Judul: The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgerton #2)
Penulis: Julia Quinn (2000)
E-book, English edition, 354 pages
Blurb:
1814
promises to be another eventful season, but not, this author believes, for
Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication
that he plans to marry.
And
in truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody
does it better...
—Lady
Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1814
But this time, the gossip columnists have it wrong.
Anthony Bridgerton hasn't just decided to marry—he's even chosen a wife! The
only obstacle is his intended's older sister, Kate Sheffield—the most
meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is
driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he
closes his eyes at night, Kate is the woman haunting his increasingly erotic
dreams...
Contrary to popular belief, Kate is quite sure that
reformed rakes do not make the best husbands—and Anthony Bridgerton is the most
wicked rogue of them all. Kate is determined to protect her sister—but she
fears her own heart is vulnerable. And when Anthony's lips touch hers, she's
suddenly afraid she might not be able to resist the reprehensible rake
herself...
Review:
“A
man doesn’t die from a bee sting.”
---Anthony
Bridgerton, Kate Sheffield
Itulah yang dipercaya Anthony Bridgerton waktu masih kecil.
Tapi ketika ayahnya yang sangat dikagumi dan dibanggakannya meninggal muda
disengat lebah, Anthony percaya kalau dia juga bakal seperti ayahnya, mati
muda. Karena ayahnya meninggal sewaktu Anthony masih 18 tahun, ia sudah menjadi
Viscount sejak saat itu. Setelah Daphne menikah, Anthony merasa sudah tiba
saatnya untuk menikah juga, mengingat umurnya yang dipikirnya pendek. Calon
istrinya nggak usah muluk-muluk, yang penting sabar dan cukup pintar, dan
setelah dia punya keturunan untuk meneruskan gelarnya, tugasnya selesai.
Dipilihlah Edwina Sheffield sebagai kandidat yang sesuai.