SPORTOCHICK’S MUSINGS: Both of the two main characters flowed well with each other creating a believable story and adding more excitement to the story is the more active role the Black Widow takes.

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Lyon in the Wild
The Lyon’s Den
by Diana Lloyd

Pub Date May 28 2025
Dragonblade Publishing

DESCRIPTION

Enter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made… unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON’S DEN: The Black Widow of Whitehall Connected World, where the underground of Regency London thrives… and loves.

Her past and his future aligned to meet in the middle at the Lyon’s Den.

Crispin Morgan storms into the notorious Lyon’s Den gambling hell with a single goal: save his sister from her abusive husband, by any means necessary. Desperate, he strikes a risky deal with the infamous matchmaker, Mrs. Dove-Lyon. His end of the bargain? Marry her most impossible bride. The last thing he expects is a fierce, clever woman who hides a knife in her wedding gown.

Nenokaasi “Birdy” Carmody has crossed an ocean to change her future, and maybe the world’s. Half Irish, half Ojibwe, Birdy is no stranger to straddling two identities. When she meets Crispin, hope collides with desperation in a marriage of necessity that slowly transforms into something far more dangerous: trust.

REVIEW

The opening to this book was spectacular. Filled with drama and pure man power. After Crispin shows up at The Lyon’s Den, the Black Widow moves in to assist and thus begins an exciting story.

Nenokaasi “Birdy” Carmody is a very unusual primary female character but this makes her perfect for this storyline. I like that she is independent thinking and acting but kind and caring. Also, she’s very practical.

Crispin Morgan loves his sister and will do anything to keep her safe. His devotion to her warmed my heart and his desire to do whatever it takes pushes him into a new life as a wealthy married man.

Both of the two main characters flowed well with each other creating a believable story and adding more excitement to the story is the more active role the Black Widow takes.

I thought the two villains in this book were pure evil and they kept the book from being too sappy and moved into the exciting love story category. I do want to know what happens to Crispin’s sister. I think that would be a great book.

I give this 5 STARS.

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

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