Romancing Mister Bridgerton: Penelope & Colin's Story, The Inspiration for Bridgerton Season Three

A New York Times Bestseller

The inspiration for season three of BRIDGERTON, a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn: the story of Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington in the fourth of her beloved Regency-set historical romance novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family.

COLIN AND PENELOPE’S STORY

Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend’s brother—a classic friends to lovers predicament—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, 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, a classic wallflower heroine, has secrets of her own, this elusive bachelor must decide . . . is she his biggest threat— or his promise of a happy ending?

“If you’ve never read romance novels, start here.”  - Washington Post

“Julia Quinn is truly our contemporary Jane Austen.” - Jill Barnett

“Quinn is a consummate storyteller. Her prose is spry and assured, and she excels at creating indelible characters.”  - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Simply delightful, filled with charm, humor, and wit.”  - Kirkus Reviews

“Quinn is . . . a romance master. [She] has created a family so likable and attractive, a community so vibrant and engaging, that we want to crawl into the pages and know them.”  - NPR Books