Quinn, Julia: Bridgerton, The duke & II veldig god stand. Pocket. By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister, the lovely and almost on the shelf Daphne Bridgerton. But the two of them know the truth it's all an elaborate plan to keep Simon free from marriage minded society mothers. And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable . . . Their ruse works like a charm at first. But