Weird mix of book and TV show. Eloise and Penelope wish to know more about the intimacies between men and women. Benedict uses this to take a turn at Colin and help him realize his feelings for Penelope, but Benedict learns he may have feelings for her himself.

After Penelope Featherington overhears harsh words from the person she cared for the most at her mothers ball last season. She befriends Benedict, brother of Colin and finds a new friendship she never saw coming. Characters belong to Julia Quinn

When Penelope Featherington is crowned the Emerald of the Season, the ton's gaze finally turns to what has always been overlooked. As Colin Bridgerton languishes in a bitter marriage to Marina Thompson-whose cruelty grows sharper by the day-Penelope finds herself drawn into an unexpected courtship with the most unlikely suitor of all: Anthony Bridgerton. Secrets unravel, alliances fracture, Lady Whistledown is unmasked, and love arrives not gently-but like a storm.

The story revolves around Penelope Prewett, an ambitious and independent girl with dreams of a career in magical journalism. However, her fate is tied to a magical marriage contract between her family and the influential Bridgerton family. The three Bridgerton brothers - the determined Anthony, the creative Benedict and the charismatic Colin - have different attitudes towards the situation, but each of them has feelings for Penelope that go far beyond family obligations. Amid social events, romantic intrigue and magical secrets, Penelope tries to defend her right to freedom of choice, unaware that her connection with each of the brothers awakens their internal conflicts and forces them to reconsider their own priorities. Can they find a compromise between feelings and duty, and how will their lives change when secrets from the past and present begin to unravel?

Anthony twists Penelope's fate, forcing her hand in marriage, and many other things. Dark Penthony pairing, with an eventual Happily Ever After.

Anthony, anguished over the death of a deeply loved family member, was given another chance to make things right.