Married for convenience twenty years ago, Rafe and Cornelia are thrown back together when the potential for monetary, political, and personal triumph necessities their partnership. As they build their moment their memories of their three days together, before he ruined it all by being too in love, resurface. 

The premise of this book, rebel leftists subverting the aristocracy during a scandalous house party, speaks to my soul. Peckham's obvious respect for the feminist movement is engrained in all her work and that's very clear in this book too. She also writes a killer sex scene. 

Unfortunately the conflict just didn't suck me in. Lots of potential for danger and drama and very little realized. After reading The Rakess this story felt slow.