![]() ![]() And amidst the glittering, gossipy, cut-throat world of London's elite, there is only one certainty: love ignores every rule. It wasn't the plan, but it seems she's falling for the duke, for real. The first book focuses on Daphne, the fourth of eight siblings in the Bridgerton family, and the Duke of Hastings, Simon Basset. 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. 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 princewhile other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. Their ruse works like a charm - at first. The Duke and I is a romance set in the Regency era. 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. In The Duke and I, Daphne (born in 1792) is 21 years old, having made her societal debut in 1812 before fatefully meeting Simon a year later. ![]() This is the story of Daphne Bridgerton and the Duke: welcome to the ballrooms of Regency London.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. The first novel in Julia Quinn's worldwide bestselling Bridgerton novels, now a series created by Shonda Rhimes for Netflix. ![]()
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