The Black Lyon
Darkly handsome and rich beyond imagining, the bold English conqueror they called the Black Lyon, Ranulf was a man no woman could win--until he found a tawny-haired beauty named Lyonene, whose fiery spirit matched his own. Through a whirlwind romance and stormy marriage, she endured perilous danger to be by his side, but web of vicious lies, spread by a jealous vixen drove Lyonene from her home and Ranulf, and into entrapment across the Irish Sea. One man could save her--only the Black Lyon could destroy the ruthless plot that threatened their marriage and renew the bond of love they had vowed would never be broken. Montgomery/Taggert (in publication order): The Black Lyon (Montgomery/Taggert, #1) The Velvet Promise (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #1) (Montgomery/Taggert, #2) Highland Velvet (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #2) (Montgomery/Taggert, #3) Velvet Angel (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #4) (Montgomery/Taggert, #4) Twin of Ice (Chandler Twins, #1) (Montgomery/Taggert, #5) Twin of Fire (Chandler Twins, #2) (Montgomery/Taggert, #6) The Temptress (Montgomery/Taggert, #7) The Raider (Montgomery/Taggert, #8) The Princess (Montgomery/Taggert, #9) T
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Beautiful, gentle Lyonene catches the eye of Ranulf de Warbrooke, the warlike border baron called the Black Lion. Their wedding is quick and the marriage is hard, as old enemies and one ex-lover try to drive them apart.
The Black Lyon was written by Jude Deveraux and published in 1980. It was Deveraux's first historical romance and launched her career as a leading author of the genre.
Yes. The Black Lyon is the first book in Jude Deveraux's Velvet Montgomery Annals Quadrilogy. Other Deveraux series share characters and settings with the Montgomery family.
The Black Lyon is 291 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, The Black Lyon takes most readers 4 to 6 hours to finish.
The Black Lyon is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.