TY - BOOK AU - Quinn, Julia, TI - Romancing Mister Bridgerton T2 - Bridgerton SN - 9780063141247 AV - PS3617.U57 R66 2021 U1 - FICTION ROMANCE QUINN PY - 2021///] CY - New York, NY : PB - Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Inc KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Fiction KW - Nobility KW - England KW - Gossip columnists KW - Manners and customs KW - fast KW - Historical fiction KW - Romance fiction N1 - Includes 2nd epilogue originally published as an e-book in 2007 (pages [433]-466); "Originally published as Romancing Mister Bridgerton in 2002 by Avon Books" -- Title page verso; "Inspiration for the Netflix original series Bridgerton" -- Cover; "Penelope & Colin's story" -- Cover; Series numeration from Goodreads.com N2 - 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, and he's 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? -- ER -