Araminta does so by turning the girl into a servant for her daughters, Rosemund and Posy, while stealing her inheritance. When the Earl dies, the Countess is forced by his will to keep Sophie under her roof. The Earl loves Sophie, but his new wife, Araminta, Countess of Penwood, does not. In the book, Sophie is introduced as the daughter of the Earl of Penwood and his mistress, whose identity the story never reveals.

However, each novel is set on the upper backdrop of an upper English community during the time of England Regency. This series consist of 8 books where each and every sibling finds true love. They are an amazingly tight knit clan and extremely loving. That’s because the book is based on a well-known mainstream fairytale: Cinderella. In the book, the Bridgerton are highly favored and well respected among the British society. Unlike the first two books, this story is more mainstream in that the wedding bells come at the end of the story instead of midway through like most Regency-set stories. So, here’s what An Offer From A Gentleman is about, in order for fans to get a loose idea of what the show could be doing next season.Īs is true of both The Duke and I (Book 1) and The Viscount Who Loved Me (Book 2), An Offer From A Gentleman is a one-on-one romance, this one focused on second son Benedict Bridgerton as the hero and Sophie Beckett as the woman he will eventually marry. The story follows the love story of Benedict Bridgerton, the second Bridgerton child. After all, his romance makes up the love story of Bridgerton’s third book. An Offer from a Gentleman is the third novel of the Bridgerton series, by Julia Quinn. Although Shondaland and Netflix have not officially confirmed Season 3 will continue to follow in the footsteps of the series’ source material (author Julia Qunn’s novels about the Bridgerton family), fans assume the next sibling up for marriage is Benedict. With Bridgerton Season 2 marrying off Anthony and Daphne off having babies with Simon, the stage is set for the next Bridgerton sibling to find love. Warning: Mild spoilers for Bridgerton Season 2 - and major spoilers from Bridgerton Book 3 - follow.

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