escapingreality02
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Colin felt his stomach drop.
“Penelope,” he croaked out. “I was simply joking – I-I mean to say, it was nothing but gentlemen teasing each other-“
“And yet you thought it appropriate to condemn me to an unmarriageable status.” She continued harshly, mouth twisting up into a sneer. “You thought it acceptable that a man in your position, a part of the most influential family amongst the ton, should declare a young woman so unworthy of marriage that the thought itself was simply amusing. That to ensure that no bachelor would dare to be seen pursuing me and therefore sentence me to a life of a spinster. That is what you thought it fair to do.”
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Somehow, Colin has seriously, completely, messed up.His best friend, his only real friend, is furious with him and he doesn't know how to fix this. How can you undo the kind of mistake he had made? How can you redeem yourself to a woman like Penelope Featherington? How can you tell her that you might actually love her instead?
Colin had a feeling this was not going to be easy.
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19 Mar 2026
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scraped up off the pavement by missparker
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
05 Sep 2024
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After Penelope falls out with Eloise over her popular gossip blog, all the Bridgertons cut contact with her. It's the worst thing that has ever happened to her, but after a few months of wallowing, Penelope moves to Scotland and buys a book shop and gets on with her life. It turns out she can live without the Bridgertons and she's happy enough with the new life she's cobbled together. No one knows anything about her here and that's how she likes it: complete and total separation from her life back in London and her old online persona.
That is, until she spots Colin Bridgerton at the coffee shop next door.
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- Part 1 of scottish bookstore au
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17 Mar 2026
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Love Is Make-Believe by preferringsleep (mellarkey)
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
13 Mar 2026
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Penelope isn’t a high-priced escort like her friend, Genevieve. But when presented with an opportunity to earn some money just to keep a client’s friend entertained, she thought, “Why not live a little?” Genevieve promised Penelope that it was just dinner and drinks for her, no sex.
So what happens when she meets her date and discovers that he is sweet, gorgeous, and wants her for the night? How could she say no? Emboldened by this new persona of hers and his attraction to her, Penelope doesn’t want to.
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15 Mar 2026
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under the singing moon by kybridge26
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
14 Mar 2026
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After Penelope accidentally reveals herself to be Lady Whistledown, Colin comes to an important realization. But before he can tell her what it is, she flees to Kilmartin Castle alongside his sisters, leaving Colin with one last letter and a decision to make. Will he follow the wishes of the woman he loves, or will he follow his heart to the Highlands?
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15 Mar 2026
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What if the arrival of servants had not interrupted what she was about to tell Colin…?
AU following the events of Bridgerton Season 3, Episode 5, where Penelope confesses her deepest secret to Colin after giving him her heart - and her innocence. But instead of bringing them closer, her revelation shatters everything between them, leaving her heartbroken and alone.
Two years later, Penelope has rebuilt herself piece by piece, burying her pain beneath the sharp wit of Lady Whistledown. When an unexpected encounter with the notorious Lord Fife ignites a passion she never dreamed possible, she begins to explore a side of herself she long believed unworthy of love or desire.
A tale of heartbreak, healing, and the unexpected paths that lead to love.
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04 Mar 2026