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    The Lion's Lady

    By Julie Garwood

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    A daring lady meets a dashing lord with the soul of a pirate in this classic Regency romance novel from bestselling author Julie Garwood.

    Christina Bennett had taken London society by storm. The ravishing beauty guarded the secret of her mysterious past until the night Lyon, Marquis of Lyonwood, stole a searching, sensuous kiss. An arrogant nobleman with a pirate’s passions, he tasted the wild fire smoldering beneath Christina’s cool charm and swore to posess her...

    But the fiesty and defiant Christina would not be so easily conquered. Mistress of her heart and of her fortune, she resisted Lyon’s sensuous caresses. She dared not surrender to his love...for then, she must also forsake her precious secret...and her promised destiny!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPocket Books
    Release dateAug 31, 2010
    ISBN9781451623185
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    Julie Garwood

    Julie Garwood (1944--2023) was the author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Fire and Ice, Shadow Music, Shadow Dance, Murder List, Killjoy, Mercy, Heartbreaker, Ransom, and Come the Spring. There are more than thirty-six million copies of her books in print.

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    • 5/5
      ..In my collection now!, that is not to say this book could not have been better, the end needed more development it was too rushed , specially the part with the heroines father.. wish we could have read more of Christinas talents which apparently were a few, sometimes she looked so wise, but sometimes she acted so stupid.. I did enjoy the book, specifically the beginning
    • 5/5
      Really enjoyed reading this .. keeps you turning the pages until the end
    • 5/5
      I couldn't put it down. And it made me laugh so much. One of the most intriguing stories that I have read recently.
    • 5/5
      great book! funny, enthralling, very human. I hope to read more books from this author for sure
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book, though I found the writing to be a bit disjointed at times. I loved the character of Christina - I have read so many historical romance novels of late and she is by far my favourite female character so far. I loved that this story was so different from your typical HR, it was so refreshing, and there was some great comical dialogue between Lyon and Christina that I loved. I was so happy that there was never a damsel in distress moment, I only wish that we could have had a reunion with her family at the end.
      I would definitely recommend this for fans of HR novels with strong female leads.
    • 3/5
      I liked this well enough that I'll end up reading the rest of the series probably, but not so much that I'll start right away... It just felt sort of middle of the road. The hero was very possessive, more so than I particularly care for, but that didn't keep this from being higher stars for me or anything. Just a heads up if that sways you either way. I liked that the author changed up the typical heroine backstory. I think I've only read one novella from this author previously, the writing in this wasn't above average imo, but it was written quite a while ago, she has likely improved since then. I don't regret reading it.
    • 4/5
      Christina Bennett is raised from the age of 2 by members of a tribe of "Dakota Indians" (Lakota Sioux presumably?) then returns to her native England to right some wrongs and bring her murdering father to justice. Although her plans are to help fulfill a promise to her mother and then return to America, she meets the man she is destined to be with, the Marquis of Lyonwood. Both characters are warriors for their own people. Although they fight all the time and deliberately confuse and confound each other (which is pretty funny), they are a perfect match.
    • 3/5
      I re-read this a while ago, so my recall is not fresh. That said, for a very dated bodice ripper, this was not bad. The two protagonists were not exactly great communicators, though. If they'd just bothered to actually talk to each other, there wouldn't have been any story at all.
    • 4/5
      While it has some aspects of a historical novel it wasn't really all that well rooted in history in either the characters or the settings, I didn't really get that it was truly a regency novel, it could have been pretty much any time up to victorian. Christina Bennett is a woman raised by a Dakota Indian tribe after her mother dies. The tribe promised to return her to England when she was old enough and now she's in society, steered through by her avaricious aunt who sees her as nothing more than a source of her grandfather's monies. Christina meets Lyon, Marquis of Lyonwood who is bitter after his first marriage and his first wife's betrayal. But the two of them are attracted. Lyon has to get over the cultural differences and sparks fly between them.It's not a bad read but I was left wanting more.
    • 2/5
      The Lion's Lady
      2 Stars

      A lady with a mysterious past, Christina Bennett is the toast of the ton. Determined to uncover her secrets, Alexander Lyon, Marquess of Lyonwood, lays siege to the enchanting beauty and swears to overcome her defenses.

      Published in 1988, this book is a product of its time and it suffers for it.

      The writing style is exceedingly dated both in terms of the bodice ripper type romance and the portrayal of Native Americans, which is stereotypical and condescending. Moreover, there are also too many sub-plots including adultery, kidnapping, treason, robbery, and murder, which inevitably detract from the romance.

      While Christina and Lyon are both likeable characters overall, the potential for a charming romance is undermined by the overly dramatic and implausible plotting, annoying secret keeping, inconsistent characterization and outdated writing.

