Francesca Bridgerton Stirling, Countess of Kilmartin, is devastated upon the sudden death of her young husband, John. To make matters worse, the new earl, John’s cousin and Francesca’s good friend, has fled to India to escape his grief.
Francesca has no idea Michael left the country not just to avoid dealing with grief, but to flee his feelings for her. Michael had taken one look at Francesca shortly before her wedding to his cousin and had fallen head over heels. But then both their lives had been irrevocably changed by John’s death and the grief that followed.
That was four years ago. Michael has returned to take up his responsibilities as earl, and Francesca is free to marry another. She thinks of him as nothing more than a close friend. Then one night changes everything.
Book 6 in the Bridgerton series. 368 pages.
