The Heart of a Bridgerton (Bridgerton #6)

The day he met Francesca Bridgerton, Michael tasted for the first time the sweet flavor of love and the bitter sting of despair. She was the only one of the many women he had known who inspired genuine passion in him, but she was also the wife of his cousin John, whom he loved more than a brother. Fate intervenes, and John dies suddenly. His passing brings Michael wealth and status... but the one thing he had always envied about him remains beyond his reach, behind the insurmountable barrier of remorse. Francesca doesn't understand why John's best friend, the one she herself has always sought solace in, isn't there to comfort her. Something inside tells her she must take a small step, a mere gesture, to finally bring Michael's secret to light. But that same voice also tells her that when she does, her own life will change forever.