The Portrait of a Duchess, Scarlett Peckham
The Portrait of a Duchess, Scarlett Peckham
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The Portrait of a Duchess

Author: Scarlett Peckham

Narrator: Simone McIntyre

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Avon

Published: 03/07/2023


Synopsis

The scandalous women of the SOCIETY OF SIRENS are back with an explosive secret…their ranks include a duchess in disguiseOnce upon a time she married in secret…An activist painter of radicals and harlots, Cornelia Ludgate dismisses love and marriage as threats to freedom. But when an inheritance gives her the chance to fund the cause of women’s rights—on the condition she must wed—she is forced to reveal a secret: she’s already married. To a man she hasn’t seen for twenty years.Oh…and her husband is a duke.A horse breeder with a clandestine taste for revolution, Rafe Goodwood never expected to become a duke. But now that the title is his, he is plotting to shock the ruling class with ambitions of reform—and reveal the infamous Cornelia is his duchess. That just presents one problem: he must not fall in love with her—again.Now they must resist the temptation to rekindle an affair...Although determined not to sacrifice her principles for passion, Cornelia is still drawn to the man whose very being threatens her independence. Hurt too many times, Rafe can’t risk love again—especially with the woman who once shattered his heart. But a conspiracy to upend the inequalities of the aristocracy bring Cornelia and Rafe closer, forcing them to finally decide what—and who—they hold dear.

About Scarlett Peckham

Scarlett Peckham writes steamy historical romances celebrating alpha heroines. Her USA Today bestselling debut novel, The Duke I Tempted, was named a Best Romance Novel of 2018 by BookPage and the Washington Post. Scarlett lives in Los Angeles, where she enjoys trying to think of new ways to say “wicked,” collecting vintage romance clench covers, and dressing her cat up in bowties.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah on April 05, 2023

I just don’t think I’m a fan of Peckham’s prose—I find it dry?? and idk maybe just boring. I didn’t care about anything I read in these two books in the series. This one was frustrating because you once again (like book 1) had a character so terrified of commitment and every step forward led to seve......more

Goodreads review by Becky (romantic_pursuing_feels) on March 10, 2023

Overall: 3.5 rounded to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Plot/Storyline: 📖📖📖 Feels: 🦋🦋 Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔 Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡ Romance: 💞💞💞 Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋 Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑 Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥 (details below but may feel hotter to others) Humor: A bit Perspective: Third person perspective from both hero a......more

Goodreads review by Justin on March 24, 2023

3.75 stars Infused with bold new ideas, but slightly overworked, The Portrait of a Duchess is the long-awaited sequel to Scarlett Peckham's Society of Sirens series, and it definitely doesn't disappoint when it comes to pushing the framework of historical romance: age gap (particularly with a hero in......more

Goodreads review by PlotTrysts on April 16, 2024

⁠I have a complicated relationship with Scarlett Peckham's novels. On the one hand, I appreciate what she's trying to do with historical romance. Her emphasis on sex positivity, and especially sex positive feminism, is welcome in a genre that can still be focused on a woman's "purity." On the other......more

Goodreads review by Cameron on October 10, 2022

2.5 Stars. Sigh. I really wanted to like this. And I tried to like it. I was so excited to see a Black character become a duchess. Not only that, she was a confident woman who was more sure of herself than a lot of HR heroines. I also liked that the characters didn’t get their happy ending on the 20s......more