From USA Today Bestselling author JADE LEE, a lush tale from the greatest, most notorious gambling den in London. Welcome to the world of THE LYON’S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World! Intrigue makes for strange bedfellows…Elliott, Lord Byrn, often found himself in strange places, but none is more bizarre than the infamous Lyon’s Den gaming house in a tony part of London. The … in a tony part of London. The gambling doesn’t surprise him, nor the salacious things rumored to happen in the upstairs rooms. What shocks him is a slip of a girl jeweler/fence who bargains with him over a missing brooch. He needs her to refashion the thing before anyone else realizes it is missing and she drives a hard bargain.
Harder than he can imagine…
Amber Gohar lives her days in the gray world of a gambling hell, but she dreams of escaping into the vibrant world of the ton. When the opportunity arises for her to spend just one night at a society ball, she grabs it with both hands, never expecting that she would also be taking hold of a man who set her heart on fire. But once she realizes what she’s done, she won’t let go. She can’t. Happily ever after doesn’t come easily, or for free, in the world of The Lyon’s Den.
How these two unlikely bedfellows discover their best bargain will set both the ton, and The Lyon’s Den, on fire.
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Elliott Rees, Earl of Byrn, has lived his life preparing himself to be Prime Minister – his life centers around promoting bills to enhance living condition for ex-soldiers or some humane cause, not only because he believes in the causes, but it will also strengthen his political clout for the future. It is time for him to find a bride and he will need one that can rub along with him in a marriage, provide heirs, be an accepted countess in accordance with society’s rules for family name, ladylike behavior etc. & then he meets Amber, and his world is turned upside down.
Amber Gohar has had the same dreams since she was a young girl – a prince would dance with her; fall in love & they would have a HEA. Now, at five and twenty she in working with her father & grandfather at The Lyons Den. They would buy pieces of jewelry from men needing money to gamble at the Den & then they would remove the stones, melt down the gold & Amber would design & create a new piece to sell in their jewelry store.
Amber was called to meet with Mrs. Dove Lyon & when she got there, she was introduced to Lord Byrn. He questioned her about a piece that he knew they had purchased & he finally explained why he needed it, she told him that it had already been melted down & other pieces make from the gold & the stones – 8 spaces for diamond but there was only seven stones & she still had the large ruby in her possession. After much discussion & negotiation, they agree that he will provide a picture of the brooch in question & Amber would recreate the piece but neither one of them expected the fireworks that would start between two people of different classes & the many issues against their romance. A very entertaining story with wonderful main & secondary characters!
When daydreams come true.
Amber Gold, jeweler’s daughter, designs the best pieces sold by the shop below the gambling den. When not working with her father and grandfather, she dreams of dancing with a Prince. Commissioned by the Earl of Byrn to re-create a brooch, she enters the world of Society to obtain the design.
Ms. Lee fills this tale with fascinating people — from the older sister forced to marry young to the decent young Baron-to-be to disabled soldiers hired as bodyguards.
I enjoyed following Amber as she leaves the world of trade and finds a place better than her dreams — for her true love, not a Prince, holds her in his arms.
She works in trade making jewelry which no lady can reveal to the ton. Elliot, Lord Bryn, is working for votes in the House of Lords for a resolution to help war veterans. He needs her skill, she’s found her prince. If only the solution was as easy for her as it is for him. Interesting plot for a love story.
Into The Lyon’s Den by Jade Lee is the first book in a new series of books published by Dragonblade Publishing. The Lyon’s Den connected world is a group of books that will be releasing once a month in 2020 by different authors. Into The Lyon’s Den is the first book in the series. It is an intriguing story. I enjoyed the creativity in it. A politically-minded aristocrat meets a jewelry making artisan and falls in love. Though the premise was a bit far-fetched, isn’t that what romance is about? It isn’t always believable, but it can be engaging. I think Lee does a good job weaving a tale that captures the imagination. My only complaint was with the overly torrid sex scenes. I don’t mind sex scenes, but these felt exploitive. I did enjoy the heroine – Amber Gohar. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.
One could always dream and Amber Gohar was a dreamer. She designed and created the most beautiful jewelry although her grandfather got the credit. A dream of living in a world where a woman could be know for her work and be proud of it!
In a fated meeting, Amber was summoned to Mrs Dove Lyons office and there she met Lord Byrn. He was desperate to find a piece of jewelry that was taken and sold, and he knew it had been at their shop. Unfortunately Amber had already dissembled the brooch and it was no longer the same. After some negotiations, Byrn was going to take her to see a picture of the brooch that she would recreate and she knew she could do it.
Then the adventure begins. Amber has often dreamed of balls and dancing, color everywhere and it ended up this was her chance! As she steps outside of her usual realm, what will happen?
