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  1. Rec 92

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    When the truth about Lady Whistledown shatters her engagement to Colin Bridgerton, Penelope Featherington does not fight for what is already lost. Instead, she flees London with a secret of her own…a child she refuses to let the world destroy.

    Years later, she is Penelope Fife, the devoted wife of Lord Fife and mother to three children, including bright, beautiful Agatha. The daughter born of a love that died before it could ever truly live. Against every whisper, every scandal, Fife stands by her side, raising Agatha as his own.

    Their life in the country is peaceful, even joyful, proof that love can bloom again from ruin. But peace is rarely permanent in the world of the ton. When the Bridgertons cross paths with the Fifes once more, old wounds reopen. Colin must face the consequences of his choices, Violet senses an unspoken truth in the child who calls another man “Papa,” and Eloise grapples with the loss of her oldest friend.

    “She may be your blood, Mr. Bridgerton,” Fife says quietly, “but she is my daughter.”

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    18 Oct 2025

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    At the first Ball of the season Lord Fife bumps into Miss Penelope Featherington but rather than stutter and apologise she gives him the perfect set-down. Intrigued by this new version of the wallflower, Fife can't help but seek out her company. But what are his intentions and what will happen when Colin Brdigerton comes back from his travels?

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    14 Oct 2025

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    12 Oct 2025

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    He really should leave her to it. He was exhausted, more than a little drunk, and Penelope was managing just fine—better than fine, really…But something kept his eyes fixed on her.
    He felt… protective. Watching her mother treat her that way had stirred something in him—a sense of kinship. Easing her burden, even just for a while, felt… satisfying. Like something worth doing.

    Or: Season 1, if Simon had met Penelope first at Lady Danbury’s ball.

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    12 Oct 2025

  5. Rec 56

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    At Twenty-Six years old, Penelope is trying to come to terms with the fact that she must proclaim herself a spinster to the Ton. Out of kindness, Violet Bridgerton, invites Pen to stay with them for a week at Aubury Hall before the season ends, to which she agrees, pleased to spend time with her favourite people.
    Shortly after her arrival, the youngest Bridgerton boy walks through the door, looking like a man, not the little boy she remembers saying farewell to late last year. This Gregory is tall, handsome, still kind and smiles brightly, but now talks of poetry, and a special woman who does not share his affections.
    While staying at Aubury Hall, Penelope wars with the looming future her mother has set, and the strange and uncommon feels she has towards Gregory Bridgerton.

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    06 Oct 2025