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The Lyon's Nemesis

A Regency Historical Romance

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Pub Date Jan 21 2026 | Archive Date Jan 24 2026


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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 must save his earldom—or risk losing everything in a high-stakes game.

Short-tempered and teetering on the edge of ruin, Lexington Capel, the Earl of Essex, must marry—not for love, but for a dowry. His only hope lies with London’s infamous matchmaker, and gambling-den doyenne, Mrs. Bessie Dove-Lyon. But on his journey to engage her services, Lex is waylaid by the notorious highwaywoman known as the Lace Bandit—a masked beauty whose daring and defiance he cannot forget.

She harbors a secret that, if revealed, could lead her to the gallows.

Lady Edwina Sinclair, last surviving heir to her family’s baronetcy, leads a double life as a modern-day Robin Hood. When she robs the wrong man—a dangerously intriguing earl—her carefully spun world begins to unravel. Forced to London by her formidable grandmother to make a respectable match, Winnie must keep her identity hidden from both the ton and the ever-watchful Mrs. Dove-Lyon.

In a city of glittering salons and whispered scandal, fate draws two adversaries into a perilous dance. Reputation, revenge, and forbidden desire collide in The Lyon’s Nemesis—where even the most cunning hearts may be undone by love.


Tropes:

  • Marriage of Convenience
  • Enemies to Lovers
  • Masked Highwaywoman
  • Secret Identity
  • Grumpy Earl
  • Strong, Defiant Heroine
  • Forced Proximity
  • High-Society Scandal
  • Happily Ever After


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...


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ISBN 01052026TLN12
PRICE $3.99 (USD)
PAGES 166

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