First Comes Scandal
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Summary
She was given two choices。。。
Georgiana Bridgerton isn't against the idea of marriage。 She'd just thought she'd have some say in the matter。 But with her reputation hanging by a thread after she's abducted for her dowry， Georgie is given two options: live out her life as a spinster or marry the rogue who has ruined her life。
Enter Option #3
As the fourth son of an earl， Nicholas Rokesby is prepared to chart his own course。 He has a life in Edinburgh， where he's close to completing his medical studies， and he has no time -- or interest -- to find a wife。 But when he discovers that Georgie Bridgerton -- his literal girl-next-door -- is facing ruin， he knows what he must do。
A Marriage of Convenience
It might not have been the most romantic of proposals， but Nicholas never thought she'd say no。 Georgie doesn't want to be anyone's sacrifice， and besides， they could never think of each other as anything more than childhood friends。。。 or could they？
But as they embark upon their unorthodox courtship they discover a new twist to the age-old rhyme。 First comes scandal， then comes marriage。 But after that comes love。。。
Georgiana Bridgerton isn't against the idea of marriage。 She'd just thought she'd have some say in the matter。 But with her reputation hanging by a thread after she's abducted for her dowry， Georgie is given two options: live out her life as a spinster or marry the rogue who has ruined her life。
Enter Option #3
As the fourth son of an earl， Nicholas Rokesby is prepared to chart his own course。 He has a life in Edinburgh， where he's close to completing his medical studies， and he has no time -- or interest -- to find a wife。 But when he discovers that Georgie Bridgerton -- his literal girl-next-door -- is facing ruin， he knows what he must do。
A Marriage of Convenience
It might not have been the most romantic of proposals， but Nicholas never thought she'd say no。 Georgie doesn't want to be anyone's sacrifice， and besides， they could never think of each other as anything more than childhood friends。。。 or could they？
But as they embark upon their unorthodox courtship they discover a new twist to the age-old rhyme。 First comes scandal， then comes marriage。 But after that comes love。。。
Reviews
Jojo
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Oh I do love some Rokesby/Bridgerton romance！。。。 I'm so infatuated with these two families that everytime a book comes out， I read it in a couple hours。This book has so much humor in it。。。 I laughed out loud in the "big" family scenes。 They rub each other on the right way and their remarks at the table are often so funny。 Nicholas and Georgie are a cute and endearing couple。 A friends to lovers situation with a lot a charm and of course romance。 The best part of Nicholas is: he supports Georgie Oh I do love some Rokesby/Bridgerton romance！。。。 I'm so infatuated with these two families that everytime a book comes out， I read it in a couple hours。This book has so much humor in it。。。 I laughed out loud in the "big" family scenes。 They rub each other on the right way and their remarks at the table are often so funny。 Nicholas and Georgie are a cute and endearing couple。 A friends to lovers situation with a lot a charm and of course romance。 The best part of Nicholas is: he supports Georgie in everything， even when her ideas are considered too outrageous for woman。 。。。more
Alyce Caswell
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Georgiana Bridgerton's reputation is in tatters after she was kidnapped by suitor with a rather large debt。 It falls to Nicholas Rokesby to rescue her - in the form of a marriage proposal， something he's rather reluctant to do。 Georgie doesn't want him to pity her。 But she doesn't have a choice。 After years of being cordial friends， will they be able to see each other with new eyes？I had a lot of fun reading this。 Pretty much any scene that involved Cat-Head had me giggling in a most undignified Georgiana Bridgerton's reputation is in tatters after she was kidnapped by suitor with a rather large debt。 It falls to Nicholas Rokesby to rescue her - in the form of a marriage proposal， something he's rather reluctant to do。 Georgie doesn't want him to pity her。 But she doesn't have a choice。 After years of being cordial friends， will they be able to see each other with new eyes？I had a lot of fun reading this。 Pretty much any scene that involved Cat-Head had me giggling in a most undignified fashion。 And Freddie Oakes falling out of the tree - I just about cackled。 I adored Georgie and Nicholas together， especially since they got to both experience intimacy for the first time - you just don't see that enough in historical romance novels。 I also found the medical stuff quite interesting。 And who wouldn't be delighted with those brief appearances by the young Bridgerton boys？ 。。。more
Laura VanZant
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Sooooo I fully read this and never counted it on Goodreads？！I remember very little， but I think I enjoyed it about as much as the others， so 3 stars。
Holli
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I enjoyed the story of Georgie and Nicholas。 It was sweet how he came to her aid。 There were a few funny parts that had me laughing。 It is a fun read in the prequel series。
