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It's in His Kiss

  • 2005 first published
  • 368 pages
  • ★ 3.9 (11 ratings)
  • 17 editions

Published in 2005, It's in His Kiss is a historical romance and Regency romance novel by Julia Quinn. Much of the action takes place in England. It features Hyacinth Bridgerton and Gareth St. Clair. It deals with man-woman relationships, diaries, translators and journaux intimes.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, and 283 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 17 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Mass Market Monthly bestseller list in 2021.

At about 368 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About It's in His Kiss

Meet Our Hero ...Gareth St. Clair is in a bind. His father, who detests him, is determined to beggar the St. Clair estates and ruin his inheritance. Gareth's sole bequest is an old family diary, which may or may not contain the secrets of his past .. and the key to his future. The problem is — it's written in Italian, of which Gareth speaks not a word.Meet Our Heroine ...All the ton agreed: there was no one quite like Hyacinth Bridgerton. She's fiendishly smart, devilishly outspoken, and according to Gareth, probably best in small doses. But there's something about her — something charming and vexing — that grabs him and won't quite let go ...Meet Poor Mr. Mozart ...Or don't. But rest assured, he's spinning in his grave when Gareth and Hyacinth cross paths at the annual — and annually discordant — Smythe-Smith musicale. To Hyacinth, Gareth's every word seems a dare, and she offers to translate his diary, even though her Italian is slightly less than perfect. But as they delve into the mysterious text, they discover that the answers they seek lie not in the diary, but in each other ... and that there is nothing as simple — or as complicated — as a single, perfect kiss.
Description from Open Library

Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Mass Market Monthly, 2021

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • Hyacinth Bridgerton
  • Gareth St. Clair

Subjects

  • Historical Romance
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Diaries
  • Translators
  • Journaux intimes
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Relations entre hommes et femmes
  • Regency & georgian historical romance

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote It's in His Kiss?

It's in His Kiss was written by Julia Quinn and first published in 2005.

What genre is It's in His Kiss?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Regency Romance.

How long is It's in His Kiss?

The median edition has 368 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to It's in His Kiss?

Readers who like it often enjoy Tempt Me at Twilight, April Lady and Love Only Once.

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