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   The Difference a Wife Makes by Rachel0190

   Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn  

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   09 Nov 2024

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Anthony Bridgerton/Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma
   • Simon Basset/Daphne Bridgerton
   • Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington
   • Francesca Bridgerton/John Stirling I
   • Sophie Beckett/Benedict Bridgerton
   • Eloise Bridgerton/Phillip Crane
   • Hyacinth Bridgerton/Gareth St. Clair
   • Anthony Bridgerton
   • Benedict Bridgerton
   • Colin Bridgerton
   • Daphne Bridgerton
   • Eloise Bridgerton
   • Francesca Bridgerton
   • Gregory Bridgerton
   • Hyacinth Bridgerton
   • Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma
   • Simon Basset
   • Penelope Featherington
   • Edwina Sheffield | Edwina Sharma
   • Sophie Beckett
   • John Stirling I
   • Phillip Crane
   • Michael Stirling
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • On Hiatus

   Summary

   Following the death of both parents, Lord Anthony Bridgerton must take a wife to help him raise his siblings.

   The difference made to one family and their friends following the marriage of one man and one woman in 1807.

   OR

   Anthony marries Kate in 1807 and together they raise the rest of the Bridgerton siblings and the ways this changes things.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   122,798

   Chapters:

   32/32

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   Bookmarked by Hannah253

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