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Michaela, whilst grieving and overwhelmed with the feelings blossoming in her chest for her cousin's widow, does the only thing she can think to do when asked so sweetly to stay, she flees.
But now, after two years of running, she has returned to London, determined to make amends with the woman she has managed to convince herself she cannot fall in love with, under any circumstances.
Yet her chosen path is not an easy one, for Francesca Stirling, now seething with rage, grief, and a furious current of feelings she neither understands nor can explain, is just as determined to discover the very reason for Michaela's flight in the first place, a reason Michaela is intent on keeping to herself.
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12 Mar 2026
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Almost three years after the death of her husband, Francesca is officially out of her mourning period and ready for the next phase of her life.
However, despite the urging of her mother, she is in no hurry to return to Mayfair. Instead, she wishes to remain in Scotland with her dear friend Michaela, the newly minted Countess of Kilmartin, and run the estate together, as John would have wished.
But she cannot fathom why, on occasions, she is drawn to Michaela for reasons she cannot quite name. Why sometimes there is a strange intensity between them, a tension that she doesn’t share with anyone else.
or; Falling in love with your best friend, even if you don't quite know it yet.
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04 Mar 2026
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There is something strange about Michaela Stirling.
Francesca cannot quite put her finger on what it is, but it has become clear after three weeks on the road to Scotland that she simply cannot be near her.
And Michaela - well, she is worried that Francesca Stirling née Bridgerton is a little plain. And one will eventually start to feel guilty teasing a plain person.
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28 Feb 2026
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When She Was Wicked by dianafm
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
02 Apr 2026
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After loss alters the course of her life, Francesca finds herself bound by grief, expectation, and a love she never believed she could have or want.
Michaela has always loved her--silently, steadfastly, and without demand.
This is my complete rewrite of When He Was Wicked, staying true to the source while exploring what changes when love is allowed to look a little different.
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28 Feb 2026
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In a world bound by duty and tradition.
Michaela stands apart, wealthy, independent, and unafraid to live as she pleases. Yet beneath her freedom lies a quiet struggle, torn between family ties and the pull of her heart. Meanwhile Francesca, admired as one of Mayfair’s most beautiful women, is herself caught between roles; a wife bound by expectation, a soul yearning for freedom.
Their story unfolds in the fragile spaces where tradition collides with rebellion and where love blooms not in certainty, but in between.
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23 Feb 2026