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"Daphne Bridgerton is in the middle of the season, with no marriage prospects in sight, until she meets the mysterious Earl of Clyvedon, Simon Basset. They become allies, fending off the ton's most persistant match-makers so that they may live how they chose- to be free. Yet soon their masquerade becomes all too real, and neither are prepared for the consequences when the memories of the past interfere with the longings of the heart."
Meredith Griffin, Resident Scholar
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""The Duke and I" is the first of the Bridgerton series, it deals with the story of the eldest Bridgerton sister, Daphne, and Simon Bassett, the Duke of Hastings. Daphne Bridgerton grew up in a loving and close-knit household. While Simon Bassett was raised by the household staff, his mother died giving birth to him and his father never paid him attention. His father thought him an "idiot" because of a speech problem: Simon did not talk until he was four years old and he stuttered. The old Duke did not even want to acknowledge Simon as his son; but through sheer will and determination, Simon Bassett mastered his speech impediment. But the emotional scar of his father's rejection has haunted him into adulthood.
Simon detached himself from his father by spending time abroad but when he came back to London, he was hounded by hunting Mamas wanting to marry off their daughters. Thanks to his friend, Viscount Anthony Bridgerton's sister, it seems that he might have found a solution to his problem. He proposed to Daphne Bridgerton that both of them will benefit by marrying each other. Daphne agreed to the idea since she herself needed to raise her "desirability" level to the ton's eligible bachelors because most of them treat her as a friend; and Simon will not be harassed anymore by London's bachelorettes. Then, once the marriage proposals started pouring in for Daphne, Simon suddenly wanted to make their sham engagement for real.
Daphne agreed once again for she is halfway into falling in love with her "sham" fiance; she thought marriage will bring her closer to Simon, but it seems that after sharing her bed, he is not willing to share his heart."
Rina Hall, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Regency era
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- marriage of convenience spurring real love
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
If one lover chases another...
- they alternate
Disability or addiction?
- physical disability/sickness/injury
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
- somewhat romantic
Sex makes him
- confused
- more bitchy/arrogant
- angry
- scared
- guilty
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
- blissful
- mature
- sensitive
- a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- wealthy
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- demanding
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- confident
- a better lover
- less bitchy/arrogant
- blissful
- mature
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 90%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- impregnation/reproduction
- actual description of sex
- descript. of female anatomy (the big B's)
- descript. of female anatomy (the big V)
- descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Part of a series?
Yes
Focus of story
- Him
- equally on him and her
Consequences of sex
- pregnancy
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 5-9 sex acts
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