I absolutely love how each book in this series is about found family. The Winchesters love with their whole hearts and seem to recognize a person in need of a family unit. My Rogue to Ruin is no different in the found family even if the male main character, Adrian has a family of his own--they just happened to have exiled him after a scandal,

One could consider this enemies to lovers, the enemy aspect is completely one-sided. Marjorie despises Adrian because of who she thinks he is (all lies) but Adrian is smitten with her from the beginning. Because Marjorie is a rational adult and deep down very sweet, you never really feel true animosity or hate from her to him--just a strong dislike/distaste for him. He vacillates between being an absolute rogue and trying to shock her with his flirtations and being his true self, dripping in honesty and sweet words of how she makes him feel. Ultimately he is trying to protect her and keep her at arm's length from a very bad man not realizing who Marjorie really is. They are forced to work in close confines day after day in a very clever way--props to Ms. Ridley for how this plot line developed. I also loved every moment another Winchester appeared on the page, often at the least expected moments that had me chuckling at the absurdity of it all.

Both of them discover that they are capable of more than they thought they were as they start to see each other through the other's eyes. I love when this happens in a book. Yes, it would be great if we realized this on our own but so often we cannot. So when Marjorie recognizes the kindness and talent in Adrian, he has a hard time believing it. Same for Marjorie when she doubts her ability to contribute to the Winchesters outside of just forgery. She does play into the fact that others might doubt her intelligence because she is partially deaf but also starts to believe that because of this maybe she is limited in what she brings to the family and their efforts to help others. However, Adrian does a beautiful job of treating her as a whole person and showing her she is amazing as she is.

The book does not focus on developing the physical relationship of Marjorie and Adrian which was a bit disappointing. Often we read that they spent the day kissing but we do not get any details around said kissing or see anything else happen and slowly progress bit by bit. I felt the loss of that aspect and growth of their relationship as physical actions usually do change the nature of a relationship. When the two eventually take their relationship to the next level it feels sudden and yet not. However, as noted above, Ridley does a wonderful job developing the non-physical side of their relationship.

Would definitely recommend this book and the entire series and cannot wait for the next book!

This was everything I needed right this minute. I need to read the rest of the series. I am not obsessed with the Wynchesters! I loved the sweet Marjorie. She is so much more than even her family new. There is so much found family love that you just feel like you are part of it. The romance is sweet. It was a bit spicy too. I cannot wait to read more! Thank you to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

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.

Another great Wynchester family story filled with kooky characters and scenarios and helping the poor; so much fun! I cannot wait to read the next story.

What I loved:
-the banter and witty retorts between our characters
-the Hedgehog spy named Tickletums
-the Wynchester family and their unique personalities and abilities
-is part of a series, but can be read as a stand-alone

What I would change:
-the villian in this one didn't make a ton of sense to me
-the ending felt very rushed and there was so much in the middle we had to wrap this up really fast which I didn't like
-there were several scenes I thought were unnecessary and added fluff to the story

Overall, a cute romance mystery with a tiny bit of smut!

Oh this book was totally cute!! It’s my very first Erica Ridley book and first Wynchester book and I am absolutely in love with this family.

Marjorie and Adrian where very cute together and I liked how she was like “actually I am getting you out of trouble, I am perfectly fine.”
So happy Adrian joined this fabulous family. I will go back and read all the other books!!

Lord Adrian Webb returns from the continent after being banished by his father. He wants wants a new start now that he’s back in London. The problem is Lord Adrian has found himself once again forced one to use his artistic skills for forging false coins. When the Wynchester’s find out about the fake money going around London, Marjorie is determined to do her part and get to the bottom of things. She and the Wynchester’s infiltrate the rookery where Adrian is being held to produce the coins. At first Marjorie thinks Adrian is exactly what he seems to be, a stuck up rakish snob. But the more Marjorie and Adrian work together the more she see’s the front Adrian puts on and starts the see the real man behind the persona. Can Marjorie and the Wynchester’s end up taking down the forgery operation and help
Adrian escape and start anew?

