Lair of the Lion

Mar 25, 2013 Lover of Romance rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance, gothic, magic, fantasy, paranormal

Isabella is in desperate need to save her brother who has been captured and tortured, and goes to the only Don she knows that is powerful enough to help her. Full of courage and strength she heads up to his valley, rumored to be ridden with lions, she knows she could very well perish, but desperation and fear for her brother keeps her going forward until she makes it to his home...his lair. After meeting the rumored beast, Don Nicolaie DeMarco, she makes a pact with him, his help in rescuing her...more Isabella is in desperate need to save her brother who has been captured and tortured, and goes to the only Don she knows that is powerful enough to help her. Full of courage and strength she heads up to his valley, rumored to be ridden with lions, she knows she could very well perish, but desperation and fear for her brother keeps her going forward until she makes it to his home...his lair. After meeting the rumored beast, Don Nicolaie DeMarco, she makes a pact with him, his help in rescuing her brother in exchange to marriage with Nicolae. Isabella knowing that she doesn't have much choice, other than letting her brother die, she agrees and with that agreement a desire is awakened in them both. Although Nicolae is lethal, Isabella, even though she fears him at times, starts to see the good parts of him, and slowly starts to fall in love with him, and put all her trust in him despite the danger that he poses to her....in her mind Love is powerful enough to conquer any curse that could destroy them....Lair Of The Lion is a single title by Christine Feehan, and as this is probably my favorite paranormal author, I couldn't resist reading it, even though its not a part of any of her wonderful series, this still had the same ring of sensuality, danger and intriguing plot....and having just finished it, was a bit disappointed to see it end. I could hardly keep myself away from this one and read it in only a few hours. Lair of the Lion is a story that takes place in the Italian Alps, and is mixed with folklore and definitely goes under the category of "Beauty and the Beast" where two people are consumed by a inflaming passion that turns into a powerful love...such a remarkable read and I am so glad that I was able to read this one. Definitely gets a score of 5 for me...there was nothing about this story that I didn't like....Feehan definitely held me captivated from beginning to end!!!

My Favorite Quote
"You haven't forgiven me yet, " he observed thoughtfully. "I thought we had dispensed with your unfavorable opinion of me,"
She managed her haughtiest tone "I see nothing in my behavior that would lead you to believe that. I was merely polite, as good breeding commands,"
"Really," His voice low, one eyebrow shooting up. Nicolai simply reached out, almost in slow motion, his palm curling slowly around the nape of her neck. Fire raced through her body at the touch of his lips on hers. Every muscle clenched tightly. His lips moved against hers, a slow teasing of senses, awakening her to a world of sensuality.

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Feb 13, 2013 Marisa rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: pnr, wasted-my-time

What a waste!

Lair of the Lion is the story of beautiful aristocrat Isabella, and the tormented cursed Nicolai. It is set in medieval Italy, and comes with scatterings of italicized Italian phrases randomly interspersed in conversations.

The premise is that Nicolai is cursed to be part beast, and Isabella's love is supposed to save him. A lot could have been done with that, but the author really dropped the ball on this one.

This could have very easily been a short story, about halfway through I...more

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Aug 27, 2012 Gianthogweed rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: het, het-romance, novel-novella, paranormal-fantasy, paranormal-fantasy-het, series, shapeshifters, shapeshifters-het, vampires-demons-ghosts-etc

The only thing of value in this novel is the author's ability to create a tense atmosphere, thanks to the sensation of unknown and fear in which the protagonists are immersed. But all this is ruined by the repetitiveness of the plot and the unreasonable choices made in the course of the story.

The Italian words (and names) are numerous, sometimes they are correct sometimes not, but I have rarely understood their reason to exist, and I laughed out loud when to one of them has been applied the Saxo...more

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Aug 08, 2012 Dawnandwini rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I am a fan of Christine Feehan’s “Dark” books, so I didn’t hesitate to pick this book up. Lair of the lion reminded me of Beauty And The Beast fairytale, which in fact was a big plus.
The Heroine, Isabella Vernaducci is in desperate need of help, and the only person who could help her has never been seen only heard off. Isabella decided to embark on a long and perilous journey one no bloke, dude, chap, has ever accomplished and from which few have ever returned! She needed to beseech help from th...more

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Jul 01, 2012 Maria rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, historical

This is historical PNR by faboulous Chrisitne Feehan. And even though I really liked the story, the H/H and all the juicy gothic elements, I didn´t get a historical feeling per se. I understand that it was supposed to be set in Medieval Italy but I didn´t get the feeling. To me it felt as a "normal" fantasy book set in an unidentifiable time period.

