Portrait of a Scotsman
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Summary
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 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。
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 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。
Reviews
Brontesruleromance
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Lots of well researched historical detail on worker's rights and women's rights， but very little romance。 A hard to slog to get through， and not at all what I hoped for。 Lots of well researched historical detail on worker's rights and women's rights， but very little romance。 A hard to slog to get through， and not at all what I hoped for。 。。。more
Isabel
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I very much enjoyed this third installement of Evie Dunmore's series， and I loved the back curtain （while it isn't even a back curtain） about the suffragist movement and technological advancements put in which we now use in our every day。 As well as the portrayal of real world events into one。 I think Hattie is stunning， funny and I love how you get to know her as a character on this deeper level in which I absolutely can see myself in。 Lord Blackstone wasn't very much of a surprise to me at the I very much enjoyed this third installement of Evie Dunmore's series， and I loved the back curtain （while it isn't even a back curtain） about the suffragist movement and technological advancements put in which we now use in our every day。 As well as the portrayal of real world events into one。 I think Hattie is stunning， funny and I love how you get to know her as a character on this deeper level in which I absolutely can see myself in。 Lord Blackstone wasn't very much of a surprise to me at the start， but the character growth （esp in the end） shows some very very good storytelling for me。 I loved how this came together， and how it ended especially。 This just hit all the points for me in which I love a good historical romance。 The language is good， fast-paced and serves an intention。 I really loved that about Dunmore。 She can create suspense in these ordinary things too。 The setting here is not London but also in a way is London without saying too much， and it was something I really really enjoyed！ It serves as a reminder that not everything is good and equal without saying much more :） I can absolutely recommend this to any Tessa Dare/Loretta Chase fans！ 。。。more
Alene Marie
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okay。 But that ending。 How dare Evie Dunmore do that to us。 Like。 I completely understand why Hattie did that， but it broke my damn heart。 Lucien is top tier and seeing Hattie come into her own was such a beautiful thing to witness and this book gave me FEELINGS
charlotte，
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Rep: lesbian side charactersI mostly read Portrait of a Scotsman in an exercise in hypothesis testing。H0: There is no significant difference between the three male love interests of the Extraordinary Women series so far。H1: There is a significant difference between the three male love interests of the Extraordinary Women series so far。On the basis of this book—bearing in mind the fact I have three data points here， and one of the books I read about two years ago—I feel that Evie Dunmore has fail Rep: lesbian side charactersI mostly read Portrait of a Scotsman in an exercise in hypothesis testing。H0: There is no significant difference between the three male love interests of the Extraordinary Women series so far。H1: There is a significant difference between the three male love interests of the Extraordinary Women series so far。On the basis of this book—bearing in mind the fact I have three data points here， and one of the books I read about two years ago—I feel that Evie Dunmore has failed to provide sufficient evidence to accept the alternative hypothesis， leaving me no choice but to side with the null hypothesis。Very scientific I’m sure you will agree。And on the basis of this very scientific evidence， I am forced to conclude that Evie Dunmore hasn’t really got past the archetype of the alpha male misogynistic prick love interest。 Sure， there were slight differences: two of them were gentry， one not; each has probably one aspect of this alpha male trope heightened （ice cold， smug and flirty， rough and sexual）。 But at the end of the day， they all feel the same。It’s at this point I have to ask: straight women， what do you find attractive in men who denigrate you for your gender？ Are you okay？ Blink twice if you need help。Perhaps I could have stood this were it not for a certain sequence of events occurring about 45% of the way through （look away now if you don’t want spoilers）。 （view spoiler）[Let me first explain what happens: Hattie ends up caught in a compromising position with Lucian and， to save her reputation， he marries her。 So far， so histrom。 She goes to Lucie because she’s worried about how much control marriage means Lucian has over her （a fact that she had somewhat not considered until it happened to her）。 Lucie， concerned for her friend， gives her the means to escape， should she wish。 In the same day， she then discovers that， actually， Lucian bargained with her father to marry her （giving him the shares that would make him outright majority shareholder in a railroad company， for half their price）， and he also staged the whole act of being compromised （a fact he also sort of blamed on her when she confronted him， because she kissed him）。 At this point， Hattie decides she’s going to use what Lucie has given her and flee to France。But does she？ No！ Because enter Tristan， Lucie’s fiance （he of the dodgy racist tattoo from the previous book）， and Lucian’s somewhat friend。 