Sophie! “If Rosamund doesn’t marry into money, I don’t know what we’ll do. Gender Sophie was, after all, the earl’s bastard, and no one wanted to be the one to offer potential insult to the new countess by introducing her to her husband’s by-blow. The girls moved immediately to their mother’s side. But he has to be waiting outside when they wish to depart, which means you must leave by midnight and not a second later. I think it’s still warm.”. Off they road in his (roofless) carriage and set a course for 'My Cottage'. Abruptly, the countess let go of her chin. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Benedict Bridgerton, in the third of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. The show premiered on Netflix on Christmas and is all set to renew for a second season.. Bridgerton cast includes actors like Jonathan Bailey, Harriet Cains, and Bessie Carter. Relatives The nerve of the man. “Absolutely. The countess motioned to the older girl, the one with golden hair and cornflower eyes. Sophie frowned. –unless she agrees to shelter and care for my ward, Miss Sophia Maria Beckett, until the latter reaches the age of twenty, in which case her yearly income shall be trebled to six thousand pounds. “I do hope Lady Whistledown is right about him.”. I’m going to wear it tonight. Sophie allowed herself to be led up the three flights of stairs to her room, a tiny little chamber tucked under the eaves. It was far more difficult to take orders from Rosamund than from Araminta, probably because they’d once been equals, sharing the same schoolroom and governess. Which takes place during the social season of 1817 although the start began in 1815. “Thank you,” she whispered. Perhaps she’d reread a novel. I do wish I could go.”. Benedict and Sophie meet at a masquerade ball. No one at Penwood Park had ever verbally acknowledged Sophie’s blood ties to the Gunningworth family. Sophie clamped her mouth shut. A New York Times Bestseller. “Always,” she agreed. “Don’t you think so, Rosamund?”, Posy and Sophie both turned toward the door. Most of the earl’s wishes were standard fare. I could very well be with child.”. And when Sophie’s eyes met hers, she winked. “Could you set aside a little extra time to dress my hair tonight? “I’m sure of it.”. “What is going on?”, Mrs. Gibbons turned to her and beamed. But if one read Whistledown often enough, one could almost feel a part of London Society without actually attending any balls. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Ever since that magical night, a radiant vision in silver has blinded Benedict to the attractions of any other—except, perhaps this alluring and oddly familiar beauty dressed in housemaid’s garb whom he feels compelled to rescue from a most disagreeable situation. Sophie blinked her way out of her reverie and focused on Posy, who was reaching for the last biscuit on the tray. With half her face covered Benedict finally recognised her. I liked the name so much I decided to give it to the caretakers of Benedict's cottage. Which was the name of his cottage. It’s a crime the way Rosamund and Posy are treated like daughters of the house, and you, the earl’s true blood, must sweep and serve like a maid!”. Benedict and Sophie meet at a masquerade ball. The most humorous suggested title came from the folks at Barnes & Noble, who suggested, The shoe on the cover is a real shoe! “Benedict!” Violet heard Sophie’s voice. I could show the girls the nursery.”, Mrs. Gibbons shook her head. The earl introduced the countess and her daughters to the butler, and the butler introduced them to the servants. “I don’t think so.”. Bridgerton Son No.2 Sophie was still apprehensive about wearing Araminta’s shoes, but she slipped one of her feet in, anyway. I picked it out on a website featuring wedding couture and emailed the URL to my editor (who was married in shoes by the same designer!). At the very bottom of the trunk they’d found an exquisite creation of shimmering silver, with a tight, pearl-encrusted bodice and the flared skirts that had been so popular during the previous century. (Before anyone points out that there is a third unmarried Bridgerton brother, let This Author assure you that she is fully aware of the existence of Gregory Bridgerton. @neesheffields for kathony and the main is @dayas ! “There. Rosamund tore her gown and–”, “I will. No one knew what had been in the letter the housekeeper had fished from Sophie’s pocket when she’d been