It's In His Kiss

***It's In His Kiss*** is the seventh book within the nine-book Bridgerton series. It revolves around Hyacinth's love story with Gareth St. Clair.

## Description

*Meet Our Hero..*

Gareth St. Clair is in a bind. His father, who detests him, is determined to beggar the St. Clair estates and ruin his inheritance. Gareth's sole bequest is an old family diary, which may or may not contain the secrets of his past..and the key to his future. The problem is - it's written in Italian, of which Gareth speaks not a word.

*Meet Our Heroine..*

All the *ton* agreed: there is no one quite like Hyacinth Bridgerton. She's fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken, and according to Gareth, probably best in small doses. But there's something about her - something charming and vexing - that grabs him and won't quite let go..

*Meet Poor Mr. Mozart..*

Or don't. But rest assured he's spinning in his grave when Gareth and Hyacinth cross paths at the annual - and annually discordant - Smythe-Smith musicale. To Hyacinth, Gareth's every word seems a dare, and she offers to translate his diary, even though her Italian is slightly less than perfect. But as they delve into the mysterious text, they discover that the answers they seek lie not in the diary, but in each other..and that there is nothing as simple - or as complicated - as a single, perfect kiss.

## Characters

#### Main characters

**Hyacinth Bridgerton -** The heroine. She meets her dear friend, Lady Danbury's charming grandson, Gareth St. Clair. She immediately becomes smitten.

**Gareth St. Clair -** The hero. He's very fond of his grandmother's friend, Miss Hyacinth Bridgerton, whom he soon falls for.

#### Supporting characters

**Lady Danbury -** Gareth's grandmother and Hyacinth's dear friend.

**Gregory Bridgerton -** Hyacinth's brother and Gareth's old friend and acquaintance from boarding school.

#### Guest characters

**Richard St. Clair -** The antagonist. Gareth's legal father and biological uncle.

#### Mentioned characters

**Anne St. Clair -** Gareth's late mother and Lady Danbury's daughter.

**Edward St. Clair -** Gareth's biological father.

**Isabella St. Clair -** Gareth's Italian paternal grandmother.

**George St. Clair -** Gareth's late brother.

## Memorable quotes

"I am *not..* setting my cap for Gareth St. Clair." (page 96)

*Her eyes lit, her cheeks seemed to glow, and- And she was beautiful.* (page 108)

"Hyacinth says you're her special friend." (page 177)

"I would like to marry Hyacinth.. if she'll have me." (page 213)

"Hyacinth, would you do me the very great honor of becoming my wife?" (page 231)

"Trust me. Just for this moment, trust me." (page 248)

"You did this. You asked me..because of *him*.. And you..you asked me to marry you because you wanted to show him you could. It had *nothing* to do with me." (pages 280-281)

"I knew what I was doing earlier this evening. I knew what it meant, and I knew it would be irrevocable. I just never expected to regret it." (pages 282-283)

"I have to know! I have to know why you asked me to marry you." (page 303)

"..when I fell in love with you! I love you, you idiot woman. You are the most maddening, frustrating- And you *never* know when to stop talking, but God help me, I love you, anyway." (pages 333-334)

"I am asking you to marry me because I love you, because I cannot imagine living my life without you. I want to see your face in the morning, and then at night, and a hundred times in between. I want to grow old with you, I want to laugh with you, and I want to sigh to my friends about how managing you are, all the while secretly knowing I am the luckiest man in town. **I want you to be my family. I want you to be my wife."**