The story actually had it´s hooks in me rather from the start. Nicolai DeMarco is a troubled man. He has all the responsibilities of being head of t...more This is historical PNR by faboulous Chrisitne Feehan. And even though I really liked the story, the H/H and all the juicy gothic elements, I didn´t get a historical feeling per se. I understand that it was supposed to be set in Medieval Italy but I didn´t get the feeling. To me it felt as a "normal" fantasy book set in an unidentifiable time period.

The story actually had it´s hooks in me rather from the start. Nicolai DeMarco is a troubled man. He has all the responsibilities of being head of the DeMarco clan but he also has the added hardship of a curse that makes him into a beast when his feelings arise. Nicolai has lived in the isolation of his curse since he was a teenager and isn´t prepared for the impact his small guest will have on him, on his life.

When Isabella Vernaducci arrives at the mysterious DeMaco castle to plead her brothers life, she feels a dark and malevolent presence. It almost chokes her, it wants her to leave. But courageous and desperate as she is, she stays until she can meet DeMarco. Circumstances has it that Isabella must spend the night at the castle and when the servant takes her to se Nicolai in the morning she wonders why nobody looks at him. Everybody looks at the floor or beside him, never at him. All Isabella sees is a handsome and very attractive man.

To my surprise I really liked both Nicolai and Isabella. Isabella was a bit predictable after a while but that was OK. You know that Isabella will fix everything and she does. She also stands up to Nicolai, she isn´t afraid of him. A rather funny scene is when they quarrel and Nicolai growls at her. Instead of running screaming from him, as he expects, she puts her hands on her hips and says some thing like "don´t you dare to growl at me" with furious eyes. Just what Nicolai needs.

Ms Feehan really uses all gothic stuff she can lay her hands on. The story is full of dark winding passages, ghostly moans, damp cellars, sinister statues and I love it. The portraits that seems to follow Isabella with their eyes, the odd servants. Everything is there for a good dive in to the gothic style of Beauty and the Beast (not the Disney version!), Frankenstein and Undolpho!
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May 12, 2012 Taria Reed rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, shifters

I enjoyed the story, but it really did drag on in some spots. The ending was a bit of a letdown since there really was no explaination of What the big bad really was and how it got there. It was a lot of huff and puff but it didn't blow me down. The heroine was constantly putting herself in dangerous situations even though she knew something was trying to kill her. I got to a point where I kept thinking "geeze would you just kill her and get it over with." I think I wouldn't have gotten frustrat...more

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May 03, 2012 Dawn rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-books, pnr

Isabella is our headstrong young heroine who sets out to find Don DeMarco to beg his help and help her save her brother from the dungeons of the evil Don Rivellio where he has been sentenced to death. But there is a price Don DeMarco is a cursed man. Yet Isabella can only see the good in him. Then the romance ensues.

This is a romance story and it is all about two people falling in love...or trying to stay in love while they stay with each other. Here is the main issue I had with this story and t...more

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Mar 07, 2012 Kathleen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance

I enjoyed this story. It is pure fantasy but that is the reason I read it. Don Nicolai is a tortured soul but it is only because he has had to live in this beautiful mountain pass with freakin’ lions roaming everywhere and a curse on his family (thank you Mom). No one takes the time to see who he really is because he has a nasty disfigurement on his face because of these damn lions! Rumors and tales have revolved around this pass and the house for so many years about disappearing visitors that e...more

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Jan 21, 2011 Book Binge Blog rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I adore this book. Feehan's writing style is perfectly suited for gothic novels. Although I generally hate how domineering her heroes are vs how limp her heroines are, this book is a huge exception. Right from the beginning they start out on even ground. The heroine is the beauty, strong and caring, with a solid streak of honesty that makes her stand out. The hero is the tortured beast who knows he shouldn't keep the heroine for himself but can't seem to walk away from her.

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Aug 24, 2010 Linda rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: not-my-cuppa, waste-of-trees, expected-more-from-great-reviews, time-i-can-never-get-back, lots-of-words-not-much-substance

This is the story of Isabella, a beauty, who had no home. Her life as she had known was gone. She had traveled to the Alps to see the mysterious and elusive Don Nikolai DeMarco. She intends to ask him to save her brother Lucca. A curse lives on; whereas everyone sees a lion- the Beast- she sees a man. Nikolai agrees to help Isabella if she stays with him and becomes his wife.

