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0349430160 
Book First comes scandal; Julia Quinn
Year: 2021
Language: English
Type: Book
Class Number: ROMANCE
Category: Fiction
Publisher: Piatkus, 2021
Physical or Electronic: Physical
ISBN: 9780349430164
Notes:
TV tie-in
A Bridgerton prequel
Originally published: New York: Avon Books, 2020
Georgiana Bridgerton isn't against the idea of marriage. She'd just thought she'd have some say in the matter. But with her reputation hanging by a thread after she's abducted for her dowry, Georgie is given two options: live out her life as a spinster or marry the rogue who has ruined her life. As the fourth son of an earl, Nicholas Rokesby is prepared to chart his own course. He has a life in Edinburgh, where he's close to completing his medical studies, and he has no time - or interest - to find a wife. But when he discovers that Georgie Bridgerton - his literal girl-next-door - is facing ruin, he knows what he must do. It might not have been the most romantic of proposals, but Nicholas never thought she'd say no. Georgie doesn't want to be anyone's sacrifice, and besides, they could never think of each other as anything more than childhood friends, could they?
Series: The Rokesby series
Extent: 375 pages, 20 cm, pbk
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