In 1814, we are promised another season full of events. However, in the opinion of the writer, not for Anthony Bridgerton, the most elusive bachelor who has shown no signs of preparing for marriage. And really, why should he? No one plays the role of the accomplished womanizer better than him...

The Social Column of Lady Whistledown, April 1814. But this time, the authors of society columns are proven wrong. Anthony Bridgerton not only decided to marry – but he has also chosen a bride! The only obstacle is the bride's older sister, Kate Sheffield, the most annoying woman one can encounter in a London ballroom.

The scheming plotter infuriates Anthony with her determination to break off the engagement, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate is the woman who haunts his increasingly romantic dreams...

Contrary to what the world believes, Kate is almost certain that reformed womanizers do not make the best husbands – and there is no greater deceiver than Anthony Bridgerton. Kate is determined to protect her sister – but fears that her own heart is ultimately vulnerable. And when Anthony's lips touch hers, she suddenly panics at the thought that she might not be able to resist the despicable womanizer either...

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