Gert͡sog i i͡aGert͡sog i i͡a

Krasivyĭ, kak antichnyĭ bog, i basnoslovno bogatyĭ Saĭmon Basset, gert͡sog Gastings, byl vozhdelennoĭ dobycheĭ dli͡a vsekh nezamuzhnikh aristokratok Londona – no ne imel ni maleĭshego zhelanii͡a proshchat'si͡a s radosti͡ami kholosti͡at͡skoĭ zhizni. Prelestnai͡a Dafna Bridzherton otlichno ponimala: chtoby sdelat' vygodnui͡u partii͡u, neobkhodimo obzavestis' – pust' dazhe tol'ko dli͡a vida – blesti͡ashchim poklonnikom. Tak poi͡avli͡aetsi͡a v svete ėta parochka. Odnako lukavai͡a sud'ba smeetsi͡a nad ikh khitrost'i͡u – i ochen' skoro "boevoĭ soi͡uz" Saĭmona i Dafny prevrashchaetsi͡a v podlinnui͡u, zhguchui͡u strast', a staratel'no razygryvaemai͡a imi li͡ubov' vnezapno okazyvaetsi͡a li͡ubov'i͡u istinnoĭ…
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 the know the truth--it's all an elaborate ruse 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 ...