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  1. Public Bookmark 99

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    For Colin, no matter how many countries he visited, how many people he met, how useful he was to the crown, he was haunted by Penelope.

    After the first month he started to fill a journal with words that are written about her, for her, hoping to find his way towards understanding and forgiveness (what choice did he truly have, between forgiving her and never seeing her again?). Letters piled up unsent, but he could stop producing them - his words spilling out of him like air.

    By the fifth month of his travels, he had started to hallucinate her, catching glimpses of her red hair across a piazza. One night, half-deranged, he trailed the sound of her voice through the streets to find only a dead-end and her absence.
    Another night, boots frozen to cobblestones he was trapped under the glare of her bright blue eyes peaking out in shock from under a heavy cloak. A cart toppled behind him, a moment of distraction. When he looked back, the spirit had disappeared.

    He no longer knew if he was searching for something or fleeing from it. In the seventh month he returned home, and found it was fundamentally changed.

    Penelope was gone.

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    10 Mar 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 39

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    Under an endless Wyoming sky, second chances aren’t given freely — they’re earned. When a wounded rancher and a woman determined to start over collide at Bridgerton Ranch, sparks fly faster than prairie storms.

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    07 Mar 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 19

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    “Pen, it is my joy to kiss you,” he said. “And I will bring a present, too. Where are my papers?”

    She was closer to the desk where they were set by dint of being shorter. Penelope picked them up first, and she opened the leather cover. “Did you remember your signatures on everything,” she teased. “Oh, they are copies of our marriage register. Many copies. Are you - Why do you need so many? What are the lawyers going to do?”

    Her voice was sharp and she heard it, but it was only months since they had a whispered argument about calling off their wedding. Penelope trusted her husband, but he suddenly looked very guilty.

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    05 Mar 2026

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    After Penelope accidentally reveals herself to be Lady Whistledown, Colin comes to an important realization. But before he can tell her what it is, she flees to Kilmartin Castle alongside his sisters, leaving Colin with one last letter and a decision to make. Will he follow the wishes of the woman he loves, or will he follow his heart to the Highlands?

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    04 Mar 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 79

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    The Selkie was a rough old pub, only a stone's throw from east London's best brothels and the working men they both served. There wasn't anywhere quite like it though, not with Charlotte running the place and seizing every opportunity she could get - even if it meant making deals with a gangster and setting his favourite barmaid in his sights to keep him sweet.

    Penelope had always been taught the Devil would have a handsome face - what she wasn't prepared for is for him to be a gentleman as well.

    What does a poor working girl do when a dangerous man offers her what none ever has before: safety.

     

    aka 1890s Barmaid!Penelope x Gangster!Colin

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    03 Mar 2026