There’s better flow and callbacks between those books/characters. I never really read the first book in a series and went on this is filler, but this one really is when you it compare it to books #2-4 in the series. And the flow was awful in a lot of spots. The writing though in this one reminds me why it wasn’t my go to re-read over the years. The other characters in this one were memorable, Aunt Patricia is a garbage person. I think it never works for me when a character’s wife is fridged like his was and the reasoning behind it too. There’s a whole thing going on with what he “does for the government” that goes into more details in later books in the series.

I actually loved the prologue in this book (and most other readers would agree) on how Christina came to be raised and what caused her to be sent back to England eventually.Īs I already said, Lyon kind of got on my nerves. She was actually probably one of the smartest heroines that Garwood wrote I think next to some others I will discuss in later reviews. The character of Christina I really did enjoy. Most of the book follows as Lyon tries to find out more about Christina and him deciding that he will marry her to keep her safe. Lyon, Marquis of Lyonwood ends up meeting her and finds himself attracted to her. She’s an American who has taken over as the young woman to meet during London’s newest season. “The Lion’s Lady” follows Christina Bennett. He and Christina only pop up in another book, but thankfully you don’t really deal with them again. I liked other heroes in this series much more than him. That feels like something I saw in a movie once, but no idea if this is a thing or not. I also don’t know anything about the whole, cut your hair off thing after someone dies. And as some reviewers noted, others in the book are pretty racist about Christina’s family and many were upset she didn’t correct them. I will say though that this book was written in 1998 so there is some problematic language included in this book.

I have to say that I thought that Garwood did a nice job of showcasing Christina’s past and her First Nation family. I don’t re-read this particularly series as I do some of her standalones though. My mother bought them for me when I was a teen and I have been touting them from apartment to apartment, and finally my house. I still own the “Crown’s Spies” books in paperback.

So just delved back into some Julie Garwood books. I haven’t been in the mood for anything too “hard” right now.

The Lion's Lady by Julie Garwood