An Offer From a Gentleman

Definitely some spoilers.

Well, who doesnt love a Cinderella retelling? Especially in the regency era! OK, I dont know, this is the first one in this setting that I have really read. And there is no prince, just a prince charming. OK, well he wasnt always charming, but most of the time he was alright.

Sophie, our girl here, shes interesting. She meets her prince charming, Benedict Bridgerton, who has the most horrible name! I will refer to him as Number 2. They meet at his mothers masked ball. She has 2 hours to have fun, and then she must gtfo! Ya know, because the stepmom and sisters are there and midnight is the unmasking. Anyways, she makes an escape, but she leaves behind a glove that has her grandmothers initials on them, and, a family crest. Should make finding her real easy right? Guess not.

She got leaved the evil step moms house, and she forges her own way. She works hard, puts up with some trash, and oh my, is she rescued by her prince charming again? Why, yes! Then he insists on taking her with him, and he will find her a position in his mothers house. Well... I think you can assume the rest of the story from here. Maybe not.

Mother Bridgerton happens to live next door to.... The evil step mom! Yay! It does take some time before anyone sees Sophie, so she doesnt make her escape right away. And when she does, she runs into her step mom who accuses her of theft, and has Sophie thrown in jail! Or a dungeon jail thing that they had back in the day. Whatever. And, bum bum bum!!! Who comes to her rescue! You guessed it! Number 2, his mother, and one of her step sisters. OK, now you can guess the rest of the story.