Tristan decides that actually he knows best， and fills Lucian in on Hattie’s plan to flee。 Lucian then shows up at the train station where Hattie’s about to get on the train to France， and effectively kidnaps her， dragging her to Scotland with him instead。 （hide spoiler）]It was at this point that I had to put the book down and breathe through some rage。 In a book where you know Lucian and Hattie are going to be endgame， you know they’ll fall in love and put all this behind them， I think it’s so very thoughtless （the kindest word I could come up with）， at the very least， if not outright sinister， to do this。 How does Tristan know that Hattie isn’t in genuine danger？ Even if he does know as such （or thinks he does）， what right does he have to go and tell her husband about it all？ In a time when Hattie as a wife has essentially no rights herself， and when， in the previous entire book， it’s all been about Lucie refusing to marry Tristan because she wouldn’t have rights。 Which seems an entirely pointless disregard of 400 pages of character development on Tristan’s part at the very least。 Regardless of the fact that it was enough to make me fume。And it’s not like this is even really confronted。 Certainly， Tristan’s role in it never is （I hope Lucie off-page ripped him an entire new arsehole）。 The thing is， you have Hattie’s POV， you should know how she feels， about the way she’s been trapped into this marriage， regardless of whether she’s growing to love Lucian。 But it doesn’t get even hinted at until the final 50 pages。 At which point， Lucian divorces her， waits six months， and then they get back together again， by her choice （which could， in itself， have worked。 If it didn’t happen across the final two chapters of the book）。So。 If I hated this part of the book with such passion， why the two-star rating and not one？ Well， mostly it’s because there’s no doubt in my mind that Evie Dunmore can write and she can write romance。 My issues are not with that so much as how she decides to write it。 What she considers romantic （which， if the words she put in the mouths of the characters regarding Wuthering Heights are any indicator， is a bit troubling。 No really。 Wuthering Heights isn’t in any way， shape or form， something I would call a romance）。 So when the book stopped reminding me of this all， I did somewhat enjoy it。 Hence， two stars。In the end， then， having ascertained an answer to my hypothesis， I feel that this book will be the last of Evie Dunmore’s I choose to read。 Yes， I did really enjoy Bringing Down the Duke （although I do think that， if I reread it， I would find just as many things a problem as I have the second and third books）， but I cannot， in all honesty， say I at all had a good reading experience with either A Rogue of One’s Own or this one。 The combination of the same archetype love interest， the nonchalant disregard of Hattie’s rights and any potential danger of her situation （which also seems laughable in a series that purports to focus on the women’s suffrage movement。 Where， also， the entire last book had focused on their writing a paper on the abuse women suffer in marriage）， meant that I’m stuck with a lot of rage over this book and not much else to show for it。 。。。more
Kami
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I know I say this every time but this is my new favorite in the series。 I LOVE GRUMPY HEROS
Chelsey Saatkamp
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“Had Beauty been a man， he wouldn’t have hesitated to kill the Beast， rather than fall in love with it。”This is the third book in Evie Dunmore’s League of Extraordinary Women series， but it’s the first one I can say I genuinely loved。 Most of that is due to the Beauty & the Beast plot， and in the way Dunmore twists it to explore what such a power dynamic would actually look like during this time period。 I LOVED the little twist at the end and how this couple ended up。 Hattie is definitely my fa “Had Beauty been a man， he wouldn’t have hesitated to kill the Beast， rather than fall in love with it。”This is the third book in Evie Dunmore’s League of Extraordinary Women series， but it’s the first one I can say I genuinely loved。 Most of that is due to the Beauty & the Beast plot， and in the way Dunmore twists it to explore what such a power dynamic would actually look like during this time period。 I LOVED the little twist at the end and how this couple ended up。 Hattie is definitely my favorite heroine in this series so far。 And Lucian， the dark and brooding Scotsman hellbent on revenge？ Yum， yum， yum。 This also had a lot of my favorite tropes - grumpy + sunshine， only one bed， marriage of convenience。 And it was a little kinkier than previous books too！ Although like book 2 it teases proclivities that aren’t delivered on。 Gimme bonus scenes， Dunmore！！Thank you NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Heather Dolbeare
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3。5 stars。 Dunmore continues to delight with Hattie's turn at love。 Another quick， sweet read; however， this one just didn't give me the feels of the first two。 I felt Dunmore just didn't have anything new to offer。 After creating a pitch perfect Rogue in Lord Ballentine， Lucian Blackstone just didn't pack the same punch。 Dunmore had to continually remind us he was dark and a scoundrel and this ruthless financier， but what we were told never really rang true with the way she drew the character。 3。5 stars。 Dunmore continues to delight with Hattie's turn at love。 Another quick， sweet read; however， this one just didn't give me the feels of the first two。 I felt Dunmore just didn't have anything new to offer。 After creating a pitch perfect Rogue in Lord Ballentine， Lucian Blackstone just didn't pack the same punch。 Dunmore had to continually remind us he was dark and a scoundrel and this ruthless financier， but what we were told never really rang true with the way she drew the character。 Again， cute， lovely little book just not at the same level as the previous two offerings。 。。。more
