What should I read after The Duke and I?

If you liked The Duke and I, try A Time to Kill (John Grisham), The Hating Game (Sally Thorne) and The Alloy of Law (Brandon Sanderson).

The Duke and I by Julia Quinn: what it’s like, who it’s for

Name: The Duke and I
Author: Julia Quinn
ISBN: 9780380800827

Romance Historical fiction Contemporary fiction

Regency London, eight squabbling siblings, and a pretend courtship that stops feeling pretend. The novel that became Bridgerton.

Feels like tenderness and wonder. About home and freedom.

A page from the book

Some feelings arrive before the vocabulary does.

His mouth captured hers, trying to show her with his kiss what he was still learning to express in words. He loved her. He worshipped her. He’d walk across fire for her. He——still had the audience of her three brothers.Slowly breaking the kiss, he turned his face to the side. Anthony, Benedict, and Colin were still standing in the foyer. Anthony was studying the ceiling, Benedict was pretending to inspect his fingernails, and Colin was staring quite shamelessly.

Excerpt from The Duke and I, Julia Quinn 2000. Quoted for discovery. Source Rights & removals

Julia Quinn.Quinn named the family for the London district, and gave the eight siblings alphabetical names — Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, Hyacinth.

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Questions readers ask

What is The Duke and I like?: Feels like tenderness and wonder. About home and freedom.
What should I read after The Duke and I?: If you liked The Duke and I, try A Time to Kill (John Grisham), The Hating Game (Sally Thorne) and The Alloy of Law (Brandon Sanderson).

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