Book three in Sunday Times bestselling author Julia Quinn's dazzlingly witty Bridgerton prequel
series. A generation before the Bridgertons there were the Rokesbys . . . She was in the wrong
place . . . Poppy Bridgerton may be fiercely independent and adventurous but even she was not
prepared to be kidnapped by pirates from the Dorset coast! He found her at the wrong time . . .
Despite his reputation as a rascal and reckless privateer Captain Andrew James Rokesby is
stunned to find Poppy tied up and waiting for him in his cabin. Can two wrongs make the most
perfect right? Poppy has no idea that Andrew is actually the son of an earl but when he learns
that she is a Bridgerton he knows he will likely have to wed her to avert a scandal. On the
high seas their war of words soon gives way to an intoxicating passion. But when Andrew's
secrets are revealed will his declaration of love be enough to capture her heart . . . ?
Return to the world of the Bridgertons with The Rokesbys featuring the ancestors of the
Bridgerton characters we know and love . . . 'A smart funny touch. . . ' Time Magazine 'All of
the classic tropes we love . . . with a thoroughly modern twist. I can't focus on anything
else.' Stylist
