Honoria Smythe-Smith is: A) a really bad violinist B) still miffed at being nicknamed "Bug" as a child C) not in love with her older brother's best friend D) all of the above Marcus Holroyd is: A) the Earl of Chatteris B) regrettably prone to sprained ankles C) not in love with his best friend's younger sister D) all of the above Together they: A) eat quite a bit of chocolate cake B) survive a deadly fever and the world's worst musical performance C) fall quite desperately in love It's Julia Quinn at her best, so you know the answer is . . . D) all of the above

Anne Wynter might not be who she says she is... But she's managing quite well as a governess to three highborn young ladies. Her job can be a challenge—in a single week she finds herself hiding in a closet full of tubas, playing an evil queen in a play that might be a tragedy (or might be a comedy—no one is sure), and tending to the wounds of the oh-so-dashing Earl of Winstead. After years of dodging unwanted advances, he's the first man who has truly tempted her, and it's getting harder and harder to remind herself that a governess has no business flirting with a nobleman. Daniel Smythe-Smith Might be in mortal danger... But that's not going to stop the young earl from falling in love. And when he spies a mysterious woman at his family's annual musicale, he vows to pursue her, even if that means spending his days with a ten-year-old who thinks she's a unicorn. But Daniel has an enemy, one who has vowed to see him dead. And when Anne is thrown into peril, he will stop at nothing to ensure their happy ending...

He thinks she's an annoying know-it-all... Hugh Prentice has never had patience for dramatic females, and if Lady Sarah Pleinsworth has ever been acquainted with the words shy or retiring, she's long since tossed them out the window. Besides, a reckless duel has left this brilliant mathematician with a ruined leg, and now he could never court a woman like Sarah, much less dream of marrying her. She thinks he's just plain mad... Sarah has never forgiven Hugh for the duel he fought that nearly destroyed her family. But even if she could find a way to forgive him, it wouldn't matter. She doesn't care that his leg is less than perfect, it's his personality she can't abide. But forced to spend a week in close company they discover that first impressions are not always reliable. And when one kiss leads to two, three, and four, the mathematician may lose count, and the lady may, for the first time, find herself speechless ... New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn's enchanting third novel in the Smythe-Smith quartet is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud and tug at your heartstrings in equal measures.

Sir Richard Kenworthy has less than a month to find a bride. He knows he can't be too picky, but when he sees Iris Smythe-Smith hiding behind her cello at her family's infamous musicale, he thinks he might have struck gold. She's the type of girl you don't notice until the second—or third—look, but there's something about her, something simmering under the surface, and he knows she's the one. Iris Smythe–Smith is used to being underestimated. With her pale hair and quiet, sly wit she tends to blend into the background, and she likes it that way. So when Richard Kenworthy demands an introduction, she is suspicious. He flirts, he charms, he gives every impression of a man falling in love, but she can't quite believe it's all true. When his proposal of marriage turns into a compromising position that forces the issue, she can't help thinking that he's hiding something . . . even as her heart tells her to say yes.

OS BRIDGERTONS JÁ CONHECEM AS SMYTHE-SMITHS. E VOCÊ? Há quase vinte anos o sobrenome Smythe-Smith é sinônimo de música desafinada. Ainda assim – talvez por pena, talvez por surdez – a sociedade londrina continua a se reunir anualmente para assistir ao catastrófico concerto das jovens solteiras da família. Pelo seu palco passam as histórias mais cativantes e os casais mais apaixonantes. Honoria e Marcus se reencontram e reavivam sua amizade, que pode ter um quê a mais (além de muitos bolos e tortas). Anne e Daniel sentem uma atração irresistível um pelo outro e precisam lidar com um perigo mortal – e com uma garotinha que ama unicórnios. Sarah e Hugh são assombrados por um evento do passado, mas não a ponto de não poderem trocar (muitos) beijos. Já Iris e sir Richard... bom, Iris não tem a mais vaga ideia do que o levou a pedi-la em casamento – ele só pode estar escondendo um segredo. Não perca este magistral quarteto, digno de muitos aplausos!

Chère lectrice, cher lecteur,Vous vous demandez sans doute pourquoi la haute société londonienne s'inflige tous les ans la soirée musicale des Smythe-Smith. Bien sûr, les Featherington, les Bridgerton, Colin et Gregory en particulier, et lady Danbury sont installés aux premiers rangs. Et pourquoi diable quatre jeunes filles à marier de cette honorable famille s'évertuent-elles à massacrer Mozart, le sourire aux lèvres ? Les malheureuses ! Quant à votre dévouée chroniqueuse, elle n'a même pas le coeur de se moquer de leur piètre prestation, bien trop intriguée par les regards qu'échangent Honoria, qui s'acharne à jouer du violon, et Marcus, le petit-neveu adoré de lady Duncan. Tiens, tiens... Qui est donc cette ravissante jeune femme au piano ? Elle pourrait déchaîner bien des passions. La nouvelle saison s'annonce pleine de surprises !Rubrique mondaine de lady Whistledown

Chère lectrice, cher lecteur,Vous savez combien il est injuste que cette chère Sarah Pleinsworth soit toujours célibataire après trois saisons ! Mais mes sources m'ont affirmé qu'un certain Hugh Prentice, qui serait à l'origine de l'exil d'un cousin de la jeune lady, aurait su conquérir ce coeur délicat par des moyens très convaincants.Toujours à l'affût de nouveauté, votre dévouée chroniqueuse se doit de vous révéler que, à l'occasion du dernier concert des Smythe-Smith, la jeune et discrète Iris a été surprise dans une situation embarrassante avec sir Richard Kenworthy, contraignant la jolie violoncelliste à un mariage aussi inattendu qu'inespéré ! Ayant reçu une invitation aux réjouissances, comptez sur moi pour vous faire part des suites de cette histoire...Rubrique mondaine de lady Whistledown