A #1 New York Times Bestseller 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. In the
ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London rules abound. 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. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. A
young marriageable lady should be amiable...but not too amiable. Daphne Bridgerton has always
failed at the latter. The fourth of eight siblings in her close-knit family she has formed
friendships with the most eligible young men in London. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness
and wit. But no one truly desires her. She is simply too deuced honest for that too unwilling
to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen. Amiability is not a characteristic shared
by Simon Basset Duke of Hastings. 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. Yet an encounter with his best friend's sister offers another option. If Daphne
agrees to a fake courtship Simon can deter the mamas who parade their daughters before him.
Daphne meanwhile will see her prospects and her reputation soar. The plan works like a
charm?at first. But amid the glittering gossipy cut-throat world of London's elite there is
only one certainty: love ignores every rule... This novel includes the 2nd epilogue a peek at
the story after the story.
