
And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable.īut as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, it’s hard to remember that their courtship is a complete sham. But the two of them know the truth-it’s all an elaborate plan to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers.


Can there be any greater challenge to London’s Ambitious Mamas than an unmarried duke? Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers,īy all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend’s sister, the lovely-and almost-on-the-shelf- Daphne Bridgerton.
