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A rakish lord and a lady with a vendetta….

Lady Caroline knows all about rakes. One ruined her after all. Allow a rake to kiss you once under a flowering pear tree, shame on him. But allow another to kiss you beneath a full moon of the summer solstice, well, shame on herself. She’s not falling for that sort of trick no matter how handsome Lord Marksman is or how alluring his strong arms or how tempting his achingly wicked lips are. Caroline’s learned a few lessons. In fact, she’s even recorded them in a chronicle to teach the ladies of London how to avoid these very traps. But she can’t leave until she’s taught Marksman a lesson. A very good one on how a gentleman ought to treat a lady…

Lord Pierce Marksman isn’t certain why he finds Lady Caroline so tempting. Yes, she’s blessed with waves of thick blonde hair, lush pink lips, the sort that make a man ache. But he’s met beautiful women before. And of course, her curves are lush and sweet, the kind that could keep a man warm for days. But he’s seen better. Hasn’t he? The problem is he can’t bloody remember. That’s a damn shame because he needs to find a rich wife with a sterling reputation to bolster his family name after his brother destroyed their’s. And that’s not Lady Caroline…

The more their path’s cross the harder it is to deny that he wants her. Maybe needs her. And when Caroline’s in trouble he has a decision to make. Does Pierce save himself or her?

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Published December 10, 2019

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Profile Image for Dianne.
6,818 reviews637 followers
December 1, 2019
She was determined to teach Lord Pierce Marksman a lesson on how to treat a lady. What Lady Caroline hadn’t planned on was falling for Pierce, a man who was everything she should steer clear of. Hadn’t she learned her lesson? Wasn’t she even chronicling her experiences to save other young ladies of London?

Pierce was a man looking for a wife to bolster his family’s social standing and pad the empty coffers, neither of which Caroline could do, what with her fall from grace. Yet, he couldn’t remember wanting someone as much as he wanted her.

Tammy Andresen’s TOO WICKED TO WED is another of her guaranteed to entertain historical romances with just enough wicked heat and turmoil to keep those pages turning and an ending that could make Cupid smile.

Quick, filled with humor and heart, a woman ahead of her time and a man who didn’t’ stand a chance against her. A wonderfully delightful escape!

I received a complimentary ARC edition from Tammy Andersen! This is my honest and voluntary review.

Series: Chronicles of a Bluestocking - Book 3
Publication Date: December 10, 2019
Publisher: Tammy Andresen
Genre: Historical Romance
Print Length: 21 pages
Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
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5,050 reviews599 followers
December 2, 2019
Tammy Andresen’s Earl of Dryden introduced me to the Chronicles of a Bluestocking series. Although I have not read the two prior books – Too Wicked to Woo and Too Wicked to Wed – it did not stop me from enjoying this one. In fact, of the characters introduced to me in Earl of Dryden, the leading lady in Too Wicked to Wed was the one I was most curious about.

I confess, there were a few elements of this story I may have understood slightly better if I had read the two prior books in the series. Although it would have helped, it did not take away from the story. Things quickly fell into place and I was sucked right into the story.

As always, Tammy Andresen offers a story that grips you throughout. You’re pulled right into the story and will be left turning the pages at a rapid pace. With the usual wonderful chemistry between characters and additive storyline, Too Wicked to Wed is another fabulous read from Tammy Andresen.

Without a doubt, this one is well worth the read.
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2,554 reviews152 followers
December 4, 2019
Too Wicked to Wed: Regency Romance Chronicles of a Bluestocking Series #3
Tammy Andresen
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Release date 12/10/2019

Blurb :

A rakish lord and a lady with a vendetta….

Lady Caroline knows all about rakes. One ruined her after all. Allow a rake to kiss you once under a flowering pear tree, shame on him. But allow another to kiss you beneath a full moon of the summer solstice, well, shame on herself. She’s not falling for that sort of trick no matter how handsome Lord Marksman is or how alluring his strong arms or how tempting his achingly wicked lips are. Caroline’s learned a few lessons. In fact, she’s even recorded them in a chronicle to teach the ladies of London how to avoid these very traps. But she can’t leave until she’s taught Marksman a lesson. A very good one on how a gentleman ought to treat a lady…

Lord Pierce Marksman isn’t certain why he finds Lady Caroline so tempting. Yes, she’s blessed with waves of thick blonde hair, lush pink lips, the sort that make a man ache. But he’s met beautiful women before. And of course, her curves are lush and sweet, the kind that could keep a man warm for days. But he’s seen better. Hasn’t he? The problem is he can’t bloody remember. That’s a damn shame because he needs to find a rich wife with a sterling reputation to bolster his family name after his brother destroyed their’s. And that’s not Lady Caroline…

The more their path’s cross the harder it is to deny that he wants her. Maybe needs her. And when Caroline’s in trouble he has a decision to make. Does Pierce save himself or her?

