Daphne Bridgerton finds her first season on the ton, and her hopes for a genial marriage, quickly ruined by the overly intrusive interventions of her elder brother.
Simon Bassett, Duke of Hastings, who has sworn never to marry or have children, finds himself hounded by the mother of every eligible young woman in London.
Together, they hatch a plan that seems to meet both their interests: pretend they are courting. Daphne's apparent pursuit by a Duke will raise her stocks and bring back the suitors who were previously frightened off by her brother, while Simon will have protection from the vulturous attentions of the society mothers.
It's genius, and the only way it could possibly go wrong would be if they were to do something silly like fall in love.
Yep, of course they do.
"Fake romance turned real" is a pretty common storyline in romance fiction - enough that it's more or less a mini-genre of its own, like "enemies to lovers" and "second chance romance". And make no mistake, Bridgerton is a romance show, based on a series of romance novels that each feature a different Bridgerton sibling (there are eight in all) finding their one true love. It's a well produced program, cleverly layering in and embellishing various subplots from across the multiple novels so that later seasons (the second has already been confirmed) won't feel too jarring when they shift their focus to a different couple.
On the whole, this is well done romantic froth. I do need to provide content warnings for sexual assault and abusive parenting, though, as the show (and the book on which this season is based) contains both.
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