bridgerton books an offer from a gentleman

Benedict, who has been nursing a candle for his mysterious woman in silver from the ball, likes Sophie and they even share a few kisses at his country home. Fast forward a few years and Sophie is now a maid, who Benedict rescues from being attacked by several drunken men. Unfortunately Sophie’s stepmother finds out and kicks her out. She leaves Benedict with a glove, which doesn’t really give him any further cues to her identity. It’s love at first sight, but Sophie has to be home before the rest of her family. But one night, the servants conspire to send Sophie to the Bridgerton’s masquerade ball where she meets Benedict. When the earl dies, Sophie is relegated to their maid and is treated very cruelly.

The illegitimate daughter of an earl, she lives with him as his ward and is schooled alongside her stepsisters, much to her stepmother’s dismay. The story of Sophie Beckett is somewhat of a Cinderella tale. So I went into this not really knowing what to expect of Benedict. In the first series of Bridgerton, we didn’t learn too much about Benedict other than he enjoyed art and wasn’t quite as worldly as he thought. It’s very different to the preceding two books, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t any less fun. The not-so-good: Benedict, don’t insult the lady.Īn Offer From a Gentleman is the third book in the Bridgerton series, telling the story of Benedict and his path to true love. The good: Completely different to the previous two Bridgerton books. In brief: Here’s Benedict’s story – and it’s not what you imagined it would be! It involves a masked Cinderella, the rescuing of a maid in disguise and a bit of blackmail…

Bridgerton books an offer from a gentleman