Emily
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved the first two novels， but either I completely misunderstood the first 350 pages， or I completely misunderstood the last 50。 I got the impression that the author changed her mind about how it should end and tacked on a different ending， then went back and tried to change things to match it， but failed to do so in a coherent way。 I am left with so many questions。 In the scene with Ballentine， was Ballentine betraying his wife or lying to Blackstone， and why would he do either？ If he was te I loved the first two novels， but either I completely misunderstood the first 350 pages， or I completely misunderstood the last 50。 I got the impression that the author changed her mind about how it should end and tacked on a different ending， then went back and tried to change things to match it， but failed to do so in a coherent way。 I am left with so many questions。 In the scene with Ballentine， was Ballentine betraying his wife or lying to Blackstone， and why would he do either？ If he was telling the truth， why would his wife give Hattie the means of escape， then ask Ballentine to warn Lucian？ We already know Ballentine's books will be a success， and he no longer needs to hide the loan from his father， so why should he worry that Blackstone will call in his debt？ And I can't even begin to understand Hattie's thinking。 Why would you forgive the aristocratic villains in the story， yet be so unforgiving towards the husband you supposedly love？ In the end， Hattie seems to be leaving her husband in order to find her own freedom and return to him of her own volition， but when he comes to find her （at a battered women's shelter that is supposed to be impossible to locate！） her reaction suggests that the whole thing was a test to get the hero to court her in the way she thinks he should have done from the start！ Moreover， Hattie seems to be angry that Lucian supposedly abducted her to Scotland （a place that she loves， and that prompts a new political awareness， and that allows her new freedoms and levels of self-reflection）。 But if he abducted her， why are she and Lucie exchanging letters about suffrage while she is being held against her will？ And why， then， does the novel suggest that her desire for danger and adventure draws her to her husband in the first place？ And even more confusing， why does the couple then role play abduction as a fantasy？？？ And I don't understand how it is that her husband tricked her into marriage when he couldn't have foreseen what unfolded in his gallery。 In the first two novels， the characters earn every great line and every tear。 Here， the character's behavior seems to come our of nowhere。 Honestly， I myself feel betrayed by the author， editor and publisher。 How could they give us something so half-baked？ 。。。more
Laura-Lea ♡
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”‘I’m standing up against everyone who forced my hand: my father， my mother， my sister， a whole society that colludes and agrees that it is morally better for a woman to be chained to a stranger than to be forgiven for leaning in for a kiss。 I’m taking a stand against this mortal fear they ingrained in my bones， a fear that something terrible would happen if I refused you。’” （385） ➳ 5 ☆ — OMGGG all the fucking stars。↬ Hattie Greenfield — the delicious like pop-tart of a suffragette， what a wonder ”‘I’m standing up against everyone who forced my hand: my father， my mother， my sister， a whole society that colludes and agrees that it is morally better for a woman to be chained to a stranger than to be forgiven for leaning in for a kiss。 I’m taking a stand against this mortal fear they ingrained in my bones， a fear that something terrible would happen if I refused you。’” （385） ➳ 5 ☆ — OMGGG all the fucking stars。↬ Hattie Greenfield — the delicious like pop-tart of a suffragette， what a wonderfully written character， with flaws & hopes & dreams of her own。↬ Lucian Blackstone is the Hades of my dreams but he is also a Heathcliff & a Thornton & a Darcy — the fact that he’s Scottish is honestly the cherry on top。 ♡↬ I couldn’t ask for more in a book — the fight for women’s equality， spicy-ass romance， & a friendship between four women that continually brings me to tears。 Perfection。 。。。more
Yasmine
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4。5 stars。"You must know that I love you” he said。 “Deeply。”Portrait of a Scotsman is the third book in the league of extraordinary women series。 I came out of it feeling completely different than when I started it。 I can’t explain it， but that says something GOOD。 It was one of my most anticipated novels this year。 I love every book in this series endlessly and would read Evie Dunmore’s grocery list alone。 However， this one took me by surprise？！ What I thought it would be like and what I though 4。5 stars。"You must know that I love you” he said。 “Deeply。”Portrait of a Scotsman is the third book in the league of extraordinary women series。 I came out of it feeling completely different than when I started it。 I can’t explain it， but that says something GOOD。 It was one of my most anticipated novels this year。 I love every book in this series endlessly and would read Evie Dunmore’s grocery list alone。 However， this one took me by surprise？！ What I thought it would be like and what I thought I knew of Hattie and Lucian， it was not one and the same。 