

Their housekeeper, Mrs Gibbons, tells Sophie about the ball and wants Sophie to go to it.Lady Bridgerton is hosting a masquerade ball (another one?), and Araminta wants to marry off her daughters to Benedict and/or Colin.The Earl dies, and pays Araminta to look after Sophie until her 20th birthday.Sophie Beckett has been adopted by the Earl of Penwood, who didn’t really care for her but he was a friend of her parents.What happened in An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgerton #3)? Here is a spoiler summary of what happened in An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgerton #3) by Julia Quinn to help refresh your memory before you read the sequel. If he offers her his heart, will he sacrifice his only chance for a fairy-tale love? He has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, but this breathtaking maid makes him weak with wanting her. Who was that extraordinary woman? Ever since that magical night, a radiant vision in silver has blinded Benedict to the attractions of any other- except, perhaps, this alluring and oddly familiar beauty dressed in housemaid's garb. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight. But now, waltzing in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. Sophie Beckett never dreamed she'd be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton's famed masquerade ball. Add it: Goodreads Goodreads Summary: Will she accept the offer before the clock strikes midnight?
