Day: July 17, 2025

Hello Gracious Readers And Welcome To My Stop on The Blog Tour for

The Soprano’s Daring Duke by Susanne Dunlap

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Newly widowed Princess Adelheid Kinsky thought she was free—until she learns of her abusive late husband’s final betrayal. The son she believed dead, the illegitimate child of a forbidden love, still lives. To secure his future, she must marry within a month—without revealing the truth. Her best prospect? The Duke of Hartland, a notorious rake drowning in debt.

Meanwhile, Hartland sets his sights on Olivia Fontenoy, an heiress whose fortune could solve all his problems. But innocent Olivia dreams of music, not marriage, and seizes the chance to perform in disguise at the King’s Theatre—unwittingly ensnaring everyone she knows in scandal.

A princess with a scandalous secret. A duke desperate for a wealthy bride. A debutante torn between duty and passion.

As deception and desire collide, Olivia finds herself drawn to Hartland’s closest friend, the quiet yet passionate Marquess of Lewiston—a man who offers her something far more profound than mere security. And for Adelheid, an unexpected alliance may hold the key to her dreams.

With a surprising ending worthy of grand opera, The Soprano’s Daring Duke is a sweeping Regency tale of love, risk, and the courage to defy expectations.

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REVIEW

The Soprano’s Daring Duke is the second installment Book in the Double Dilemma Romance Series by the  very talented author Susanne Dunlap

The Soprano’s Daring Duke is a richly layered Regency romance that delivers scandal, secrets, and soaring emotion in equal measure. Set in a society where appearances are everything, this novel explores what happens when love—and music—refuse to stay hidden.

At its heart are two strikingly different heroines, both struggling under the weight of society’s expectations, both dealing with their own secrets.

Princess Adelheid Kinsky is newly widowed and finally free from a cruel husband—or so she thinks. But when she learns that the child she believed lost is alive, she must obey her late husband’s codicil if she wants to inherit anything, and marry a  respectable nobleman and must claim her illegitimate child as his heir. 

So she travels to London during the height of the season and sets her cap on infamous Duke of Hartland, a charming rake with a mountain of debt. Yet beneath his devil-may-care attitude, we glimpse a man capable of true loyalty and affection.

Olivia Fontenoy is a debutante that dreams of marrying for love, and a chance to let her voice fly free. Restricted by society and bullied by her over bearing mother to secure a good match. When she is pursed by the fortune-hunting Duke, Hartland she feels trapped. Olivia takes her reputation into her own hands and does the unthinkable and steps onto the King’s Theatre in disguise. Her risky behavior could well be her undoing, and her is drawn to a kindred spirit the Marquess of Lewiston.

Susanne Dunlap meticulously weaves dual storylines beautifully, blending high stakes with heart, deception with desire. Themes of sacrifice, freedom, and choosing love over convention give this novel a resonant emotional core. 

♡ I was captivated from start to finish, and I especially enjoyed that music played such a central role. I am looking forward to the next book in this stunning regency series. 

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 🎼 Read If you’re a fan of:

• Secrets 
• Musical Heroine
• Princess 
• Redeemed rake
• Gentlemen 
• Regency scandal & disguise
• Music

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AUTHOR

About Susanne Dunlap

Susanne Dunlap is the award-winning author of more than a dozen historical novels for adults and teens, as well as an author of Regency romance. The Dressmaker’s Secret Earl is the bestselling Book 1 in her Double-Dilemma Romance Series. Book 2, The Soprano’s Daring Duke, will be published in June. She is also an Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach.

Follow Susanne Dunlap

https://www.instagram.com/susanne_dunlap/

https://www.facebook.com/SusanneDunlapAuthor

www.linkedin.com/in/susannedunlap

https://www.youtube.com/@operasus

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