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by Julia Quinn · 2000

Book 1 of Bridgerton

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Historical Romance
Man-woman relationship
Marriage
The Bridgertons series
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How The Duke and I came to be

Lady Whistledown's gossip sheet came about by chance, while Quinn was writing the book's first scene. Source: juliaquinn.com, checked November 6, 2026. came about almost by accident. I was writing the opening scene
She needed a way to give the reader a good deal of background at the start. Source: juliaquinn.com, checked November 6, 2026. I needed to impart quite a bit of expository information
Her answer was to set it all out in a gossip column. Source: juliaquinn.com, checked November 6, 2026. I came up with the idea of putting it all down in a gossip column

About Julia Quinn

Early work: She decided to try writing a romance novel while preparing to apply to medical school. Source: juliaquinn.com, checked November 6, 2026. It was a romance. ... I could write one of those
Early work: Two publishers bid against each other for her first two books. Source: juliaquinn.com, checked November 6, 2026. her first two books were the subject of a fierce bidding war
Other work: She spent a short time in medical school, then chose writing as her career. Source: juliaquinn.com, checked November 6, 2026. She briefly attended medical school before deciding to make writing her full-time career.

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