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Prologue
Cinderella was my favorite Disney princess before Rapunzel. This book was made for me.
and then a longish piece on the upcoming Bridgerton masquerade.”
Call me Spongebob because I’m ready
Just once, she’d like to be the one stepping into the coach and attending the ball.
Ella from Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella is one of my dream roles. YELLING.
“Too tight.” Sophie adjusted a few pins. “What about that?” “Too loose.”
NICE GOOD GOOD NICE
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. Sophie felt like a princess just touching it.
IT’S POSSIBLEEEEEEE FOR THE WORLD IS FULL OF ZANIES AND FOOLS
I told her you were Number Two—”
He has a name! My husband!
She shimmered. She glowed.
I was enchanted to meet you…, This book is also for the Speak Now girlies (ME)
She was utterly radiant, and Benedict suddenly realized that it was because she looked so damned happy. Happy to be where she was, happy to be who she was.
Crazy reading this after the sneak peak that dropped today
And Benedict had to know her.
WHEN’S IT MY TURN
She took a step forward, and he knew his life had been changed forever. Sophie hadn’t seen him when she’d first walked into the room, but she’d felt magic in the air, and when he’d appeared before her, like some charming prince from a children’s tale, she somehow knew that he was the reason she’d stolen into the ball.
A CHARMING PRINCE AS CHARMING AS A PRINCE WILL EVER BE
He was tall, and what she could see of his face was very handsome,
HE WAS LIKE A THING DIVINE AND ALL THE LADIES TURNED THEIR HEADS AND NATURALLY I TURNED MINE
But before she could respond, an accusing voice from down the hall suddenly called out, “There you are!”
BOOOOO COLIN
“So then,” Colin said to Sophie with a grand flourish of his arm, “will you take pity on my poor, long-suffering mother and chase my dear brother up the aisle?”
Yes
“I suppose I might be induced to tell you that my favorite color is green,
She is so me
“Listen harder,” he whispered, his lips drawing closer to her ear. “One, two, three; one, two, three.”
I have found an angel with the dust of the stars in her eyes
He smiled, a crooked, boyish sort of a smile that sent her stomach into flips and melted her heart.
GOD
“I want—” His voice dropped to a whisper, and his eyes looked vaguely surprised, as if he couldn’t quite believe the truth of his own words. “I want your future. I want every little piece of you.”
Bring back yearning
And she was gone.
I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
And I can assure you that the three-to-one odds don’t frighten me.”
Nodding
He’d once met someone … The lady in silver.
AHHHHHHHHHH
He shrugged the shirt off, letting it land on the floor in a messy heap. “Never sleep with clothes.”
What.
And he definitely was stuck there. Just the thought of getting up made him dizzy.
Hes so pathetic i love it
“Next time I see Cavender,” he growled, “I’m going to beat him to a bloody pulp.”
Hhhhhhhhh
“Oh, only you.” He grinned. “I shall have to make sure you take me up on my offer to find you employment with my mother. You do bring out the best in me, Miss Sophie Beckett.” “This is the best?” she asked with obvious disbelief. “I’m afraid so.”
Kicking my feet
What happened next was surely not Sophie’s fault. She was, she was convinced, temporarily and fleetingly possessed by a demon. Because she absolutely did not recognize the hand that shot out to the small table next to her and picked up a stump of a candle. True, the hand appeared to be connected quite firmly to her arm, but it didn’t look the least bit familiar as it drew back and hurled the stump across the room. Straight at Benedict Bridgerton’s head. Sophie didn’t even wait to see if her aim had been true. But as she stalked out the door, she heard Benedict explode with laughter. Then she
...more
CRAZY
and to thank him with deeds for
AND YOUR WORDS
“And do you long for romance?” Her blush was instantaneous. “That’s a rather personal question, don’t you think?”
Me exclusively reading romance books
A hour’s worth of Byron’s romantic drivel would probably send him quite over the edge.
Their classmates at Cambridge preferred Benedict’s poetry!!
And from there it was straight to the lake. To the very cold lake. To take a very cold swim.
OH MY GOD
And she saw a man. A naked man. A naked … Benedict?
KRJDXCWOKXWK
hell, the very reason he’d been born.
MEN USED TO YEARN
His life was about to change.
Im gonna scream
“Be mine,” he said, his voice thick and urgent. “Be mine right now. Be mine forever. I’ll give you anything you want. All I want in return is you.”
I'd fold
“I’m quaking in my boots,” he deadpanned.
Bitch
and Lady Bridgerton was taking a nap. Sophie
Queen
Benedict took her hand and raised it to his lips. “I wish you would share your secrets with me.”
Oh my god
“I didn’t say that!” He grabbed her hand and pulled her body against his, so she could see for herself just how hard he was.
HELLO?
“I burn for you,” he said, his lips touching her ear.
Again?
“Wouldn’t want you to hurt yourself,” he said, stepping aside to allow her through the doorway. But as she brushed past him, he leaned forward, whispering, “Coward.”
I’d throw a punch
It was strange, to find a woman who could make him happy just with her mere presence. He didn’t even have to see her, or hear her voice, or even smell her scent. He just had to know that she was there. If that wasn’t love, he didn’t know what was.
Dawg.
“Art,” Sophie interrupted in a sharp voice, a little irritated that Benedict’s own family didn’t see his individuality and strengths.
To be loved is to be known
“Wales.” “Wales? Why?” Colin shrugged. “I felt like it. Never been there before.”
This bitch
“The point is,” Colin said forcefully, “that I have known her forever, and I can assure you I am not likely to fall in love with her.”
You sure?
Anthony turned to Benedict and said, “They’ll be married within a year. Mark my words.”
Hehe
“At any rate,” Colin was still grumbling, “I am not going to marry soon, and I am certainly not going to marry Penelope Featherington!” “Oh!” It was a feminine “oh,” and without looking up, Benedict somehow knew that he was about to experience one of life’s most awkward moments. Heart filled with dread, he lifted his head and turned toward the front door. There, framed perfectly in the open doorway, was Penelope Featherington, her lips parted with shock, her eyes filled with heartbreak.
WALK HIM LIKE DOG
“Oh, and you have never inadvertently hurt a woman’s feelings before?” Colin’s voice was defensive, just defensive enough so that Benedict knew he felt like an utter heel inside.
Bitch
Would anyone cry for him more than a decade after he died? It was a humbling thing to be in the presence of true love, and Benedict suddenly felt so damned jealous—of his own parents.
Oh my god
“I always wish your father were here.” She closed her eyes for a brief moment. “Always.”
<3
—I am of the opinion that the reason we are not allowed access is that if we were, we would trounce you men in all subjects!”
Why yes
She was the woman in silver, the woman from the masquerade ball. It suddenly made sense.
FINALLY
