This is a sweet, romantic and entertaining story. The characters are very likable and believable. I couldn't put this down once I picked it up. It's a wonderful read.

The Lyon's Den just keeps on giving. Garrick is a Viscount in need of a fortune. Following his betrothed running away with another he resorts to matchmaker, Mrs. Dove-Lyon, to assist him. Ellis, needing to marry so her sisters can follow suit, also contacts the matchmaker. Imagine their surprise as they arrive at the wedding. They already know each other. Worse yet, they can't stand each other. Is it really hate they feel or could it possibly be the beginning of something so much more?
Thank you Chasity Bowlin, Dragonblade Publishing and NetGalley for allowing me an advance copy for my honest feedback.

A Marriage Made in Haste

They married, sight unseen, and they had to do it quickly. It turned out they hated one another. Did their marriage stand a chance? Soon, Garrick and Ellis would have so much more to worry about than the minor squabble that started them on their journey of mutual hate. There were those who did not want their marriage to succeed, and they would resort to kidnapping and even murder to accomplish their ends. Could Garrick and Ellis set their enmity aside and reach an understanding? Could they even fall in love? This is a delightfully entertaining story. I enjoyed it and would recommend it to those who like enemies to lovers, Regency romance with intrigue and suspense.

Chasity Bowlin is a fab writer, and this latest installment in the Lyon's den series features some of my favourite old school tropes, the Ugly Duckling - the downtrodden and honorable woman, pushed into an untenable situation, forced into a Marriage of Convenience, and they blossoming once her initially oblivious and uncaring husband realises what a gem she is.

Miss Ellis Lockhart is the eldest daughter of a nasty and penny pinching member of the gentry. Her notoriously tight fisted father has refused to sponsor more than one daughter at a time for a season, and poor Ellis is clumsy, socially awkward and unfashionbly plump. Her sisters are demanding she get on with finding any match, so they can escape their dreadful home and father. She has also queered Viscount Lynley's pitch with a beautiful heiress, accidentally, so they dislike each other intensely. Garrick, the Viscount is in immediate need to a bride with a fortune to save his inheritance passing to a feckless cousin.

Prepared to sacrifice her own happiness for any match, Ellis approaches Bessie Doves Lyon, and desperate for any woman with money, so does Garrick. When they meet at church, they are both horrified. How can they get past the misunderstandings and dislike? Garrick was a bit of a piece of work intially, however, he soon comes to see that Ellis is shy and downtrodden, rather than stupid and clumsy, and he soon cant do wityhout her.

Deliciously done developemnt of the relationship between the hero and heroine, and although the sisters were a little unlikeable, Leighton came through at the end, and I hope the others will improve on further acquaintance.

Highly recommended.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book and all opinions are my own.

I have been greatly enjoying this saga of stories all of which are interconnected via The Black Widow of Whitehall and her unique methods of matching members of the ton to their perfect counterpart which of course leads to a HEA. 😉

Ellis Lockhart needs to be married. She and her two sisters are at the mercy of their miserly yet wealthy father, Winston Lockhart. Only when they are married will each of the sisters inherit their portion of their grandfather’s bequest.

Lord Garrick Bancroft, Viscount Lynley, needs a wealthy wife to claim his inheritance, due to some cumbersome requirements in his grandfather’s will. He has only a few days to meet the deadline.

These two head into a marriage of convenience without meeting each other until they meet at the alter, guess what … they already know each other. The devious Black Widow strikes again ❤️‍🔥 I adored Garrick & Ellis and loved the perfect blend of marriage of convenience with opposites attract. The chemistry between these two was perfect but didn’t take over the story.

As with all of Chasity Bowlin’s stories there is a lot of heartfelt emotion included in the story, along with humor, some mystery and intrigue, and a great HEA. However Bowlin makes her characters work for their HEA so don’t expect a story full of smooth sailing.

Another wonderfully entertaining story from the Lyon’s Den World.

4.5 Stars ⭐️ | Heat 4 Flames 🔥

I have recently started reading this series and I can tell you I have definitely become addicted! This was a wonderful addition to the series with a great marriage of convenience trope. Ellis needs to marry in order to be able to get access to her inheritance left by her grandfather. She's not really picky, as long as he has a respectable title. So she enlists the help of non other than London's most infamous matchmaker, The Black Widow of Whitehall. Garrick also needs to marry in haste. He is looking for a wife with a fortune to fulfill his grandfather's will, and also approaches The Black Widow for help. They both agree to marry without meeting and when they face each other at the alter, both are shocked, as they have certainly met before, and now it appears they are stuck with each other. But as the two get to know each other, they definitely start growing closer, but also need to beware of villains wanting to break them apart. An entertaining and well-developed story that captured my attention from the start and kept my interest till the end, and great characters that had me rooting for them the whole time. This was my first book by Ms. Bowlin and I definitely intend to read more. Really enjoyed the story!
I received a complimentary copy from Dragonblade Publishing via Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

Ellis Lockhart needs a husband. Her father will not let her sisters marry until she is married. He does not let her buy clothing to attend the season. Ellis is of age and desperate. Viscount Lynley needs money. His bride has disappeared. He contacts Bessie Dove-Lyon to have a bride at the church no matter who as long as she has the money he needs. They are a surprise to each other but go through with the ceremony. Her father and his cousin are trying to keep the marriage from being a success. Read the story to see how Ellis and Garrick win out. Thank you for being able to read on NetGalley.

Pleasing read!

