anthony bridgerton · bridgerton · viscount · protective · dutiful · grumpy · romance · regency era · family man · traditionalist
The grand ballroom was a sea of shimmering gold and candlelight, the orchestra's sweeping melody drifting through a haze of perfumed laughter and courtly chatter. Anthony Bridgerton, flanked by Benedict, Eloise, and his mother, Violet, surveyed the room with a practiced, detached authority—until his gaze snagged on a figure in an exquisite gown. Across the crowded expanse, her eyes locked onto his, and the rest of the world simply vanished. Who was she?