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The first book in the successful "Bridgerton" series. The exciting stories of
the British aristocracy family in Hebrew!
"Unmarried Duke - can you think of a greater challenge for the ambitious mothers of London?"
Lady Whistledown's High Society Bulletin, April 1813
The persistent rumor mill on the streets of London these days holds that Simon Bassett is about to propose to his best friend's sister, the beautiful Daphne Bridgerton, who has already passed her period of puberty. But both of them, Simon, who has no intention of ever getting married, and Daphne, know the truth; It's all part of a scam; A plan they hatched together to protect Simon - from the predatory mothers of high society and to help Daphne attract suitable suitors, now that it was common knowledge that she liked the sought-after duke.
But as Daphne dances in Simon's arms, ball after ball, she finds it harder and harder to remind herself that this courtship is one big fake. Maybe it's his malicious smile or the look in his eyes when he looks at her. What is clear is that Daphne falls in love. Now she must do the impossible and convince the handsome debauchee that their clever little plan needs to change a little and that the most logical thing for them would be to fall in love... really!
New York Times #1 bestselling author Julia Quinn likes to debunk the myth that smart women don't read (or write) novels. Indeed, in 2001 she did so when she won the grand prize on the trivia show known as 'The Weak Link'. She displayed an impressive lack of knowledge about basketball, country music and furry toys, but she is proud to say that she was brilliant when it came to literature, history, geography and knew that Da Vinci was Y, even before there was the 'code'.
Ms. Quinn is one of 16 writers in the Romance Writers Of America Hall of Fame.
Her books have been translated into 29 languages ??and these days she lives with her family near the ocean, in the American Northwest.
