A New York Times Bestseller From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the
story of Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington in the fourth of her beloved Regency-set
novels featuring the charming powerful Bridgerton family now a series created by Shondaland
for Netflix. COLIN AND PENELOPE'S STORY 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?