This romance shows a different part of London than the typical historical. I knew very little about the view of "bonesetters" in England before reading this book. The heroine, Hanna Zaydan, works in this already fraught career, despite being a woman and being of Arab descent. She is in a very difficult position. Even the hero thinks she is a fraud at the beginning. This added some great layers to the novel, which had a mystery on top of everything else.

The heroine is simply awesome. She works hard and is so smart. So it made some of her actions with the hero seem a bit unlikely, given her heritage and how hard she had worked for her goals. The hero is okay, if a bit boring. I found him frustrating at times, particularly in his unwillingness to have a conversation with his sisters. The mystery plot overshadows the romance at times, so keep that in mind.

This book is definitely worth the read for the variety it provides. I do not think you need to read the first book to follow this one.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from the publisher and Net Galley in return for a fair review.

This book takes place in the same beautiful world I fell in love with in the first book. We got to dive deeper into the background Viscount Griffin ( who is my absolute favorite character I've read about lately ). Learning about his background made me love his character even more. Hanna is also a fascinating character because she is a bonesetter. It is very uncommon to read about a well written female character who is in a profession that is not considered a "female profession". It was such a beautiful book and I cannot wait to read more from Diana Quincy.

This is so different from other romances I’ve read lately.
The characters are interesting, the plot intriguing and the romance so passionate!
I dived into this completely blind. I did not get a chance to read the first book in this series but this read fine as a standalone.
Hanna and Griff are flawed characters from the start and I enjoyed watching them develop and grow throughout the story. I think I would have liked a bit more time devoted to them as individuals but it didn’t ruin the story for me.
Overall a very enjoyable historical romance with an interesting plot and sizzling romance.

This book was fun and a little different! Hanna is Arab comes from a line of bonesetters; masters in the art of healing joints and bones in a time of limited Western medical knowledge on the subject. She happens to run into Griff, member of the nobility and owner of a badly injured shoulder and wrist. Griff has his own secrets and reasons for getting close to Hannah, but eventually sparks fly between the pair as they team up to end the rumors of Griff's involvement in his parents' deaths.

Hanna was the definite bright spot in this story. Her family members are arguably the best part (especially the grandmother character) and the book is sprinkled with details of her Arab background through food, expressions, and dress. Griff, meanwhile, is not quite as interesting as the heroine, and the resolution to his dead parents subplot can be seen from a mile away. This is book 2 of a series and there is a brief cameo from the couple in the first book it can absolutely be read as a standalone. Overall I enjoyed this one and would recommend it! Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

4.25/5 stars!

When the hero noticed a piece of jewelry that he knows belonged to his late mother was on the heroine's body, he wanted answers. Injured from war, the hero went to the heroine, a bonesetter, to help with his pain but also feeling attracted to the heroine. The heroine is also attracted to the hero, but knows that their differences in social standing will be dangerous to her reputation. Add along the mysterious murder of the hero's parents, this book deals with a strong couple who is facing obstacles to their happy ending.

I enjoyed reading this Diana Quincy book. This historical romance book can stand alone but for a clear image of some secondary characters in this book, the first book of the Clandestine Affairs series should be read. Focusing on flawed but strong characters, I enjoyed the main couple focused on this book. Both characters showed vulnerability and strength throughout the book, and I found how they faced everything together and individually an entertaining read. There were some distinctive secondary characters that were supportive of the couple and there were some others who I wouldn't mind shaking them to their senses, which also included the hero until a pivotal point of the book. The author's writing style is exclusive and I enjoyed the story's vibe. Lastly, it was interesting to learn more about an occupation that wasn't approved in the medical field during this historical period. Overall, this book is an enjoyable read and I look forward to reading more Diana Quincy books in the future.

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

Do you ever read those books that take you to mother place and time so thoroughly that you never want to leave? This book did that for me!

I had never read this author before, but I’m going to now go and read her previous books! Her characters were wonderful and I loved the story..

I enjoyed this historical romance. The character of Hannah is very interesting. She is an bonesetter, a healer and a Arab woman, all things that don't make her popular in a field that is dominated by men. She is a very strong willed woman, that is trying to help as many people as she can. Griff is a viscount who comes to Hannah after encountering her and seeing she is wearing his late mother's sapphire pendant, which had been stolen on the eve of his parent's murders. He comes to her to get her opinion and help with an old war injury that has been plaguing him for years. He becomes more and more interested in her and wants to get to know her better, even though he knows that nothing can be b etween them. Hannah helps him find out the truth of how the pendant came to be in her late father's keeping. Between the two of them, Griff is able to find out the truth of who was responsible for his parent's murders and why. Griff and Hannah do get their HEA with each other.

Although this book is a historical romance; I liked that it is also about the mystery surrounding the murder of one of the main characters parents. I found this book to be unique in that it is about an Arab woman, Hanna Zaydan, born in England; living in a predominantly Arab community, with her family, and she has taken over her father's bone-setting practice. She is fiercely independent and loves the work that she does. Hanna comes from a long lineage of bone setters; although, she is the first woman in her family to do so. At this point in history; 'bone setters' were considered charlatans and frauds and the medical community looked very unfavorably on them; fearing that they did more harm than good.

