Everyone knows that Colin Bridgerton is the most charming man in London . . . Penelope
Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for . . . well it feels like
forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar she thinks she knows
everything about him until she stumbles across his deepest secret . . . and fears she doesn't
know him at all. Colin Bridgerton is tired of being thought of as nothing but an empty-headed
charmer tired of the notorious gossip columnist Lady Whistledown who can't seem to publish an
edition without mentioning him. But when Colin returns to London from a trip abroad he
discovers nothing in his life is quite the same?especially Penelope Featherington! The girl who
was always simply there is suddenly the girl haunting his dreams. When he discovers that
Penelope has secrets of her own this elusive bachelor must decide . . . is she his biggest
threat? or his promise of a happy ending?
