V kúpeľoch a kreslení miest Regency London, rules abound. Z ich earliest days, deti z aristocrats learn how k address earl and curtsey pred a princom - pri iných dictatech of ton are unspoken yet universally understood. A proper duke should be imperious and aloof. A young, marriageable lady should be amiable . . . but not too amiable. Daphne Bridgerton má všetko, čo failed at latter. Štyri osem siblings v jej close-knit family, she ha formad friendships s most eligible mladých mužov v Londýne. Everyone likes Daphne for her kindness and wit. But no one truly desires hry. Je to simply too deuced honest pre that, too unwilling to hrať romantické hry, ktoré captivate gentlemen. Amiability is not a characteristic shared by Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings. Recently returned do Anglicka z abroad, ktoré intends to shun both manželstva a spoločnosti - len ako jeho callous otec shunned Simon throughout jeho painful childhood. Yet ancounter s jeho najlepšími priateľmi sister offers another option. Ak Daphne agrees to a fake courtship, Simon môže potlačiť mamičky, ktoré idú ich dcéry pred him. Daphne, meanwhile, will see hier prospects and her reputation soar. The plan works like a charm-at first. Ale medzi glittering, gossipy, cut-throat svetovej londýnskej elite, tam je len jeden certaint: love ignores every rule . . .