Because of Miss Bridgerton: A Bridgerton Prequel (The Rokesbys Book 1)

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Despite the age difference, they're rather close. After Billie married, and Poppy became of an age to marry, she confided in Poppy what it was like to have sex for the first time. Aww, I'm so glad I stopped torturing myself with a bad series and followed up with Julia Quinn. Her first Bridgerton series was soooo good. Apparently, this series is set before the Bridgerton series, and we get to learn a couple of things, such as the birth of "The Mallet of Death". George vuelve un día a casa y en el camino se encuentra a la señorita Bridgerton, que ha metido literalmente la pata donde no debía. El honor le obliga a socorrerla, pero todo sale mal hasta que tienen que socorrerlos a ambos. Sí, los primeros capítulos del libro son muy de Julia Quinn. Billie gingerly shifted her position, bending her legs so that she could rest her chin on her knees. Because when Billie and George are quite literally thrown together, a whole new sort of sparks begins to fly. And when these lifelong adversaries finally kiss, they just might discover that the one person they can't abide is the one person they can't live without...

The story was very beautiful. The character of the protagonists, their humor, how they played with each other, irritate each other, but also how much they wanted each other, was wonderful. Even though the book is out now, I got to it a little late and with this being the uncorrected proof copy I have to add that the excerpts may have changed in the published edition. Help!” she yelled again, feeling no small bit of relief when the man paused. She couldn’t quite tell if he’d turned in her direction –perfect eyesight only went so far– so she let out another holler, this one quite as loud as she could make it, and nearly sobbed in relief when the gentleman –oh, please let him be a gentleman, if not by birth, then at least by nature– began to move in her direction.Anyway, I devoured this book in a single day, most actually during one sitting. Which is odd since it's a romance book and the one genre I read very little of. But, I guess it was what I needed at the time. The book wasn't perfect, but it was damn funny and easy to read. The only part where I felt the pace slowing a bit down was during George and Billies stay in London, but it was the typical part of the book when the both have realized that they love each other but haven't confessed it to each other. The love dance, or the mating ritual part of the book. For some reason, I always get a bit annoyed with having to read about two people clearly in love but unable to express it other than being jealous. And a final quibble I have is with the sexual pasts of characters. Since this is a historical, it can be expected that the heroine will be the virgin. (Though that seems to be the case more and more in contemporary romance, as well.) And, of course, the hero isn't. (I didn't go into this book expecting that he would be.) However, the author could've left certain lines out.

There is only one Rokesby Billie absolutely cannot tolerate, and that is George. He may be the eldest, and heir to the earldom, but he’s arrogant, annoying, and she’s absolutely certain he detests her. Which is perfectly convenient, as she can’t stand the sight of him, either.

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She looked up sharply. He looked so solid. And strong. And dependable. He’d always been dependable, she realized. She was just usually too busy being irritated by him to notice. Aside from the ship of bantery perfection, the Rokesbys and Bridgertons are adorable. The two families are besties and basically act like one big family. They meet up for dinners and talk about vaguely scandalous stuff, and I love them all dearly. I cannot wait for more Rokesby books because YASSS. Also, the mothers are such shippers and I love it. Their homes –Crake House for the Rokesbys and Aubrey Hall for the Bridgertons– lay a mere three miles apart in this cozy green corner of Kent. The Bridgertons had been there longer –they had arrived in the early 1500s, when James Bridgerton had been made a viscount and granted land by Henry VIII– but the Rokesbys had outranked them since 1672. This cookie, set by YouTube, registers a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. With great and icy enunciation he said, “One minute has passed between the time the ladder hit the ground and this moment, right now, as these words are leaving my lips. Pray, tell me, when, during your enlightening analysis of the motion by which my foot connected with the ladder was I meant to offer this information?”