Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the Right
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Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the Right (Impossible Bachelors, #2)
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3.69 of 5 stars

Most women would not be pleased to be labeled a spinster. But Lady Poppy Smith-Barnes isn’t most women. In fact, Poppy has invented an im... read full description


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Apr 07, 2011
Shawna rated it: 4 of 5 stars
4 stars – Historical/Regency Romance

The best compliment I can give this is to say that it was the perfect cure for my utterly craptastic, stressful week. There are tons of highly anticipated new releases out that I’m itching to read, but I’ve felt so drained lately and really just needed something light and fun that wouldn’t require a lot of thought or energy on my part. (Very lazy of me, I know.)

This is a charming, perky, feel-good romance with endearing characters tha More...
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Jan 01, 2011
AzuresHeart rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I had fun with this book. Just like her first. Not a lot of thought needed, just a little mystery, two people that like each other while saying they don't and some sexy scenes too. I didn't overthink this one at all and that is OK :). Read it for the fun of it!!
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Jan 11, 2012
Book Review Diva rated it: 5 of 5 stars
“Dukes To the Left Of Me, Princes To The Right” by Kieran Kramer

Lady Poppy Smith-Barnes is looking for adventure and true love. She has made a promise to herself and to the spinster club, that she belongs to, that she will only marry for true love and nothing less. Lady Poppy has turned down repeated proposals from good men, because she does not love these men. She has also told a white lie, well at least she thought it was a white lie. You see, Poppy thinks that the Duke of Drummond does not ex More...
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Jan 25, 2012
Shan rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I absolutely love Kieran Kramer. I am saying this after reading only 2 of her books, but she leaves me with such a good feeling when I am done. This is of course book 2 in the Impossible Bachelors series and it did not disappoint. I love that fact that the hero and heroines that she right are so perfect for one another and she always has me laughing out loud. At the end I finish the book and always wonder what is going to happen to every one else. The reason I say that is because all of the char More...
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Mar 31, 2011
Ruth rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Nicholas is currently an agent for the British 'Service', unfortunately, he also recently got landed with the title of Duke of Drummond. Which means that he now must get married (a Duke is high in demand for marriage minded mothers and would bring too much attention to him as a Service Agent). Of course this is the worst case scenario for Nicholas, he thoroughly enjoys his bachelorhood and loathes the requirement of marriage that lies ahead of him.

Poppy has been pining after the Pri More...
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Mar 05, 2011
RomanceNovelNews.com rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Review by Rita Jett for Romance Novel News

To discourage suitors, Lady Poppy Smith-Barnes claims a longstanding engagement with a faux fiancé, the Duke of Drummond. So what happens when the imaginary duke turns up at a ball to claim his bride?

Spy extraordinaire, Nicholas Staunton is the newly named Duke of Drummond. His latest mission requires the utmost discretion. Marriage is the best option to maintain his cover and Poppy’s ready-made engagement proves quite convenient. More...
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Feb 12, 2011
Jessi rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Just not as good as I had hoped. I added the two first books by this author to my booksfree queue hoping that they would be a fun romp to read but was pretty disappointed. It is certainly interesting to read romances where the relationship is never fully consummated until after marriage but I'm not really in love with any of the characters so far.
In this book, another of the Impossible Bachelors meets his fate. But really, other than being an Impossible Bachelor (which doesn't figure into t More...
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Jan 29, 2011
Jessica rated it: 4 of 5 stars
This fun, lighthearted Regency romance features two adventuresome protagonists caught up in spying, a fake betrothal, and petulant Russian royals. Lady Poppy Smith-Barnes has fended off proposals by inventing a fiancé, the Duke of Drummond. Unfortunately, the Duke is real and ready to make their imaginary romance a reality. The Duke, Nicholas Stauton, needs a wife as a cover for his spy career, but he wasn't expecting a spitfire determined to throw him over for a Russian prince. When the two tea More...
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Jan 19, 2011
Carrie rated it: 4 of 5 stars
DUKES TO THE LEFT OF ME, PRINCES TO THE RIGHT is a sweet and sexy historical romance with a bit of adventure thrown in. I love Kieran Kramer's writing style. It is light, fluffy, and fun. The characters in this story are fun and very well written. I really liked the premise of the relationship between Poppy and Nick. After telling numerous suitors that she was in love with the Duke of Drummond it was very funny to "see" her face to face with the man himself. The secondary characters - More...
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Jan 15, 2011
April rated it: 5 of 5 stars
DUKES TO THE LEFT OF ME,PRINCES TO THE RIGHT by Kieran Kramer is delightful
historical romance set in Regency London. It is the second in "The Impossible Bachelors" series,(Book One "When Harry Met Molly") but can be read as a stand alone. It is well written with details,depth,fast paced and a page turner. It has romance, passion,sweet sensuality,humor,wit,spy, a fun heroine,a sexy hero,secrets,adventure,family secrets,and following your heart. The hero, Nicholas, is ha More...
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Jan 14, 2011
Bird rated it: 2 of 5 stars
The first book in the series was laugh-out-loud funny for me. This one? Not so much. Instead of seeming endearing and quirky, the characters and the plot came off as annoying and implausible. The plot was as ridiculous as it was in the first one (Poppy makes up a fake suitor to fend off other men, until, ta-da!, fake suitor turns out to be real). And because he needs to take a wife, he just blindly decides to marry this seemingly-crazy woman? Uh, right. I liked Harry and Molly so much, th More...
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Jan 06, 2011
Farrah rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I read the 1st book in the "Impossible Bachelors" series, When Harry Met Molly <a href="http://tbfreviews.net/2010/11/09/when-harry-met-molly-kieran-kramer-review/>(review here)</a>, last year and while I enjoyed it, I still had mixed feelings about many of the characters, thinking they seemed rather dull without much personality. But let me tell you know that I'm glad to have given Kramer another try with the 2nd book Dukes to the Left, Princes to the Right (I even bo More...
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Dec 26, 2010
Mallorie rated it: 3 of 5 stars
I just finished reading this book, and I'm hesitant to give it three stars, but I feel two is just too low. When I bought it, I hadn't realized it was in a series, and that I had already read the first one -- When Harry Met Sally. If I would have realized this before purchasing it, chances are I wouldn't have bought the book. It just frustrated me, plain and simple.