From the start, the mixing of two languages is everywhere: palazzo, castillo, padre, fratillo, cara mia, ... while it app...more

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Jan 22, 2013 Cotito Hernández rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: con-reseña

Empecé a leer este libro gracias a una recomendación de una amiga dado lo mucho que me gustaba el cuento en el que se basó este libro. No le tenía mucha fe ya que “Beastly” la anterior versión que leí sobre “La Bella y La Bestia” me había decepcionado en cantidades astronómicas, pero aún así le di una oportunidad y pues aquí les dejo mis impresiones. Admito que de los cuentos de hadas y ese tipo el que más me gusta es este en que se basa, por lo que se alguna forma me vi un poco más agresiva en...more Empecé a leer este libro gracias a una recomendación de una amiga dado lo mucho que me gustaba el cuento en el que se basó este libro. No le tenía mucha fe ya que “Beastly” la anterior versión que leí sobre “La Bella y La Bestia” me había decepcionado en cantidades astronómicas, pero aún así le di una oportunidad y pues aquí les dejo mis impresiones. Admito que de los cuentos de hadas y ese tipo el que más me gusta es este en que se basa, por lo que se alguna forma me vi un poco más agresiva en cuanto mi opinión al empezar el libro.

El libro habla de una maldición que posee tanto al Don de un Valle como a su pueblo y la llegada de una chica intentando salvar la vida de su hermano, hace que de a poco las cosas comiencen a cambiar en aquel lugar. Lo más queda para quienes lo lean. En un principio me pareció lento, con descripciones que sobraban y con la idea de que se demoraba en llegar a lo fundamental y el comienzo de algo emocionante en el libro. Pero después cuando al fin comenzaba la acción esta no se detuvo.

Guerra, ira, incertidumbre, celos, miedos, poder y un montón de sensaciones que fluyen en cada una de las páginas de este libro hacen que te mantengas unido a él hasta terminarlo. Con accidentes por montón y situaciones que te hacen pensar y agradecer que no encontraras la perfección que se lee en algunos libros.

Isabella, al principio quizás se pueda pensar que solo hará el papel de la chica débil que se deja guiar por lo que él diga, temerosa de la bestia e influenciada por el trueque de salvar la vida de su hermano, pero después te das cuenta que no es así y se agradece. Mantiene firmemente la idea original de la Bella que conocemos, que no se deja guiar por nada más que sus creencias y lo que desea para los demás y los que quiere. Me gustó su determinación y que aunque tenía sus momentos de debilidad, eran completamente justificados.

Nicolai, la Bestia me encantó, por algo muy sencillo. A parte de lo que su interés de ella comienza incluso antes de que Isabella lo conociera, me gustó el hecho de que se mantuviera como Bestia en varias ocasiones, quizás no tanto físicamente sino que en su forma de ser. Era agresivo, salvaje, peligroso e intimidante cosa que mantuvo al pie de la letra y no cambiaba tan drásticamente como suele pasar en algunos libros. Debía buscar su control y muchas veces perdido cometía errores, no era perfecto y eso en un libro, de algún modo lo agradezco.

Lo Bueno: La lealtad que le concede a la historia original. Aún cuando la trama era de la autora, Chritine, en al mayoría de las páginas, no nos deja olvidar de dónde sacó las personalidades ni los personajes.

Lo Malo: Es un libro que contiene +18 cosa que nunca me ha molestado, pero creo que había veces en que se abusaba de esas escenas cuando quizás no eran tan necesarias, pero aparte de eso nada más.

¿Lo Recomiendo? Mucho, más para aquello que quedaron viudos con la versión de “Beastly” que sinceramente la encontré horrible. Con esta mi amor por la Bella y la Bestia volvió a la vida y más fuerte que nunca.

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May 16, 2012 Lynsey (The Demon Librarian) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: hot-smexy-times, magic-tastic, sweet-romance, fairy-tales-retold

I really enjoyed this retelling of Beauty and the Beast.

I'd previously been a bit of a hit and miss with Feehan's writing. Mostly miss. See, I have this thing about men who are too controlling in books (in my opinion anyway, which sometimes differs greatly from that of others of the female persuasion). I know, for some, it makes their toes curl to be dominated and told what to do yada yada yada. But for me, it just makes me want to hurl something.

