by Julia Quinn
First published 2005
Gareth St. Clair is desperate to decipher his late father's Italian diary, the only inheritance he received. Enter Hyacinth Bridgerton, a brilliant polymath who offers to translate the text. As they dive into the mystery, they realize the answers they seek lie not in the diary, but in the growing sparks between them. Can this unlikely pair overcome their differences and family drama to find a perfect, forbidden romance?
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, mystery, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: England
384 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Avon