I think the summary of the book sounds interesting, and I definitely thought this book would be a fun read, but I found More...
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Nov 15, 2011
Sasha rated it: 3 of 5 stars
For the most part this book was a fun read. Most of what I know about the Regency period has come from Regency novels, so to put it bluntly, I don't know a whole lot, but even I knew that this book wasn't factual. Mind you, if I was looking for that I could go read Georgette Heyer, who really did her homework, or someone from the Regency period. Moving on, I was a little uncomfortable with the beginning, since I felt it felt more forced attentions than overcome with passion type displays, but qu More...
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Jul 12, 2011
Elsie rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Well, the only reason I even read this second book in the series was because I got the first one, When Harry Met Molly, and this one at the same time. I'd heard such amazing reviews on the first one, that I was SURE I'd like it. Book One fell a little short for me though, the story was just too ridiculous for me to stomach completely. I am happy to report that I enjoyed this one MUCH more.


Poppy is determined to marry ONLY for love. She is even part of a Spinster Club with her two More...
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Nov 29, 2010
pattepoilue rated it: 4 of 5 stars
(This was originally posted on Book Lovers Inc)

Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the Right (yes quite a mouthful), is the 2nd book in the Impossible Bachelors series. I really loved the first installment and I was very excited to start this one. I read Dukes to the left of Me (for short) very fast. It was a pleasure to read from start to end even if I'm not 100% happy with aspects of the plot. But once again, Kieran portrays great characters you can't help but love.

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Dec 29, 2010
chanceofbooks rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Kramer has a fresh, original voice and fans of very light historical--Connie Brockaway, Sally Hill, et al will enjoy. I personally would love to see what she could do with a contemporary novel--I think she would be a marvelous addition to the ranks of Lori Foster and Vicki Lewis Thompson in contemporaries, and her voice just really felt more like a contemporary voice. I think she could be a true star in that genre, versus the over-crowded regency genre which just doesn't seem the best fit for he More...
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Dec 13, 2010
Mandi rated it: 3 of 5 stars
In a very comical scene, the proud “almost spinster” Poppy who has rejected countless suitors, gets a marriage proposal from a Duke who she thought didn’t exist. Because she thought he didn’t exist, she used him as an excuse to decline all of her past marriage offers.

Nicholas, aka the Duke of Drummond, works for the British Secret Service, and now that Prinny has declared him an Impossible Bachelor, his name will be plastered all over England. Needing to keep a low profile for his jo More...
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Dec 13, 2010
Donna rated it: 2 of 5 stars
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Jan 09, 2011
May rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Holy wow. I give very few 5 star ratings, but this deserves it.

In this tale a young lady who's been turning down proposals due to her love of a pretend duke finds herself face to face with- and engaged to- that very man.

Fabulous characters that sparkle, shine, and have you rooting for them. A refreshing look at "spinsterhood" and women who are independent and strong. Spies and clandestine missions. Plot twists and turns I never saw coming. Oh and plenty of great d More...
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Feb 03, 2011
Meredith rated it: 3 of 5 stars
(originally posted on The Librarian Next Door)

A new Regency romance series by author Kieran Kramer pits four “Impossible Bachelors” against each in a hilarious race to avoid the alter.