Viscount, Lord Griffin (Griff), has been in considerable pain since falling from his horse while serving in the war; over two years earlier. His arm, from the shoulder through the wrist, looks mangled and deformed. All the doctors he has seen say there is nothing to be done for him; that it would eventually get better. He goes to see Hanna on a pretense and ends up using her services to the point where she heals his injuries.

Hanna and Griff have an attraction that can go nowhere; considering their places in society and Hanna's Arab culture. She is resigned to being a spinster; as she says, she is married to her work.
During the course of their acquaintance; Griff confides in her about the murder of his parents and how it haunts him. So together, they see if they can unravel the mystery surrounding it.

This book has an excellent story line and characters. The writing is superb and keeps the readers attention. I think the choice of having the heroine be an independent woman, working in a man's world, in a profession that was considered fraudulent, and "bucking the system" was inspired.

The concept of bonesetting, let alone a female bonesetter was not something I was familiar with. I enjoyed reading the aspect of the book and learning about Hanna and her work. I loved that she was a strong, capable female that was able to live on her own and did not have to rely on anyone. I also enjoyed that she was Arab as I had no idea that there were Arab merchants and their families established in England at the time. For me, the romance was secondary to the characters. I also wanted to get the backstory on Hanna's cousin from the first book in the series and want to read the subsequent book about her brother as well.

The premise of this story is terrific and it unfolds nicely if a little predictably.

Hanna is an Arab bonesetter, trying to create a career for herself and Griffin is a Viscount with a bum shoulder, searching for his parent’s murderer. He goes to Hanna, under the guise as a potential patient, with strong doubts about her abilities, thanks to the traditional medical community’s point of view and his very biased cousin.

Hanna’s competence is one of the best parts of this book and soon Griffin is enamored!

There were some character choices that I questioned, such as how could Hanna be so ignorant of sex and her body when she had been studying anatomy her whole life? Also, I wish the author had used a more seamless way of incorporating Arabic into the story, either providing a glossary at the end of the novel or inserting the translation immediately. For me, wondering what an Arabic word or phrase meant took me out of the story multiple times.

That said, this book was sweet and entertaining. I appreciated the interracial and inter-cultural romance and I would love to see more of this in historical romances in the future.

Diana Quincy is the master of historical romance with characters that have been missing from the genre. The Viscount Made Me Do It is the perfect historical summer read. I know it will be a hit with HR readers.

In the last book we met the Duke’s best friend, Viscount Griffin (Thomas Ellis). Rumors have circulated that he killed his parents years ago. They were murdered in their home when Griff was fifteen and supposedly slept through the incident. After many years he receives a package with his mother’s stolen ring and is able to trace it to a post office. When he goes to a nearby tavern he finds a women wearing his mother’s stolen necklace. She is revealed as a local bonesetter and Griff uses his war injury as an excuse to visit her.

Hanna Zaydan is a bone setter. She comes from a large family in London of Arab descent. She learned how to set bones from her father before her. It is a goal to set up her own practice outside her family’s home. At the time, Bone setters were looked upon as quacks. So from the start Hanna has quite a few odds against her.

I loved this book and couldn't put it down. I love that Hanna is a bonesetter. It is always fascinating to learn about medical practices and I loved getting to peak in on her at work. I loved the dynamics between characters. In someways Hanna is a heroine with views from our century, but Griff juxtaposes that in a complex way. The mystery is great in this one. I was very invested in finding out every last detail! Can’t wait for the next in series!

I received an ARC from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

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This book is so great!! Diana Quincy does such an amazing job of exploring intersections of race, class, and gender in this historical moment while also writing fabulous relationships and super steamy romance. She has become an auto buy author for me, and this book is no exception!

Oh how I love this book, let me count the ways! Hanna Zaydan is an unforgettable heroine: all she wants in life is to open her own clinic in London as a bonesetter, a heavily stigmatized profession that the aristocracy dismisses as fraud. But when veteran Viscount Griffin shows up at her door with a painful war injury that traditional medicine hasn't been able to treat, she makes a powerful ally in her quest. But is Griffin only interested in Hanna for an end to his chronic pain, or does his arrival have something to do with the ugly murders of his parents many years ago? This book is full of intrigue, chemistry and fascinating medical history. It is a true original.

This book was great! I had not read anything from Diana Quincy before. She is well-liked, so I knew that there was a good chance I would enjoy her work. I didn't appreciate what a different spin she would bring to the world of historical romance and I loved it. Hanna is an independent woman working as a bonesetter. Viscount Griffin becomes particularly interested in her when he sees her wearing his mother's pendant that was stolen on the evening of his parents' murders. An old injury that plagues him provides the perfect excuse for him to visit Hanna's practice and see if he can learn what she may know abut who killed his parents.

