In this week's episode of First Dates & Soulmates, Meg and Nikki are diving into the Bridgerton universe. Written by Julia Quinn and brought to T.V. by Shonda Rhimes, The Bridgerton series is an epic Regency romance tale, set throughout eight novels. In this episode, you can expect:

* Meg and Nikki's experience with Bridgerton and why they love Regency romance

* How the show differs from the books, as well as what they liked and didn't like

* The differentiation between the Regency time period and other historical time periods in terms of the number of books sold

* Who are the readers of Regency romance and historical romance?

* Traditional publishing versus self-publishing in the romance book genre

* Modernizing regency romance novels (as well as how Shonda modernized the T.V. series)

Come back on June 26th, 2024 for Meg and Nikki's reactions to the Bridgerton series after the premiere of the second half of Season 3!

AJ Willingham’s Article for CNN Style: “Why Regency Romance Still Reigns, 200 Years after Jane Austen”Kelly Faircloth’s article for Jezebel: “The Regency Romance: How Jane Austen (kinda) Created a New Subgenre”

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