The Viscount Made Me Do It

Diana Quincy

Jul 2021 · Clandestine Affairs Book 2 · HarperCollins

About this eBook

Diana Quincy returns with the second novel in her Clandestine Affairs series featuring a steamy romance between a working class London bonesetter who is dangerously attracted to her mysterious noble client.  

A seduction that could ruin everything . . .

Hanna Zaydan has fought to become London’s finest bonesetter, but her appealing new patient threatens to destroy everything she’s worked so hard for. With each appointment, the daughter of foreign merchants is slowly seduced by the mysterious former soldier. She’s smart enough to know Griff is after more than he’ll reveal, but whatever it is, the bonesetter’s growing desire for the man just might tempt her to give it to him.

An attraction that cannot be denied . . .

Rumors that he killed his own parents have followed Thomas Ellis, Viscount Griffin, practically since he was a boy. More than a decade after the tragedy, Griff receives a tip about his parents’ killer . . . one that takes him straight to a beautiful bonesetter. Griff is convinced Hanna is a fraud, but she stirs genuine feelings in him that he thought had perished along with his family.

Hanna has a gift for fixing fractured people, but can she also mend a broken heart? More importantly, will Griff let her?

Ratings and reviews

Bonesetter Hanna struggles to make a living when the medical establishment considers her profession to be nothing more than chicanery. The fact that she's a woman, and of Arab descent, makes it even more difficult in London's hierarchical society. Viscount Griffin seeks her help under false pretenses but is stunned when she's able to heal an injury that's plagued him for years despite the advice of the best physicians in London. They end up working together to save her practice, and to solve the decade-old mystery of his parents' murder. They can't help falling in love, but social expectations make a marriage between them impossible. Can they find a way to be together? This is a smart, engrossing, well-constructed novel. Hanna and Griffin are a strong couple who clearly belong together. The author did a brilliant job of interweaving the romance and mystery storylines. The plot was well-paced and never lagged. Highly recommend! Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

I thought that this was a really good book. I felt the writing was solid and the storyline entertaining. I really liked Hanna. She was smart, strong, capable and caring. Griff kind of grew on me. To start he didn't impress me much and honestly, even though I felt for him, I didn't like him. This did improve as the story unfolded and this couple's relationship grew. I liked it. This is my frank, freely posted review.

About the author

Bestselling author Diana Quincy is an award-winning former television journalist who decided to make up stories where a happy ending is always guaranteed. Her books have been included on "Best of" lists in Library Journal and The Washington Post.  

As a U.S. Foreign Service brat, Diana grew up all over the world, but is now happily settled in Virginia with her husband and two sons. When not bent over her laptop, Diana spends time with her family, reads, practices yoga and plots her next travel adventure.