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    Colin lives in Paris. And when Penelope comes to his city on her book tour, it's the first time they've seen each other in two years.

    Penelope only has an hour or so before she has to take a train home, so they make the most of the time they have, wandering the city, catching up.

    But what starts as two friends reconnecting quickly feels like something more. Something familiar. Something irresistible.

    OR: a story of Polin in Paris, inspired by the Before Sunset movie.

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    01 Dec 2025

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    “Oh.” Eloise sat back and raised a hand to her mouth, considering. “That is a neat solution. If you two were married, then our troubles would no longer plague us.”

    “Pardon?” Penelope said, heartbeat thudding in her ears.

    “Excuse me?” Colin said at the very same moment.

    Despite knowing that this is an awful idea, Penelope agrees to a marriage of convenience. She settles into an idyllic house in the countryside to await letters from her husband travelling abroad.

    Time will tell whether the marriage proves truly convenient—or something more than any of them could have anticipated.

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    24 Nov 2025

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    Colin comes home to discover that Penelope is no longer the girl he once knew and no longer acting like the lady she was raised to be. Intrigued by her mystery and tempted by her secrets, just how far will Colin go to satisfy his curiosity?

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    23 Nov 2025

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    The course of a life can change in mere moments, as more than a few mismatched couples can attest...

    - Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers

    Penelope intervenes when a scheming young miss would have trapped Colin into marriage—by taking her place. The best that she can hope for is a marriage of avoidance, rather than outright resentment.

    Colin is rescued from entrapment and considers himself the most fortunate of men. If only he could stop malicious gossipmongers such as Lady Whistledown from speaking so unkindly about his future wife.

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    23 Nov 2025