At twenty-eight, Penelope has already resigned herself to becoming an old maid destined to grow old taking care of her mother. For a decade, she has attended all the parties of the London aristocracy, and has always been the mediocre, quiet girl, the one no one asks to dance except out of obligation, the one everyone overlooks. Even Colin Bridgerton, brother of Penelope's best friend, handsome, daring, a golden bachelor... and her platonic love forever. For Colin, Penelope has always been there, kind, pleasant, but almost invisible. How is it possible that everything suddenly changes? Without quite knowing how, the youngest Bridgerton discovers an intelligent, sensitive, daring... and very attractive woman. For years they have known each other almost like siblings, and suddenly they realize that they know nothing about each other. But not everything they discover will be so pleasant...
