Download or read book Kiss of the Butterfly written by James Lyon and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I sense it even now. People thirst for it; the entire country is mad with desire for it…”A dying man's cryptic letter catapults California college student Steven Roberts on a mystery-shrouded quest into the labyrinth of the war-torn Balkans. Singled out for the task by an enigmatic professor, Steven overcomes his doubts and plunges into the maelstrom to uncover long-lost clues to an ancient Emperor's deeply buried secret, a long-forgotten evil that slumbered for centuries only to reawaken … and a love that defies death itself.Meticulously researched and set against the background of collapsing Yugoslavia, “Kiss of the Butterfly” weaves together intricate threads from age-old Balkan folklore and modern events, to create a tapestry of passion and betrayal, obsession and desire, the thirst for life and the hunger for death.“Kiss of the Butterfly” is a literary thriller rooted in actual events. In the year of his death, 1476, the Prince of Wallachia Vlad Dracula committed a bloody massacre under the cloak of medieval Bosnia's forested mountains in the town of Srebrenica. History repeated itself 500 years later in July 1995 in Europe's worst massacre since World War Two. For most people, the two events seemed unconnected… Until now.“A fast-paced adventure into a modern heart of Balkan darkness… A truly original take on the blood-sucking undead.” –Publishers Weekly“No capes, no glitter: a vampire novel for readers who value sturdy mythology and a sophisticated understanding of history, along with warmblooded, human connections… skillful… authentic… fascinating… inspired… Lyon executes it perfectly… vivid… engaging…” –Kirkus Reviews

Download or read book Kiss of the Lyon written by Meara Platt and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-27 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.He was only supposed to win the high stakes game of chance, not a bride along with it.Lord Matthew Lyon is often called upon by the Crown because of his mathematical brilliance, and participating in a high stakes game of chance at the notorious Lyon's Den should have been the easy part of his assignment...only it goes terribly wrong. He wins the pot, as expected since his probability calculations never fail. But no one calculated on his winning the hand of Lady Danielle Haverfield, daughter of the Earl of Haverfield, the prime suspect in a treason plot against the Crown and the very man he is assigned to bring down.She was only trying to stop her brother from gambling his life away.Lady Danielle Haverfield knew she did not belong in the Lyon's Den, but she had to stop her brother before he gambled away his entire inheritance. Not only did she fail to stop him, but she's ruined her life as well. Lady Dove-Lyon will not allow her brother to go unpunished, even though the handsome Scottish lord who's wiped him out is willing to forgive the debt. But the Black Widow of Whitehall has a fearsome reputation to maintain. Someone is going to have to pay for her brother's inability to pay up, and she's decided it is to be Danielle. Well, the handsome Scot could have asked for her only for the one night, but he's proposed marriage instead. Can their love survive his secrets and her father's betrayal?Other Lyon's Den BooksInto the Lyon's DenThe Scandalous LyonFed to the LyonThe Lyon's Lady LoveThe Lyon's LairdThe Lyon Sleeps TonightA Lyon in Her BedFall of the LyonLyon's PreyLoved by the LyonThe Lyon's Den in Winter

Download or read book The Lyon s Surprise written by Meara Platt and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.He was an agitated beast, a Lyon of Mar. THE Lyon of Mar.Cheyne Lyon, Duke of Mar is at first surprised when his wastrel brother dumps a wife and baby on his doorstep. But Jennifer is intelligent, nurturing, and sweet, just the sort Cheyne could love, if only she wasn't already taken. When unsavory strangers come around looking for a runaway young lady, Cheyne realizes Jennifer is not who she claims to be...and he isn't about to give her up.NOTE: The Lyon's Surprise was formerly published as The Duke's Surprise and has updated content.Other Lyon's Den BooksInto the Lyon's DenThe Scandalous LyonFed to the LyonThe Lyon's Lady LoveThe Lyon's LairdThe Lyon Sleeps TonightA Lyon in Her BedFall of the LyonLyon's PreyLoved by the LyonThe Lyon's Den in WinterKiss of the LyonAlways the Lyon TamerTo Tame the LyonHow to Steal A Lyon's Fortune

