This is fantastic news!
The novel will be based on Rhimes’ spinoff original series that will chronicle the rise of Queen Charlotte.
Author Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes are teaming for a Bridgerton prequel novel.
Avon Books, an imprint of the William Morrow Group at HarperCollins, has acquired North American rights to a collaborative novel written by Bridgerton author Quinn and Rhimes, who executive produces the Netflix original series, it was announced Thursday.
The novel will be based on Rhimes’ upcoming spinoff series that will chronicle the rise of Queen Charlotte and detail “how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton.”