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When He Was Wicked: The 2nd Epilogue
Julia Quinn · Bridgertons #6.5
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Three years married and still childless — can Francesca and Michael's love survive the ache of an empty nursery?
Microtropes
Representation
M/F
Content Warnings
grief
Description
Do the best things really come to those who wait? Three years have passed since Francesca's and Michael's marriage, and they are still childless. And Francesca wonders, can a woman be truly and completely happy when a little piece of her heart remains empty? But just when she makes peace with her fate, something unexpected occurs.
Bridgertons series
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