But in this book, although the male lead characte...more

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Jul 07, 2012 Lynda Tatad rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Lair of the Lion is one of Christine Feehan's non-Carpathian supernatural romance stories from 2002. This is her take on the Beauty and the Beast story, and I really enjoyed it overall. I had read it quite awhile ago, and forgotten about it. The library had it listed as a new copy, so I checked it out.

Isabella Vernaducci is an impoverished aristocrat whose brother Lucca is being held prisoner by Don Rivellio, whose had his eye on their lands for years. He is slated for death, and only the power...more

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Apr 23, 2010 Kathy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-romance, romance, fantasy

Isabella Vernaducci & Don Nicolai DeMarco... Italy, medieval time... protected valley, where the don is all...

At a time as Christianity is growing, the deMarco family, along with 2 others occupy a protected, beautiful valley in the mountains... but one with a malevant spirit... and a deMarco bride, known to be a powerful sorceress starts to explore Christianity... although loved by her husband, noblewomen are jealous of her, and begin to spread lies about her... lies her husband believes. un...more Isabella Vernaducci & Don Nicolai DeMarco... Italy, medieval time... protected valley, where the don is all...

At a time as Christianity is growing, the deMarco family, along with 2 others occupy a protected, beautiful valley in the mountains... but one with a malevant spirit... and a deMarco bride, known to be a powerful sorceress starts to explore Christianity... although loved by her husband, noblewomen are jealous of her, and begin to spread lies about her... lies her husband believes. until ultimately he has her put to death... right before her execution, she curses the 3 families, saying their loves will die early. Her husband sees his error, and starts to study her Christianity... and hears about Christians that are being killed by lions for entertainment.. He goes, and finds that he can communicate with the lions... and he frees them, taking them to his home... where subsequent descendents also commune with the lions, shifting shape, and controlling them so that they leave the people alone, but also serve as protection against invaders... the legend tells of a woman who will free them...

In comes Nicolai - he and his sister witnessed his father giving in to the lion form, and killing his mother. He has a stronger affinity tothe beasts them most of his predecessor... he is powerful - both physically & politically. The legends of mystery, of how the valley stays protected and isolated abound. Most who attempt to go into the valley never come out.

Isabella needs help... her parents have passed... her evil neighbor is after her & her lands... her brother is arrested & jailed for treason... she has exhausted all of her avenues of help... and decides to turn to don Nicolai... in spite of the mystery that surrounds him & his land... because he is the only one powerful enough to make the evil neighbor submit...

Isabella meets a man whom all around love, but also fear, and won't look upon... she sees the man, when the others see the beast... his guards & staff come to believe she will break the curse.

She is sensitive to the malevalent spirit that wants to take over Nicolai... the spirit makes others do what is not their nature... and she brings calm & reason.

Nicolai is torn by his love for Isabella, but the overwhelming fear that he will kill her as his father killed his mother... he waffles between keeping her & sending her away...

Ultimately her brother is saved, he introduces her to physical love, the evil neighbor is defeated (he had visions of greatness to be the first to conquor the valley) and she commits herself to loving him... both his human & beast ... and because of that love, the evil spirit is unable to control him... her unfailing love, to even sacrifice herself to him, helps him to recover his self control and to dispense the evil spirit once and for all... the curse is broken & the original man & wife's spirits are free to be together again...

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Aug 13, 2008 Readersentertainment rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: people who love Beauty and the Beast

Lair of the Lion is a Beauty and the Beast story and one of my all time favorites! Christine Feehan is well known for her paranormal romance novels, but this book isn't part of any of her series.
This is a Gothic tale of a man cursed and the woman he traps in his castle.
I love this book very much and highly recommend it!

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Mar 03, 2012 Rhiannon rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: romancers, old fashioned fantasy lovers, fans of Beauty and the Beast

My very first romance book. Most of my education has been from books and I didn't feel it could be complete without at least one book from each genre. I saw a coworker of mine reading this and decided it was time. I really want to give this book two and a half stars (feature please, Goodreads?), but since I can't I did feel it deserved better than two.

This book apparently falls into the classification of "paranormal romance," a genre I didn't know existed until now. I'm thinking of blaming Twil...more My very first romance book. Most of my education has been from books and I didn't feel it could be complete without at least one book from each genre. I saw a coworker of mine reading this and decided it was time. I really want to give this book two and a half stars (feature please, Goodreads?), but since I can't I did feel it deserved better than two.