And I think it made me appreciate this even more？Out of all the books in the series， this one is definitely a slow burn and very different from the previous two with a more thorough， evolving plot。 Your patience is earned though and what a wild ride reading this was。 Very angsty too （forced marriages and enemies to lovers will do that to ya）。 And when you’re there， you’re THERE （steam coming in hot the second half）。 The character development for these two was so so so strong， I felt it。 Truly felt that they came out of it as stronger individuals， to each other and their love。 I’m tip toeing my thoughts and words here because I don’t want to spoil anything！ But I did come out absolutely adoring Lucian and Hattie， their devotion， love， and as people。The sheer ending initially gave me a damn near heart attack and I couldn’t stop flipping through the pages like a mad woman （IYKYK）， but alas， a romantic triumph came out of it and Evie has done it again: she won my heart。 I’m also endlessly thankful for the research she does for these stories and plots。 Love our women suffragists and can’t wait for the fourth book in this installment！ 。。。more
Cora
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Evie Dunmore has a gift for capturing the complexity of a woman’s life in the 1880s， and for delivering a HEA， but never at the expense of her heroine’s self respect。
Lana （Bibliomedico）
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After Reading Dunmore's first romance novel （Bringing down the duke ） ， I fall in love with her writing style。 She became my Favorite historical romance author 。 I've said it before in my review of （ A Rogue of One's Own ） and I will say it again in this review : Evie Dunmore can NOT write anything except PERFECTION 。With her books ， she gave a new definition to historical romance in my mind 。Honest to God， Now， I rate all the books in this genre according to her masterpieces ， with every Histor After Reading Dunmore's first romance novel （Bringing down the duke ） ， I fall in love with her writing style。 She became my Favorite historical romance author 。 I've said it before in my review of （ A Rogue of One's Own ） and I will say it again in this review : Evie Dunmore can NOT write anything except PERFECTION 。With her books ， she gave a new definition to historical romance in my mind 。Honest to God， Now， I rate all the books in this genre according to her masterpieces ， with every Historical romance I read ， my mind directly starts comparing the characters ， content ， plot to her books 。 But 。。。。 while reading this book （ Portrait of a Scotsman）， I was confused ， seriously ！ Even though I loved the characters and Dunmore's take on the " Marriage of convenience " ，" Hades - Persephone retelling " Tropes 。 I didn't like multiple scenes 。 The story got all the beautiful elements of Dunmore's writing : Well-researched background ， strong female characters ， females supporting females ， hot and romantic scenes 。 Except， for me ， there was something missing 。 I just haven't been able o point it out till now （ and I've been done reading the novel for two days ！！ ） 。Maybe it was the chemistry between the main couple （ I didn't feel it that much ） or the heroine （ whom I liked but didn't feel connected with her personality or understood her actions that much ） 。 Or it could be the sequence of events in the story 。 All in all ， I would still recommend this book for all historical romance lovers ， especially those who prefer the " Marriage of convenience " and " Hades - Persephone retelling " Tropes。 Huge thanks to Penguin Random House international for sending me an E-ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。 @PRHGlobal #partner 。。。more
Laura
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I’ve read this series from the beginning， and this one might be my favorite of the trio。 Couldn’t put this one down。
Liz Klassner
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I was so very excited about this book and have been looking forward to it since reading A Rogue of One's Own earlier this year。 Ultimately， I enjoyed the majority of the book。 It involved a dreamy slow burn with Lucian and Hattie often going toe-to-toe with one another while simultaneously trying to manage the attractions they have for one another。 SPOILERS BELOW However， the last 25 pages/10% of the book， specifically Hattie's decision to go to France， really threw me for a loop。 I believe some I was so very excited about this book and have been looking forward to it since reading A Rogue of One's Own earlier this year。 Ultimately， I enjoyed the majority of the book。 It involved a dreamy slow burn with Lucian and Hattie often going toe-to-toe with one another while simultaneously trying to manage the attractions they have for one another。 SPOILERS BELOW However， the last 25 pages/10% of the book， specifically Hattie's decision to go to France， really threw me for a loop。 I believe some readers will either love it or dislike it。 I am of the latter opinion。 I just felt that， given the timing of the decision and its placement in the story， it felt rushed and it left me unsatisfied， even after the HEA。 Normally， the "time apart" trope results in some big realization on the part of one or both of the MCs。 I failed to see what realizations were made that were not learned prior to Hattie leaving for France。 It was clear upon their reconciliation in France that Hattie and Lucian loved one another， but we knew this from their parting conversations。 It was clear that Lucian understood what Hattie wanted and needed in terms of their relationship。 