This month's read is The Duke and I by Jul ia Quinn. Copies are available at the Main Library or call to request pick -up at the Eastgate Branch.
\nIn the ballrooms and drawing rooms of Regency London\, rules abound. From their earliest days\, children of aris tocrats learn how to address an earl and curtsey before a prince&mdash\;wh ile other dictates of the ton are unspoken yet universally understood. A p roper duke should be imperious and aloof. A young\, marriageable lady shou ld be amiable&hellip\; but not too amiable.
\nDaphne Bridgerton has always failed at the latter. The fourth of eight siblings in her close-kni t family\, she has formed friendships with the most eligible young men in London. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. But no one truly d esires her. She is simply too deuced honest for that\, too unwilling to pl ay the romantic games that captivate gentlemen.
\nAmiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset\, Duke of Hastings. Recently retur ned to England from abroad\, he intends to shun both marriage and society& mdash\;just as his callous father shunned Simon throughout his painful chi ldhood. Yet an encounter with his best friend&rsquo\;s sister offers anoth er option. If Daphne agrees to a fake courtship\, Simon can deter the mama s who parade their daughters before him. Daphne\, meanwhile\, will see her prospects and her reputation soar.
\nThe plan works like a charm&md ash\;at first. But amid the glittering\, gossipy\, cut-throat world of Lon don&rsquo\;s elite\, there is only one certainty: love ignores every rule. .. \;
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