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    In 1813, Colin went to bed in Bridgerton House the day before Daphne's societal debut. When he awakens after what seems like a normal night’s sleep, he's in bed with Penelope, and everything seems strangely altered. When Penelope also awakens believing it to be the day of her own debut, the pair work together to figure out where-and when-they are.

    This work is part of the Falling Again series but does NOT require the reader to have read all the previous fics to enjoy this one. If you're interested in reading a fic about pre-season 1 Polin ending up in a post-season 3 world, this fic is for you!

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    15 Feb 2026

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    "It makes perfect sense!" Penelope's eyes are bright with wine and conviction. "Think about it. We know each other. We trust each other. We both agree that virginity is some arbitrary social construct, so why are we letting it bother us? Let's just—" She makes a decisive cutting motion with her hand. "—get it over with."

    "Pen—"

    "Colin," she sighs dramatically. "We could die tomorrow. As virgins."

    "We are not going to die tomorrow."

    "We could. And it will kill us."

    "Well, we’d already be dead, so—"

    “We could die. Tomorrow. As virgins. I don’t know if there is a fate worse than that, Colin!”

    The one where a question, posed under the weight of alcohol, leads to more than either bargained for.

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    13 Feb 2026

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    "You do not think very highly of me, Miss Bennet. I must say I am surprised you have come to my door, but I have little idea of what you want from me."

    Elizabeth opened her mouth, then closed it again. Her heart beat furiously in her chest, and she was acutely aware of her own breath, which seemed to come in short gasps. "I am with child, Mr. Darcy." She couldn't look at him, couldn't bear to uncover his reaction to the news. "I didn't know what else to do."

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    A passionate ending to the rejected proposal at Hunsford leads to unsought complications: a child. With no other options, Elizabeth seeks out Mr. Darcy.

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    Elizabeth Bennet has always sworn that only the deepest love will persuade her into matrimony. But with her father gravely ill, and a future with the darkest prospects, marrying the serious Mr. Darcy might be the only alternative if she is save her family from absolute destitution.

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    14 Aug 2025

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    It began, as so many dreadful things do, at a party.

    Elizabeth Bennet’s first impression of Fitzwilliam Darcy is… unfavourable. Her second and third impressions are hardly any better. He’s aloof and haughty and casually insulting, yet she keeps catching glimpses of something deeper in his character. Which is the only possible explanation for why she can't seem to get him out of her head.

    Free-spirited artist Elizabeth is everything Darcy disapproves of, yet he finds himself captivated by her... and quite desperately attracted. Try as he might he can't stop himself from wanting her, or being drawn back again and again as she works on a mural for his new offices. He can't seem to stay away from her, or stay out of his own way in his attempts to connect with her.

    When the consequences of Darcy’s actions bring the sexual tension between himself and Elizabeth to a head they both think that will be the end of it. Yet circumstances and their own desires keep bringing them together and slowly, gradually, they learn to see beyond those first impressions and forge an understanding—a new, tender understanding that comes just at the moment when Elizabeth’s family finds itself facing a terrible crisis.

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    09 Jun 2021