Here's the Correct Order to Read All the Bridgerton Books
Getting impatient for Bridgerton's third season? The books might help you get through the wait.
Here's the 'correct' (i.e. chronological) order to read Julia Quinn's Bridgerton novels, with some helpful hints for those Dear Readers who have a hankering for something specific.
Book 1: The Duke and I
Daphne needs to convince society that she's marriage material. Simon, Duke of Hastings, needs to get matchmaking mamas off his back. The courtship is meant to be a sham, but we all know how that goes.
Jump to this one if: You want to revisit the love that started it all.
Book 2: The Viscount Who Loved Me
Anthony Bridgerton is looking for a perfect, proper wife. He settles on Edwina Sheffield, but her prickly, irritating sister Kate keeps drawing his attention…
Jump to this one if: You want to see a very different version of Kate and Anthony's romance.
Book 3: An Offer From A Gentleman
When gentlewoman-turned-servant Sophie Beckett meets Benedict Bridgerton, it's love at first sight. But Sophie is soon forced to run from her evil stepmother, and Benedict is left searching for the mysterious woman who stole his heart.
Jump to this one if: You love Cinderella stories.
Book 4: Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
Penelope Featherington has been in love with boy-next-door Colin Bridgerton since she was a girl. He's finally starting to notice her… but can their budding attraction survive her deepest secret?
Jump to this one if: You want to sneak a peek at Season 3's plotline.
Book 5: To Sir Phillip, With Love
It starts as a marriage of convenience: Eloise Bridgerton doesn't want to be alone, and Sir Phillip Crane needs a mother for his children. He's moody and introverted. She's sharp and energetic. But their attraction is getting the better of them…
Jump to this one if: You're tired of books where the heroes are all charming rakes.
Book 6: When He Was Wicked
Perhaps the most beloved book in the series, this novel features the recently widowed Francesca Bridgerton, who finds herself falling in love with her late husband's closest friend.
Jump to this one if: You want a refreshingly tender friends-to-lovers romance.
Book 7: It's In His Kiss
Gareth St. Clair inherits an old diary, and he's determined to solve its mysteries and save his family. But the only person he can find to translate the dusty book is brainy, mouthy Hyacinth Bridgerton.
Jump to this one if: You like some intrigue along with your romance. (Spoiler alert: JEWEL HEIST!)
Book 8: On The Way to the Wedding
Gregory Bridgerton is a romantic, and he knows that Hermione Watson is the one for him. He's so confident that it takes him quite a while to realize that her best friend Lucy is the one who keeps occupying his thoughts…
Jump to this one if: You don't want to wait another decade to find out how it all ends.