Because of Miss Bridgerton: A Bridgerton Prequel (The Rokesbys Book 1)

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Not for the first time Billie wondered what her Heavenly Father had been thinking when she’d been born a girl. She was clearly the least girlish girl in the history of England.

There are a little house parties that Billie detests because she has to wear dresses for these. George doesn't really care for them either. It seems someone is always trying to set the both of them up with people. And little known to anyone else or to themselves, they are slowly falling in love. Billie followed his gaze. The nearest branch was five feet up, and she had not been on the nearest branch. “I hurt my ankle,” she admitted.

No sé si era necesario que Julia Quinn escribiese o "explotase" el fenónemo Bridgerton en otra serie para seguir vendiendo, porque bien podría haberle dado a Billie otro apellido y ocurrir la acción de la novela en plena Regencia.

The Rokesby series, also called The Bridgerton Prequels, focus on the Rokesby family and are set before the Bridgerton series, featuring younger versions of some of the same characters. He looked over at her with a strange expression. Disbelief, maybe, that she’d uttered the words thank and you in the same sentence? Billie Bridgerton has always been expected to fall in love with one of the Rokjesby brothers. The two families have been neighbors and friends for centuries and the tomboy Billie has always been close to Edward and Andrew and someday one of the would make a perfect husband. The only on of the brothers that wouldn't make a good husband is the older brother George. He and Billie have always had a strained relationship. That is until fate steps in...Set between 1813 and 1827, each novel features one of the eight children of the late Viscount Bridgerton and his widow Violet: Anthony, who is the current Viscount Bridgerton, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and Hyacinth. The Bridgerton family are part of British nobility and are a well respected, immensely loving, and tight-knit clan favored among high society. Two childhood friends finally stop squabbling and realize they’re meant for each other in 18th-century England. He’s on foot,” George said. “How would he come if not by here?” There were many footpaths in the area, but none that wouldn’t add a mile to the journey home.

For once, the main characters actually speak their mind. They don't go assuming and brooding. Both Billie and George are honest with each other, which is a breath of fresh air in a literary world where most lovers assume the worst and keep silent. As soon as our girl suspects the guy of going with another lady, she confronts him at once. I like that. I don't believe in suffering all by yourself. The world would be a much better place if we asked for clarifications instead of guessing.Those of us who read a lot of these books know how the enemies becoming lovers trope works and we can anticipate what will happen. Knowing does not spoil it one jot. The fun comes from watching them fight temptation, misunderstand the other's wishes, come so close to an understanding and then fall out again over nothing. All this written by Julia Quinn's talented pen makes for a really entertaining read. While I thought that the ending was a bit rushed, the book is so engaging that you'll want to devour the whole series, book by book. Julia Quinn will just have to write faster to appease me! Billie swallowed. Another person might not be able translate his words, but she’d known this man since the dawn of her memory, and if there was one fundamental truth to George Rokesby, it was that he was a gentleman. And he would never leave a lady in distress, no matter how fragile a ladder’s appearance.

George gritted his teeth, said something quite unsavory under his breath, and reached out for the cat.I loved them. From Daphne to Gregory's stories, I could inhale them! I still "remember" when Gregory inadvertently pushes Simon into the river. ;) Any fool would have left it up there, but no, Billie had heard the mewling, and she'd been halfway up the tree before it occurred to her that she didn't even like cats. But he didn’t. Because apparently he couldn’t. Twenty-seven years was a long time to have the tenets of gentlemanly behavior schooled into one’s brain, and he could never be so cruel to a lady. Even her. De nuevo me han fascinado las dinámicas entre personajes que consigue esta autora. Me han gustado mucho las interacciones de Billie y George, adoro cuando los personajes empiezan cayéndose muy mal y poco a poco van trabando amistad y de ahí pasan a sentimientos más románticos... En ese sentido, la autora siempre me convence.