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The 2nd Epilogues

• I already bought and read the first six 2nd epilogues. Do I really have to re-buy these in order to read the three new stories?

  

  No!

  I have always felt very strongly that the readers who have been buying the 2nd epilogues as they came out should not have to pay for the full collection. Unless you want to; it might be nice to have them all in one spot, and it is a really pretty cover…

  But the cover for Complete My Bridgertons Epilogues Collection has a really pretty cover, too! The final three stories (“The Duke and I: The 2nd Epilogue,” “On the Way to the Wedding: The 2nd Epilogue,” and “Violet in Bloom”) are now available as a special e-bundle priced at $3.99. This will only be offered for the month of May, however, so please buy it now if you want it!

   

  

  If you are looking for the whole set with all eight 2nd epilogues plus “Violet in Bloom,” please follow this link, and look for this cover (little, at right) with the words “Happily Ever After” on it.

• What exactly are the 2nd Epilogues? And how can I read one?

  Have you ever wondered what happened to your favorite characters after you closed the final page? Wanted just a little bit more of a favorite novel? I have, and if my conversations with readers are any indication, I’m not the only one. So after countless requests, I decided to try something a little bit different, and I wrote the Bridgerton 2nd Epilogues–the stories that come after “the end.”

  Six of the 2nd Epilogues were released exclusively as e-books, but the plan was always to gather all eight into a collection, to be called The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After. In preparation for its upcoming release, the previously published 2nd epilogues were withdrawn from electronic sale.

  On April 2, 2013, The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After  will be simultaneously released as a trade paperback and an e-book. It will contain all eight 2nd epilogues, including the never-before-published “The Duke and I: The 2nd Epilogue” and “On the Way to the Wedding: The 2nd Epilogue.” As a bonus, it will also contain “Violet in Bloom,” a short novella about the life of Violet Bridgerton, the matriarch of the Bridgerton clan.

  Long story short: you can’t actually read the 2nd epilogues now, but on April 2, 2013, you can get all eight!

  P.S. As soon as The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After comes out, we’ll be updating the Bridgerton Family Tree here on juliaquinn.com.

• What happened to Posy Reiling (from An Offer from a Gentleman)?

  I hadn’t planned on writing more about Posy, but so many readers asked about her that I made her the focus of An Offer from a Gentleman: The 2nd Epilogue. She also gets a brief update in To Sir Phillip, With Love.

• Do Francesca and Michael (from When He Was Wicked) ever have children?

  Read When He Was Wicked: The 2nd Epilogue for your answer! And as an aside, I have to say that this short piece might be my favorite thing I’ve ever written.

• Will you ever write a story for Violet Bridgerton? How about the story of how Violet and Edmund met and fell in love?

  I can’t even begin to say how touched I am that so many readers want Violet to get her own (second) happy ending, but I’m afraid I just don’t see writing her story. I used to think it was because she was so devoted to Edmund, but after exploring the issue of second loves in When He Was Wicked, I realized that really wasn’t the reason. I’ve thought about it a while, and in all honesty, I don’t think I could come up with anyone good enough for her. Seriously. I just adore her.

  I’ve thought about writing about Violet and Edmund, but I think it would be too bittersweet. We all know that Edmund dies at the age of 39. Or even worse, what about the readers who might be trying my books for the first time? They wouldn’t know that he dies young. Think how furious they would be when they started reading the Bridgerton series and found out I’d killed off one of my heroes.

  That said, I couldn’t resist getting to know Edmund at least a little, and I’m thrilled that he appears in “Violet in Bloom,” a short story in The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After.

• Why was there no mention of Lady Whistledown in To Sir Phillip, With Love? I thought for sure there would be a scene where Eloise learned the truth!

  Because Lady Whistledown had nothing to do with the plot for To Sir Phillip, With Love. The introduction of Lady Whistledown and “the big secret” would have been irrelevant, not to mention confusing for readers who have not read the previous Bridgerton books.

  I do like to refer to items from previous books (Anthony’s fear of bees, for example, or Colin’s ravenous appetite) but only when they make sense within the framework of the story I’m currently telling. While the Bridgerton books are a loosely connected series, each title, first and foremost, must stand on its own as an individual novel.

  Readers wanted to see Eloise’s reaction so much, however, that I ended up writing a 2nd Epilogue about it. So if you’ve been dying to see Eloise completely flummoxed, check out Romancing Mr. Bridgerton: The 2nd Epilogue.

• What is the deal with the ending of It’s In His Kiss? Why did Isabella do what she did?

  I’m being deliberately vague here, as I don’t want to spoil the story for anyone who hasn’t yet read it, but Isabella did what she did because it just seemed to me that that was what she’d do. Seriously, isn’t it sweet revenge for Violet that Hyacinth had a daughter exactly like her?

  I couldn’t leave Hyacinth hanging forever, though, so I’ve wrapped up that little hanging plot thread in It’s in His Kiss: The 2nd Epilogue. Hope you enjoy!