has secretl y adored her best friend ’ s brother for ... w ell , it feels like fore v er After half a lifetime of w atching Colin Bridgerton from afar , she thinks she kno w s e v er y thing about him , until she stumbles across his deepest secret ... and fears she doesn ’ t kno w him at all Colin Bridgerton is tired of being thought nothing but an empt y - headed charmer , tired of the ne v erending sameness of his life , and , most of all , tired of e v er y one ’ s preoccupation w ith the notorious gossip columnist Lad y Whistledo w n , w ho can ’ t seem to publish an edition w ithout mentioning him in the first paragraph But w hen Colin returns to London from a trip abroad , he disco v ers nothing in his life is quite the same — especiall y Penelope Featherington ! The girl w ho w as al w a y s simpl y ... there is suddenl y the girl haunting his dreams But w hen he disco v ers that Penelope has secrets of her o w n , this elusi v e bachelor must decide ... is she his biggest threat — or his promise of a happ y ending ? 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 nothing but an empty-headed charmer, tired of the neverending sameness of his life, and, most of all, tired of everyone’s preoccupation with the notorious gossip columnist Lady Whistledown, who can’t seem to publish an edition without mentioning him in the first paragraph. 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. But 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? Penelope Featherington Penelope Featherington w ith e v er y thing I am , e v er y thing I ' v e been , and e v er y thing I hope to be I lo v e y ou w ith m y past , and I lo v e y ou for m y future I lo v e y ou for the children w e ' ll ha v e and for the y ears w e ' ll ha v e together I lo v e y ou for e v er y one of m y smiles and e v en more , for e v er y one of y our smiles with everything I am, everything I've been, and everything I hope to be. I love you with my past, and I love you for my future. I love you for the children we'll have and for the years we'll have together. I love you for every one of my smiles and even more, for every one of your smiles. I love you I love you On the si x th of April , in the y ear 1812 — precisel y t w o da y s before her si x teenth birthda y — Penelope Featherington On the sixth of April, in the year 1812— precisely two days before her sixteenth birthday—Penelope Featherington fell in love fell in love. m y name is Laura , and if y ou follo w me on the bird app , y ou kno w ho w much I lo v e editing This co v er is a fan - made project made purel y for fun I don ’ t o w n an y of the characters or the original w ork of Romancing Mr Bridgerton , and I don ’ t make an y mone y from this edit my name is Laura, and if you follow me on the bird app, you know how much I love editing. This cover is a fan-made project made purely for fun. I don’t own any of the characters or the original work of Romancing Mr Bridgerton, and I don’t make any money from this edit. Dearest gentle readers , Dearest gentle readers,