If you’re anything like us at Team Frenzy, you’ve been watching Kanthony edits on repeat and waiting for Bridgerton Season 3 with bated breath. With Part 1 premiering this week, we thought we’d celebrate the new season with a list of book recommendations based on your favourite Bridgerton couple! If you’re looking for books that’ll have you giggling and kicking your feet the way every interview with Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton does, these are the books for you!
Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
But first, read the inspiration behind Season 3 of Shondaland and Netflix’s blockbuster Bridgerton series in Romancing Mister Bridgerton! Penelope has secretly adored her best friend’s brother for what feels like forever. But when she stumbles across his deepest secret, she realizes she doesn’t know him at all. Meanwhile, Colin is tired of people thinking he’s an empty-headed charmer and he’s tired of being in Lady Whistledown’s column. When he returns from a trip abroad, he discovers that nothing is quite the same. Suddenly Penelope is haunting his dreams and he must decide whether she’s his biggest threat or his happily ever after.
If your favourite couple is Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset from
The Duke and I:
Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola
Anyone else disappointed that a certain Duchess won’t be making an appearance in season 3? Well, if you’re missing the sparkling dynamic between the OG Bridgerton couple, we have a book recommendation to tide you over. A sweet and spicy story about a rakish man and a sharp-witted woman who engage in a fake relationship to save both of their reputations, Honey & Spice is the perfect book for all the Simon-and-Daphne lovers out there.
If your favourite couple is Anthony Bridgerton
and Kate Sheffield from The Viscount Who Loved Me:
Truly, Madly, Deeply by Alexandria Bellefleur
We can’t talk about book recommendations based on your favourite Bridgerton couple without talking about the iconic enemies-to-lovers dynamic between Kate and Anthony! Can’t get enough of this much loved trope? Enter Truly, Madly, Deeply. A romance novelist and relationship-podcast host, everyone thinks Truly Livingston is an expert on happily-ever-afters. But when her parents announce they’re separating and she catches her fiancé cheating, her entire view on love is shaken to the core … until she meets her cohost, Colin McCory. Colin’s view on love just pisses Truly off, but when Colin asks Truly for a fresh start, she can’t help but wonder… is Colin truly, madly, deeply in love with her? Or is it all too good to be true?
If your favourite couple is Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton from
Romancing Mister Bridgerton:
Mister Hockey by Lia Riley
The stars of the new season, Penelope and Colin are a special favourite among fans, especially for those of us who are living for Penelope’s makeover and hoping to see Colin finally realize that Penelope has been beautiful all along. For our fellow Polin-ators, if you relish seeing the popular guy falling in love with the awkward wallflower, we recommend Mister Hockey, a delicious sports romance about a librarian with a secret crush on her library’s special guest, mister hockey hotshot.
If your favourite couple is Benedict Bridgerton and
Sophie Beckett from An Offer from a Gentleman:
American Royalty by Tracey Livesay
In a switch-up by Shonda Rhimes, the internet’s favourite Bridgerton brother, Benedict, had his story pushed from season 3 to season 4. And although we have yet to meet Sophie in the Netflix series, we cannot wait for the cinderella romance that will be blossoming between the two. However, if you really can’t wait until season 4 to get your gentleman-falls-in-love-with-the-charming-commoner fix, we recommend you read American Royalty, a dangerously spicy romance about a prince who falls in love with a beautiful rapper.
If your favourite couple is Francesca Bridgerton and Michael Sterling from
When He was Wicked:
How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang
While Netflix’s Francesca has been making a splash in the last month with the recent re-casting news, book Francesca has been utterly unforgettable since the moment Michael Stirling laid eyes on her. Only problem is, she’s about to get married to somebody else … and so begins their second-chance romance. If you’re looking for a second-chance story like Francesca’s that will hook you from the very beginning (like Francesca hooked Michael), we recommend How to End a Love Story, a book about two TV room writers trying to rewrite their shared past into a new ending.
Read our exclusive interview with Yulin Kuang here!
If your favourite couple is Eloise Bridgerton and Phillip Crane from
To Sir Phillip with Love:
Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey
Spunky, rebellious, and always outspoken — it’s hard to picture Eloise Bridgerton settling down to get married. That is, unless it’s a marriage of convenience with the gruff Sir Phillip. Fans of Eloise’s story and the marriage of convenience trope are sure to love Unfortunately Yours, a hilarious rom-com about a down-on-her-luck heiress who suggests a mutually beneficial marriage of convenience to a man she can’t stand… only to discover there’s a fine line between love and hate.
If your favourite couple is Hyacinth Bridgerton and Gareth St. Clair from
It’s In His Kiss:
Hex Appeal by Kate Johnson
You may have noticed that the youngest Bridgerton daughter is always curious about what is going on around her, so it’s just as well that she finds her true love, Gareth, while trying to solve a family mystery. After all, intrigue, mystery, and family secrets are a recipe that makes for an interesting love story — at least, that’s the case for Hex Appeal, a cozy and charming romance that is sure to bewitch all the mystery-lovers out there.
If your favourite couple is Gregory Bridgerton and Lucy Abernathy from
On the Way to the Wedding:
Breakaway by Grace Reilly
Last but never least, we have Gregory and his friend-turned-lover, Lucy in our list of book recommendations based on your favourite Bridgerton couple. Gregory and Lucy have a pact based on a shared goal, but soon their friendship moves beyond a mere alliance … Cooper and Penny of Breakaway also share a pact, but theirs is a more friends-with-benefits type of situation. For both couples, their relationships are simple — straightforward, even. That is, until they start to realize that their friendships could be so much more …
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