratello. Tuttavia, dopo una settimana di ricerche, non trova Thomas ma il suo migliore amico, l'ufficiale Edward Rokesby. È in coma, e ha un disperato bisogno di aiuto.

A volte l'amore si trova proprio dove te lo immagini... non è questo il caso. Tutti si aspettano che Sybilla, detta Billie, Bridgerton, ormai in età da marito, sposi un Rokesby. Le proprietà delle due famiglie confinano da secoli e lei ha trascorso l'infanzia frequentando Edward e Andrew Rokesby. Sia Andrew che Edward sarebbero dei mariti perfetti... un giorno. Forse. Perché a volte ti innamori proprio della persona di cui pensi che dovresti innamorarti. E a volte no. C'è solo un Rokesby che Billie non tollera ed è George. È il primogenito e sarà lui a diventare conte, ma è arrogante e noioso.

Miranda Cheever has been blessed with many things, but great beauty is not among them. Still, when she meets Viscount Tuner, she knows she is meant for him. As the years go by, fate is as kind to Miranda as it is harsh on the Viscount. He's skeptical about love with good reason - but he may be falling for Miranda

Eleanor Lyndon was minding her own business when a lord of the realm fell–quite literally–into her life. When Charles Wycombe, the dashing and incorrigible Earl of Billington, toppled out of a tree and landed at Ellie's feet, neither suspected that such an inauspicious meeting would lead to marriage. But Charles must find a bride before his thirtieth birthday or he'll lose his fortune. And Ellie needs a husband or her father's odious fiancée will choose one for her. And so they agree to wed.

De daverende finale van Julia Quinns muzikaalste familie, in de wereld van de Bridgertons: Sir Richard Kenworthy moet binnen een maand een bruid zien te vinden, dus hij weet dat hij niet al te kieskeurig kan zijn. Maar als hij op een van de beruchte muzikale avonden bij de Smythe-Smiths de dochter des huizes Iris Smythe-Smith ontmoet, weet hij dat hij de ware heeft gevonden. Iris lijkt misschien een muurbloempje, maar onder haar teruggetrokken gedrag gaat iets heel anders schuil. Iris is er al aan gewend dat anderen haar vaak verkeerd inschatten.

Amelia Willoughby è promessa al duca di Wyndham da quando riesce a ricordare. Letteralmente. Aveva solo sei mesi quando furono firmati i contratti e ha passato il resto della sua vita ad aspettare. E aspettare. E aspettare... perché Sua Grazia l'altissimo duca Thomas Cavendish non si decide finalmente a convolare? Ma mentre lo osserva da lontano, Amelia in effetti ha il vago sospetto che lui non pensi mai a lei. E ha ragione. A Thomas piace l'idea di essere fidanzato, più che altro per tenere a bada le cacciatrici di dote, e ha tutte le intenzioni di accasarsi... prima o poi.

Lady Arabella Blydon è bella e intelligente, e soprattutto è stufa degli uomini che notano solo una delle sue doti. Un giorno un corteggiatore le dichiara che è disposto a non tenere in conto le sue disdicevoli tendenze intellettuali in virtù del suo bell'aspetto e della sua cospicua dote. Quando è troppo è troppo. Arabella, o meglio Belle, come viene chiamata, si ritira dal feroce mercato matrimoniale londinese e si trasferisce nella sua dimora di campagna.

Ci sono due cose che tutti sanno di Alexander Ridgely: primo, è il duca di Ashbourne, uno dei migliori partiti d'Inghilterra; secondo, non ha alcuna intenzione di accasarsi. Almeno fino a quando il destino non pone sulla sua strada una giovane americana, intelligente, simpatica, coraggiosa e di grandi ideali. Tutto ciò che Alexander non si sarebbe mai aspettato di trovare in una donna. Peccato che sia solo una sguattera, del tutto inadeguata a diventare una lady. A meno che…

Ao contrário da maioria de seus amigos, Gregory Bridgerton sempre acreditou no amor. Não podia ser diferente: seus pais se adoravam e seus sete irmãos se casaram apaixonados. Por isso, o jovem tem certeza de que também encontrará a mulher que foi feita para ele e que a reconhecerá assim que a vir. E é exatamente isso que acontece. O problema é que Hermione Watson está encantada por outro homem e não lhe dá a menor atenção.