I have very much enjoyed the other books in this series but I have to say this may be my favorite so far! I connected with Marjorie’s hearing loss as I wear hearing aids and have hearing problems myself. The history of art and forgeries before and after the war was very interesting to learn about! And of course who doesn’t love reading about this crazy, chaotic, loving family along with a spicy romance. SO SO GOOD!!!

So this was cute and enjoyable, but I felt extremely lost for much of the beginning of the book. This really can't work as a standalone title because there is so much backstory and, I assume, character introduction in previous books. If I'd read the others I bet I'd have found this one even better. But I liked the time period and plot!

Thank you for allowing access to this title for review!

3.5⭐️ such a cute regency era romance!

I didn’t know this was the 4th in the series when I picked it up but I was able to follow the story and characters with no problem!

I do wish there was more angst and enemies in the enemies to lovers romance but still loved the overall story and characters! It gave Bridgerton with a good dose of tomfoolery.

Thank you netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I FREAKING LOVE THE WYNCHESTERS. My Rogue to Ruin by Erica Ridley is book four in the Wild Wynchesters series, and I honestly think this series just keeps getting better with each book. Each book focuses on a different Wynchester sibling--and if you don't know this, the Wynchester family is the best, biggest, more unconventional found family in regency romance.

This one is Marjorie's story, which was an absolute delight to read. Hard of hearing, she's always felt a bit removed from the family's previous capers, and when they discover a forger churning out counterfeit money, Marjorie insists it's her time to shine. Her artistic background makes her the perfect Wynchester to infiltrate the forgery ring and bring the criminals to justice--and everything goes to plan until she realizes that the forger, Adrian, isn't the despicable person she assumes him to be. He's being held against his will and forced to create the forgeries to protect his sister and her reputation. Enter the rest of the Wynchesters! Hilarity and danger and romance ensue, and justice prevails.

If you love hijinks and humor, found family, and regency romance, then picking up My Rogue to Ruin is a no brainer. Honestly, this entire series is the BEST. It's kinda like the Bridgertons only funnier.

Warning, this is the 4th book in this series. I kept feeling like I was missing something or just having a hard time getting in this book, then I learned this was a series. It was enjoyable enough, but maybe it would have been even better had I read the complete series. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced preview.

Due to hearing loss, Marjorie has never felt like enough or taken the lead on a case, until now. When the Wynchesters find out money is being forged and possessions taken from the innocent, they take the case. As it’s an art related crime, and that’s her specialty, Marjorie convinced her siblings to let her infiltrate the scene of the crime. Marjorie willingly joins Snowley’s forgery where she meets Lord Adrian. While she can leave, Adrian is a prisoner of Snowley until he repays his debt. ⁣
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Marjorie starts off with a terrible opinion of Lord Adrian, but quickly learns he’s more than he seems. The belief Marjorie and Adrian have in each other was one of my favorite parts of this story. I love how they learned how to believe in themselves too. I loved how the Wynchesters supported Marjorie even when she was stuck with Snowley and later imprisoned. I liked Adrian’s growth as he learned what a family supporting you can really be like. . The Wynchesters are the best! They always make me laugh and just put a smile on my face as they help save the day. As they say “Wynchesters do impossible things.”

I mean we have Tickletums the working hedgehog in this one- so what else do you need, really? This is another wonderful addition to the Wynchester family series - you have the normal funny takes and wacky ways to save the day. With this one we have Marjorie who we know as the artist always in her studio but this time she takes over as lead. She meets Adrian, the horrible Lord that is counterfeiting coins but finds he is more. These two are a hoot to read along with the family trying to solve the case.
You could read this as a standalone but you would miss a lot of the family from previous books. The series is outstanding and so much fun!


Thanks to forever for this book

The Wynchesters have caught wind of a forger cheating people out of their belongings with counterfeit coin. Marjorie has never joined one of their investigations before, but she is their resident forger (only if necessary}. She is determined to find and out forge the forger, bring down the criminal, and return the goods to their owners. Adrian is working for the same criminal to pay of a debt, his and his sister’s. He and Marjorie start as competitors and enemies, but somehow end up on the same side. How will Marjorie and her Wynchester siblings solve this one? This is another entertaining adventure with the Wild Wynchesters. This one has theft, forgery, danger, disguise(s), a homing hedgehog in training, a carrier crow, a slimy villain, the usual Wynchester shenanigans, and romance for Marjorie and Adrian. Good story.
I voluntarily reviewed this book.