Download or read book Don t Kiss Them Goodbye written by Allison DuBois and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allison DuBois first realised her abilities at six years old when she saw her great-grandfather - after his funeral. For many years she learned to downplay her talents but while working for the county attorney when at law school, her gift took a distinct and miraculous turn. As she handled evidence from murder cases, Allison began to 'see' the crimes as they had occurred, providing vital information such as the location of bodies and unidentified perpetrators. She then decided to dedicate her life to ease the pain of those who have lost loved ones. Allison has helped solve numerous crimes. She has also been studied at three universities and her accuracy has amazed scientific researchers. DON'T KISS THEM GOODBYE is the fascinating account of a devoted wife and mother who combines a normal life with the ability to communicate with the dead.

Download or read book Lyon s Gate written by Catherine Coulter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-07-26 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Sherbrooke novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. The year is 1835. Five years after Jason Sherbrooke leaves England for Baltimore and the Wyndhams, one of the premiere racing families in the area, he wakes up early one morning and knows it’s time for him to go home. Jason wants to breed and race horses, primarily his own Thoroughbred, Dodger, who’s faster than a Baltimore pickpocket. When his twin, James, takes him to Lyon’s gate, a once-renowned racing stud farm near his family’s home, Jason knows to his soul that this property is what he wants more than anything. Unfortunately, Hallie Carrick wants Lyon’s Gate just as badly as Jason, and she’s fully prepared to fight him down and dirty to get it. Now life and fate take a hand, and the two of them end up with something neither expected.

Download or read book Tamed by the Lyon written by Chasity Bowlin and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. It was their first kiss, possibly her first kiss ever. All the more reason to get it right. Abandoned at the altar by her groom in favor of her younger sister, Miss Madeline Keyes has become an object of pity, scorn and scandal. Rather than flee to the countryside to rusticate as a spinster with her less than loving parents, she seeks the aid of Mrs. Bessie Dove-Lyon to snare a titled husband and, through marriage, reclaim her place in society. Lord Oliver Easton, Earl of Foxmore, has always preferred plants to people. As a younger son, he had no expectations of marriage. But with the loss of both his father and brother in a very short span of time, the death taxes levied on the estate leave him at risk of losing his life's work. So he does the only sensible thing and takes his brother's place in the matchmaking scheme helmed by the owner of the Lyon's Den. It was supposed to be a marriage of convenience only. A chance to rescue her reputation and his fortunes. But neither of them expected the ultimate complication--to fall in love. Other Lyon's Den Books Into the Lyon's Den The Scandalous Lyon Fed to the Lyon The Lyon's Lady Love The Lyon's Laird The Lyon Sleeps Tonight A Lyon in Her Bed Fall of the Lyon Lyon's Prey Loved by the Lyon The Lyon's Den in Winter Kiss of the Lyon Always the Lyon Tamer To Tame the Lyon The Lyon's Surprise How to Steal a Lyon's Fortune A Lyon's Pride Lyon Eyes

Download or read book Lyon s Bride The Chattan Curse written by Cathy Maxwell and published by Avon. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When a Chattan male falls in love, strike his heart with fire from above..." They call him Lord Lyon, proud, determined— and cursed. He is in need of a bride, but if he falls in love, he dies. His fervent hope is that by marrying— and having a son—without love, perhaps he can break the curse's chains forever. Enter beautiful Thea Martin—a duke's headstrong, errant daughter and society's most brilliant matchmaker. Years ago, she and Lyon were inseparable, until he disappeared from her life without a word. Now she is charged with finding Lyon's bride—a woman he cannot love for a man Thea could love too well.

