This is my favorite of the three Bridgerton books I have read. I started with the first Bridgerton book and then realized there were prequels. I say start with the prequels. Billie’s story was fun but Edward’s was so romantic! It flowed fast and kept me wholly engaged.

Edward has been in the New World (USA) fighting for the British. He befriended another soldier and became attached the man’s sister through letters. Letters that took months to get back and forth. When the sister, Cecilia, learns her brother has been injured she makes a quick decision and finds herself across the pond in Manhattan. When she arrives she finds things are worse than she thought. Her brother is missing and his friend, Captain Edward Rokesby, is unconscious in the hospital. She pretends to be his wife in hopes to learn more about her brother. Read the book to learn what happens next.

These are the romances I grew up on. They will always hold a special place in my heart.