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"Beauty and the Beast like never before!"
Reviewed by Gloria Kruenegel
Posted July 5, 2002

Isabella Vernaducci desperately wanted to save her brother, though the many messengers she'd sent to the palazzo of Don Nicolai DeMarco failed to return. Isabella knew she alone must make the journey to beg assistance against Don Rivellio. Having heard the legends and rumors all her life, Read more...

"Delightful paranormal romance"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted September 5, 2002

The goal seems simple enough: rescuing her brother. Finding anyone capable of aiding her in his enormous duchy like pelazzo in the Alps is so formidable that everyone tells Isabella Vernaducci to go home. She has heard tales about the Don that strike fear in the hearts of the Read more...

"I found this one hard to put down!"
Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted September 23, 2002

This Beauty and the Beast story isn't like anything I've ever read before! I couldn't read this book fast enough. It's hot, full of angst and most definitely a page- turner! Isabella Vernaducci only has one thought in her mind and that is to get help for her brother, Lucca who Read more...

"Dark, mysterious setting, red-hot love scenes, a strong heroine and a tortured hero"
Reviewed by Sensual Romance
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Posted September 29, 2002

Christine Feehan's LAIR OF THE LION is a double delight for fans of both paranormal and sensual romance! Isabella Vernaducci is a beautiful, strong-willed heroine who seeks out the infamous Don Nicolai DeMarco to help rescue her imprisoned brother. Rumors abound about the mysterious Don, the family curse, and a palazzo Read more...

Summary

Impoverished aristocrat Isabella Vernaducci will defy death itself to rescue her imprisoned brother. She'll even brave the haunted, accursed lair of the lion—the menacing palazzo of legendary, lethal Don Nicolai DeMarco. Rumor says the powerful don can command the heavens, that the beasts below do his bidding...and that he is doomed to destroy the woman he takes as his wife. But Isabella meets a man whose growl is velvet, purring heat, whose eyes hold dark, all- consuming desire. And when the don commands her to become his bride, she goes willingly into his muscled arms, praying she'll save his tortured soul...not sacrifice her life.