In Book Two, Dukes to the Left of Me, Princes to the Right, Lady Poppy Smith-Barnes has no intention of ever getting married. She’s quite happy to remain a Spinster, thank you very much. But gentlemen continue to insist upon proposing to her, so she invents a fake fiance, the Duke of Drummond, More...
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Aug 12, 2011
Christine rated it: 2 of 5 stars
The premise was intriguing -- our heroine has been holding off suitors for years by saying she's in anticipation of receiving a marriage proposal from the Duke of Drummond. She thinks there is no Duke of Drummond, that he's just someone her cook made up, but suddenly, she discovers he's real. And when he proposes, she has trouble wriggling out of it.

After that, I just found this book rather dull. I thought the first book in the series was amusing and outrageous, but this didn't do m More...
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Jul 14, 2011
Eve rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Would give it a slightly higher rating than the first book in the series. It wasn't bad, but the LACK OF SEX SCENES was a bit ridiculous..c'mon, you know it's expected! I would say that I felt it wasn't a particularly compelling/intense romantic love story when compared to books by "the greats" (Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas, Gaelen Foley, Julie Anne Long). She still seems to (as with her first book) focus a bit too much on comedic mishaps. Also, the Russian twins were very one dimensional More...
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Dec 23, 2010
Joy rated it: 3 of 5 stars
An unabashedly silly, lighthearted romp. Our heroine, Lady Poppy, has been putting off her many suitors by pleading a previous engagement to the "Duke of Drummond"--a man she believes is a fictional invention of her cook's. That way she can save herself for Prince Sergei, her childhood crush. However, the Duke of Drummond turns out to be real--and decides to claim the lady for his own. Hijinks ensue, along with a secret agent subplot that is more in the spirit, though not particulars, More...
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Jan 23, 2011
Virginia rated it: 2 of 5 stars
This novel started out so promising. Fun, intrigue, spies! But it quickly devolved into sorry cliches, obvious twists and the dialog seemed too modern. I just couldn't imagine men and women in the Regency era speaking so blatantly about sex to each other. (They might've - I certainly wasn't there!)

I'm just really sick of having a woman "choose" between the obvious jerk and the hero. It's dumb. It would've been far more interesting to have both men be good catches, but she re More...
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Apr 08, 2011
Nisha rated it: 2 of 5 stars
...I didn't like it. I thought I would, after reading the first book in the series, but no, I didn't.

Poppy, our heroine, is a spinster, excuse me, Spinster. She vows to only marry for love and she is in love with a Russian prince. Not that she is lacking in proposals, but she has always referred to an absentee Duke of Drummond, as her true love to avoid awkwardness. But, the real Duke of Drummond enters the scene, forcing her into an engagement. Nicholas Staunton, the Duke of Drummond, More...
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Feb 12, 2011
Robin (RBBR) rated it: 4 of 5 stars
This is the second book in Kieran Kramer's Impossible Bachelor Series. Most books tend to use a characters title more then their name and I got confused on this one and had to go back to Harry and Molly's book which is Impossible Bachelors #1. The back cover blurb lists the Heroine as Lady Poppy Smith-Barnes and the Hero as Nicholas Staunton but no mention of a Title. Then early in the book it discusses the Duke of Drummond. Harry is Lord Traemore and his three best friends are Lord Maxwell, Cap More...
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Dec 18, 2010
Karin rated it: 4 of 5 stars
A solid Regency complete with fake fiances, spies and the slightly antagonistic relationship that develops into love. Not the best Regency romance I've ever read but certainly not the worst by a long shot. Even though it is the second in a series, it can be read on its own. There are a few things discussed (the backstory of whole Impossible Bachelors thing for instance) that are not fully explained in this title. I'm going to read the first book to see if knowing that information changes the More...
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Dec 14, 2011
Historical Romance Books rated it: 5 of 5 stars
“Dukes To the Left Of Me, Princes To The Right” by Kieran Kramer

Lady Poppy Smith-Barnes is looking for adventure and true love. She has made a promise to herself and to the spinster club, that she belongs to, that she will only marry for true love and nothing less. Lady Poppy has turned down repeated proposals from good men, because she does not love these men. She has also told a white lie, well at least she thought it was a white lie. You see, Poppy thinks that the Duke of Drummond d More...
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Oct 27, 2011
Brittany rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this second story in the series, but it didn't compare all the way with the first one. Poppy a self declared spinster, creates a Duke to get out of the many proposals she's had. And all was going according to plan. Even the Prince she met 6 years ago right before her mother died is in England. She remakes his aquantance and then the ficticious Duke she invents shows up at the Ball and states they are engaged. Nicholas needs to find a fiancee as per command of the service. He's a More...
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