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Meet Our Hero . . . Gareth St. Clair is in a bind. His father, who detests him, is determined to beggar the St. Clair estates and ruin his inheritance. Gareth's sole bequest is an old family diary, which may or may not contain the secrets of his past . . . and the key to his future. The... read more

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Hyacinth Bridgerton is a handful to say the least - excessively intelligent, witty and outspoken. Most men are completely intimidated except for Gareth St. Clair who is both exasperated and charmed by her. Despised by his father, Gareth has secrets in his past that he wishes to uncover and... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Hyacinth Bridgerton is a handful to say the least - excessively intelligent, witty and outspoken. Most men are completely intimidated except for Gareth St. Clair who is both exasperated and charmed by her. Despised by his father, Gareth has secrets in his past that he wishes to uncover and after receiving an old family diary written in Italian, he enlists Hyacinth's help with its translation and the two set off on an adventure in intrigue and love.

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  • “Most men are sheep. Where one goes, the rest will follow.”
    Gareth St. Clair
  • “The lovely lithping children you could have together. Garethhhh and Hyathinthhhh. Hyathinth and Gareth. And the thublime Thinclair tots.”
    Gregory Bridgerton
  • “And if that doesn't work, I suggest that you take a book and knock him over the head with it.”
    Violet Bridgerton
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  • “Something important is always about to happen, my dear girl,” Lady Danbury said. “And if not, you’d do well to act as if it were. You’ll enjoy life better that way.”
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  • “But the sign of a truly advanced mind,” Lady D cut in, “is the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.”
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  • “I am asking you to marry me because I love you,” he said, “because I cannot imagine living my life without you. I want to see your face in the morning, and then at night, and a hundred times in between. I want to grow old with you, I want to laugh with you, and I want to sigh to my friends about how managing you are, all the while secretly knowing I am the luckiest man in town.”
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  • She lifted a brow. “I never said I was a model of goodness and light.”
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  • when you don’t feel that way—when something happens to give you unease—well, you don’t seem to know how to manage it. And you run. Or you decide it isn’t worth it.”
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  • Because in that moment she knew that she was going to marry this man. No one else would do.
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  • “Do you know what is nice about friendships as longstanding as ours?” Hyacinth interrupted. Felicity shook her head. “You won’t take permanent offense when I turn my back and walk away.”
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  • “My aim in life,” Lady Danbury announced, “is to be a menace to as great a number of people as possible,
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  • “Men need to be trapped into marriage, whether they realize it or not. And I seem to be completely lacking in the ability.”
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  • BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN
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First Sentence edit see section history

There were four principles governing Gareth St. Clair's relationship with his father that he relied upon to maintain his good humor and general sanity.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 7 of 14 in Bridgerton. (standard series)

Preceded by When He Was Wicked, and followed by On the Way to the Wedding.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Julia Quinn (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Avon
Country: USA
Publication Date: June 28, 2005
ISBN: 978-0060531249
Page Count: 384

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