My review :

When a young lady who has set her cap on showing the world how the rakes can ruin a woman must decide what is worth ...

I love Mrs Tammy Andresen and this series following the Earl Dryden book was awesome.
While both characters are very lovable, I needed a bit more than usual time to appreciate them.
I loved first Pierce, despite everything he suffered under his kin’s eyes, he is willing to give back his family’s name its standing, even if it means sacrificing his own happiness.
Then as he is also the first to grab where his feelings lie and not doubting them he goes to win his lady, he becomes even more lovable in my eyes.
Caroline is a sweet lady but she spent too much of the story chastening herself for her own mishap. She has a good man ready to love her but she steps back constantly.
I can understand winning her trust is not easy, she was betrayed and paid the price. But she has friends all around her to show her her true worthiness, so why question his every gesture.

Then story became even more intriguing and interesting once Pierce decides to court her and when unexpected secrets are revealed.
A lovely conclusion to an entertaining series.
4.5 stars

I was granted an advance copy by the author, but I also preordered my own.
Here is my true and unbiased opinion.

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4,085 reviews132 followers
December 18, 2019
I was excited to read this third in the Chronicles of a Bluestocking Book. Now is it Lady Caroline Bixby to enter her thoughts into the book of "Taming a Rogue". She and her friends had decided to compile a guide for ladies when they met men of ill repute and how to keep from being ruined by them.
She had her own experience to add to the pages, how she'd been found kissing a rogue and when the word got out he did not come to her aid.
Lord Pierce Marksman was being pushed by his mother to marry. It needed to be a lady with money due to his elder brother's misuse of money. Unfortunately he had passed away and the title went to him. To say his mother had never favored him was mild. But he had to do his duty. When he saw Lady Caroline, he was attracted to her, but unfortunately she was ruined and would not do to fill the role.
A wonderful story of two wounded souls who are attracted to each other, but circumstances seem to stand in their way.. Take the journey and see what happens. Loved it!
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3,574 reviews88 followers
December 1, 2019
In a society where just being unchaperoned in the presence of a man could ruin a woman's reputation, Lady Caroline is damaged by a rakish lord and a malevolent lady who wanted to harm her. Years later, having come to the conclusion that she would never marry, Caroline and her friends decide to make it their mission to protect other young women to the best of their ability. Not everyone is excited about their mission, but with all of Caroline's friends having found good marriages, it is up to Caroline to complete the mission. Lord Pierce has been attracted to Caroline for some time, but knowing he needs connections, she is not the one to do it for him, as her reputation is almost as tarnished as his own. Two people with so much heartache caused by other people, nevertheless find themselves been thrown together resulting in an attraction neither anticipated. This novel has a good dose of humour, but it is also painful. The best part is realising that despite the circumstances there are still ways to get around most problems. The story brings healing and redemption and a happy conclusion to Caroline and Pierce. I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.
2,473 reviews28 followers
November 12, 2019
This was such and enjoyable read. It moved along at a good pace and kept my interest to the end. Annabelle and Luke were engaging characters. Annabelle had an inquiring mind and loved testing and experimenting. She was using her approach to scientific studies, to her study of rakes. This brought her to the attention of Luke, Marquess of Harding. He becomes very protective of Annabelle. Luke really was a hero to love. They both had issues with their fathers. I loved their growing relationship and really hoped they would get their happy ending. I enjoyed that some of the characters from the previous books made an appearance. I received a copy and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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1,312 reviews46 followers
January 8, 2020
Too Wicked To Wed - A Regency Romance by Tammy Andresen - Chronicles of a Bluestocking.

This is the last volume of the Chronicles of a Bluestocking. The couple this story is about are Lord Pierce Marksman and Lady Caroline. Both of them suffering from self-doubt and little self confidence. Pierce has been spending a lot of time trying to clear up debts that his late brother (the former Earl) left behind upon his death. He wasn’t having much luck until he was able to go in on a shipping business with both Lord Dryden and Lord Harding. He was making headway and life was looking better for him. Except for his mother! His mother wanted him to marry a rich girl with a title and a good name to help bring them up in Society again, Pierce didn’t want to marry anyone on his mother’s list. In fact if he had to marry he wanted it to be someone of his own choice. Maybe someone who loved him, it was getting obvious that for some reason his mother didn’t love him at all.

Enter Lady Caroline, sweet, good natured, stunningly beautiful and reviled by the ton. When she was younger she had allowed Lord Parks to kiss her. They were caught and Caroline was ruined. The ton is not very forgiving. Caroline is the last lady who has to writ her story in the Book of Rakes. Only she wasn’t having a lot of luck with that, she wasn’t invited to a lot of parties and she was suffering greatly with her own self doubts and thinking she had failed her parents memory. One night she meets Pierce, he kisses her and opps, here is the Rake she can write her story about. Only problem over the next while, Pierce and she begin to develop somewhat of a friendship and even a tendre for one another.

