

But Edwina is not the oldest girl in the Sheffield family like Daphne was for the Bridgertons. Edwina's well-meaning stepmother, Mary, approves the match, because marrying into the Bridgerton family would solve the Sheffields' financial woes. Of course, no one is surprised when it's not nearly that easy, despite Anthony's oh-so-logical thought process. She's this year's perfect bride he's the most eligible bachelor. Turning the subject of marriage into one that's entirely transactional has made Anthony's choice easy: He will marry this year's "Diamond of the First Water," Edwina Sheffield. The novel starts in 1814, one year since Daphne and Simon met, and a new London season has begun. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that is exactly where readers find Anthony at the beginning of The Viscount Who Loved Me. He has determined the best way to proceed is to remove the difficulty of love from all romantic relations in the future, making finding a wife easy. Bridgerton Season 1 ends with Anthony announcing he's decided to get married. Warning: Spoilers for Bridgerton Book 2, The Viscount Who Loved Me, and possible spoilers for Season 2 of Bridgerton follow. So, what happens to Anthony Bridgerton in The Viscount Who Loved Me? And, possibly more importantly, how much of Season 2 will follow the second book? There are seven more Bridgerton kids to go, and based on Quinn's second Bridgerton book, The Viscount Who Loved Me, Anthony is up next. However, just because one sibling got hitched doesn't mean the show is over.


But where will the series go next? Season 1's story of Simon and Daphne was based on The Duke & I, the first book of the Bridgerton novel series by Julia Quinn, but their story ended with a happily ever after. There was much rejoicing when Netflix formally announced Bridgerton Season 2.
