Since Edmund died at the young age of 38, Anthony decided that he would probably not live past 38, either. When he left, he decided he could never be better than his father, even in longevity. He went to his parents’ room where a very pregnant Violet was sitting next to his father’s body.Īfter putting his mother to bed, Anthony sat with his father all night. Anthony was in denial, but when he saw the servants’ faces, he realized it was true.

He came home & found Daphne, ten years old, crying, and she told him Papa was dead from a bee sting. When Edmund died, Anthony was 18, and had just returned from a ride with Benedict. Though Edmund loved all his children equally, Anthony had a special bond with his dad, since he was the eldest, and looked up to him. And when Anthony’s lips touch hers, she’s suddenly afraid she might not be able to resist the reprehensible rake herself… Plot Īnthony Bridgerton is born to Lord and Lady Bridgerton who, unlike other ton families, are a loving couple and hands-on when raising their children. Kate is determined to protect her sister - but she fears her own heart is vulnerable. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate is the woman haunting his increasingly erotic dreams…Ĭontrary to popular belief, Kate is quite sure that reformed rakes do not make the best husbands - and Anthony Bridgerton is the most wicked rogue of them all. Anthony Bridgerton hasn’t just decided to marry-he’s even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended’s older sister, Kate Sheffield - the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers, April 1814īut this time the gossip columnists have it wrong.

And in truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better… The book was originally published in 2000.ġ814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This Author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London’s most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. The book follows Anthony Bridgerton, the eldest Bridgerton child, in his quest for a wife. The Viscount Who Loved Me is the second novel in the Bridgerton series, by Julia Quinn.

The viscount who loved me