Pierce is falling in love with Caroline and wants to court her, Caroline who is really her own worst enemy now wants only the best for Pierce and she doesn’t not think she is the best.

Prior to Caroline and her aunt arriving at Pierce’s townhouse for dinner he has an argument with his “mother”…… she blurts out something and promptly faints! It is right after this event, when Pierce is carrying his “mother” who is still out of it, that one of the best lines of this book appears….there is Pierce thinking a number of thoughts when this one pops into his mind..from Chapter 15 “It crossed his mind to submerge her in water” I broke out laughing and thought, damn straight Pierce…go for it!

Overnight Caroline has realized she loves Pierce and writes him a note, just as she was going to send it off to him, she receives another note, Lord Parks is out with another debutante and Caroline can’t let him get away with ruining another young lady, so she sends Pierce both notes, hoping he will catch up with her as she races to rescue another young lady.

I will leave the ending for you to read, but it is nice to see that all 4 young ladies have their happily ever afters.

I much enjoyed reading this series! Well done Ms. Andresen!
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1,467 reviews17 followers
December 19, 2019
Too Wicked to Wed is the fourth and final book in the Chronicles of a Bluestocking. These books have been so fun to read. Four friends that have been labeled as “ruined” by society decide to write a book detailing the way for new debutantes to recognize and avoid ruin from rakes They are smart, independent, sassy and determined to help other women. Little did they know they would fall for the rakes they decide to study!
Lady Caroline Bixby was the last of the women to write her story in the book. She had been ruined when she had been found in a garden kissing a gentleman. She never revealed who the gentleman was because she thought he would come forward and offer for her. Now she was resigned to spinsterhood, but she was determined to find a rake to study and include her observations in the book. She was sure Pierce was a rake, but she couldn’t use him for her research because he made her feel out of control.
Pierce, the Earl of Marksman, had inherited the financially ruined title from his older brother. His brother had also ruined the reputation of the family name. His parents had always worshiped his older brother while finding Pierce not worthy. His mother loved to make him miserable and the newest way was to insist he marry and provide him with a list of women who he didn’t think he could even come to like. He needed to marry a woman with a good reputation and wealth to make connections in order to make progress in his finances.
Caroline and Pierce make a bargain where Caroline will help Pierce find a wife and he will keep her safe while she is gathering information for her research. Pierce tried to resist the feelings he had for Caroline because she didn’t have a good reputation, but he couldn’t deny the jealousy he felt. They both thought they were not worthy of the other. Will the two realize their own self worth and get their happy ever after?
The book can be read as a stand-alone but reading the previous books you see the struggles the side characters went through to get their happy ever after. This author has become one of my favorites and I loved this series. I’m said to see it end but can’t wait to see what the author has in store for us next!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.


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5,245 reviews66 followers
December 8, 2019
Lady Caroline knows all about rakes afterall one ruined her. Caroline’s learned a few lessons. In fact, she’s even recorded them in a chronicle to teach the ladies of London how to avoid these very traps. Lord Pierce Marksman isn’t certain why he finds Lady Caroline so tempting. That’s a damn shame because he needs to find a rich wife with a sterling reputation to bolster his family name after his brother destroyed their’s. The more their path’s cross the harder it is to deny that he wants her. She also wants him but with her lack of reputation she’s not countess material.
Caroline is the last of the four friends to have her HEA & once again it’s a lovely read with humour but also some heartache. The characters have plenty of depth & the pace is very good. I loved both Pierce & Caroline who had both suffered & each thought themselves unworthy. Pierce is hardworking loyal & determined to retrieve his earldoms reputation, which his brother threw away. Caroline made the mistake of being caught being kissed by a rake & her reputation has never recovered. Neither can deny their attraction but with others intent on thwarting their budding romance can they find their happy ending
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read
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1,414 reviews17 followers
April 1, 2020
Another great installment of the Chronicles of a Bluestocking series, and this time out we have Pierce and Caroline’s story and I think this is my favorite of this series so far. A great second chance romance and who doesn’t root for an underdog? I will admit I wanted to shake some sense into Caroline a couple times, but Pierce was a loyal and fierce friend and suitor, who never wavered. The one issue, and I’ve been seeing this too often for historical romances lately, is that the cover doesn’t match the characters at all. It really does bother me that the attention wasn’t paid to the book at all, although it’s a lovely cover. But it didn’t diminish the great story inside. Don’t let the page count on Amazon fool you, it’s 161 pages, not 21 as it’s marked.