Download or read book The Lion s Lady written by Julie Garwood and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the first romance in New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood’s beloved Crown’s Spies series! Christina Bennett has taken London society by storm but the ravishing beauty has kept her mysterious past shrouded in secrecy. When the arrogant nobleman, Lyon, Marquis of Lyonwood, steals a sensuous kiss, however, he believes he tastes the wild fire smoldering beneath Christina’s cool charm and swears to possess her. But the feisty and defiant Christina cannot be so easily conquered. Mistress of her own heart and fortune, she resists Lyon’s passionate caresses and refuses to surrender to his desire for if she does, she must also forsake her precious secret and her promised destiny. With her “straightforward style and brisk pacing” (Kirkus Reviews), Julie Garwood’s classic romantic series is perfect for fans of Jude Deveraux and Julia Quinn.

Download or read book Kiss My Left Behind written by Earl Lee and published by . This book was released on 2003-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capt. Ramrod Steel believes his family has vanished in The Rapture. Several dishonest people use this belief for their own ends. Meanwhile the Antichrist begins his conquest of the world. By the author of Drakulya, and Libraries in the age of mediocrity.

Download or read book A Lyon s Share written by Janet Dailey and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the New York Times–bestselling author’s Americana series, a secretary and her boss cozy up while stuck in a Chicago blizzard—“Dailey remains the best!” (Affaire de Coeur). Discover romance across America with Janet Dailey’s classic series featuring a love story set in each of the fifty states. With A Lyon’s Share, the New York Times–bestselling legend—with more than 300 million copies of her novels sold—brings us to Illinois, where passion comes alive in a bustling Midwestern metropolis. At Lyon Construction in Chicago, young secretary Joan Somers has always had an unbusinesslike attraction to her handsome boss, Brandt Lyon. But the dynamic entrepreneur has been too busy to notice, and can sometimes seem colder than the winter wind off Lake Michigan. Joan even considers quitting to spare herself the heartache—until fate intervenes with a pre-Christmas snowstorm that closes off streets and shuts the Windy City down. Stranded together in the office overnight, Joan suddenly has Brandt’s full attention . . . and the two must find a way to keep warm. But once the line between employer and employee is crossed, there’s no turning back.

Download or read book The Sweet Girl written by Annabel Lyon and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning author of The Golden Mean, a captivating, wholly transporting new novel that follows Aristotle’s strong-willed daughter as she shapes her own destiny: an unexpected love story, a tender portrait of a girl and her father, and an astonishing journey through the underbelly of a supposedly enlightened society. Aristotle has never been able to resist a keen mind, and Pythias is certainly her father’s daughter: besting his brightest students, refusing to content herself with a life circumscribed by the kitchen, the loom, and, eventually, a husband. Into her teenage years, she is protected by the reputation of her adored father, but with the death of Alexander the Great, her fortunes suddenly change. Aristotle’s family is forced to flee Athens for a small town, where the great philosopher soon dies, and orphaned Pythias quickly discovers that the world is not a place of logic after all, but one of superstition. As threats close in on her—a rebellious household, capricious gods and goddesses—she will need every ounce of wit she possesses, and the courage to seek refuge where she least expects it. This ebook edition includes a Reading Group Guide.

Download or read book Self Portrait with Boy written by Rachel Lyon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-09-12 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rachel Lyon's first novel – soon to be made into a major motion picture starring Zoë Kravitz and Thomasin McKenzie Lu Rile is a relentlessly focused young photographer struggling to make ends meet. Working three jobs, and worrying that the crumbling warehouse she lives in is being sold to developers, she is at a point of desperation. Until, by pure chance, Lu discovers she’s captured a tragedy in the background of a self portrait; a boy falling to his death. The photograph turns out to be the best work of art she’s ever made. It’s an image that could change her life – if she lets it. Set in early 90s Brooklyn on the brink of gentrification, Self-Portrait with Boy is a provocative commentary about the emotional dues that must be paid on the road to success. ‘Beautifully imagined and flawlessly executed’ Joyce Carol Oates ‘A sparkling debut’ New York Times Book Review