      In sum, not something I would recommend for the modern romance reader.
    • 5/5
      enjoyable read; great story and colorful characters; female was very strong; much better re-read than when i read it years ago.....
    • 4/5
      An Amusing story that just sucks you right in. Julie Garwood really knows how to write books that will pull you into them and not let go until you have finished the last page. This is a well written book with lots of charm, love, and adventure. The characters are amusing, witty, and well written. If you like Historical Romances this is a book for you.
    • 2/5
      Probably the first book of Julie Garwood that I skipped most parts just to get to the last page. I love historical romance but this story was just too 'blah' for me. Wished it could develop more on the Christina's background and the growing up yrs of hiding from her father.
    • 4/5
      I am a big fan of historical romances based in England and usually shy away from those that involve the American Colonies. This one has the main character being raised by the Dakota Indian tribe and returning to her own people and family in England.Christina's mother dies and leaves her in the care of a Dakota woman who promises to raise her strong and to care for her. She returns to England and tries her best to fit into society there but Garwood humorously sets up incidents that are funny to the reader and mysterious and confusing to the main hero Lyon (the Marquis of Lyonwood). The characters are well developed. Loved it!
    • 4/5
      I've considered myself to be a fan of Julie Garwood for close to twenty years now, but in spite of my loyalty to her writing and my usual ability to cut her some slack even when the story isn't quite perfect for me, I couldn't help coming away from reading The Lion's Lady with very mixed feelings. The more of Ms. Garwood's books I read/re-read, the more I've come to realize that there is a certain sameness in her characters and the development of their relationship. The hero and heroine of The Lion's Lady followed her usual stereotypes, but they seemed a bit more extreme to me in certain aspects of their personalities than some of Ms. Garwood's other characters I've read. This often made it difficult to connect with them. Sometimes it felt like there were small holes in the plot too, just some nagging, little thing that I was missing, and couldn't quite put my finger on it. I was also surprised to see some passivity in her narration. I'm not sure if this is a trait that has been there all along, and I simply didn't notice, or an anomaly in this book, but passive story-telling never works for me. I am willing to admit though that I might have been more forgiving of this flaw if I hadn't just read three books in a row with some degree of the dreaded “telling not showing” in them. At the beginning of the story, Lyon was a very intriguing hero. I thought he was going to be a really tortured man with his scars, both inside and out, and his cynical attitude about marriage and life in general. Unfortunately, that part of his character just hovered in the background and was never really given the weight I thought it deserved. Instead, he became more of the typical alpha hero who at times was just a little too arrogant for my taste and who also on occasion behaved more like a caveman than a Regency gentleman. There were things that he did which just didn't seem to fit the social mores of the era, and several times when his actions probably would have compromised Christina, but of course, the actual compromising happened in a more extreme way too. Lyon did have moments where he could be gentler, and it was in those moments that I did like him. Some instances of his possessiveness and protectiveness were actually romantic and endearing. I thought it was sweet that Lyon was the first one to say, “I love you,” and then patiently prodded Christina to do the same. However, in my opinion, he fell in love with her, and more importantly, trusted her far too easily. Considering that his first wife's betrayal had left him so completely soured on the idea of marriage that he was prepared to never wed again even to sire an heir, his quick turnaround and complete faith in Christina even though he knew she was lying to him didn't really make sense to me. Overall, Lyon was a good man, and one who certainly exhibited the patience of Job in handling a high-spirited young lady like Christina, but not a true stand-out hero like some others I've read.Christina was so mysterious and confusing throughout most of the story that I had a very hard time relating to her. Julie Garwood has a tendency to write heroines who are strong-willed but also pretty scatterbrained which can be rather amusing, but with Christina this dichotomy just didn't work for me. One minute, she was a “warrior woman” who could most certainly take care of herself, and the next, she could be pretty ditsy which I had a hard time wrapping my head around. She could also be incredibly stubborn especially when it came to telling Lyon the truth about her past. I tried very hard to look at it from Christina's perspective and take into account her feelings about various things, but I think I would have needed more insights into her psyche to fully understand her reasoning. As written she just seemed contradictory and obstinate (though thankfully not at bad as some heroines I've read), and I thought that her lack of trust in Lyon for most of the story diminished their intimacy as a couple. Christina's best quality, in my opinion, and the one that made me like her in spite of everything, was her compassion for others. The way she pushed Lyon's mother out of her deep grief, how she cared for the servants, and how she even wanted to provide for her aunt who'd caused nothing but trouble for her were all very admirable actions.There were two other big things that had to do with Lyon and Christina as a couple that didn't entirely work for me either. The first is the love-at-first-sight scenario which anyone who reads my reviews with any degree of regularity knows is far from being one of my favorite romance tropes. I could kind of understand it to some extent on Christina's part, because of her upbringing in a mystical culture which caused her to place instant significance on Lyon's name as well as his resemblance in demeanor to the man who raised her. When it came to Lyon, it didn't make much sense at all (see my earlier comments about his views on marriage), and in fact, his instant and intense attraction to Christina was a even little unsettling to me at first. I understand that the necessity of Christina marrying quickly called for the relationship to move fast, but it just wasn't quite my cup of tea. The other thing is that Lyon and Christina's conversations were almost always muddled and confusing to me. There's a part of me that wants to say this was ingenious of the author, because Lyon always feels confused when talking with Christina too. Julie Garwood is known for her witty dialog, so I also think it was meant to be funny. However, my initial amusement over their “Mars/Venus” interactions and cultural missteps wore thin rather quickly when it kept happening almost every single time they conversed even right up until near the end. It kind of gave me the same feeling that the “big misunderstanding” in a romance novel does, because it seemed like they just weren't taking the time to truly communicate or even attempt to understand one another which frustrated me.I'm sure by now it may sound like I thoroughly disliked The Lion's Lady, but in all honesty, that's really not the case. I simply had a roller-coaster relationship with the book. It certainly had some memorable moments not the least of which was the prologue. That part totally sucked me in and intrigued me, because I never would have expected a Regency romance to begin in a Native American village, which added a certain uniqueness to the story. A few of the other stand-out moments included Christina's marriage proposal to Lyon, Lyon finding Christina in the tavern playing cards, and Christina “divorcing” Lyon. Even though we don't get to see nearly enough of their relationship development, I also enjoyed the side romance between Lyon's best friend, Rhone, and his sister, Diana. The Lion's Lady is the first book in the Crown's Spies series, and although I could be wrong, it doesn't appear to have any carry-over characters to the second book in the series except for one supporting player, Sir Richards, who runs the spy agency that Lyon used to work for. All in all, The Lion's Lady had it's good points and bad points. I'm glad that I read it and intend to continue the series, but it won't go down as one of my Julie Garwood favorites.