“Oh, come now, you two,” Lady Manston said, “surely it can be no surprise that I have long hoped for an alliance between the Rokesbys and Bridgertons.” “Alliance?” Billie echoed, and all George could think was that it was a terrible, clinical word, one that could never encompass all that he had come to feel for her.”

American novelist

Julia Quinn, born Julie Pottinger, is an American novelist best known for her historical romance books. Her work has reached a wide international readership, with translations into 41 languages, and her novels have appeared on The New York Times Bestseller List nineteen times. She is also a member of the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. Quinn is especially known for the Bridgerton series, which was adapted by Netflix into the television series of the same name.