Honor, Love, and Duty. Those words had been ingrained into Anthony's being growing up, and they were what he admired most about his father. He had aspired to be an honorable gentleman. Someone who would make his father proud. He had once aspired to find love like his parents had. But then he witnessed the most terrifying heartbreak and knew it wasn't for him. Now, to fulfill his duty and fully step into the role of Viscount Bridgerton, he must find a suitable wife-someone with admirable qualities but someone he could never fall in love with. That would have been easier if the insufferable woman who set his emotions on fire hadn't returned. ~'**'~ Priscilla had been a young woman bound by duty and honor. Priscilla's deep-seated desire for a love match, a longing that surpassed her duty and honor, was a secret she held close. But one night, she changed everything. She made a life-changing mistake, and because of it, she left everything behind. As she returns, Priscilla is about to face the harsh reality of the consequences her actions have wrought. Is she still the same woman who had been bound by duty and honor? Or is the reality that she had never known duty or honor? Would she find the love she yearned for or grow bitter with her life choices? ~'**'~ Could they find what they secretly yearn for the most in each other, or were they bound to drift past one another? Was honor and duty more potent than love? Anthony X OC

"I don't get it." He shook his head at me, his frustration clear in his eyes. "Why can't you just let yourself be happy, for once?" "What makes you think I'm not happy?" I crossed my arms over my chest, my eyes narrowing into slits as I met his gaze, refusing to back down. "Maybe the fact that you're always fighting with me?!" He gestured between us, as if this moment were all the proof he needed. "You really don't get it." I scoffed. "Don't worry when I fight with you, worry when I stop because that means there's nothing left for us to fight for." *~*~*~* Bethany Watley has never had a easy life, but she has never let it stop her from fighting for what she wants. She didn't let it stop her from getting a surgical internship at Seattle Grace Hospital and she's not planning on letting it get in the way of her becoming the best surgeon she can be. Though, even with her dreams laid out clear in her mind, she could never have expected the drama that Seattle has in store for her. [Seasons 1-6] [Book One in the Stitches duology]