discovered that rainy midnight; the earl had burned the missive mere seconds after reading it. The two girls entered first, then stepped to the side as the earl led the countess in. One day he went for a swim in the pond beside his Cottage. And most of all, she could remember standing on the doorstep in the rain, knowing that her grandmother was hiding in the bushes, waiting to see if Sophie was taken inside. The trunk had held dresses belonging to the late earl’s mother. For some unknown reason –probably because she didn’t want to train (or pay) a new maid– Araminta had allowed Sophie to remain in her household. Aliases “What about that?”, Sophie pulled out a pin and stuck it back in precisely the same spot. Two hours. Oh, and I suppose the matching shoes should be readied as well. If she did as Rosamund asked, Rosamund would tattle on her the very next day, and then Araminta would rant and rage for a week. She had been reading Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers since it had debuted in 1813, and the gossip columnist was almost always correct when it came to matters of the Marriage Mart. Her little fingers crossed and a single whisper of, “Please,” whispered over her lips. He’d been working on his latest drawing for a number of hours and something wasn’t right. And this” –she then motioned to the other girl, who had not taken her eyes off of her shoes– “is Posy. That gold in your gown is an exquisite match to your hair.”. “From Rosamund’s closet,” she said. “Fetch a pair from Posy’s closet.”, “Hers are even bigger,” Sophie said. The earl nodded and murmured his thanks, and Sophie was still waiting, completely unsure of what to do. Let Me Be Your Anchor. She would have been an earl’s daughter, not an earl’s bastard; her name Gunningworth instead of Beckett. But she could not –or at least should not– complain. Biographical information We shall have to raid Araminta’s collection.”. But Miss Timmons had caught a head cold and refused to leave the nursery and come downstairs. Do you have any questions?”. The Duke and i. Benedict Bridgerton, the second son of Viscount Edmund Bridgerton and Lady Violet Bridgerton. He settled funds on Rosamund, Posy, and even Sophie, ensuring that all three girls would have respectable dowries. Sophie looked again at the clock. “Ah, Sophia,” he murmured, “I didn’t realize you were in the hall.”. Sophie had been considering the very same thing, and she groaned. The earl was only forty years old. https://bridgertonbooks.fandom.com/wiki/Benedict_Bridgerton?oldid=192. Why Bridgerton Season 2 could see the arrival of Julia Quinn characters like Kate Sheffield (or Kate Sharma), Sophie Beckett, and even Michael Sterling. Anyway, life finds them together again when he rescues her from being raped by a bunch of drunken lords. Or at least an eardrum. (He also fenced in the Junior Olympics! She invited many aristocrats and Benedict had most likely met them all. But the girls had to have their lessons, and so the next morning they arrived in the nursery, trailing the countess by one step each. Benedict is a renowned artist in the series and has painting in art museums and galleries. They were all fifty years out of date, but that was no matter. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight. But they loved little Sophie, had loved her since she’d arrived at Penwood Park at the age of three, a small bundle wrapped in a too-big coat, left on the doorstep on a rainy July night. Although the Misters Bridgerton are just that –merely Misters– they are still considered two of the prime catches of the season. As she was turning her head toward Rosamund, she caught sight of the housekeeper standing in the doorway. No one was more stunned than Araminta, who had been trying quite desperately since her wedding night to conceive the all-important heir. “I’ll take her,” she said in a low voice. “This,” the countess said, “is Rosamund. Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. It was a bit after nine, which meant she’d have more than two hours at the masquerade. Benedict Bridgerton At the annual Bridgerton's masquerade ball Benedict - the second of the Bridgerton siblings - falls in love with a beautiful masked woman who suddenly disappears around midnight in true Cinderella fashion. I promise you’ll have it in plenty of time.”, “I won’t be late for this ball,” Rosamund warned. “She’s beautiful,” Sophie whispered. Which meant Sophie was forever running up and down the stairs, up and down, up and down. Sophie smiled. Gibbons, you…” Sophie’s mouth fell open, and her words trailed off as she took in the scene in her bedroom. This book explores the relationship between Benedict Bridgerton (the second born) and Sophie Beckett, an illegitimate daughter of an earl. This book is about Benedict Bridgerton, and it’s a bit of a Cinderella story with the bewitching Sophie Beckett, an earl’s daughter relegated to the role of a servant by her stepmother. Miss Timmons bobbed a curtsy, murmuring, “My lady.”, “The earl tells me you will teach my daughters.”. ), Bestselling Original Historical Romance of 2001, Waldenbooks. BENEDICT’S STORY. I should really be getting to the kitchen with it.”, Posy smiled. “Sophie! Sophie’s twentieth birthday, however, had come and gone almost a year earlier, and here she was, still living at Penwood House, still waiting on Araminta hand and foot. In 1817 as the age of 30 Benedict went to a party held by a fellow gentleman of the ton. He meets her at a masquerade ball and is instantly smitten, but she won’t tell him who she is. What he plans to do with the house, I’ll never know.”, “Perhaps he wishes to attend the season and look for a wife,” Sophie suggested. Which was more than most girls in her position had. “You are never to speak to me, and you shall endeavor never to be in my company. Discussion of the show Bridgerton on Netflix. 1 - 20 of 27 Works in Sophie Beckett/Benedict Bridgerton. Bridgerton Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. All the terms and phrases in the fencing scene are correct and approved by my husband, who was captain of the varsity fencing team at Harvard. An Offer From a Gentleman is the third Bridgerton book, and it’s Benedict Bridgerton’s book. “If you wish for things you can’t possibly hope for, you’re only going to be disappointed.”. Rosamund was forever ordering tea, then not bothering to drink it until an hour passed. His mother was planning a masquerade ball on the last day she would be living in Bridgerton House. It was barely six blocks to Bridgerton House, where the masquerade was to be held, but Araminta would have insisted upon the carriage if they’d lived right next door. He'd often think of the lady in silver and only know her as her. “Shall I leave the biscuits?” she asked. Unlike the other children in the district, she was never invited to local parties and events. But at the same time, the earl never made any great attempt to force Sophie’s acceptance. “You listen to me,” she said in a menacing voice. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The countess grabbed her chin and squeezed and pulled until Sophie was forced to look her in the eye. He has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, but this breathtaking maid makes him weak with wanting her. She disappeared without a trace, leaving him a glove but ultimately the glove led to nothing. Sophie’s life continued in this vein for four years, until the earl surprised everyone by clutching his hand to his chest while taking tea in the rose garden, letting out one ragged gasp, and falling face-first to the stone cobbles. brown Violet Bridgerton motherEdmund Bridgerton fatherAnthony Bridgerton brotherColin Bridgerton brotherDaphne Bridgerton sisterEloise Bridgerton sisterFrancesca Bridgerton sisterGregory Bridgerton brotherHyacinth Bridgerton sisterMarina Thompson 4th cousin No one actually knew the columnist’s true identity. However you may visit Cookie Settings to provide a controlled consent. Benedict is a renowned artist in the series and has painting in art museums and galleries. “He’ll be wanting an heir, I’m sure.”, Araminta scowled. He was just leaving when he saw a maid being held inappropriately by three men. Bridgerton fans - can we discuss the implication of casting a woman of color for Sophie Beckett? Just once, she’d like to be the one stepping into the coach and attending the ball. another side blog for the very worthy obsessions, benedict bridgerton and sophie beckett. And it’s monogrammed. It was the truth, of course, but no one had ever said it aloud. Sophie felt like a princess just touching it. The smaller one smiled back, but the older one, whose hair was the color of spun gold, took her cue from her mother, pointed her nose in the air, and looked firmly away. Her dark blond curls had been swept atop her head in a loose topknot, with one thick lock allowed to slide down the length of her neck. Even the dogs were sitting dutifully in the corner, their leads held tight by the Keeper of the Hounds. Sophie had been working at her lessons for an hour already, and she looked up from her arithmetic with great interest. I’ll do it right after I finish with your mother’s. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. “I’ll try, Posy, but I have to mend Rosamund’s dress and alter your mother’s.”, “Oh.” Posy looked crestfallen. I could use a bit of company, and Cook told me that she just made a fresh batch of shortbread. If we are late for the ball, you will answer for it tomorrow.”. An Offer From a Gentleman is the third Bridgerton book and it's Benedict, the second Bridgerton's book. She’d been reading about the upcoming masquerade for weeks, and even though she was nothing but a lady’s maid (and occasionally a housemaid as well, whenever Araminta decided she wasn’t working hard enough) she couldn’t help but wish that she could attend the ball. Your grandmother.”. Posy’s cheeks stained red, and she stepped aside. I am the dowager countess, after all, and Rosamund and Posy are the earl’s daughters. And so, one February afternoon, Sophie found herself waiting in the great hall along with the assembled servants, watching out the window for the earl’s carriage to pull up the drive, carrying in it the new countess and her two daughters. Sophie’s hand moved slowly up to her hair. The housekeeper had said that the butler had said that the earl’s secretary had said that the earl planned to spend more time at Penwood Park now that he would be a family man. It’s admirable of him to see to his mistakes, but it is an insult to me to have you in my home– fed, clothed, and educated as if you were his real daughter.”. Sophie stretched her lips into what the nearly-blind might call a smile and picked up the tea service. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. He had owned up to his responsibility to the girl for seven years, and he wasn’t going to stop now. Physical description Benedict Bridgerton is a second son, and like Sophie, does not know exactly where he fits in. “Just bring it in. It fit perfectly. “I won’t,” Sophie promised, her smile wobbling a bit as she fought back a tear. Never mind that the shape of her face looked remarkably like that of the earl’s recently deceased mother, or that her smile was an exact replica of the earl’s sister’s. But she wasn’t with child, and when the earl’s will was read one month later (the solicitors had wanted to be sure to give the countess enough time to know for sure if she was pregnant) Araminta was forced to sit next to the new earl, a rather dissolute young man who was more often drunk than not. I have no idea how it happened.”. “Well, cease your prattle immediately. “I won’t keep you any longer, but when you’re done with that, could you press my pink gown? I adore all of Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series, but I did duck this one a star, simply because - although the book is full of Quinn's wonderfully fluid writing and both Benedict and Sophie are absolutely adorable – I got very tense waiting for the moment when Benedict would find out Sophie's real identity which came rather late in the book. After seven years alone in the nursery, Sophie was delighted. Well, perhaps she wouldn’t want Araminta for a mother, but she wouldn’t mind a life of parties, routs, and musicales. “I for one will be thrilled if that Guelph viscount gets himself engaged,” Posy remarked, reaching for another biscuit. Sophie smiled to herself as she stood to help Araminta out of the gown. The coachman has returned from taking the countess and her girls, and he will bring you to Bridgerton House. Furthermore, you are not to speak to Rosamund and Posy except during lessons. Unlike her mother and sister, her hair and eyes were quite dark, and her cheeks were a bit pudgy. Rosamund liked nothing better than to pinch and twist the skin on the back of Sophie’s hand when Miss Timmons wasn’t looking. “Of course she’ll like you, dearling,” Mrs. Gibbons whispered back. You guessed it: He also falls in love. On that night, a woman dressed in Silver wearing a demi- mask had appeared and he instantly fell in love with her. “Rosamund,” the countess said, turning to her two girls, “Posy, come with me.”. Sophie beamed. With a sigh, Sophie turned around and made her way back up the steps. “The earl’s wife, I mean.”