Nathália Cavalcante
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I loved this book on a level！！！ I read it very quickly because I couldn't let go of that story。 Extremely addictive。 In this book， Julia went out of her way to deal with extremely important and super valid issues for our society。 The couple is extremely ahead of their time， the man supports the protagonist's decisions and ambitions as I have never seen in any other historical book， including， I've only seen something similar in the relationship of Feyre and Rhysand in ACOTAR。 Anyway， I only prai I loved this book on a level！！！ I read it very quickly because I couldn't let go of that story。 Extremely addictive。 In this book， Julia went out of her way to deal with extremely important and super valid issues for our society。 The couple is extremely ahead of their time， the man supports the protagonist's decisions and ambitions as I have never seen in any other historical book， including， I've only seen something similar in the relationship of Feyre and Rhysand in ACOTAR。 Anyway， I only praise and highly recommend this book to everyone。 My second favorite of the series， second only to "The Girl With The Make-Believe Husband"。 The relationship between Violet and Edmund are certainly some of the best parts， as well as our beloved ABC trio （Anthony， Benedict and Colin）， did not know that I could love them even more， but it is possible。 And of course， there are still 3 kittens that take the lead in several parts。 READ， READ， READ！！！ 。。。more
Gabriela Temponi
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Quando a caçula dos Bridgerton teve sua reputação jogada na lama por um homem sem escrúpulos， o seu padrinho Rokesby convocou seu filho caçula de volta para lhe pedir um favor， mas esse favor iria mudá-lo para sempre。 Mesmo Geogie com sua reputação arruinada ela não aceita o casamento de primeira， porque não quer que se case por pena， mas mesmo aceitando o casamento Nicholas iria ver o quanto Billie e Geogie tinham em comum com as suas traquinagens e descobrir o quão linda era Geogie e que nunca Quando a caçula dos Bridgerton teve sua reputação jogada na lama por um homem sem escrúpulos， o seu padrinho Rokesby convocou seu filho caçula de volta para lhe pedir um favor， mas esse favor iria mudá-lo para sempre。 Mesmo Geogie com sua reputação arruinada ela não aceita o casamento de primeira， porque não quer que se case por pena， mas mesmo aceitando o casamento Nicholas iria ver o quanto Billie e Geogie tinham em comum com as suas traquinagens e descobrir o quão linda era Geogie e que nunca havia reparado nisso。 。。。more
Sara Silva
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Este é o quarto e último livro da série Rokesby da Julia Quinn。 Neste livro a autora conta-nos a história de Georgiana Bridgerton que depois de ser raptada é levada à ruína。 Nicholas， amigo de infância， vê-se obrigado a casar com Georgiana。 O que ambos não sabiam é que o casamento até podia ser algo bom para ambos。A grande diferença que notei neste livro comparado com outros da autora， foi o facto de haver menos romance。 Eles não são aquele casal que passa mais de metade do livro aos beijos e co Este é o quarto e último livro da série Rokesby da Julia Quinn。 Neste livro a autora conta-nos a história de Georgiana Bridgerton que depois de ser raptada é levada à ruína。 Nicholas， amigo de infância， vê-se obrigado a casar com Georgiana。 O que ambos não sabiam é que o casamento até podia ser algo bom para ambos。A grande diferença que notei neste livro comparado com outros da autora， foi o facto de haver menos romance。 Eles não são aquele casal que passa mais de metade do livro aos beijos e confesso que até gostei disso。 Este casal tem uma relação muito mais profunda， são amigos， confiam plenamente um no outro e só depois é que são românticos。Outro ponto positivo neste livro， foi a autora abordar o tema de as mulheres não terem direito a alta educação。 O livro fala muito na medicina na época， uma vez que Nicholas está a estudar para ser médico， e o que gostei foi que sempre que Georgiana o queria ajudar ele deixava。No geral， este é mais um daqueles livros super viciantes e envolventes da autora。 Não há uma única página entediante。 A Julia consegue sempre inserir um bocadinho de humor de forma estratégica o que é brilhante。 Super recomendo a leitura。 。。。more
Clara
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No。 Just no。 It’s never a good sign when you fast forward through the sex and the best part is the cat hammock。 It also feels incredibly anachronistic in its attitudes， which the Bridgerton books all do but this one is especially blatant。 Just go re-read Jane Austen， or DH Lawrence， or de Sade， or， heck， Mackenzi Lee or Tanith Lee。 Not this。
Katie
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This book was so boring。 The cats were the best part。。。
Jenna D。
