An Offer From a Gentleman

The eight novels of Julia Quinn’s best-selling Bridgerton series, set in Regency England, describe the love affairs of each of the eight Bridgerton siblings, the children of Violet (Lady Bridgerton). The series begins with The Duke and I (2000), in which Daphne Bridgerton marries Simon, the Duke of Hastings, and The Viscount Who Loved Me (2000), the love story of Anthony, the eldest son and the new Viscount Bridgerton, and Kate Sheffield. An Offer From a Gentleman (2001) is the third in the series, followed by Romancing Mister Bridgerton (2002), which recounts the romance between Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington. To Sir Philip, With Love (2003) follows Eloise and her epistolary suitor, Sir Philip Crane; When He Was Wicked (2004) brings together Francesca Bridgerton and Michael Stirling; It’s in His Kiss (2005) follows the love story of Hyacinth Bridgerton and Gareth St. Clair; and On the Way to the Wedding (2006) describes the courtship of Gregory Bridgerton and Lucy Abernathy.

The popularity of the Bridgerton series inspired spinoffs and other anthologies, The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown (2003), Lady Whistledown Strikes Back (2004), and The Wit and Wisdom of Lady Whistledown (2021).