{"product_id":"lair-of-the-lion-paperback","title":"Lair of the Lion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine Feehan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Queen of paranormal romance.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA classic from #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Christine Feehan, \u003cem\u003eLair of the Lion\u003c\/em\u003e is a dark-edged and enthralling take on the beloved \"Beauty and the Beast\" fairy tale. It is the breathtaking story of a beautiful, penniless aristocrat who promises herself to the handsome, powerful, mysterious, and not wholly human Don Nicolai DeMarco in order to free her imprisoned brother--even though legend has it that the Don will destroy any woman he weds. Perhaps best known for her bestselling \"Dark\" series, featuring the haunted and mesmerizing immortal Carpathians, Feehan is arguably the biggest name in paranormal historical romance--and any reader who loves passionate love stories tinged with the supernatural should enter the \u003cem\u003eLair of the Lion\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Beast . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRumor said the powerful Nicolai DeMarco could command the heavens, that the beasts below did his bidding . . . and that he was doomed to destroy the woman he took as wife. It was whispered he was not wholly human--as untamed as his tawny mane and slashing amber eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Beauty . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImpoverished aristocrat Isabella Vernaducci would defy death itself to rescue her imprisoned brother. She'd even brave the haunted, accursed lair of the lion--the menacing palace of legendary, lethal \u003cem\u003eDon\u003c\/em\u003e Nicolai DeMarco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bargain . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Isabella met a man whose growl was velvet, purring heat, whose eyes held dark, all-consuming desire. And when the \u003cem\u003edon\u003c\/em\u003e commanded her to become his bride, she went willingly into his muscled arms, praying she'd save his tortured soul . . . not sacrifice her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 6.7 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151377764487,"sku":"9780062021359","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fd69265272d2536a8f51d1419adcf1c4.webp?v=1733206649","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/lair-of-the-lion-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}