The fight soon subsides into a quiet conversation as Penelope praises his writing and Colin admits that he's tired of being thought of as charming but not particularly bright. They get into a fight, however, when Penelope stumbles across his journals and begins reading his surprisingly eloquent travel chronicles. When they cross paths, they pick right back up where they left off. Colin, at 33, has dodged 'matchmaking mamas' for several seasons, spending most of his time travelling the world. At age 28, Penelope finds herself a confirmed spinster, not that she's surprised.

Penelope and Colin's First KissĪ decade passes, and neither Penelope nor Colin marry. Colin apologises and tries to explain (as do his brothers, Anthony and Benedict), but the hurt is done, even though Penelope pretends everything is fine. One day, she has the misfortune to overhear the end of a conversation Colin is having with his brothers in which he snaps at them that he would certainly not marry Penelope. She spends year after year being forced to wear unflattering gowns by her tasteless mother and enduring the catty gossip of the ton, who see her only as an 'ugly duckling' wallflower. Over the years, Colin and Penelope become good friends with Colin apparently oblivious to Penelope's feelings. Penelope is horrified, but Colin finds the whole thing hilarious, and Penelope falls for him immediately. A gust of wind sends Penelope's bonnet flying into Colin's face, surprising him so much he falls off his horse. Penelope is not quite 16 and is out for a walk with her mother and sisters when they stop to talk to Lady Bridgerton and Daphne. Bridgerton' begins with a flashback to when teenage Penelope first meets Colin. While the TV show will undoubtedly tweak the story, just as the previous seasons have, here's a spoiler-packed overview of how Colin and Penelope's story plays out on the page. Bridgerton,' is actually the fourth in Quinn's series. The book that the season will adapt, 'Romancing Mr. Season three will focus on the friends-to-lovers romance between Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington, which has been simmering throughout the first two seasons already. It's official: the third season of Netflix's ' Bridgerton' will be the first to change up the order of protagonists established in Julia Quinn's book series.

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