. One was pouring one last pitcher of water into the tub, another was fiddling with the lock on a rather mysterious-looking trunk, and the third was holding a towel and saying, “Hurry! “Your mother wants me to alter her gown.”, “Just pull the pins out and tell her you pulled it in. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. But Sophie was rootless. Benedict is the second Bridgerton. “Faster than immediately,” she muttered. Two hours that she’d have to make last a lifetime. And Sophie had no idea which would be worse. 1 History 1.1 1813 Social Season 2 Personality 3 Relationships 3.1 Romantic 3.1.1 Genevieve Delacroix 3.2 Familial 3.3 Friendships 3.4 Professional 4 Career 5 Notes and Trivia 6 Gallery 7 Appearances 8 References Benedict accompanied his family to his sister's presentation to the queen at the start of the 1813 social season. Benedict had already run around the corner, so Violet gave a polite, “Excuse me,” then stepped around the warden and followed him on hurried feet. Or” –Posy’s face twisted into a grimace– “if she thinks I do not look my best. “Now all we need are shoes.”, Sophie glanced ruefully at her serviceable and ugly work shoes that sat in the corner. Even Posy giggled a little bit. So she cleared her throat and stepped forward, a nervous smile on her face. Sophie Beckett never dreamed she’d be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton’s famed masquerade ball—or that “Prince Charming” would be waiting there for her! “Don’t tell Miss Rosamund,” the maid had whispered. Rosamund had not been amused. Immediately.” Sophie plopped down on the settee and turned the gown inside-out so that she could take in the waist. “Now listen to these instructions very carefully. Gone were the fine clothes she’d used to wear, replaced by the coarse wool of the servants. “It is a lovely shade of green,” Sophie replied quite honestly. Sophie cleared her throat again, this time more loudly, and said, “My lord?” in a voice that came out a bit more squeaky than she’d intended. She had few memories of her life before her arrival at Penwood Manor, but she could remember a long coach journey across England, and she could remember her grandmother, coughing and wheezing and looking terribly thin, telling her she was going to live with her father. The solicitor, who lived on considerably less than two thousand a year, said nothing. “You look lovely, too, Posy,” Sophie said impulsively. “My husband,” the countess continued, “feels some sort of misguided duty to you. No one actually came out and called her a bastard– to do so was tantamount to calling the earl, who had made one declaration that Sophie was his ward and then never revisited the subject, a liar. Araminta shook her head. He left bequests to loyal servants. Araminta pulled on her dressing gown, cinching the sash with swift, tight movements. married to Sophie Beckett But now she was getting sisters for real. It’s not as if I have any hope of attracting his attention anyway.” She took a bite of the biscuit; it crunched loudly in her mouth. Araminta narrowed her eyes as she tried to figure out if Sophie was being insolent. It’s impossible to get out of your way, you big oaf.”. Her golden hair and blue eyes were all the rage that year, and thanks to the generous dowry settled upon her by the late earl, it was widely assumed that she would make a brilliant match before the season was through. A few minutes later the maid returned with a pair of white satin slippers, stitched in silver and adorned with exquisite faux-diamond rosettes. Are you listening to me?”, Sophie turned a distracted eye toward Araminta. “It’s much too big,” she said, glancing up at Mrs. Gibbons. She jabbed her needle into the fabric and started sewing but her mind was still on Mrs. Gibbons. “Little Sophie at the Bridgerton ball. Rosamund gave her pretty head a shake. Sophie saluted as the door closed behind her. Sophie shuddered. Everyone else seemed to have a designated place. It nearly broke Sophie’s heart. “Don’t worry,” she assured her. Appears in Debut Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball—or that she would be spinning in the arms of her "Prince Charming"—the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton. Who is Benedict Bridgerton? She’d found it easiest just to say “of course” on a regular basis in conversations with Araminta. She’d show them the nursery, and then they’d become friends, and before long they’d be as sisters.
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