While Hattie sought her independence in France teaching photography classes， her time in Scotland and her photography project provided her with independence and growth and that was already underway prior to her decision to go to France。 This was underscored by the fact that Hattie picked the project right back up upon her return。 Given where the story was when Hattie left for France， and how little story there was before the ultimate reconciliation， this part of the plot felt underdeveloped。 Based on Hattie’s reaction to Lucian turning up in France （that line about her extending a lifeline to him before she left）， her time in France seemed more about her wanting Lucian to pursue her， and not so much about her discovering her independence。 I have no issues with wanting a man to woo and court you （yes， please！）， but if that was Hattie’s point in going to France， that long speech about being kept childlike and about standing up to her parents and society seemed pointless。 I guess I felt like we didn’t really see enough about what Hattie learned about herself while in France， other than missing Lucian， which was a given。 It felt like it was all a build up to some big realization， but all the big things to be realized （Lucian’s love for Hattie， Hattie’s ability to be a strong and independent woman， etc） were already evident in the plot before she decided to go to France。 Ultimately， got our HEA - Lucian and Hattie reconciled （finally） and began again and their relationship is based on love， respect and affection as opposed to one made out of necessity or convenience， and I was pleased with that。 。。。more
Heather Button
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I consider myself firmly a fan of Evie Dunmore and will religiously read anything she writes。 I absolutely adored Bringing Down the Duke， as well as A Rogue of One's Own， so obviously I was thrilled to pick up Portrait of a Scotsman。 Hattie isn't the passionate suffragist her friends Annabelle and Lucie are， but she's invested。 She's interested in the cause， but in reality she's nowhere near marriage so it doesn't ring true for her。 That is， until she's caught in a compromising position with Mr。 I consider myself firmly a fan of Evie Dunmore and will religiously read anything she writes。 I absolutely adored Bringing Down the Duke， as well as A Rogue of One's Own， so obviously I was thrilled to pick up Portrait of a Scotsman。 Hattie isn't the passionate suffragist her friends Annabelle and Lucie are， but she's invested。 She's interested in the cause， but in reality she's nowhere near marriage so it doesn't ring true for her。 That is， until she's caught in a compromising position with Mr。 Lucian Blackstone， wealthy businessman。 Said compromising position forces them to marry and suddenly， all bets are off。 Hattie doesn't know what to expect， she's afraid， and caught off guard at every turn it seems。 Lucian isn't a gentleman， having earned his own money and no title。 Marriage to Hattie connects him， through her family name， to the ranked political and business figures he needs to take his entrepreneurship to the next level， however this chafes Hattie quite a bit。 A little forced proximity in the Scottish lowlands seems like just what they need to come together。 Right？While I loved this book， I found myself extremely frustrated with Hattie as a character。 She just acted like such a snotty brat。 I understand given her upbringing， but looking down on Lucian because he's not a "gentleman"？ Give me a freaking break。 Her choices just seemed rash and the things she sometimes said we're just so childish。 I understand wanting a choice， I just don't agree with the way she went about it。 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 。。。more
Marianne | Petite。BumbleBeeBooks
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Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie DunmoreHattie Greenfield is the youngest of her family， and her aspirations are to be an acclaimed artist， have a noble cause to defend and a marriage to a titled man who puts gentle in gentleman。 Why does she find herself at the altar with a ruthless financier with a murky past？ Because of his darkly attractive handsomeness， or maybe it's because of the feelings he wakes in her。 When the daughter of his business rival falls into his lap， the Scot Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie DunmoreHattie Greenfield is the youngest of her family， and her aspirations are to be an acclaimed artist， have a noble cause to defend and a marriage to a titled man who puts gentle in gentleman。 Why does she find herself at the altar with a ruthless financier with a murky past？ Because of his darkly attractive handsomeness， or maybe it's because of the feelings he wakes in her。 When the daughter of his business rival falls into his lap， the Scotsman sees opportunity。 As a self-made man the only thing his wealth can't buy is power， and Hattie is the key to his plan to gain some。 His plans don't include his bewitching wife and her romantic notions。 Hiding behind who they're supposed to be， will these newly weds be able get to know their new partners， maybe even loose their hearts in the process？At first， I had my doubts。 Finding Hattie a little childish。 But as the story delves deeper， the heavy layers of dresses， parasols and expectation she hides behind reveal a bright young woman， who's always been stuck in a role society forces her into。 With her marriage to Lucian， she slowly discovers he has no idea how a young bride of society should behave， so why not finally be herself。 I find myself lost for words on how much I loved Hattie。 She has grown in a life of privileges， ones she is aware of， but when confronted with the complexity of her allyship， she's struggling to find her path and her identity。 