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Exceptionally witty dialogue meet almost unbearably lame plot。 I mean， it was all there in the synopsis， I knew what to expect。 Literally， Scandal， Marriage， then （gasp！） Love。。。 What else could there be？ Truly， though， this story puttered out the instant they said “I do。” And not even THAT was contained in these pages。。。But oh my goodness， if only we all could have a Cat-Head hammock。 WHAT I would give to see that。（And is there something contagious about the 18th century Bridgertons and breakin Exceptionally witty dialogue meet almost unbearably lame plot。 I mean， it was all there in the synopsis， I knew what to expect。 Literally， Scandal， Marriage， then （gasp！） Love。。。 What else could there be？ Truly， though， this story puttered out the instant they said “I do。” And not even THAT was contained in these pages。。。But oh my goodness， if only we all could have a Cat-Head hammock。 WHAT I would give to see that。（And is there something contagious about the 18th century Bridgertons and breaking bones？ Sheesh！） 。。。more
Margaret
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This whole series was such a letdown。 Another reviewer said it best "nothing happens"。 This book has basically no plot。 Everything you need to know is said in the book summary blurb。 Basically there is just a lot of talking with no plot line。 There is a whole chapter where they complain about Georgie's cat's behavior in a carriage。 After enjoying her previous books this whole collection was just a bummer。 This whole series was such a letdown。 Another reviewer said it best "nothing happens"。 This book has basically no plot。 Everything you need to know is said in the book summary blurb。 Basically there is just a lot of talking with no plot line。 There is a whole chapter where they complain about Georgie's cat's behavior in a carriage。 After enjoying her previous books this whole collection was just a bummer。 。。。more
Joanna
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Delightful， and I enjoyed the characters running commentary on gender equality， and the acknowledgment that things such as that would not be something they would ever see in their lifetimes but would surely come to pass。
Alexis
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Good book。 No unnecessary angst or trouble， just a solid story of friends who speak their minds and share their feelings with honesty。 So many stories have contrived dilemmas to move the relationship along instead of just writing the couples story and letting the relationship develop from friendship to love naturally。
Thaís Grasnoff
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Meio chatinho comparado aos outros da série。。
JenV
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Another fun read in the Rokesby series。 Georgiana and Nicholas are both extremely likable characters; they are a smart， progressive couple。 Although their marriage was one of convenience， they are perfect for each other and it doesn’t take either long to figure it out。 The epilogue made me long for a little more info about their future。 Does Georgie ever get formal medical training of her own？ Do they ever start a family together？ It’s anyone’s guess。 Overall another great read from Julia Quinn。 Another fun read in the Rokesby series。 Georgiana and Nicholas are both extremely likable characters; they are a smart， progressive couple。 Although their marriage was one of convenience， they are perfect for each other and it doesn’t take either long to figure it out。 The epilogue made me long for a little more info about their future。 Does Georgie ever get formal medical training of her own？ Do they ever start a family together？ It’s anyone’s guess。 Overall another great read from Julia Quinn。 I look forward to reading more of her books！ 。。。more
Karen West
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Julia Quinn is a true story teller a joy to read
Khaddy
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A bit of a let down after the last two books in this series。 The characters were likeable， it the storyline lacked substance。 It was so the lack of real conflict in the story made the "happily ever after" ending a bit dull。 A bit of a let down after the last two books in this series。 The characters were likeable， it the storyline lacked substance。 It was so the lack of real conflict in the story made the "happily ever after" ending a bit dull。 。。。more
Holly
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Get the audiobook for this one just so you can hear the deranged cat noises。 No seriously， the person who narrated the cat needs an award for most hilarious and yet accurate rendition of a pissed off cat。The book plot itself is a little sparse。 But I am still cracking up over that cat。
Julie
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Concept was good， execution was lackingThis was my least favorite of the Bridgerton and Rokesby series。 The idea was ok in concept （boy marries neighbor girl he never considered romantically to prevent her from ruin and they end up falling in love）， but it wasn’t executed very well。 Too much time was spent on insignificant side-plots and the real storyline was over a few chapters in。
Inês
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4，5 stars✨Such a nice， cute read。 I love how it wasn’t angsty or anything of that sort。 It’s really incredible how both of them are cinnamon rolls Also， it was really nice to see how Nicholas was so okay with Georgiana’s interest in medicine and how she became his partner in every way possible。
Tracey Sessions
