The Black Lyon
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3.8
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Jude Deveraux
A Classic Love Story of a Fearless Lord and the Woman Who Tamed Him Darkly handsome and rich beyond imagining, the bold English conqueror was called “the Black Lyon” for his lionlike ferocity. He had no match among enemies, or women . . . until he met Lyonene, the green-eyed beauty whose fiery spirit equaled his own. Through a whirlwind romance and stormy marriage, she endured every peril to be by his side, until vicious lies and jealousy drove her into danger. Now only the fierce Black Lyon can save her—for he alone has the courage to destroy the ruthless plot threatening to shatter the bond of love the Lyon and his lady vowed would never be broken . . .
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Author
Jude Deveraux
Pages
352
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2011-09-27
ISBN
038075911X 9780380759118
Ratings
Google: 5
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"Umm… just read it bc it’s amazing … please and thank yew "
Victoria
"The only reason why this isn’t a one star for me is because I can appreciate that Jude Deveraux acknowledged marital rape a full 13 years before it became a crime in the US. That being said, most of this did not work for me.<br/><br/>Our heroine is 17, too stupid to live, and can’t communicate worth ****. Our hero is 34, inconsistently characterized, an almost CHEATER, and a RAPIST.<br/><br/>The plot was constant conflict, rather rapid resolution, rinse, and repeat. So much happened, but there was so little character development. The main conflict was fueled by so much miscommunication/lack of communication, and then a cartoonishly evil “other woman.” The resolution is off page, so, we never have that satisfaction.<br/><br/>While I can see how she helped create the genre in this book, it just did not work for me. I will likely read all, what, 15 books in this series, because I am curious to see how time, and the way that the plight of women throughout the years that Deceraux wrote romance changes the way that she handled the characterizations of our leads, but I am unsure if I will appreciate."
Carolyn V