4.5 Stars
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795 reviews4 followers
July 5, 2020
She did it again

This author has a very annoying habit of stuffing the ends of her books with previews of her other books. I know that all authors do it to some extent, even if it’s just a list of titles. But usually, it’s not more than 10% of the book.
Although this time, she didn’t abruptly end the story, making you feel like you were left hanging, it did stop at 80%, leaving the last 20% for a prequel to another series. I don’t buy books as advertising for other books. I buy them for that one particular story. And now it’s time to find a different story teller. I wouldn’t recommend this book.
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339 reviews16 followers
April 26, 2020
Caroline is a ruined woman and Pierce, the former "spare" of his family, is an earl who is trying to clean up the mess his older brother made of his family name. The two of them are enamored with each other, but Caroline doesn't feel worthy and Pierce worries that he needs to make a match that will boost his standing in society. A little help from their friends is needed to make them see what they're missing amidst all their worrying. A lovely end to this series!

I received a free copy from the author. My review is voluntary.
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339 reviews8 followers
December 14, 2019
I've been anxiously waiting for Caroline's story. Image-being ruined by one stolen kiss! Since that time, she felt like society shunned her and that her marriage prospects were bleak. It would take a special man to overlook that indiscretion, yet men do it all the time. Is Pierce just such a man or does he only want a stolen kiss or two?
This is a very enjoyable and satisfying book. Caroline is a character that you hope gets her happily ever after.
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2,521 reviews30 followers
February 12, 2020
Not his mother's son

Caroline is a ruined heiress!l Lord Marksman needs a wife of sterling reputation and wealthy! Pierce has been treated horribly by his mother and will soon discover why! Caroline made one mistake and has suffered for it as she is afraid to stand up for herself! At some point we must all confront our past! Caroline confronts hers and Pierce confronts his! Will the love they discover be enough...
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366 reviews2 followers
July 14, 2020
This was only ok for me. In an attempt to make herself feel better about her ruined reputation our Heroine was going to try to... ruin.... herself...more...? In an attempt to help other young ladies. Instead of focusing on those who were worth her attention she wanted focus on those people not worth her energy.
Our hero wanted to help her despite himself.
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4,192 reviews23 followers
April 10, 2022
So, the last of the four is still chasing the information for the book on rakes, but has one gentleman, that she isn't sure whether he is a rack or not, Lord Pierce Marksman. We had met him in the previous episode in this series.
As usual, things become complicated, and there's a few hurdles to jump, but love prevails in the end.
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430 reviews
February 10, 2020
A humorous wonderful historic romantic novel!

They certainly deserved one another. How their love developed is well.told in this story. A forever after love does proceed rapidly (I know this from experience). The humor of their story is vert much appreciated, thank you, Jack.
299 reviews
June 17, 2021
Too Wicked to Wed

I've never read anything from Tammy Andersen that I did not like. This book makes you feel good when the two principle characters find love in the end. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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220 reviews2 followers
May 7, 2020
Terrific

A great read. I am loving these series. Such beauty and love with every word. Amazing characters and story lines.
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40 reviews10 followers
December 11, 2019
Lady Caroline and Pierce story is an absolute delight to read. It's romantic, passionate and funny. Can't wait other books from the author! I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.
157 reviews
December 11, 2019
Winner

Once again Tammy Andreason brings you into a story and holds you there. A story of learning to forgive yourself for past mistakes and moving forward. Beautiful story well written, as always
233 reviews3 followers
December 10, 2019
Very entertaining read, light hearted witty as you would expect from Ms. Andresen and free flowing, a delightful read, you will absolutely adore this book.

Lord Pierce Marksman is known as a rake, not really his fault, rumours can do so much to a character especially if you have a mother who has no respect for yourself.

Lady Caroline, was a fine young lady until the rumours of her ruin spread around the ton. Accepting that she will never marry, she sets out to write a book on how to deal with known rakes.

Enter the two people that rumours have destroyed there names, not fair is it but never fear Ms. Andresen does a great job on working these two together in an entertaining read.

Strong secondary characters as we have meet some before and nice to see them again, what is happening in there lives.

Very surprising twist near the end. Well
done.

Fast pace.

I received an ARC for an honest review

Stand alone.
3,547 reviews14 followers
December 2, 2019
Too Wicked To Wed is another amazing historical romance by Tammy Andresen. Ms. Andresen has once again provided readers with a well-written book. The characters are fantastic. Caroline is the last of her group of friend that is still single and she's determined to finish their book on rakes. Pierce is an Earl in search of a wife. Caroline and Pierce's story is packed with drama, humor, spice, action and suspense. I was glued to this book from start to finish and can't wait to read my next book by Tammy Andresen. Too Wicked To Wed is book 3 of the Chronicles of a Bluestocking Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book that I received from Bookfunnel. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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