6. Francesca Keeps It In The Family

Francesca [f23] is happily married to John [m28], living in Scotland, and palling around with John’s cousin Michael [m29] in a completely platonic threesome. Then the unimaginable happens. Flash-forward four years and Francesca has lost both her husband and their mutual best friend as Michael hangs out in India and avoids all familial responsibility. But on his unexpected return to England, something shocking happens - sparks fly, tables are used in unconventional ways, and Francesca and Michael swing wildly between horny and guilty. It’s not like they can get married...can they? WWDD?

Our sixth episode things get raunchier than expected as Francesca keeps it in the family.

Featuring:

• Francesca Stirling, nee Bridgerton, who passes unnoticed through all family events

• Michael Stirling, a man who has chemistry with literally everyone

• So much retconning. 

• An actually beautiful heroine

• A hero who fucks (with a comprehensive definition of what ‘fucks’ actually means)

• Angst. Guilt. Emotional minefields.

• Dirty talk *fans self*

• Vanilla. And tofu. 

• Sexy, sexy, dirty consent

• Dev Patel’s hair from Lion

In What Would Danbury Do this week, we discuss Naima Simon’s Sin and Ink, Sweetest Taboo series book 1 (with bonus book discussions of Cecelia Grant’s A Lady Awakened and Alisha Rai’s Wrong to Need You). If you want to read more about widows getting a second chance at romance please click here.

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This episode was recorded on the traditional and unceded land of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people and edited by Rudi Bremer on Gadigal country.