This book apparently falls into the classification of "paranormal romance," a genre I didn't know existed until now. I'm thinking of blaming Twilight. This shouldn't be such a jump, however, because in the pre-Potter days classic fantasy often had lots of gratuitous sex - you only have to glance at the old Conan book covers to remember that. I enjoy Harry Potter, but it's popularity transported us back to a time when the fantasy/sc-fi genre was the simple kid stuff of "Lost in Space" or "Land of the Giants." But I digress...

I've come to the conclusion that I loved the fantasy part of the book, but not so much the romance part. I did a lot of skiming during parts of this book. Pornography has never really interested me all that much. I love art, and if there are naked bodies in photography or paintings that's fine - they're beautiful and artistic. I also appreciate the irony of sex and humour I can enjoy, too (I'm thinking Shel Silverstein's Playboy cartoons). Other than that, it's time to skim.

However, under all that - or rather, in between it - I found a really good story with well developed characters. It started to become popular a few years back to take classic fairy tales and cultivate the plot and the rather simple persons that inhabit it, turning stories like Rumplestiltskin (Spinners) or Cinderella (Just Ella) into adult or young adult books. I adore this. This book is Beauty and the Beast, one of my favorite tales (and no get that dirty thought out of your head right now...there's nothing in there like THAT). The story may be missing a Lumiere, but there is a castle full of intrigue, deception, a dark prince, a family curse, a headstrong woman, and beasts that prowl the nights - some of them human.

I would like a more varied vocabulary; it got a little repetitive. I wanted to switch some of the sex scenes for more epic fight scenes, but I do realize that this book was written for women in the end and there was enough to keep me interested from start to finish. After all Miss, this is France - well, no actually in the book it's Spain...whatever.(less)

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May 02, 2013 Bell Sansone rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Este libro tuvo mas suspenso que película de terror, por favor, me enfermaba no saber que estaba pasando. Creo que es demasiado largo para una historia que desde el principio se sabe como va a ser (de hecho lo cuentan como una leyenda, pero es exactamente lo que pasa en el libro después) Así que ya me cagaron el argumento.
Me molestaba la cosa de explicar cada habitación detalle por detalle, ABURRIDO. No se por que hacen eso... sinceramente. Si me gusta que describan un lugar, pero no es parte de...more

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Apr 27, 2012 Kristy Halseth rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Christine Feehan's books have gotten highly repetative. Sometimes it feels like the same people with different names. In fact, it reached a point that I only read them because of the story arc that spannned many books was more interesting than the individual books themselves. Lair of the Lion was a nice change.

Clearly a book outside of the other sets she has going, this 2002 book is about people under a curse rather than a completely diffferent race of people. I give it four stars because it wa...more

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Jan 05, 2011 Holly rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 211-books-in-2011, january-2011, 2011-out-do-yourself, re-read-in-2011

I adore this book. Feehan's writing style is perfectly suited for gothic novels. Although I generally hate how domineering her heroes are vs how limp her heroines are, this book is a huge exception. Right from the beginning they start out on even ground. The heroine is the beauty, strong and caring, with a solid streak of honesty that makes her stand out. The hero is the tortured beast who knows he shouldn't keep the heroine for himself but can't seem to walk away from her.

Everything about this...more

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Jan 13, 2010 Kaleigha rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Christine Feehan is one of my absolute favorite authors, but I had never gotten into her stand alone books. Thought I would give Lair of the Lion a shot. Not a bad book, quite enjoyable actually. Think Beauty and the Beast, Feehan style.

Isabella makes a perilous journey to reach the holdings of Don Nicolai DeMarco. He is the only one that can help free Isabella's imprisoned brother and save them both from certain death. The powerful DeMarco agrees to help Isabella...for a price. Her.

