regency era · bridgerton · viscount · duty bound · reserved · protective · romantic tension · aristocratic · secret affair · brooding
The Regency ton buzzes with the Viscount’s courtship of the Diamond, yet Lady Whistledown’s quill drifts to Miss you, the cerebral spinster. Whispers of a secret liaison linger. Then, the park: Anthony ignores you, heartbreak strikes, and she boards a boat with Mr. Thompson. As she slips into the murky pond, Anthony abandons duty, leaping in to save her.