Evie's voice was so loud in this book， we could feel the power in her carefully-chose words， and the parallels with the contemporary world we live in。 I loved how slowly their love story progressed。 Because of the beginning I thought they would just dive in bed， and figure it all out later， but I am so glad that wasn't the case。 I loved how both of them didn't know how to act in their new roles， not really knowing the other， and their expectations on marriage。 My favourite moments were them lying in bed， debating and discussing their day and their troubles with the other， it was so delicately intimate。 The moment we realize Hattie is in love has to be to most wonderful silent declaration of love ever written。 She finally calls him hers， she finally sees him for who he is， without pretenses， without judgement but with admiration and newfound devotion for him， not only for his body and the pleasure he gives her， but for his mind， for his struggles and how he grew into the man he is now。 I didn't see the pre-ending coming。 But it was perfect。 It broke all the rules we know about the famous fairy tale it was inspired by and turns it on its head， making it the perfection this love story deserves。 Hattie and Lucian are my new favourite couple of this series。 I loved how even if they thought they were so different at the beginning， they were but only on the surface。 They had different ways to experience the world， different interests and passion， but their core values complimented each other。 Even if Lucian wasn't artistic and Harriet wasn't too keen on numbers， they both supported the other and loved their different approach to life， because different doesn't mean bad， it doesn't mean contrary it just means not identical to your own。 。。。more
Molly Corrigan
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3。75
Caitlin
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3。5
Katharine
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This might be the truest “enemies to lovers” I’ve ever read。 Like usually this trope is mostly “he’s grumpy and I’m interpreting that as him hating me but I still want to kiss him all the time” but this was genuinely Hattie and Lucian disliking each other to the nth degree for their various reasons and the transition from that to love was really well paced。 Colour me impressed！I had to hold myself back from giving this five stars just because Lucian was a Scotsman but there also wasn’t a kilt sc This might be the truest “enemies to lovers” I’ve ever read。 Like usually this trope is mostly “he’s grumpy and I’m interpreting that as him hating me but I still want to kiss him all the time” but this was genuinely Hattie and Lucian disliking each other to the nth degree for their various reasons and the transition from that to love was really well paced。 Colour me impressed！I had to hold myself back from giving this five stars just because Lucian was a Scotsman but there also wasn’t a kilt scene so I feel justified 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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I wasn't sure what to expect of this but wow- it's terrific。 There's definitely steam， lots and lots of steam， in the romance between Hattie and Lucien but there's also a great story which incorporates social justice。 Hattie， an artistic and protected young woman whose main case is women's suffrage， is found kissing Lucien， a renegade Scottish financier and much to her dismay， her father more or less sells her off to him。 Their relationship is quite adversarial at first， despite what's clearly a I wasn't sure what to expect of this but wow- it's terrific。 There's definitely steam， lots and lots of steam， in the romance between Hattie and Lucien but there's also a great story which incorporates social justice。 Hattie， an artistic and protected young woman whose main case is women's suffrage， is found kissing Lucien， a renegade Scottish financier and much to her dismay， her father more or less sells her off to him。 Their relationship is quite adversarial at first， despite what's clearly a strong attraction。 Then he takes her to Scotland to see the mines he's planning to buy。 His story， the reason why he's so committed to ruining certain men， comes out slowly。 Hattie finds herself at first appalled by the conditions and then determined to help。 The idea of making pictures so that miners' families will have something to remember the faces of them leads her to take up photography。 Dunmore has done a great job of conveying conditions in the mines and mining villages （make sure to read the afterword）。 The back and forth in Hattie and Lucien's relationship could have been trope-y but it's not， in part because of the characters and in part because there are some pretty good twists。 Thanks to edelweiss for the ARC。 I very much enjoyed this and highly recommend for those who like historical romances。 。。。more
Stephanie
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4。5 stars。 A bit slow at the start but the plot soon picked up as did the romance between Hattie and Lucien。 I loved their complicated， sweet， charismatic， steamy relationship！ The story unfolded within the context of 1880s London and it was very interesting to read about issues such as the struggle for women’s rights， the role of women in society。 classism， working conditions of the poor。 The author wove the romance and historical elements together very well。 I had mixed feelings about part of 4。5 stars。 A bit slow at the start but the plot soon picked up as did the romance between Hattie and Lucien。 I loved their complicated， sweet， charismatic， steamy relationship！ The story unfolded within the context of 1880s London and it was very interesting to read about issues such as the struggle for women’s rights， the role of women in society。 classism， working conditions of the poor。 The author wove the romance and historical elements together very well。 I had mixed feelings about part of the ending but the author’s note at the end provided persuasive context。 Very， very well done！ This story is the third in “A League of Extraordinary Women” series; I equally loved the first - Bringing Down the Duke。 I haven’t yet read A Rogue of Own’s Own but intend to！ 。。。more
