The duke and duchess’s season-ending ball signals a turning point for their marriage — and ushers in changes of fortune and fate to those around them.
Amid accusations of lies and betrayal, a rift forms between the newlyweds, while a deception of another kind could besmirch the Bridgerton family name.
To fend off rumors about their garden escapade, Simon and Daphne must make a personal appeal to the queen. Marina’s wedlock scheme dismays Penelope.
Daphne receives a stunning gift from Prince Friedrich but soon courts scandal at a ball. Eloise searches for clues to Lady Whistledown’s identity.
After Daphne catches the eye of a royal suitor, she turns to Simon for relationship advice. Lady Featherington tries to browbeat Marina into marriage.
Simon’s apparent courtship of Daphne angers her brother Anthony and threatens to ruin the arrangements he made. Marina opens up to a curious Penelope.
Daphne debuts on London’s marriage market as a new gossip sheet sets high society atwitter and Simon, the eligible Duke of Hastings, returns to town.
The parish council election is imminent and tensions rise in Pagford and each side steps up their campaign.
Belle is invited to the most prestigious adult party in the country, however her client doesn’t want to join the action. So she tries to get rid of him just…
A journalist tries to blackmail Belle after he spots her with a client who turns out to be a politician. She also finds trouble in the form of Bambi, a…
Belle tries to broaden Jackie’s sexual horizons by taking her to a fetish club, with surprising results. Blocked in trying to write another book, Belle seeks support from her editor,…
The sexual attraction between Belle and Duncan heats up over a late-night chat session, while Jackie wants her sister to accept that she and Ben are now a couple, and…
Belle provides sage counsel to Ben regarding his failing relationship with Jackie, and to Bambi over her romance with her client, Byron – but she promptly ignores her own rules…
Belle’s ability to separate work from pleasure is tested when she meets an alluring and dangerous new client. Meanwhile, Poppy’s curiosity gets the better of her.