Portrait of a Scotsman
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A BuzzFeed Best Romance of 2021!
One of Marie Claire’s most anticipated romances of 2021!
One of Cosmopolitan's most anticipated fall books of 2021!
“Dunmore is my new find in historical romance. Her A League of Extraordinary Women series is extraordinary.”—Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“This series balances friendship, politics, history, and romance in just the right mix.”—U.S. Representative Katie Porter
Going toe-to-toe with a brooding Scotsman is rather bold for a respectable suffragist, but when he happens to be one's unexpected husband, what else is an unwilling bride to do?
London banking heiress Hattie Greenfield wanted just three things in life:
1. Acclaim as an artist.
2. A noble cause.
3. Marriage to a young lord who puts the gentle in gentleman.
Why then does this Oxford scholar find herself at the altar with the darkly attractive financier Lucian Blackstone, whose murky past and ruthless business practices strike fear in the hearts of Britain's peerage? Trust Hattie to take an invigorating little adventure too far. Now she's stuck with a churlish Scot who just might be the end of her ambitions....
When the daughter of his business rival all but falls into his lap, Lucian sees opportunity. As a self-made man, he has vast wealth but holds little power, and Hattie might be the key to finally setting long-harbored political plans in motion. Driven by an old desire for revenge, he has no room for his new wife's apprehensions or romantic notions, bewitching as he finds her.
But a sudden journey to Scotland paints everything in a different light. Hattie slowly sees the real Lucian and realizes she could win everything—as long as she is prepared to lose her heart.
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The choice of love interest in this book took me by surprise again, which I'm not sure why it did, considering Ballentine had become the love interest in book #2 after his unflattering introduction in book #2. I did enjoy getting to know him though, despite some of his more questionable choices (especially towards Hattie in the beginning). The ending, too, took my by surprise, but it was very satisfying and please me much more than the expected ending would have, as the actual ending is very true to the theme of this book series, as well as Hattie's character. All in all as much of a lovely read as the two previous books. Every single one of this series has me falling equally deeply in love with it.
Description
A BuzzFeed Best Romance of 2021!
One of Marie Claire’s most anticipated romances of 2021!
One of Cosmopolitan's most anticipated fall books of 2021!
“Dunmore is my new find in historical romance. Her A League of Extraordinary Women series is extraordinary.”—Julia Quinn, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“This series balances friendship, politics, history, and romance in just the right mix.”—U.S. Representative Katie Porter
Going toe-to-toe with a brooding Scotsman is rather bold for a respectable suffragist, but when he happens to be one's unexpected husband, what else is an unwilling bride to do?
London banking heiress Hattie Greenfield wanted just three things in life:
1. Acclaim as an artist.
2. A noble cause.
3. Marriage to a young lord who puts the gentle in gentleman.
Why then does this Oxford scholar find herself at the altar with the darkly attractive financier Lucian Blackstone, whose murky past and ruthless business practices strike fear in the hearts of Britain's peerage? Trust Hattie to take an invigorating little adventure too far. Now she's stuck with a churlish Scot who just might be the end of her ambitions....
When the daughter of his business rival all but falls into his lap, Lucian sees opportunity. As a self-made man, he has vast wealth but holds little power, and Hattie might be the key to finally setting long-harbored political plans in motion. Driven by an old desire for revenge, he has no room for his new wife's apprehensions or romantic notions, bewitching as he finds her.
But a sudden journey to Scotland paints everything in a different light. Hattie slowly sees the real Lucian and realizes she could win everything—as long as she is prepared to lose her heart.
Book Information
Posts
The choice of love interest in this book took me by surprise again, which I'm not sure why it did, considering Ballentine had become the love interest in book #2 after his unflattering introduction in book #2. I did enjoy getting to know him though, despite some of his more questionable choices (especially towards Hattie in the beginning). The ending, too, took my by surprise, but it was very satisfying and please me much more than the expected ending would have, as the actual ending is very true to the theme of this book series, as well as Hattie's character. All in all as much of a lovely read as the two previous books. Every single one of this series has me falling equally deeply in love with it.