The Duke and I (Bridgerton Series #1) by Quinn, Julia - 2020

US: HarperCollins, 2020. Paperback. Good. Notes From Your Bookseller Netflix has brought to light something our romance fans have known for year s. Julia Quinn is a B&N favorite when it comes to Historical Romance. If you are charmed by the filmed series - you will be in for a treat when r eading the books! A #1 New York Times bestseller From New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the first novel in the beloved Regency-set world of her charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shonda Rhimes for Netflix. In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. From th eir 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 u niversally 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 sibl ings in her close-knit family, she has formed friendships with the most eli gible 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,