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Romancing Mister Bridgerton: Penelope & Colin's Story

Bridgerton
Pages
468
Published
2002
Language
English

Synopsis

Penelope Featherington has been in love with Colin Bridgerton for as long as she can remember—and just as long has resigned herself to being overlooked, the perennial wallflower who watches life from the edge of the ballroom. But Penelope has a secret that would upend all of London if it were known: she is Lady Whistledown, the anonymous gossip columnist whose barbed dispatches everyone reads and no one can identify.

When Colin returns from his travels restless and dissatisfied, he finally begins to see Penelope as the clever, quick-witted woman she has always been. As their friendship deepens into something more, Penelope's double life grows harder to hide, and the discovery of her identity threatens both her heart and her freedom.

The fourth book in Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series and a fan favorite, Romancing Mister Bridgerton is a warm, funny friends-to-lovers Regency romance about being finally, truly seen.

About the author

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Julia Quinn

Julia Quinn is the pen name of Julie Pottinger, born Julie Cotler in 1970, an American writer of Regency-set historical romance. She was raised primarily in New England, took a degree in art history from Harvard, and had begun preparatory coursework for medical school when her first two novels, Splendid and Dancing at Midnight, appeared in 1995. She chose the name Quinn so that her books would shelve alongside those of Amanda Quick. Her best-known work is the Bridgerton series — eight novels pu...

Characters

Penelope FeatheringtonProtagonist

A long-overlooked wallflower who secretly writes the notorious Lady Whistledown column.

Colin BridgertonProtagonist

The charming, restless third Bridgerton brother who finally sees Penelope for who she is.

Eloise BridgertonSupporting
All characters in Romancing Mister Bridgerton: Penelope & Colin's Story

Frequently asked questions

  • Did Romancing Mister Bridgerton win any awards?

    Romancing Mister Bridgerton was a finalist for the 2003 RITA Award (the Romance Writers of America's top honor) and won All About Romance reader-voted awards for Best Couple and Best Heroine of 2002. It has remained a fan favorite, returning to bestseller lists after the Netflix Bridgerton adaptation.

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