𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 | b. bridgerton

josephine howard, duchess of norfolk, was destined for greatness. that was what she had been told from a young age. that was what she had been assured through her birthright. and precisely why she thought it unnecessary to partake in london's social season.

in the shadow of her late mother and recently deceased fiance, jo reluctantly returns to england from madrid for the first time since she was an infant, with the hope of finding a husband worthy enough of joining the illustrious house of howard.

she knew her family, her lineage and society expected more than a second son of some minor noble family. so why could jo not stay away from benedict bridgerton?

but indeed, how precarious the 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 prove themselves to be.

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