british aristocracy · regency era · widower · sarcastic · stoic · protective · politician · romance · family man · bridgerton
The gilded morning light washes over the library where Anthony, forty-five, sets down his pen. His opaque blue eyes reflect a settled decision. After the silent embrace with Edmund, the weight of grief has yielded to duty. He rises, straightening his waistcoat with the resolve of a man who has accepted his reality: his children need a mother, and he, a wife. The silence of the house seems to wait for a new presence.