Download or read book Dragonblade written by Kathryn Le Veque and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1326 A.D. – Tate Crewys de Lara is the son of kings. The illegitimate son of Edward Longshanks, Tate has the qualities of a magnificent king. But fate is cruel, leaving him a mere knight protecting young Edward III during the uncertain days following the horrific murder of Edward II. While gathering allies for the young heir in Northumberland, he meets the Lady Elizabetha “Toby” Cartingdon. Daughter of the Lord Mayor of Cartingdon Parrish, Toby is a gorgeous woman with a mind for business. It is she who runs the parrish, not her father. Taken aback by the strong, bitter female, Tate is nonetheless intrigued with her. He soon discovers why Toby seems so hard; her father is a drunkard and her mother is an invalid, leaving Toby responsible to not only provide for the family, but also for the welfare of her small sister. Feeling something more than curiosity, Tate begins to break through the hard surface to discover the warm and compassionate woman beneath. Yet factions who would see the young heir dead make a sudden appearance, drawing Toby into their malevolent plan. Soon she finds herself linked to both Tate and the quest to take the throne from Roger Mortimer. It becomes Tate's destiny to not only win a throne for young Edward, but to win Toby's heart as well.

Download or read book Castles The Lion s Lady written by Julie Garwood and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2 Stories in one Volume.

Download or read book Into the Lyon s Den written by Jade Lee and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.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 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.READ FOR FREE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED!Other Lyon's Den BooksInto the Lyon's DenThe Scandalous LyonFed to the LyonThe Lyon's Lady LoveThe Lyon's LairdThe Lyon Sleeps TonightA Lyon in Her BedFall of the LyonLyon's PreyLoved by the LyonThe Lyon's Den in WinterKiss of the LyonAlways the Lyon Tamer

Download or read book Fit to be Tied The Lyon s Den written by Carol Finch and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-11-15 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fit To Be Tied Monkey business in cattle country! Rancher Devlin Callahan is ready to read the riot act to his nearest neighbor. Jessica Porter had turned his forty acres into a blasted zoo! Her exotic animals are panicking his placid cows and stressing out his sheep. His plan is to get rid of her and her rowdy herd…. Until Devlin realizes that sexy Jessica could charm any animal—or cranky cowboy—with just a smile. How can he run her out of town when she's got him all tied up in knots? The Lyon's Den Little did he know, he was about to be tamed! Lyn Mackenzie couldn't afford to loss Miss Hammond. But his seemingly robotic assistant was resigned—to get married, of all things! When Liv realized her beastly boss was in a bind, she agreed to stay on temporarily. Only, she hadn't counted on playing mommy to her godson for that week, or on playing wife to Lyon when their biggest client caught them in a very compromising position!

Download or read book The Lyon s Lady Love written by Alexa Aston and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-05-13 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.Can an earl put aside the ghosts of the past and accept a future with his scandal-plagued wife?On the night of her come-out, Lady Emma Spencer learns her father has bilked numerous peers. Not only is she humiliated, but her father flees England, leaving Emma penniless and homeless. She finds work as a companion and years later, she winds up with a fortune. All she lacks now is the children she so desperately desires. That means finding a husband-and she turns to The Black Widow of Whitehall, Mrs. Bessie Dove-Lyon, who pairs women touched by scandal with men in desperate need of money.Upon his father's death, Marcus becomes the Earl of Rutherford and finds he's bankrupt, thanks to his father losing the family fortune to poor investments and gambling. Though Marcus had wanted to wed for love, he turns to an infamous matchmaker, who arranges a marriage for him. Lady Emma Spencer is everything he dreamed of in a woman, and Marcus gallantly refuses to discuss her past, telling Emma he is her future.But secrets have a way of coming out and Marcus learns he's married to the one woman he never would have chosen.Can Marcus put aside the ghosts of the past and accept a future with his wife?Find the answer in bestselling author Alexa Aston's The Lyon's Lady Love, a part of the new Dragonblade Publishing's The Lyon's Den series.Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited