Hello guys,
do you still remember The Bridgertons series by Julian Quinn?
It's been a long time I had finished read and reread the series. It's one of wonderful historical romance series ever for me. Here's the second epilogues for each book.
Here's from the official website:
ONCE UPON A TIME, A HISTORICAL ROMANCE AUTHOR CREATED A FAMILY...
But not just any family. Eight brothers and sisters, assorted in-laws, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, (not to mention an overweight corgi), plus an irrepressible matriarch who's a match for any of them... These are the Bridgertons: less a family than a force of nature. Through eight bestselling novels, readers laughed, cried, and fell in love. But they wanted more.
And so the readers asked the author...
What happened next? Does Simon ever read his father's letters? Do Francesca and Michael become parents? Who would win in a Pall Mall grudge match?
Does "The End" really have to be the end?
Now, with The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After, Julia Quinn delivers eight sexy, funny, and heartwarming "2nd epilogues," plus a bonus story about none other than the wise and witty Violet Bridgerton herself. So get to know the Bridgertons all over again—because Happily Ever After is a whole lot of fun.
Inside this Collection of Stories
Over the years I have found that the best way to keep my writing "fresh" is to change how I write (since I don't want to change what I write). The Bridgerton 2nd Epilogues provided the perfect outlet for this. The shorter format was a breath of fresh air, and I even wrote one in the first person.
I have always felt that I could not write a full-length novel about Violet and Edmund Bridgerton, despite countless request from readers. I thought (and still think) it would be too difficult, knowing that he would die so young. But I wanted to show a bit of their courtship, and the episodic nature of Violet in Bloom gave me the perfect opportunity to do this.
I almost wrote the bonus story about a Bridgerton descendent (instead of about Violet.) I must confess to a wild curiosity about what those Bridgertons were doing during World War II.
I am often asked to name my favorite of my novels. It's an impossible question; each of my books has something about it I adore. But I will confess that the 2nd Epilogue for When He Was Wicked might be my #1.
If a scene isn't working, I usually figure that out before getting too far, which is why I don't have very many deleted scenes posted on my website. “Violet in Bloom,” however, turned out to the an exception, and I wrote a fifteen-page scene that did not make it into the final book. You can read it here.
You can download the book here:
Enjoy!