Joyce Herbert and Prince Henry Tudor, Duke of York (known to his friends and family as Harry) had grown up together and became lovers as they grew older. It was nothing serious, no fervent declaration of love and eternal devotion, they merely bedded each other nightly when Harry and Joyce wanted to. It was perfect and easy. Until Princess Catherine of Aragon sailed from Spain to England to wed Prince Arthur, Harry's older brother, complicating everything.

"You stayed, you always chose to stay." // "I'll stay as long as you'll have me." She was a runaway, wanted by the Fire Nation. He was a disgrace, outcasted by his homeland. He was willing to stop at nothing to regain his honour, she was willing to wait for it. (re-edited in 2020, 2022) zuko/oc cover art made by me

"...He resisted the urge to laugh bitterly. As if there was anything left to fix. The damage was done. His name had been dragged through society's cruel, whispering halls, and Elizabeth Kensington had delivered the final blow with a smile on her lips. He hated her..." "...And the worst part? He knew-knew-that the next time he saw her, she'd be smirking, triumphant, utterly insufferable. And he would hate her all over again." ~*~*~* In the dazzling world of modern aristocracy, where wealth and legacy reign supreme, Elizabeth Kensington and Anthony Bridgerton have nothing in common-except for the ironclad contract binding them in marriage. A decision made long ago by Anthony's late father now forces them into a union neither of them wants. But this isn't just an inconvenient arrangement-it's a war. Once childhood acquaintances turned bitter rivals, Anthony and Elizabeth have spent years avoiding each other, their animosity fueled by a long-standing misunderstanding neither dares to confront. But with their families watching and high society waiting for a scandal, they must play their parts to perfection-even as their shared resentment ignites into something far more dangerous. As passion and power collide, Anthony and Elizabeth will be forced to choose-fight against each other or stand together before the truth destroys them both. Enemies by circumstance. Lovers by fate. Bound by a past neither of them understands. Will they survive the fire, or will their love be A Striking Blow?

‿̩͙⊱༒︎ 𝔐𝔞𝔯𝔯𝔦𝔞𝔤𝔢 𝔖𝔢𝔞𝔰𝔬𝔫 ༒︎⊰‿̩͙ Marriage season had scarcely begun when Anthony Bridgerton-never a man of restraint-decided to detonate the evening. "You should marry Daphne." Cassius Sinclair starred. "I beg your pardon?" "She's of age. You remain unmarried. It would be the sensible match." "Absolutely not." Cassius laughed once, sharp and incredulous. "You know I've had my eye on Eloise for some time now." Silence. "I know," Anthony said calmly. "And yet you persist," Cassius replied dryly. Anthony met his gaze. "Precisely." "NO!" This, at least, Anthony seemed to understand. ｡ ₊°༺❤︎༻°₊ ｡ Cassius is everything society adores-a polished duke, a bachelor, devastatingly charming, impeccably composed. Only those closest to him know the truth, the chaos he hides beneath the civility. London expects Cassius to choose a bride. Preferably sensible. Preferably obedient. Unfortunately, he's in love with Eloise Bridgerton- the one woman who refuses to be either. He is charm wrapped in danger. She is defiance dressed as wit. As marriage season closes in and rules tighten, one question threatens to ruin everything: What happens when desire refuses to behave?

benedict bridgerton has been looking for a new muse, where better to look than the delicate fingers of the new harpist who he keeps seeing around town? if he is apollo, then maybe this time he will catch this falling icarus | benedict bridgerton x male! oc | | bridgerton season 1 onwards |

Miss Juliette Calloway has spent two-and-twenty years as a ghost in her own home. Sheltered by a grieving father and silenced by a world that has no patience for her stutter, she arrives in London not to find a husband, but to ensure her younger sister's success in the marriage market. Juliette knows her place: in the shadows, behind the pillars, and far from the judgmental whispers of the Ton. Colin Bridgerton has returned from his travels with a heavy heart and a weary soul. After watching the girl he took for granted find a legendary love with another, he has convinced himself that romance is a beautiful lie-one that was never going to happen to him. He is ready to be the bachelor the world expects, closed off to the possibility of a "happily ever after." But when he finds a quiet girl hiding in the corner of a loud ballroom, the world stops spinning.

The 1814 season ended in ruins for Miss Penelope Featherington. Within the span of a single night, she lost her best friend to a devastating secret and overheard the man she loved crush her heart with a careless remark. Fleeing into the shadows of the garden, she expected to find only tears. Instead, she found him. Nathaniel Hawthorne, the elusive heir to a northern dukedom, has no taste for the glittering insincerity of London. He prefers the rugged moors of Chester and the truth of classical poetry. But in the dark of a Mayfair garden, he is captivated by a weeping wallflower with a razor-sharp wit-a woman who sees the world as clearly as he does. After a year of secret letters, they reunite in 1815. Penelope is desperate to escape her mother's house, and Nathaniel is desperate to escape the marriage-minded mamas of the Ton. The solution is simple: a fake courtship. He will provide the social status to bring her suitors, and she will provide the shield to keep him solitary. But as the game begins, the lines between pretense and passion blur.

"What of our families? What will they think?" "Let us not live for them, let us live for us and our eternal love." A century-long feud and a forbidden romance. In which a Sutherland falls for a Bridgerton, and despite the cutthroat rivalry between their families, they begin a forbidden and secret romance. BRIDGERTON FANFICTION colin bridgerton x fem!oc [COMPLETE] loosely based on Ovid's poem 'Pyramus and Thisbe' from the mythical epic 'Metamorphoses'

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-𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒 ᵉᵈʷⁱⁿᵃ ˢʰᵃʳᵐᵃ '𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙙.' -How the Viscounts brother becomes a greater comfort to the Viscountess to be. (...bridgerton s2) (...edwinaxmale!oc)