My Rogue to Ruin by Erica Ridley
The Wild Wynchesters series #4. Historical romance. Disability. Can be read as a stand-alone but better as part of the series as family from prior stores cross over and play minor parts in this book.
Lord Adrian Webb decides to stop creating forgeries with one last sale but the middleman finds out he has been getting the forgeries rather than originals to sell. Adrian finds himself being held hostage and forced to create counterfeit money that’s going to hurt the locals and make the middleman rich. He creates imperfect coin molds on purpose but so far is still locked up against his will.
The Wynchester family has traced the fake coins and allowed Marjorie to take the lead in planning the undercover work to expose the culprit. But the more time she spends with Adrian, the more she likes him and she realizes that he’s not the bad guy even though he is the forger.

Fun antics and amusing family adventures as Majorie brings all their tricks into play on her first time leading the caper. Her confidence grows as she realizes her hearing isn’t what’s lacking in her investigation and she has to deal with her attraction to the flirty Adrian. Of course, she must still catch the bad guy and help the victims recover, so her plate is full. Good thing she has family to help.
Enjoyable with a few laugh out loud moments that will have me remembering this series for a long time.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher. I have the full set of this series and share my love of them with bookclubs and fellow romance readers. ( )

I feel like Erica Ridley has really hit her stride in this series with this installment of the Wynchesters. I’m a sucker for a good art heist and the banter in this book truly was a delight. ( )

If Erica Ridley is the author you know you have a more-than-satisfying read in your hands. Always an entertaining mix of the consequences of breaking those rigid Regency rules, a scoundrel who skirts a little too close to danger, and a woman who does her best to persevere in spite of those darn rules. Each series and each story are unique, but you can count on a good time from the first page to the last. When the Wild Wynchesters are involved, however, even though you know it will be exciting and entertaining you have no idea what this family will get up to, who and what they’ll be involved with, and what crazy things will happen.

No shrinking violet, Marjorie still usually takes a back seat during the family’s investigations. This time, however, she’s the one with the skill to identify counterfeits so suddenly she’s front and center. No problem, except she wasn’t prepared for the attraction between her and Lord Adrian Webb. Not very convenient, make that certainly inconvenient, but doesn’t look like it can be ignored for long. As for Adrian, he was banished by his father several years ago for conduct unbecoming someone of his position, for being a rogue. Turns out he’s not as clever a rogue as the thought he was, though, and now he’s being blackmailed into some very dangerous activity.

My Rogue to Ruin is a great addition to the series. The family pops in and out, Marjorie keeps coping, Adrian desperately wants to earn a place back into his sister’s life – and stay alive – and the danger and mystery surrounding the counterfeiting keep you turning pages. Not to mention looking forward to more steamy encounters between Marjorie and Adrian.

Thanks to author Erica Ridley for providing an advance copy of My Rogue to Ruin as part of her review crew. If you haven’t read the other books in the series I recommend you read them as soon as you finish this book. I voluntarily leave this review; all opinions are my own. ( )

This book features a rakish hero who got disowned from his family and resorted to art forgery to get by. Then the hero got caught by a blackmailer and now his freedom is in peril. The heroine's family helps those in need and in this case, the heroine has the skills to take charge of the forgery investigation. This brings the heroine to the hero, and the more they learned about each other, the more they become closer. But before they could have their happy ending, the couple must overcome a lot of hurdles in this historical romance novel.

This is the fourth installment of THE WILD WYNCHESTERS series. Focusing on art forgery and the love that comes up for the main characters, it was a nice ride in reading it. I really enjoyed the animals that are in the story, and the secondary characters that supported the main couple were truly what enriched the book. I liked the heroine more than the hero because he was the kind of Rake that I don't enjoy reading as much. Therefore, the romance wasn't the best for me, but the book is a nice addition to the series.

** Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the review copy. All opinions and thoughts in the review are my own. ** ( )

My Rogue to Ruin by Erica Ridley
The Wild Wynchesters #4

The Wynchester family was born one year when Baron Vanderbean adopted a motley crew of orphans. Each book in this series stars one of the siblings that are related by choice and not by blood. Stronger ties than they have are rarely if ever found anywhere else. Each story provides excitement, a quest, a problem to solve, action by the family members, group work, and the main character ends up with true love and happiness with their partner added to the family. Is it realistic and believable? Perhaps not. BUT the stories are fun, action-packed, emotional, zany, filled with animals, and a nice escape.

What I liked:
* Marjorie Wynchester: experiences sound, smell, and taste in colors; is partially deaf from a childhood disease, extraordinary artists and forger, sometimes feels lacking in comparison to her siblings, steps up and steps out as she is lead in the effort to expose a forger
* Lord Adrian Webb: banished by his family, artist, forger, treated badly by his father and brother, wants to reestablish his relationship with his sister, more caring than his rogue-title, not nearly as rakish and depraved as people believe
* The way the Wynchesters work together to provide what is needed to right wrongs
* Their motto or saying that “Wychesters do impossible things all the time – every day” and how they prove it in each book
* Jacob’s menagerie and the way he reminds me a bit of Doctor Doolittle – it will take someone special to be his partner – look forward to his book
* Elizabeth – someone who seems blood thirsty, learns quickly, sees more than others realize, and will star in her own book next
* Seeing how those already partnered up are doing
* That Snowley, the crook, was taken down
* Knowing there is another book or two to look forward to in the future

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* Thinking about Adrian’s family and how he ended up abandoned for something he did not do…wanted to take the one that did what Adrian was accused of to task…wished that person had been exposed and dealt with, too
* Thinking about the way the poor lived during this time and how difficult their lives were

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Yes

Thank you to the author for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4 Stars ( )