She is simply too deuced honest for that, too unwilling to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen.Īmiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. The fourth of eight siblings in her close-knit family, she has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London. A young, marriageable lady should be amiable.but not too amiable.ĭaphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. 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 prince-while other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. In the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London, rules abound. Yet an encounter with his best friend's sister offers another option.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. 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. Amiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. She is simply too deuced honest for that, too unwilling to play the romantic games that captivate gentlemen. Daphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter.

A young, marriageable lady should be amiable… but not too amiable.

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 #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. Shop Barnes & Noble The Duke and I (Bridgerton Series #1) (TV Tie-in) by Julia Quinn online at.

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