A lovely grown up retelling of Cinderella.
Sophie is the result of an affair between a servant and an earl. When her mother passed he kept her on as a ward but when the earl remarried his new wife wanted nothing to do with her. She became the free maid of the ladies of the house.
On one particular perfect night her fairy godmother swoops in and dresses her for the masquerade ball being held at the Bridgerton home. There she has a few beautiful hours resulting in a dance with Benedict Bridgerton. As the bells roll midnight she runs away and he is only left with a memory and a glove.
Two years later their paths cross and only Sophie knows who he is but he doesn’t know she is the woman he has searched for in life and his dreams.
This is a slow burn romance that has the right amount of spice. The ending is a delight.
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