作者簡介：茱莉亞˙昆恩 Julia Quinn

茱莉亞˙昆恩的寫作天分－－隻要你看過她的書，你就能深深體會到她所創作齣的人物，是多麼地鮮明、生動，從頭到尾牽引著讀者，時而令人會心一笑、時而令人眼眶濕潤。豐富的情感呈現，以及洗鍊的文字鋪陳，正是茱莉亞的小說與眾不同的最大特色。

After enduring two seasons in London, Daphne Bridgerton is no longer naive enough to believe she will be able to be marry for love. But is it really too much to hope for a husband for whom she at least has some affection? Her brother's old school friend Simon Basset - the new Duke of Hastings - has no intention of ever marrying. However, newly returned to England, he finds himself the target of the many marriage-minded society mothers who remain convinced that reformed rakes make the best husbands. To deflect their attention, the handsome hell-raiser proposes to Daphne that they pretend an attachment. In return, his interest in Daphne will ensure she becomes the belle of London society with suitors beating a path to her door. There's just one problem, Daphne is in very real danger of falling for a man who has no intention of making their charade a reality...