Because of Miss Bridgerton is book 1 in the regency romance series Rokesbys, a Bridgerton prequel by Julia Quinn. The Bridgertons and Rokesbys children have grown up with each other, being each other’s closest neighbours and their parents being great friends. Therefore, it was almost guaranteed that Billie Bridgerton would marry one of the Rokesby brothers at some point, but never would it be George Rokesby; they vex each other immensely, constantly jab and mock each other. So when one cat causes Billie more pain than she bargained for, they are quite literally stuck with each other. Was that the first push they needed to notice that loathing each other was a complete waste of time?