Benedict Bridgerton, the second eldest son of a once-prominent family on the brink of collapse, is determined to restore what was lost. While his mother, Violet Bridgerton, fights to hold their world together, Benedict finds escape and purpose through his art. But everything changes when he meets Sophie Baek. Trapped under the watchful eye of her ruthless stepmother, Sophie is bound by duty, silence, and the weight of a name she cannot escape. Love was never meant to be part of her story. Yet when their paths collide, Benedict and Sophie find themselves drawn into something deeper than desire, something inevitable. Bounded by love, bounded by secrets, bounded by consequences. As their hidden romance grows and a new life begins, they are forced to choose between loyalty and freedom... until a single, devastating accident changes everything. Because some bonds can save you and others can destroy you.

Sophie Baek had spent her whole life poised between acknowledgement and silence. The illegitimate daughter of the Earl of Penwood, she was raised in his household neither as a servant nor quite as a true daughter - too cherished to be forgotten, and too inconvenient to be fully embraced without reservation. But what if her story were to unfold differently? What if Sophie's father did not die, and she herself entered society not in secret, but with the hope of a season that might truly be her own? In this alternative story, Sophie's life may take an altogether different course: instead of a furtive entrance into society, she is given the chance of a proper debut; instead of despair, hope. But if the beginning of a story is changed, does its ending change as well? And if one meeting was truly meant to be, does the path that leads to it matter at all?

What if The Earl, The Viscount and Mr Sharma never met their untimely ends? And what if they knew each other... Join us in 1815 when Miss Kate Sharma and Miss Sophia Beckett enter the Ton. Having been presented to the queen two years earlier but circumstances forced them home... Can our diamonds still shine bright when they don't want to be in the light? Will they find their love match or will scandal and other forces keep them apart? Or will it take a million dreams for the world they want to make?

{ Don't You Remember } ᰔ Benedict Bridgerton is caught in a thunderstorm, and whilst wandering wounded and unconscious on his horse, is spotted in the heavy rain passing the Gunningworth farm. Sophie and her father take him in, and when he wakes from his fever, Benedict has no recollection of who he is. So whilst the Gunningworths try to find out where this wanderer has come from, he insists on working around their farm (though he definitely needs to learn a thing or two about farming). Sophie isn't too good at not falling for Ben's charm, and struggles herself to remember where it is that they have met before. ᰔ ❖ Benedict Bridgerton x Sophie Beckett AU ❖ ¡Rated Mature! for explicit scenes, infrequent strong language. Appropriate for most readers 16-18+ (Cross posted from AO3)

Sophie is the daughter of a murdered crime boss, trapped in the violent world of her stepmother, Araminta, who controls the Penwood Crime Family. After a harrowing escape, Sophie encounters Benedict Bridgerton, a detective investigating the very same criminal empire, driven by a personal vendetta-the unsolved murder of his father at their hands. Though Sophie fears Benedict may be working for Araminta, his kindness and quiet determination convince her to trust him. Benedict offers her refuge in a secluded safe house, and as they grow closer, Sophie begins to share the painful truth of her past. Benedict sees an opportunity to unravel the mystery of his father's death-and perhaps bring down the Penwood family in the process. But as their bond deepens, both must face impossible choices: Can Sophie and Benedict escape the shadows of the past, or are some shadows too dark to bring into the light?

The year is 1816 and Richard Gunningworth, the Earl of Penwood has decided that at the age nearly one and twenty, it is time for his daughter to find a husband... With Violet Bridgerton as her godmother and chaperone Sophie is sure to impress. For years everyone assumed Benedict would offer for Sophie, even with Sophie's brother Charles and Anthony giving him pointed remarks he still remains unaware of his true feelings towards his best friend... For Sophie, after 4 years of waiting for her best friend, who also happens to be the man she loves, to ask for her hand... she finally agrees to venture into London and make her bow to society. Where she immensely popular and everyone wants to know Lady Sophia Gunningworth When his heart and head finally catch up all Benedict can do is wonder is hope for the hopeless... but When a disaster strikes forcing hands can these two find their happily ever after?

She is his family's governess. She carries a secret that could ruin everything. One assumption. One mistake. And a love that demands groveling before it survives. Bridgerton AU | Benedict × Sophie | Angst | Slow Burn | HEA

Touch me with slow hands... Touching you with both hands... Touching you with no hands is my favorite way of touching you.

Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas. How does one of Hollywood's most well-known and well-loved friendships fare when the parties involved start to develop romantic feelings for each other? Especially given his adamant loyalty to his family including the brother who she dated? And how does he fit into her plan of making a comeback, is he just going to hold her back? With everything thrown at them, will true love persist or will it fold under pressure? This is a complicated, roller coaster of a love story so I hope you're buckled in tight if you decide to take the ride.

{Nick Jonas & Demi Lovato} British boy American girl Two computers One world.. (2014)