Kaitlin
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This was SO good。 I loved it！
Maya
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Evie is my favorite historical romance writer in the universe and I will read anything she writes。 Hattie and Lucian swept me away to Scotland and I didn’t want to leave！ I never want this series to end， like for real。
Tina 22
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Not my favorite of the series as I felt like some of the writing was a little choppy and I had to go back an reread some things to make sure I was following the story right a few times BUT still enjoyable and entertaining to revisit this series for a third time。 3。5 stars
Abby Herberg
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I’m hooked！
Dawn Stahl
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Rounded up from 3-point-something stars。 Not my favorite in the series， but still a swoon-worthy feminist romance in a superbly researched Victorian setting （with bonus underrepresented history）。Aspiring artist， banking heiress， and plucky suffragette Hattie finds herself in a bit of a predicament in book three of the League of Extraordinary Women — she's spotted in a compromising position with the powerful and unscrupulous financier Lucien Blackstone （her father's rival） and is quickly married Rounded up from 3-point-something stars。 Not my favorite in the series， but still a swoon-worthy feminist romance in a superbly researched Victorian setting （with bonus underrepresented history）。Aspiring artist， banking heiress， and plucky suffragette Hattie finds herself in a bit of a predicament in book three of the League of Extraordinary Women — she's spotted in a compromising position with the powerful and unscrupulous financier Lucien Blackstone （her father's rival） and is quickly married off to secure the social standings and interests of all involved parties。 Well， not Hattie's interests。 Although。。。 the more she gets to know the mysterious Lucian， the more she thinks their interests may align after all。 But it's complicated and she's not willing to comprise her ideals to easily uncomplicate it。 。。。more
Samantha Hastings
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In an interesting twist of the series， this book focuses on women miners who work naked because of the heat and wear trousers home。 They are not paid the same amount as the men。 At home after work， they’re still supposed to still accomplish all the duties of a wife and mother。 At this time， some politicians were trying to stop them from working because of their “frail femaleness。” But in reality， they needed and wanted the jobs。 （Better pay too）。 The miner women are seen through the main couple’ In an interesting twist of the series， this book focuses on women miners who work naked because of the heat and wear trousers home。 They are not paid the same amount as the men。 At home after work， they’re still supposed to still accomplish all the duties of a wife and mother。 At this time， some politicians were trying to stop them from working because of their “frail femaleness。” But in reality， they needed and wanted the jobs。 （Better pay too）。 The miner women are seen through the main couple’s eyes。 Hattie， a spoiled and naive aristocrat; but who also is kind and compassionate。 And the man she was forced by her family to marry because of a kiss， Mr。 Lucian Blackstone。 Lucius is a self-made man， but worked in a mine as a child。 His mother and half sister died in a mining accident。 These two opposites are definitely attracted to each other， but there are many misunderstandings because of class and culture。 The book also explores what options a woman has to leave her marriage at this time。 。。。more
Readaholic Book Reviews
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Hattie Greenfield is looking for the perfect husband。 He has to be sweet， kind - love reading books and going on romantic trips。 She wants a love match and to a man who she chooses。 Except that Hattie finds herself tangled with Lucian Blackstone。 Blackstone is a bit dark and dangerous and rumor has it he is capable of ruining men financially if he so chooses。 Hattie doesn't want anything to do with him， but her father has other plans and so she finds herself married to the broody Scot。 Will thei Hattie Greenfield is looking for the perfect husband。 He has to be sweet， kind - love reading books and going on romantic trips。 She wants a love match and to a man who she chooses。 Except that Hattie finds herself tangled with Lucian Blackstone。 Blackstone is a bit dark and dangerous and rumor has it he is capable of ruining men financially if he so chooses。 Hattie doesn't want anything to do with him， but her father has other plans and so she finds herself married to the broody Scot。 Will their marriage be just a farce， a means to an end or will they end up falling in love and making it a true love marriage？ I have to start of by saying that I love the marriage of convenience trope。 Hattie and Lucian have so much chemistry together and I loved every scene that they had together。 And although their marriage started off rocky and not on the right foot， I was rooting for them to fall in love the entire time。 