Book Review: Kiss of a Duke by Erica Ridley

A romantic comedy, “Kiss of a Duke” reminded of the movie “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” but just in spirit only. Still, with the risk of sounding nerdy, it actually reminded me more of Madam Marie Curie, French-Polish physicist and chemist who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person and woman to win it twice!

And since the International Women’s Day is on March 8th, “Kiss of a Duke” is a good fit for the occasion with the heroine, Lady Penelope Mitchell being a chemist and she invented “Duke,” a perfume for men that has women swooning at their feet.

Enter “Saint Nick” (real name Lord Nicholas Pringle) who was a well-known rake and hedonist. He hated the “Duke” because he believes that being a rake is an artform! The “Duke” being chemical just takes away the fun out of the game.

With that premise, Erica Ridley spun a yarn that is laugh out loud funny that quite frankly, I won’t be surprised if the Hallmark Channel picks it up as its next Christmas special.

Kiss of a Duke” is Rated T for Teens with parental guidance strongly advised due to some sexual content which is not graphic.

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Description: Kiss of a Duke

Just one more kiss… (Milady, it’s cold outside)

Lady chemist Penelope Mitchell took England by storm with Duke, a perfume for men that has women swooning at their feet. To prove the same aphrodisiacal potency of her upcoming version for ladies, the new perfume must cause a rake to fall in love with her in ten days. And she has just the man in mind…

Sexy pleasure-seeker Nicholas Pringle—known as “Saint Nick” for his wicked ways—wants to end the absurd cologne that has every young buck believing himself a ladies’ man. How hard can it be to charm a spinster into changing her mind? But when Penelope does the charming, this rakish scoundrel must decide between losing the war… or losing his heart.

The 12 Dukes of Christmas is a laugh-out-loud historical romance series of heartwarming Regency romps nestled in a picturesque snow-covered village.

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Image Credits: Perfume bottle by Lolame; Couple in silhouette by Yumanda, both on Pixabay