The Brazen Bluestocking by Tracy Sumner

The Brazen Bluestocking Series: The Duchess Society Series Book #1
on September 30, 2021
Genres: Fiction / Romance / Historical / Regency
Pages: 250
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In this Regency romance by award-winning author Tracy Sumner, a willful bluestocking matches wits with a devilish scoundrel she never expected to desire with every beat of her heart.

A defiant society outcast.
A forbidding rogue who doesn’t believe in love.
And a passionate wager.

Daughter of an earl, Lady Hildegard Templeton hasn’t conformed to what society expects from a woman of her station. Industrious and unique, she’s created an emboldened organization for women on the cusp of marriage, The Duchess Society. Called a bluestocking to her face and worse behind closed salon doors, she vows to marry for love. And nothing but. Although the emotion has never shown itself to her. Until she meets him.

Bastard son of a viscount and king of London’s sordid streets, Tobias Streeter has spent a lifetime building his empire, and he needs the Duchess Society to find a suitable wife. An asset to expand his worth in society’s eyes. But he vows his search will have nothing to do with love and everything to do with vengeance. Until he meets her.

The Brazen Bluestocking is book one in The Duchess Society. I felt mesmerized by this story. I felt pulled in from the very beginning and I had a very hard time putting this book down. Tracy Sumner has woven an amazing tale of depth, sprinkling it with humor, heartache and happily ever afters. There are a number of very, very steamy scenes, so be aware. You might want a fan nearby.

“Crossing to her, he stood towering over her, his expression lost in shadow. His scent drifted to her, a fragrance she couldn’t place. Sunlight and earth, a spicy, tangy aroma. He sighed and dragged his fingers through his lustrous hair when she wanted to be the one to do that. ‘The way you’re looking at me is almost more than I can endure and keep from kissing you. I’ve decided not to lie about what I’m feeling…’ Rocking back on his heels, he threw his hand out in a gesture of raw powerlessness. ‘Because I think you feel the same.’ All the reasons she shouldn’t let him kiss her wafted through her mind, like a gust off his beloved Thames had set them free to drift there. She was standing at the precipice, a fantastic decision laid out before her. Further temptation because she understood it was her choice. Kiss or no kiss. With a notorious, devil-may-care man who lived life to the fullest.” I can’t wait to read the next in this series.