Portrait of a Scotsman was such a romantic book， I was often swooning at these two beautiful characters who had so much love to give but often stopped themselves for fear of being hurt。 Lucian and Hattie had a lot of obstacles to overcome， including their socioeconomic upbringings。 Where Lucian was poor growing up， Hattie was born with a silver spoon in her mouth。 Evie Dunmore did a wonderful job showcasing the differences between both characters。 And I often found myself agreeing with both sides of the story。 I also really enjoyed the various secondary characters in the story。 Not only Hattie's friends who we have seen in pervious books， but also the coal miners and their families while Hattie and Lucian were in Scotland。 I could totally see and feel the various experiences/scenes while reading the book。 I will say that the book did start off a little slow for me， but picked up the pace after the first quarter or so。 The slow burn between Lucian and Hattie definitely paid off。 If you're looking for a romantic， but equally feminist book - grab a copy of Portrait of a Scotsman。Overall I would give Portrait of a Scotsman 4。5 stars， but rounding up because I thoroughly enjoyed this lovely romantic book。I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher 。。。more
Carolynn （All the Books and Chocolate）
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Portrait of a Scotsman is the third book in the League of Extraordinary Women series， and I think it is my favorite one yet。 While I won’t get into politics， reading a book about the suffrage movement in the 1880s at this point in time made me feel even both inspired and honestly a little deflated。 I loved that this book focused not only on women’s rights but also on poverty and class differences。 I also enjoyed seeing it from a historical perspective。 I love how these books weave historical kno Portrait of a Scotsman is the third book in the League of Extraordinary Women series， and I think it is my favorite one yet。 While I won’t get into politics， reading a book about the suffrage movement in the 1880s at this point in time made me feel even both inspired and honestly a little deflated。 I loved that this book focused not only on women’s rights but also on poverty and class differences。 I also enjoyed seeing it from a historical perspective。 I love how these books weave historical knowledge throughout the story。 The story itself is fantastic。 I liked Hattie in the other books and was happy to finally read her story。 I loved seeing her realize how sheltered she was。 Hattie makes one of the most accurate statements about why women want dominant men in the bedroom。 Lucian was unexpected; he grew on me， probably similar to how he grew on Hattie。 Lucian was by far my favorite of the love interests in this series。 He is dark and brooding with a tragic past， simply looking for someone to love him whom he could love in return。 In other words， my male love interest kryptonite。 I’ve really enjoyed this series， and Portrait of a Scotsman is my favorite so far。 。。。more
Tracy Emro
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Heiress， Hattie Greenfield is studying art at Oxford University but feels no one is taking her seriously。 She longs to take her talent to the next level and is looking for inspiration when she learns of an exhibit of Everett Millais’ famous painting of Ophelia， which is in the collection of her father’s business rival， self-made Scottish businessman， Lucian Blackstone。 She arrives for the viewing and instead finds herself compromised by the devilishly attractive Scot， and marriage to the man is Heiress， Hattie Greenfield is studying art at Oxford University but feels no one is taking her seriously。 She longs to take her talent to the next level and is looking for inspiration when she learns of an exhibit of Everett Millais’ famous painting of Ophelia， which is in the collection of her father’s business rival， self-made Scottish businessman， Lucian Blackstone。 She arrives for the viewing and instead finds herself compromised by the devilishly attractive Scot， and marriage to the man is the only way to salvage her reputation and prevent a scandal。 At first， Hattie is attracted to her husband， but when she learns that he planned to compromise her， her feelings quickly change。Lucian is wealthy but lacks the connections needed to open doors remain shut to him， so marriage to Hattie is the perfect solution。 He wants to make his marriage work， despite Hattie’s resistance， so when a problem arises at one of his mines， he insists that she accompany him to Scotland。 During the visit， their romance begins to simmer and Hattie does seem to grow a bit， especially after learning of Lucian’s past and the issues the miners are subjected to。 But is that enough for her to forgive him？Overall， this is a well-written， well-researched book， but I was disappointed when it felt like this slow-burn romance devolved into a political treatise。 I also had a really hard time liking Hattie， I tried to understand her POV and be lenient considering her learning disability and the fact that she was duped by Lucian， but she was just too inconsistent and at times came across as a spoiled brat， rather than the intelligent woman she was supposed to be。 In the end， I didn’t really care for this book， it just didn’t work for me， but that is not to say that it is a bad book， it is just not what I want to read。 This book is the third book in the series， but it can easily be read as a standalone title。*I am voluntarily leaving a review for an eARC that I requested and was provided to me by the publisher。 All opinions in this review are my own。* 。。。more
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