When notorious rake Anthony Bridgerton announces that he has chosen a prospective bride, he faces unexpected opposition when his intended's meddlesome sister Kate decides to protect her innocent sister from the wicked aristocrat.

Secretly in love with Francesca Bridgerton, who thinks of him as nothing other than her dear friend and confidant, Michael Stirling, London’s most infamous rake, finally reveals his feelings during one dangerous night when she steps innocently into his arms.

Medical student and earl's son Nicholas Rokesby embarks on an unorthodox courtship to convince his next-door neighbor, financially troubled Georgiana Bridgerton, to accept his proposal to a marriage of convenience.

A widower and father Sir Phillip Crane proposes to his pen-pal, Eloise Bridgerton, believing her to be a homely spinster, so he is surprised to discover the beautiful, lively woman who appears on his doorstep.