Because of Miss Bridgerton

by Julia Quinn Book 1 in the Rokesby Series series.

First published 2016

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Billie Bridgerton expects that she may eventually marry one of the neighbouring Rokesby brothers, but she has never considered George, the responsible heir whose temperament clashes with her own. An accident strands them together and exposes a mutual attraction neither welcomes.

Set before the later Bridgerton generation, the novel follows two families whose estates and futures are closely connected. Billie’s practical role in managing land conflicts with conventional expectations for women, while George must reconsider the difference between inherited duty and the life he might choose.