The Marquess Makes His Move

A Clandestine Affairs Novel, Book #3
by Diana Quincy

⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

“From now on, I shall dress as I please. I am done muting myself, my person, my abilities, in order to make a man more comfortable.”

The Marquess Makes his Move is Diana Quincy’s third book in her Clandestine Affairs series. This book finally tells us the story of the elusive Lord Brandon, whom we’ve only had brief glimpses of in the previous books thus far.

I’ve been looking forward to Brandon’s book since we first met him and I was not disappointed! From his reclusive tendencies, to his creative problem solving schemes and his huge heart, I couldn’t get enough of him.

His story starts out with him taking on the role of footman in Mrs. Fleming‘s home in order to investigate her mapmaking husband’s business. Brandon believes that Mr. Fleming has defrauded him of his property in one of his maps and by being a footman in his home he will be able to find the evidence.

On a side- Brandon is a terrible footman, but he’s willing to learn! Lucky for him hey street urchin has also joined the household and has taken on the task (for a fee) of training Brandon in the ways of a proper footman. Too funny!

The Fleming house is full of secrets, like the famous mapmaker of the family is actually Mrs. Rose Fleming, not her husband…

Brandon quickly befriends Rose and their relationship becomes more than just a mistress and her footman… but she’s a married lady…

Soon all the household secrets start to unravel and Rose needs Brandon more than ever… but she doesn’t even know the real Brandon!

This book was an absolute delight. I loved the map mystery and the comedy of the marquess acting as a lady’s footman. I was concerned that the romance included a married woman as the love interest, but I found Diana’s development of the relationship and the story made that very palatable and actually really sweet.

Like the other books in the series Diana includes fun and unique details for her characters based on their Arabic background. I enjoy has she contrasts the differences between the merchant Arab side of the family against the blue blooded nobility of the other side.

I really enjoyed this book. I think the series has only gotten better with each sequential book. This is book 3 in the series I feel that new readers could start here and wouldn’t feel like they were missing too much.

The Marquess Makes His Move by Diana Quincy was released March 28th, 2022.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Avon and Harper Voyager through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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