I really enjoyed so much about this book. I loved that Hanna was independent and fought for her right to practice bone setting while remaining loyal to her Arab family and their traditions and expectations. More than any other historical romance I have read, I really felt for how trapped she felt by society's expectations. I loved that Griffin honored and respected that and, even when he felt very torn, always tried to do the right thing. While the writing felt somewhat stiff at times, I enjoyed their discussions about their backgrounds and hopes for the future and the way they grew together. The plot was predictable but intriguing and kept the pages turning until the end of the book. This was a fast and enjoyable read and has me wanting to visit the author's backlist. While this is the second in a series, I never felt lost reading it and believe that it does stand on its own. I look forward to the next book for sure.

I received an ARC from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Hanna Zaydan is a bonesetter whose skills are constantly questioned because she is a female on top of no one taking her profession seriously. Thomas Ellis, Viscount Griffin, encounters Hanna at a coffee shop and sees that she has something from his past that could hold a clue about who killed his parents.

I am already a big Diana Quincy fan, and I really enjoyed this one a lot. I loved Griffin and Hanna. While this one isn't overly steamy, I did feel a lot of connection from this couple not just physically but emotionally. I thought the story was interesting enough to keep me reading, but it was easy to guess who was the bad guy. I wish there was a little more mystery and it wasn't so easy to guess, but I'm just being picky. It was a fun read!

I'm very much looking forward to the next one!

This is a highly entertaining unique story. Hanna learned to be a bonesetter from an early age by assisting her father. After his passing she has dedicated her life to helping others in following in his foot steps. Griff is a viscount who is haunted by the past and looking for answers when he sees Hanna wearing his mother's necklace that she was wearing the night she was murdered.... I really enjoyed the characters in this one especially Hanna she is smart, strong, confident, and fearless. I'm eagerly excited for book three, but I'm also hoping for Raif's story. Thank You to Avon & NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

I thought this was overall a very enjoyable book. Hanna Zayden is a bonesetter. I found her profession really interesting and very different to what you would usually see in Historical Romance. She is also Arab and that too is not the norm for HR. Both of those things really caught my interest.
Griff is a Viscount and he comes to see her under the pretense of wanting her to help him with his injured arm. He is really there because she is in possession of his murdered mother's necklace.
I felt like the book was focused more on the murder mystery involving Griff's parents than the romance. That didn't really bother me because the story was good.
I'm looking forward to book 3 immensely. The glimpses of the Marquis of Brandon during the first two books have made me want to learn more about him. His introduction was probably my favorite scene in the book. I can't wait for more of him.

I loved this book, it is super original and unique!!

Hanna is a female bonesetter that loves to help people with the abilities that she learned from her father, defying all circumstances that are not on her side for being a woman and an Arab.
She and Griff met when he, an injured soldier, come to her consult with much more than his hurt arm, he thinks that there he can find more about his parent's murderers.
What none of the MC have in mind was the immense attraction that they were going to feel... An believe me, they have it!

What I loved the most about this book was the fact that Hanna was THE BEST at her profession, I love to see working woman in historicals that challenge and overcome all difficulties that are presented to them.
Also, I really liked (and swoon) when Griff defended Hanna when needed and he supported and encouraged her to follow her dreams.

Thank you Avon for the eARC

** Thanks to Avon & NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review! **

I have been meaning to pick up Diana Quincy for a while now (cough cough Her Night with the Duke staring me down from my bookshelf), and am so glad I finally did! This is a fun historical romance that focuses on Hannah, an Arab bonesetter, and Griff, a viscount trying to find answers about his traumatic past). The characters and plot set up felt very unique to me (especially since I’ve read some many HRs this month and some of them are starting to blend together). I loved the glimpses we got into medicine, and the ways in which things have drastically changed over the years. As a bonesetter (a position that was considered pseudoscience by many at the time), Hannah faces so much judgement and hate from virtually everyone around her yet maintains her composure and proves everyone wrong. I liked that she was an independent professional from the start, and that the eventual romance didn't take away from this or make it feel like she was compromising a part of herself to be with Griff.

However, I can’t help but be a little disappointed with this because I just wanted so much MORE. There were multiple subplots going on (ie., Griff’s parents’ murder, Hannah’s bonesetting practice being in jeopardy), however I don't think each plot was given the proper time to be fully developed which resulted in a lot of it feeling very surface level to me. Hannah’s petty jealousy felt VERY immature and drove me crazy, especially with her being the intelligent professional that she is. Especially considering how important her family and culture is to her, I felt like a lot of it was told to us rather than it being on page.

Regardless, I very much enjoyed Diana Quincy’s writing style and general characterizations, and would definitely pick up more from her in the future (especially since Brandon’s book is next and I loved the glimpses we got of him in this). Also, I definitely have to pick up a copy of this when it's released on July 27 because this cover is STUNNING.

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.