Again, here I am reading the 4th book in a series when I haven't read any others in The Wild Wynchesters. I honestly felt as if I was missing a bit of the story in this installment.

I get the impression The Wynchesters are a "Robinhood" family, saving the underprivileged from being taken advantage. I enjoyed the story but I wish I had read from the beginning.

Thank Forever for the complimentary copy.

A fun and sweet regency romance. I didn’t realize it was part of a series but I enjoyed it as a stand-alone. Marjorie takes the lead on a case to bring down a forger, except that he’s not the awful man people think he is. Adrian and Marjorie were great with their banter and shameless flirting while getting to know and falling in love with each other.

It had good tension and it was a slow burn.

The Wynchesters are a fun clan and their hijinks are both entertaining and endearing.

Full transparency, when I first requested this book I did not know it was the 4th in a series. That being said, while I didn’t know as much about the female main character’s family, I do think this could work as a stand-alone as well. I really enjoyed this one. It was fun and I liked that it had Robin Hood vibes with the female main character and her family trying to help others when they are wronged. I do think that the flow of the first part versus the second half could have been slightly improved, but besides that I found this a very enjoyable read. The character’s were interesting, the story was well-written and especially in the second half you are pulled into the story well as you wait to see what happens. I think I will definitely go read the others in this series now!

My Rogue to Ruin is the newest release in the Wild Wynchesters series and I have absolutely adored this historical romance series.

If you love historical romances with found family vibes, this is the series for you! The Wynchesters are a group of 6 siblings who were orphaned and taken in and raised by a wealthy, loving Baron. Together they take on missions to fight and seek justice for those who have no where else to turns with their special skills (mapmaking, disguises, forgery, breaking in, etc). All their adventures, sleuthing, mystery-solving, and helping those in unfortunate circumstances is the best!

In this book we follow Marjorie Wynchester and art forgery! Marjorie has always just taken a backseat to her family planning all of their undercover work, but this time she’s the only one with the skillset needed to find the culprit of counterfeits. Marjorie is partially deaf after a smallpox incident as a child, but she’s also an artist who remembers every detail of things once she’s seen it. Lord Adrian has been disowned by his father after he got tired of his roguish, rakish ways. So when he was left penniless, Adrian took to light forgery… Now a blackmailer is out to ruin him and he becomes entangled with the Wynchester siblings!

This one was a lot to fun! I loved how Adrian and Marjorie end up having to have a lot of forced time together. They start talking and Marjorie realizes there is more to Adrian than she first thought. I did think the middle bit felt a bit long, but otherwise this was just a delight! I love the time with the Wynchester siblings and Tinkletums, the homing hedgehog, was another fav!

Thank you so much to the publisher, Forever, for an ARC. All thoughts in this review are my own!

Another installment in the Wild Wynchesters series. You just never know what they will be up to!

This time it is Marjorie who has never stepped into their investigations. But this time she cannot stay out of the mystery of someone forging paintings, her area of knowledge.

As she hunts up the forger, she finds herself up against Adrian.. But that story is for you to find out for yourself

Another GREAT Regency romance featuring the beloved Wynchester siblings. I really enjoyed this latest installment in the series that sees Marjorie helping to uncover a forgery ring only to fall for the man who is being forced to commit crimes in order to work off a debt and protect his family.

Adrian and Marjorie were so great together!! I loved that they were both artists and both tried to protect the other. Full of found family, clever pets (a hedgehog and a crow), cameos from all the other Wynchesters plus great disability rep too (Marjorie is hard of hearing).

This was also on audio narrated by Moira Quirk. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital and finished copy in exchange for my honest review! I do not want this series to ever end!! Thankfully there was a very satisfying epilogue that is sure not to disappoint!