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In Lair of the Lion, Christine Feehan adds a gothic twist to the classic fairy tale 'Beauty and the Beast' in this eerie and engrossing nineteenth century romance.
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The Beast . . .
Rumor said the powerful Nicolai DeMarco could command the heavens, that the beasts below did his bidding . . . and that he was doomed to destroy the woman he took as wife. It was whispered he was not wholly human--as untamed as his tawny mane and slashing amber eyes.
The Beauty . . .
Impoverished aristocrat Isabella Vernaducci would defy death itself to rescue her imprisoned brother. She'd even brave the haunted, accursed lair of the lion--the menacing palace of legendary, lethal "Don" Nicolai DeMarco.
The Bargain . . .
Then Isabella met a man whose growl was velvet, purring heat, whose eyes held dark, all-consuming desire. And when the "don" commanded her to become his bride, she went willingly into his muscled arms, praying she'd save his tortured soul . . . not sacrifice her life.
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56 of 56 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Lair of the Lion is a wonderful gothic romance by Christine Feehan. She bends the genre of gothic by including a supernatural element (which is explained away at the end of most gothic lit.) Isabella comes to the dnagerous lands of Nicolai DeMarco, a Don that visitors do not see. His family has been cursed, or blessed with the ability to become a lion and to control the beasts that they legendarily rescued from the Roman beast pits. The present Don also appears to be a lion all of the time to his people. But when Isabella comes, she sees him as he is, a man.
Isabella has come to the valley, asking him to rescue her brother from the dungeons of their neighbor. She is all alone, and her families lands have been confiscated. She comes to the Don as a petitioner, but his price for his help is marriage.
This is a great Beauty and the Beast addaptation. (Dark and Dangerous castle, girl learns to sees the person inside the monster, fall in love, curse is broken.) Even though you know there will be a happy ending, there is a wonderful job of creating suspense, tension and danger. You know how one of the bad guys is, but not all of them. People are hiding secrets, and you learn disconcerting information as you go through the book. A wonderful story told in a wonderful way.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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I know everyone utterly adore's Christine Feehan's Carpathian Saga's, and I am a fan as well, but I think she really shows her true talent in The Scarletti Curse and now this this one.
She single-handedly brings Gothics back into fashion with an updated style, giving us the brooding hero, the fearless heroine and all the spooky shadows guaranteed to keep the readers on the edge their seats.
The story is basically a beauty and beast redo...the cursed Don Nicolai DeMarco doomed to destroy the woman he marries and Isabella Vernaducci defying everything to save, first her brother, and then the man she loves.
Feehan breathes life into the faded Gothics and Faerytales alike and I say MORE MORE MORE!!
So fans of the old series Beauty and the Beast - here is a treat for you!!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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I admit to being a fan of Christine Feehan's 'Dark' series. This however does not detract from the fact that yet again she has written a book that kept me glued to the pages. I recently heard about her gothic romances and couldn't wait to try them and this one did not fail to please me. Christine writes so that her characters become as real to me as my own friends and family. Even minor characters such as an incompetant maid are written in with finesse and an understanding of human failings. I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes either gothic romance or the old tales of Beauty and The Beast. Well worth the money spent on it.
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Beauty and the Beast paranormal romance style
I really enjoyed this retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
I'd previously been a bit of a hit and miss with Feehan's writing. Mostly miss. Read more
I'd previously been a bit of a hit and miss with Feehan's writing. Mostly miss. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Geekius
Lair of the Lion
What a fantstic book, could not put this book down. Once in the book the charactors took on a whole new meaning.Brilliant and excellent.
Published 16 days ago by H. Ditton
another great book by christine feehan
I really enjoyed this book, I won't go into detail about it as others have done it so well I can't add anything more, only that if your a fan of CF this is a must read!!!!
Published 3 months ago by Superson
AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!
It was only my slightly unhealthy compulsion to always finish a book that got me through this and I have wasted valuable bank holiday reading time! Read more
Published 13 months ago by reabook
quite well done
Pretty basic set up, and quite well done. The only thing that dropped this one down from four stars for me was Isabella. I enjoyed Nicolai. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Rebecca
Her worst book!
The scarletti curse is a far superior read - This book is a different type of story altogether and a very disappointing one in my opinion - I couldn't really get in to him... Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2010 by ohsosweet
Lair of the Lion
If you love Christine Feehan, then this is a must for you.
The characters are larger than life. Read more
The characters are larger than life. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2009 by J. Burns
Lair Of The Lion
"THE BEAUTY
Impoverished aristocrat Isabella Vernaducci would defy death itself to rescue her imprisoned brother. Read more
Impoverished aristocrat Isabella Vernaducci would defy death itself to rescue her imprisoned brother. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2008 by Morbida
Very hard work and not worth the effort!!
I have to disagree with the other reviewers about this book! It took me weeks to get throught it. Normally I read a book in one or two days but found myself putting this book down... Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2003 by Ms. K. A. O'BRIEN
Excellent - a marvellous masterpiece
Christine Feehan does it again. Isabella and Nicolai and strong main characters and interact beautifully with the other support characters in the book. Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2002 by A. J. Burns
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