Title: The Duke and I
First published: 2000
Description: By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister--the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf--Daphne Bridgerton.  But the two of the know the truth--it's all an elaborate ruse to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers.  And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable....
Subjects: Fiction, Historical Romance, Man-woman relationship, nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2021-01-17, New York Times bestseller, Marriage, The Bridgertons series, History
Places: Kampala, England
People: Daphne Bridgerton, Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings
Time periods: Regency (1811-1820)