Rainelle's Reviews > How to Catch a Devilish Duke

How to Catch a Devilish Duke, by Amy Rose Bennett. Alright you historical romance lovers you. Pull up a seat and let’s review this extraordinary vivacious book. Amy has left me thoroughly pleased with reading this romantic novel. Once I finished reading it, I was swooning for Max. OMG! Let - me - tell - you, that man knows how to take care of a woman in and out of the bed. Charlie is a little kinky herself, but we’ll talk about their romance in a bit. Let’s get back to Amy’s writing. The description and details to the story offered me the imagination and visualization that I needed to really enjoy this story.
This made the book easier for me to read. The entertainment was great. The different subplots and plots help contribute to the drama that was the epitome of intense. It was resentful in so many ways. The suffering and the anguish that Charlie went through made me really connect with her character.
In some ways, I’ve had Charlie moments. I think that’s what made me enjoy this even more. All the characters definitely brought their “A game”. Their character were written so well. I believe that the author took her time in cultivating the persona of these characters, particularly Charlie, Max and Max’s mother Cressida.
Lord that woman is like the devil who enjoys disintegrating blocks of ice for sport. All the characters played off each other so well. I could tell this from the dialogue with the characters in each scene. It flowed from one scene to the next. I didn’t get lost in translation.
The topics of discussion wasn’t boring in the least. They kept me intrigued with the mystery, suspicion and most definitely when it came to the passionate moments between Charlie and Max. Those parts were my favorite, because Max’s character spoke with a silver tongue that had me salivating to read more from his lips. This love story spoke with a lot of realism that exploded within the story. I genuinely loved that.
Amy kept the facts straight and added the realities of tragedy from family, self confidence and the fear of giving your heart over to someone else. These few inadequacies played so well with the characters emotions as well as mine. As promised let’s discuss the brief outline of the story. First of all. I need to give high praise to the author for writing a historical romantic novel of the ton with a big beautiful woman as the leading character.
Let’s give the writer a round of applause for that. So, apparently Charlie and Max are that couple where best friend is for warned not to touch best friend baby sister. “That’s so cute”. I had to laugh at that. Charlie incorporates the help of Max to hunt down and retrieve a journal that’s very precious to her.
On their adventure to track down said journal, they partake in blackmail. Disguised meetings in the dark. Fisticuffs and meetings at dawn are arranged and taken place on traditional landmarks. And if that isn’t enough for Charlie and Max, best friends, sisters, brothers and wicked meddling mothers get involved too. All for the sake of appearance and who would be the tons gossip of the season.
Oh! I almost forgot the towns rag column somehow stays two steps ahead of the in the know business. No one knows how this happens or whose controlling the publishing. Charlie makes it her mission to crack this mystery. Meanwhile as all of this is happening around Charlie and Max.
They explore the raw, hot, burning need and desire with each other. Max’s strength of his desire for Charlie is so week that he has to have her at all cost. Charlie is no shrinking violet. She shows Max somethings that takes his ecstasy to heights that he never wants to come down from. Yes girl!
I recommend this book with two snaps and a, “ frankly dear mother, I don’t give a damn”. Until next time my fellow readers... read on! I voluntary reviewed this ARC after receiving a free gifted copy.