"𝐸𝒶𝓇𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓇𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝒸𝒶𝓁𝓁 𝓂𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓈." When treason threatens her father's legacy, 𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐀 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐔𝐒 is thrust into a fate she never expected-betrothed to 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐀 as the price for peace. Raised in comfort and love, she now faces a world of power struggles, political unrest, and a husband as sharp-tempered as he is burdened by his reign. As she navigates her new role, Aurelia glimpses the man beneath the emperor, one she might come to understand-perhaps even love. But in Rome, love is dangerous, and loyalty is never simple. 𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐀 𝐗 𝐎𝐂 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐃 || 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐀 - 𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑 𝟐 #1 in #joequinn | 2/8/25 #1 in #emperorgeta | 2/10/25 #1 in #geta | 2/10/25 #1 in #josephquinn | 3/26/25 #1 in #gladiator | 8/23/25 #1 in #rome | 11/22/25

𝓔𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓭 has spent years perfecting one thing: despising 𝓑𝓮𝓷𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓬𝓽 𝓑𝓻𝓲𝓭𝓰𝓮𝓻𝓽𝓸𝓷. "𝓘 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓸𝓾𝓽𝓻𝓾𝓷 𝓱𝓲𝓶." "𝓘 𝓷𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓸𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓭 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓱𝓮𝓻." Ten years away gave her plenty of time to refine the art-hatred is, after all, much easier to maintain long-distance. But when the scandal that drove her family from London forces her back into society, Ellery discovers two rather inconvenient truths: Benedict Bridgerton has grown impossibly charming- and hatred is much harder to maintain face-to-face. One accidental scandal, one very public misunderstanding, and one entirely unplanned engagement later... Ellery finds herself entangled in a life she never wanted- and a man she can no longer pretend to hate. From Ellery's perspective, hatred is the safest mask she has left. But masks crack. And when hers does, Benedict is there to catch her-whether she wants to be caught or not. BENEDICT BRIDGERTON X OC (ELLERY MONTFORD) Started: 12/2/25 Completed: RANKINGS: #1 in #lukethompson | 12/3/25 #1 in #lukenewton | 12/3/25