Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore | 448 pages | 2021

London banking heiress Hattie Greenfield wanted just three things in life: Acclaim as an artist, a noble cause, and a 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.

(Synopsis taken from Goodreads)

I found both main characters to be a little infuriating, but the writing itself was good and I love a good Scottish setting. Much of the story heavily features the social ills of the day, so if you enjoy a little activism in your romance, this book (and this whole series following young suffragists) is the perfect fit.