Quinn's clever dialogue makes the characters sparkle, and Andrew's passion for engineering especially educates and entertains. Charming discussions of geography, equal education for men and women, and family dynamics create a deep connection between the pair that sustains them through the voyage to Lisbon and during their separation afterward. Although he cannot let Poppy roam the ship or reveal his true identity to her, he does his best to make her comfortable. Andrew Rokesby is traveling under an assumed name, under orders to get secret government documents to Lisbon as soon as possible, when Poppy, his neighbors' cousin, is deposited in his cabin. Adventurous and curious Poppy Bridgerton finds a smuggler's cave on the coast of Dorset and is taken captive by the privateers who claim it. Quinn's superlative third prequel to her Bridgerton Regency series (after The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband) introduces one of her most delightful couples yet. But when Andrew’s secret is revealed, will his declaration of love be enough to capture her heart…? On the high seas, their war of words soon gives way to an intoxicating passion. When Andrew learns that she is a Bridgerton, he knows he will likely have to wed her to avert a scandal-though Poppy has no idea that he is the son of an earl and neighbor to her aristocratic cousins in Kent. But no, she is very real-and his duty to the Crown means he's stuck with her.Ĭan two wrongs make the most perfect right? Surely, his imagination is getting the better of him. Setting sail on a time-sensitive voyage to Portugal, he’s stunned to find a woman waiting for him in his cabin. Known to society as a rascal and reckless privateer, Captain Andrew James Rokesby actually transports essential goods and documents for the British government. But her delight turns to dismay when two pirates kidnap her and take her aboard a ship, leaving her bound and gagged on the captain’s bed… While visiting a friend on the Dorset coast, Poppy is pleasantly surprised to discover a smugglers’ hideaway tucked inside a cave.

Sadly, none of the fools from her London season qualify.

from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinnįiercely independent and adventurous, Poppy Bridgerton will only wed a suitor whose keen intellect and interests match her own. In the third of the Bridgerton Prequel series, we go back to where it all began.

There were Bridgertons before the eight alphabetically named siblings.

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