Series:
Lyon's Den (Book 64)
Can a chance encounter turn desire into love?
Asher Tyler, Earl of Rowley, has guarded his life as a
carefree bachelor by avoiding romantic entanglements and the debutantes of each
Season. When his world is turned upside down by a mysterious woman who saves
him from a fall, Asher wishes to know her better but she refuses to reveal her
identity. Asher cannot forget the woman at the Lyon's Den and remembers every
delectable detail about her.
Mrs. Patience Moore, a widow with a complicated past and
ties to the Wicked Widow's Club, was disowned by her merchant father when she
married without his consent. Now a widow, she lives with her friend, Cassandra,
who pays the matchmaking fees of the infamous Mrs. Dove-Lyon, the Widow of
Whitehall, to find a husband for Patience.
But Patience doesn't want an arranged marriage. She wants
to fall in love but not with the man who stumbled into her one night at the
Lyon's Den who appears only interested in one thing. She knows his type. She
should stay far away from him. Her heart tells her differently.
Mrs. Dove Lyon's matchmaking brings Asher and Patience
together, but the road is complicated. Asher insists he isn't interested in
marriage, his brother is vying for Patience's affection, and an enemy from
Asher's past is seeking revenge.
Only time will tell if love will win over a woman who is
afraid to trust and a man who refuses to see that the perfect woman is right
before his eyes.
Good book. Asher Tyler has maintained his carefree
bachelor life by steering clear of each Season's marriage-minded misses while
watching two of his best friends fall to Mrs. Dove-Lyon's matchmaking efforts. He
and his friend Lucius are the only ones unwed and are determined to stay that
way. Then Asher encounters a woman who catches his attention, and he can't forget
her.
Patience is a widow and member of the Wicked Widows Club.
She is not particularly wicked, but her reputation suffered when she eloped
with her late husband and her father disowned her. She lives with her friend,
Cassandra, who pays Mrs. Dove-Lyon's matchmaking fees to find Patience a
husband. Patience is willing but wants to find a man she can love, a man very
different than the one she encountered at the Lyon's Den.
I enjoyed watching Asher and Patience's relationship
develop. The sparks between them are evident from the start, but Asher stubbornly
hangs on to his bachelorhood while Patience is wary of trusting him with her
heart. Mrs. Dove-Lyon does a masterful job of throwing them together without
them realizing her involvement. Each encounter increases the sparks between
them. Complications occur when Asher's brother, Gideon, expresses his interest
in her. The possibility of losing Patience to another man opens his eyes to his
feelings for her. I liked his efforts to win Patience's heart and earn her
trust.
There is some trouble when an old enemy of Asher's seeks
revenge. His actions add an element of danger that threatens to come between
Asher and Patience. Some tense moments occur near the end, but the resolution
is very satisfying.
The ending is excellent. I enjoyed Lucius's comments
about preserving his freedom, especially in view of the epilogue. There, we see
that Mrs. Dove-Lyon has him in her crosshairs. I can't wait for the author's
next Lyon's Den book. I'd also like to see Gideon get a happy ending himself.
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