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He lowered his voice. “You are the most capable and intelligent person I have yet to meet. You make all of us look like fools.”
Her mouth opened in surprise before she quickly hid her feelings again. “Even you, my lord?”
She was smiling, clearly expecting an argument, but Anthony did not want her to think he took this lightly. He needed to correct her thinking. She needed to know that his initial promises were changing. Even if she did not reciprocate, he valued their honest rapport.
“You have made me the biggest fool, I think. For I thought I could pursue this courtship without any affection or strong feelings. Yet, it is impossible for me to feel nothing when I am with you.”
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Anthony decides that Kate is the only woman fit to be Viscountess Bridgerton and catches feelings along the way. Fortunately, so does Kate.
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An Alternate Version of Events: Kate has one goal in coming to England: to get her little sister Edwina married, and not just married--illustrously and happily married. But when the Sheffields refuse to sponsor their granddaughter, Kate sees an unconventional way to give her sister the glittering season she's always dreamed of: she'll have to marry rich herself. And she doesn't require romance and fairy tales. Just someone of fortune in want of a wife.
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Anthony Bridgerton decides early on in his quest for a wife that she must be capable enough to handle the demands of managing an estate and his siblings. Kate Sharma decides immediately that he is insufferable. Anthony must do everything he can to plea his case for a loveless-if-comfortable marriage with the one woman in London who is immune to his charms.
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After dancing with Penelope at a society ball for the first time, Colin begins to see his friend in a new light.
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AU - The Sharmas arrive a week before they do in the TV series and neither Kathani nor Anthony are self-sacrificing disasters.
This author is aware the latter strains credulity, is out of character, and requires a Herculean effort to suspend disbelief. This author does not apologize.