The Viscount Who Loved Me is a historical romance novel written by Julia Quinn and is the first in her Bridgerton Series. The series follows the romantic journey of eight siblings and how they handle British society. The series has reached both The New York Times bestseller list and the Sunday Times Bestseller list.
The book follows the eldest of the family, Anthony Bridgeton, as he decides to pursue a marriage of convenience in order to secure his family line. Despite attempting to woo the diamond of the season, Miss Edwina Sheffield, his plans to marry her are thwarted by her annoying older sister, Miss Kate Sheffield. Despite their animosity, the two find themselves falling for each other. However, Anthony must overcome his own fear of falling in love, before he and Kate can be truly happy together.
The series has been adapted into a Netflix series by Shonda Rhimes under the title Bridgerton and was released in December 2020. The second series of the show is set to follow Anthony’s story, and will star Jonathan Bailey as Anthony Bridgerton and Simone Ashley as Kate Sharma. The show is the highest watched series on Netflix, reaching 82 million households across the world.
