Cecilie Rothwell, only daughter of the Count and Countess of Rothwell, enters her first season with a purpose. With no male heir, the Rothwell name would perish—unless she weds a man willing to bear it.
Cecilie Avery and Dean Thomas have always been best friends — late nights, inside jokes, and a loyalty that’s never wavered. She used to love him once, but that was years ago. She’s over it. Totally. But when Dean’s single again, old feelings resurface between sketchbooks, soft smiles, and “just friends” excuses. It’s not love… probably.
Imogen Bridgerton is the youngest of the Bridgerton sisters, born after her father’s death and raised in a household where love often comes in the form of fierce protection. Having never known Edmund Bridgerton, she grows up seeing Anthony as her primary father figure, a role he embraces fully—especially when it comes to shielding her from the harsher sides of the ton. Gentle, shy, and deeply kind, Imogen has always been the family’s “baby,” closest to Hyacinth and her dear friend Felicity Featherington.