I loved reading how these two came together because of their different classes. Byrn was charming and very interesting how he compiled information.
Such an enjoyable start to a new series and getting a feel about the Lyons Den, a gambling house with a strong hand who ran it and those around her, Mrs. Dove Lyons. I know we will find out more of her story as this series continues and cannot wait!
Amber Gohar lives her days in the gray world of a gambling hell accepting pawned jewelry from gamblers. Amber is a talented jeweler working under her grandfather’s name. Elliott, Lord Byrn, often found himself in strange places, but none is more bizarre than the infamous Lyon’s Den gaming house looking for a specific piece of jewelry. He collects information on people and uses it to his advantage and he needs her help. Elliott enlisted Amber help in recreating a piece of jewelry so he can get an extra vote for his bill. Amber sees her chance to be in society, attend a ball and possible the life she now leads. She knows he’s been looking for a wife, a high society wife, but that doesn’t stop from loving Elliot. Can he overcome his past, his family and not let the one woman he loves get away? An excellent story I loved and I voluntarily wrote a review.
The Lyons Den is a notorious gambling den, with ladies of the night and a jewelry store. Amber Gohar lives her days and night in the gray world of the gambling den. Her grandfather and father buy the jewels from the gamblers that find themselves in debt to the den. Amber then designs and creates new jewelry from the old and sells them as her grandfather’s creations. Her one dream is to escape her dreary world and for one-night mix with the ton at a society ball. After all is does not cost anything to dream. Elliott, Lord Byrn, finds himself in the den, bargaining with a slender girl over a missing brooch. The brooch was stolen from the rightful owner and she needs it back before a society event. However, the brooch has been dismantled and the jewels used for her creations. What an interesting situation Jade Lee has given us to experience as Amber and Elliott try to find a way to recreate the missing piece. I enjoyed reading this; as it gives you insight into the trials of women in trade, trying to survive in their world.
I have enjoyed the previous story line of The Lyon’s Den series. This is such a departure from the series, because the owner of The Lyon’s Den, is not a main player in this. She isn’t setting anyone up to be married and I missed that, it’s what made the stories unique, especially written by different author’s.
The H started out being a likable character, but I lost all respect for him when he teaches the h about certain aspects of lovemaking. Then, in the next breath he asks her to be his mistress, because she isn’t suitable to be the wife of a man who wants to make himself a career in Politics. I wanted the h to be so upset, have a back bone and leave his sorry butt. But, nooooo she doesn’t do that, and in the end gives up a marriage prospect, to become his mistress. OMG, had a hard time to finish it, but I did.
There is a lot of descriptive lovemaking, heat level 5 out of 5. Since I lost respect for both the H/h it was just sex.
Little on suspense, no cheating, no cliffhanger, HEA (yes I did approve of the ending), but in the ending, the H comes to his senses so quickly I had whip lash, little on romance and a lot of steam.
You don’t have to read the series, they are all stand alone. (ljb)
Into the Lyon’s Den by Jade Lee is the story of Amber Gohar (Gold) who works as a jeweler in time where women couldn’t do such things so credit for her work went to her father and grandfather. Their shop was located below a notorious gambling den, which was fortunate since the den used her as one of the people who traded items of jewelry for cash and such. She kept her head down and covered so no one actually saw her, but she saw them and knew all their bad habits. There were also the “upstairs” girls who entertained gentlemen in other ways. Of course, there was also liquor involved. It was not much of a life except she got to design and build her jewelry. One day a man came looking for a piece that she could truthfully say she did not have. The reality was that it had been melted down the week before for gold and gems. He was desperate. He needed to get it as quid pro quo to another member of the House of Lords to vote “yes” on a proposal before that body to make lives better for the wounded veterans that had come home from the wars. Sympathetic to his cause, Amber agreed to rebuild the piece if she could see a picture. Lord Byrn agreed and proposed that they visit the home of the duchess to whom it belonged and view a portrait contain the brooch. It was at this point that things got complicated.
This was a well-done rags-to-riches plotline that matched a woman from the merchant class to an Earl. She was no even particularly beautiful, but she was very special. He tried to convince himself that it could never be, but as they worked together he began to see what his life would be like without her. This was an age where people married for connection and had affairs for love. He was too honorable to suggest this to her and truly even tried to help find her a noble husband and succeeded. She was a woman who would have fit in well in modern times. He was the consummate politician, except he appears to have been honest. It was an original story and a good one. One of the consistent themes in historical romance is a love between a noble gentleman and a common woman, so finding an original story is far from commonplace. The characters were excellent, both the leads and lesser characters were full of personality and backstory. It was fun to read. I recommend it.
I received a free ARC from Dragonblade in exchange for a fair and unbiased review. All opinions and interpretations contained herein are solely my own.