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I was a bit disappointed after the last book in the series which I loved but it was OK。
Alexis
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I do love a strong heroine。
Sandra
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Nothing too exciting but it was very sweet。
Travelmaven
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Fun - this author knows how to draw me in and turn pages quickly。 I care about the characters。 Thankful she keeps creating such wonderful stories and people！
Nerisse Appleby
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2。5 stars。There were things I liked about this book， but it didn’t make up for the fact that there is little to no plot， and the trademark JQ banter just didn’t make up for it。Georgie and Nicholas are nice enough characters and their relationship is sweet， but they’re not all that memorable or interesting compared to other JQ heroes and heroines。 I liked that Nicholas was actually working towards a career though。The best scene， in my opinion， was the scene with Cat-Head in the carriage。 Absolute 2。5 stars。There were things I liked about this book， but it didn’t make up for the fact that there is little to no plot， and the trademark JQ banter just didn’t make up for it。Georgie and Nicholas are nice enough characters and their relationship is sweet， but they’re not all that memorable or interesting compared to other JQ heroes and heroines。 I liked that Nicholas was actually working towards a career though。The best scene， in my opinion， was the scene with Cat-Head in the carriage。 Absolutely hilarious。 。。。more
lisa
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Super cute neighbours-to-lovers story！ Also that glimpse of Violet and Edmund （and babies Anthony， Benedict， and Colin！） is too much for my heart。
Skye
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As the final story in the Rokesbys series， I was kind of expecting a little more drama in this story… I was completely floored by the fact that there was pretty much no drama whatsoever in this story。 As in。 None。 At all。 Actually， it was one of the most pleasant， happy and drama free stories I’ve read in a long time。 And even though it wasn’t fast-paced and there wasn’t much drama… I still couldn’t put this down and forget about it。 It was just that amazing！Nicholas and Georgie work so beautifu As the final story in the Rokesbys series， I was kind of expecting a little more drama in this story… I was completely floored by the fact that there was pretty much no drama whatsoever in this story。 As in。 None。 At all。 Actually， it was one of the most pleasant， happy and drama free stories I’ve read in a long time。 And even though it wasn’t fast-paced and there wasn’t much drama… I still couldn’t put this down and forget about it。 It was just that amazing！Nicholas and Georgie work so beautifully together。 I love that of the four Rokesby stories， three ended up with Bridgertons。 This is also the only one that mentions Violet Bridgerton， along with the three eldest boys from the Bridgerton series – Anthony， Benedict and Colin。 It finally made this actually feel like the prequel series that it supposedly is and tied everything in perfectly。 I love that there is this constant sense of interconnectedness throughout the series that makes you urgently reaching for the next book。This was a seriously quick friends to lovers moment。 I was expecting a little more resistance to the idea， but I kind of like how quickly Nicholas and Georgie fell for one another。 It made me smile frequently and happily throughout。 Definitely the kind of quick falling in love that I prefer – one that is built on years of friendship and camaraderie。 It also meant that those frequent moments in which Georgie is being independent and pig-headed are totally expected by Nicholas， and kind of endearingly loved。As with many of Quinn’s books， I loved the epilogue at the end。 I love how Georgie’s interest was nurtured by Nicholas and helped them grow into the perfect pair。 I kind of want to see them in more Quinn books in the future… they’re just so simply glorious together。 。。。more
Corrinne Hills
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Fun light read
Jessica
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I love it。 It was very funny， I laughed a lot。 The dialogues were great。
Heather
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Best coming of age romance I've read In a very long time。Anyone considering having their first Intimate romantic encounter， should read this book！ I rated this book 5 stars because Julia tackle a subject matter that can be quite delicate to approach，and she handles it with class yet conveys intimate details one would both expect and need to make the story believable from both the male and the female perspective。 Best coming of age romance I've read In a very long time。Anyone considering having their first Intimate romantic encounter， should read this book！ I rated this book 5 stars because Julia tackle a subject matter that can be quite delicate to approach，and she handles it with class yet conveys intimate details one would both expect and need to make the story believable from both the male and the female perspective。 。。。more
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