The Portrait of a Duchess
Society of Sirens, Book 2
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Narrated by:
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Simone McIntyre
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By:
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Scarlett Peckham
About this listen
The scandalous women of the SOCIETY OF SIRENS are back with an explosive secret…their ranks include a duchess in disguise
Once 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.
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- Saoirse
- 06-04-25
Disappointed
This one disappointed me. I absolutely adored The Rakess, and was so excited to read the next book in the Society of Sirens series, but it just didn't live up to the first installment. The book felt really rushed, the strong prose and character work of book one lacking here. The plot was rambling, the world building not as rich. I liked the leads, but I didn't believe their relationship with each other. I liked the portrayal of bisexuality and polyamory, but it was let down by the lack of chemistry between the leads. I also didn't see the point of them having such a large age gap, when it really didn't effect the narrative at all. I love having a female lead in a romance that's in her late 30s, but did our male lead really have to be twice her age? What purpose does that serve, except making the flashbacks sections (where she's a precocious 18yo and he's a fully grown man) uncomfortable? I'm not necessarily opposed to age gaps in general, it's just how large this one was. I also had an issue with the modern language used in this book to discuss race. Obviously I didn't want the author to use offensive language, but it was jarring to suddenly hear very modern phrases in this historical romance. There are plenty of historical romance writers that manage to write diverse worlds and interracial love stories without breaking the immersion in the historical setting. KJ Charles is a good example. I'm sad, because I really wanted to like this book, and it wasn't terrible by any means. But The Rakess set such a high standard, and this book failed to meet it.
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