Kiss of a Duke
A Regency Christmas Romance
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4.1 • 98 Ratings
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- $3.99
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
An opposites attract, enemies-to-lovers, feel good romp from a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author:
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. After all, nothing heats up a winter night quite like finding oneself in the arms of a duke!
Customer Reviews
DELIGHTFUL
As a woman of science I loved all the scientific references - as always it as so much fun. thanks
Love is beautiful
What a great book the story made so real. Love conquers all.
Open your eyes
This story opens up more about Cressmouth and it’s unique inhabitants. The focus is less about the Christmas connections and more about the personal connections. The reader has the opportunity to catch up with some friends from the first book and meet new characters. I look forward to seeing if Virginia gets her own story. Although some of her animal analogies are a little obscure, she sometimes hits the mark perfectly. She’s not afraid to tell her friends what she sees is happening to them.
In this story we meet two people who have given up on the idea of love. To them it doesn’t exist. Nicholas is trying to protect himself against the unfortunate demise of his parents’ love match. Liking others makes him feel vulnerable. Penelope, as a scientist, does not believe in love because there is no evidence for it in nature. She would secretly like to be chosen for herself, rather than be forced to change herself to please others.
These two flawed, logical people come together to find a solution for their problems. Nicholas wants to charm Penelope into selling him ‘Duke’, the perfume she has created for men. According to this premium rake it gives undue advantage to lesser mortals. Penelope is determined to try out ‘Duchess’ on him to see if the female version works as well as the men’s. They both end up with more than they could ever imagine and have their fundamental beliefs about themselves remoulded.
This story is sweet and gentle. We watch each character do small, personal things for each other, despite the fact that neither will acknowledge this. Their interactions can be funny, moving, exciting and at some moments you want to give them a shake to wake them up to reality. They start to look for ways and reasons to meet each other. In the end they get their HEA, but there is a bit of pain in there as well.
This story forms part of a series, but it can be read on it’s own.