Nicolai's fa...more

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Apr 24, 2013 Ingrid Morris rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Beauty and the Beast told bodice ripper style (there really is a bodice rip scene) and with a weak italian accent. Normally I wouldn't admit to reading such a book. And, in fact, I must say that I stopped reading about the time I read "his kiss rocked her world" and then realized I'd read "sensuous" and "erotic" one to many times already. If one has to actually use those words one is not writing well! But really these problems are just steps up to my soap box! I growing more and more frustrated...more

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Jun 04, 2012 Yvonne Boag rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: supernatural

In this interpretation of Beauty and the Beast we have Isabella riding through many hazards to meet Nicolai to plead for her brother's life. Nicolai agrees to help her in exchange for Isabella marrying him. Isabella agrees to do anything to help her brother but quickly finds out that the rumours about Nicolai are based in fact. Nicolai knows there is danger in loving anyone and tries to send Isabella away but he is unable to let her go. Somehow Isabella must break the curse that is not only ruin...more

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Oct 10, 2012 Jennifer rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ack-my-ears, dnf, historical, pnr-uf

I would have probably skimmed through to the end if it was an e-book, but as it's audio, I just can't take the awkward phrasing and repetition. WE GET IT - he's TAWNY and CATLIKE. Like a LION. (Or pseudo-Italian: leone!) Tawny tawny tawny. I want to claw my OWN eyes out at this point.

And then she gets a whiff of a sickly-evil-malevolent spirit that makes her sick with its evil malevolence. See also: hearing a ring ringing in your ears, seeing with your eyes, etc. So many words wording around wo...more

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Feb 09, 2013 Deborah Darsie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Feehan fans; ShapeShifters; Paranormal

Not sure why I have avoided this one for so long...I can't count the number of times I picked this book up over the years, yet put it back on the shelf (library or store).

A good read - its got all the elements of paranormal romance - shapeshifters, family curses, sensitives who can sense evil, romance, lust and legend. Toss in the evil power-mongering neighbor, a brother as prisoner, betrayal and wait...there's more!

Power of Love...three little words that pretty much sum up Isabella and Nicola...more

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Sep 16, 2009 Sobia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A Beauty and the Beast retelling (for the most part), that was a bit of a Gothic romance... while not Feehan's best, it was still a pretty decent read.

Though the heroine was constantly bursting into tears, which was a bit trying, and made me want so slap her a few (thousand) times.

There were also some side stories that effected the overall plot that could have been fleshed out more, as well. When everything seems to come to a head, it seems like half the stuff that happens, comes out of nowhere....more

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Sep 27, 2009 Phair rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: beauty-and-the-beast, romance

A friend suggested this to me knowing my interest in Beauty and the Beast stories- despite the fact that this dealt with a hero who transforms into a lion under stress and the beauty who is forced to marry him to receive his help finding her missing brother, I found the B&B 'content' slight.

Read this in Large Print format and must say it made for easier reading but whew, some of the love scenes made me worry for the blood pressure of senior readers. Pretty hot stuff.

I was annoyed by the...more

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Feb 08, 2012 Tonya Warner rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Really, really good.

The story of Isabella and Nicolai is more than just the beauty and the beast. Finding your way thru the darkness within to see the light is sometimes the most difficult thing of all.

There is a wealth of magic and mystery. Isobella Vernaducci has come to seek out the Don Nicolai DeMarco and to implore him to help save her captive brother. The very valley seems to want to keep her out, but after she finally meets Nicolai, the valley knows she can help be their saviour.

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Mar 24, 2013 Caressa Brandenburg rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

this was my first feehan book. the story and idea was so promising. the book itself didn't make sense with characters not acting at all realistically. if someone comes to your room night after night you would eventually mention her to someone and ask who the heck she is. there is also a lot of filler which I skipped over and hate doing. there just wasn't much world building amongst it just endless descriptions of feelings. halfway through I wanted the evil to win and put everyone out of their mi...more

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Oct 29, 2010 Renee Rearden rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was a cool new twist on the classic version of beauty and the beast. I got sucked into the sory immediately. Isabella was so determined to save her brother. Making a difficult and frightening journey through dangerous lands prowled by lions was only the beginning of this tale. Isabella Vernaducci finally arrives at Don Nicolai DeMarco's home to ask for help. He agrees, if she'll marry him. She agrees. He puts a plan in motion to free Isabella's brother, and their odd courtship begins. Throu...more

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Apr 19, 2013 Amanda rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

UGH! As a fan of "Beauty and the Beast," I thought I would love this book but it was just terrible. Repeatedly Isabella is told that the Don will kill her because of the curse and this stubborn, crazy woman is all, "Even if you violently kill me, time you with was worth it." Ummm...What?! Her life is threatened multiple times one instance by a flying broom and another time by house cats attacking her... the worst part for me is that I actually paid money for this book. If you must read this, get...more

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