The Duke and I - Julia Quinn

The Duke and I is the first book in Julia Quinm's Bridgerton series. There are eight books in the series, each book has one of the Bridgerton siblings as its central character. The books are set in the early 19th Century and although they are a series, the author has designed the books to work as stand alone novels as well as part of a series. Daphne Bridgerton is the fourth of the Bridgerton siblings, however with three older brothers and two season in London under her belt, she is receiving the full vent of her mother's detirmination that she must marry and marry soon. Daphne's main problem is that with three older brothers (and one younger ...  Read the complete review

-Plot- This is a historical romance novel set in 1812. Daphne Bridgerton comes from a huge family. She has three older brothers, a younger brother and three younger sisters. She has been looking for a husband for two years and has a problem, men like her but they see her as being a good friend. Simon Bassett has recently inherited his fathers title and lands, making him a Duke and the prime target of all the mothers in the ton. But Simon is determined never to marry. He hated his father, who abandoned him when he was a child because he had a stutter, and now he wants to be the worst duke possible in order to spite his father. Daphne and Simon come up ...  Read the complete review