A Portrait of Scandal

Now Duchess of Blackbourne, Josephine Hawthorne faces a world more perilous than any studio-where power and perception are painted in far bolder strokes than oils and ink.

In the wake of her shocking tribunal testimony and the exposure of the late Viscount Carridan's sins, Josephine finds herself thrust into the center of public fascination and political fire. While her art earns critical acclaim, her presence as a commoner-turned-duchess unsettles the social order. Even her marriage to Alex...