A PERFECT GENTLEMAN - The Bridgertons - Book 3

Sophie has always wanted to go to a London society event. But that seems like an impossible dream. Despite being the daughter of a count, she is the result of an illegitimate relationship and was relegated to the role of servant by her stepmother as soon as her father died.

One night, however, she manages to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's long-awaited masquerade ball. There, he meets the charming Benedict, son of the hostess, and feels like royalty. At the same moment, a spark ignites between them.

Unfortunately, the enchantment has a time to end. At midnight, Sophie has to run away from the party and does not reveal her identity to Benedict. The next day, while he searches all over the city for his mysterious lady, Sophie is thrown out of the house by her stepmother and has to leave London.

Fate means that the two only meet again three years later. Benedict saves her from the clutches of a violent drunk, but, to Sophie's disappointment, he doesn't recognize her in her maid's clothes. However, he soon falls in love with her again. As it is unacceptable for a man of his position to marry a servant, he proposes that she be his mistress, which for Sophie is inconceivable.

Now the two will need to fight against how they feel about each other or reconsider their own beliefs to have the chance to live a fairytale love. In this delicious retelling of Cinderella, Julia Quinn once again proves her talent as a romantic writer.