Her talent draws the Ton—and the enemies who threaten the Lyon’s Den.
He needs to protect his love even at the cost of letting her go.
Their love is the key to saving the Lyon’s Den—and their future together.
Rosine Cassis has mastered the art of blending in. As a Jewish baker in Regency London, her survival depends on her unparalleled skill in creating pastries that are the talk of the ton, and her ability to conceal her true identity. Safe within the kitchen of the Lyon’s Den, she works toward her dream of opening her own bakery and living freely—until a hateful enemy threatens to shatter the world she has carefully built.
The threats risk Rosine’s livelihood, her chance at love, and the legacy of Mrs. Dove-Lyon’s gambling hell.
Sander is more than just a staff member at the Lyon’s Den; he is a chess master with a brilliant strategic mind, and the Den’s silent guardian, protecting those who cannot protect themselves. He has to guard Rosine and she challenges his control in ways no game ever has. But when the master of strategy finally loses his heart, is it a winning move or the ultimate sacrifice?
This isn’t a love story about clients of the Den—it’s the staff themselves whose fates hang in the balance. As danger approaches and secrets threaten to unravel, the romance between Rosine and Sander could upend everything the Den stands for.
With the Den under siege and their secrets on the brink of exposure, the baker and her protector must forge a partnership as heated as it is dangerous. To win their happy ending, they must stop hiding who they are and trust that their love is strong enough to conquer the hate standing in their way.
For the first time, Mrs. Dove-Lyon is personally invested, risking her own reputation and future to protect her people. The stakes have never been higher; it’s a fight for love and the very soul of the Lyon’s Den.
Tropes You’ll Love:
- Protective Hero
- Independent Heroine
- Secret Identity / Working Undercover
- Found Family
- Forced Proximity
- Forbidden Love
- High Stakes & Suspense
- Slow Burn Romance
- Regency Romance
- Secrets and Lies
- Virgin Hero
- Historical Drama with Jewish Characters
This full-length novel is a steamy Regency romance with a happily ever after and no cliffhangers. It is part of a series that can be read in any order.
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Some dreams are more powerful than even the Black Widow of Whitehall…
All Marianne wants is to provide a safe and happy childhood for her young son. Instead, danger stalks them both.
Following the death of her husband, suspicious events force her to flee to London. But gossip clings and the ton will not accept a young woman labelled an adulteress, however unfair the allegations. With whispers—and strange men—following her wherever she goes, Marianne reluctantly accepts that she needs a male protector. Determined to secure her son’s future, she enlists the services of a renowned matchmaker.
Benedict is a soldier returned from France, with wounds both visible and invisible. He has long been the black sheep of his exalted family, but now his late grandmother has bequeathed him her country estate and with it the chance of the peace and privacy he longs for. However, he is in desperate need of funds and the lure of a big win in the Lyon’s Den is impossible to resist.
A marriage of convenience, decreed by Bessie Dove-Lyon, soon promises more, with sparks of attraction burning brightly between two individuals who had given up on love. But dark secrets and insecurities threaten the foundations of their fledgling relationship. And then a figure from the past steps from the shadows to stake his claim on Marianne’s future.
Will Benedict retreat from the battle ahead, or will he dare to dream?
Tropes you’ll enjoy:
- Wounded hero
- Determined heroine
- Rescue & recovery romance
- Marriage of convenience
- Dark secrets
- Emotional scars
- Infamous matchmaking den