Delightful story that in true Lyon’s Den style has an “all’s well that ends we’ll” conclusion, if a little rocky at the beginning. Mixing the tropes of Marriage of Convenience, with a touch of Enemies to Lovers and a smidgeon of the Ugly Duckling, the plot is nicely, if not extensively executed.
Ellis Lockhart needs to be married. She and her two sisters are at the mercy of their miserly yet wealthy father, Winston Lockhart. Only when they are married will each of the sisters inherit their portion of their grandfather’s bequest.
Lord Garrick Bancroft, Viscount Lynley, needs a wealthy wife to claim his inheritance, due to some cumbersome requirements in his grandfather’s will. He has only a few days to meet the deadline.
What can I say? After all, this a Lyon’s Den offering!
After various, nefarious plots are executed, and thwarted, an HEA blooms.

A Dragonblade ARC via NetGalley
(Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)

❤️❤️❤️❤️1/2. r-up
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Very enjoyable and entertaining read.
This was very good and I thoroughly enjoyed it, such brilliant characters and descriptions of places or items.

Loved Garrick the Viscount, a slightly moody man but he has a wonderful heart.
Ellis was sweet and stronger than she’s first depicted which was great. I also loved that she was a bigger lady, not the catwalk type at all, that set this book apart for me, and made it special to me.

Can’t wait to see what happens with the sisters and Lord Ramsden, I’d love to see Miss Acres get a happy ending too.
Great read

I received an Arc copy of this book and chose to post this review

Simply delightful!!
He needed a bride right away. The one he was to marry had run over with a tudor. He was going to be humiliated and he was desperate to obtain funds for the estate his father had left in a mess.

She needed a husband, the sooner the better. If she did not marry first, her father would not allow her sisters to have their chance! The money she would have as her dowry was from her grandfather and her father could not touch it.

Solution? Mrs Bessie Dove-Lyons! She sets things in motion and they meet and marry the next morning. But she never expected to see dislike in both of their faces?

Oh yes, they had met before and now they were stuck with each other. But could they get to know each other and be happy? Unfortunately, there are villains behind the scenes that do not want their marriage to work.... Hopefully they can find their way!! Loved it!

Garrick Bancroft, Viscount Lynley, was just days short of fulfilling his grandfather’s requirement for acquiring his inheritance when his betrothed ran away with another man. Desperate, he turns to Bessie Dove-Lyon, owner of the Lyon’s Den gambling establishment and matchmaker extraordinaire. His request was for a bride who would meet his grandfather’s ultimatum, and Garrick added that a pulse would be nice.

Miss Ellis Lockhart has failed in four seasons to interest a gentleman. Her sisters implore her to do something, find someone to marry, so that miserly father will allow them seasons. Desperate, there’s that word again, she turns to Mrs. Dove-Lyon. Her requirements are as simple as Garrick’s. She would like a husband who is not cruel, and a title would be nice as it would help her sisters’ entry to Society easier.

The match is made and the wedding is underway. Unfortunately, the bride and groom did not meet before the wedding. It seems they have a rather unpleasant history and don’t like each other very much. Our story takes off with a grumpy groom, a somewhat shy, clumsy bride, and a father and a cousin determined to ruin everything. It’s touchy at first, but they agree on a truce. As soon as they relax, they realize this might be such a disaster after all. Unfortunately, the father and cousin take steps (attempted kidnapping, attempted murder) to destroy their marriage before it has a good start. There is a lot of emotion in the story, some danger, and a good bit of humor. Ellis’s maid is hilarious. I love Garrick and Ellis. Opposites truly attract in this one. As the story winds down, the villains are dealt with, some secrets are revealed, and there is a wonderful surprise. Another wonderfully entertaining story from the Lyon’s Den World.

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. My review is voluntary.

Lady Luck and the Lion
Chasity Bowlin

The Lion's Den is known as a notorious gambling den and where marriage matches are made. Some for better and this time it seems that it is for the worst. The Black Widow could not believe that it could be as bad as it turned out. The Viscount Lynley, Garrick Bancroft, needed a wife before he loses his inheritance. Miss Ellis Lockhart, needed to be married before any of her sisters could attend the Marriage Mart. So, they sought help. Of course, a match was made and until the bride walked down the aisle, the groom realized he could not stand her. He knew her and believed she was appalling. Chasity has given us an interesting read, that keeps your attention and wondering just how the marriage could or would work out.

4.5 Stars
Garrick Bancroft, Viscount Lynley, is in dire need of both a wife and a fortune, in order to fulfill his grandfather’s will. He thought he’d found the perfect woman to fulfill both very nicely. But just days before they were to marry, she fled to Scotland in the arms of her younger brother’s tutor. Left high and dry, there’s only one option—Mrs. Bessie Dove-Lyon, London’s most notorious matchmaker. Miss Ellis Lockhart is in embarking on her fourth season with not a prospect in sight, her three sisters are beginning to turn on her. Her infamously tightfisted father has refused to have more than one daughter launched in society at any given time. Out of desperation, she reaches out to Mrs. Dove-Lyon and begs for her assistance anyone will do, so long as he is a nobleman. There’s really only one problem and it becomes apparent when the duo meet at the church for their wedding—Garrick and Ellis are not unknown to one another. In fact, they rather hate one another.
This was SO good & I devoured it on a stormy afternoon. I loved Ellis who had suffered abuse from all sides not least from her despicable father, she’s shy which makes her clumsy, she’s not svelte & has had to dress in unbecoming refurbished dresses, so I was routing for her to be loved & protected. I also grew to love Garrick who’d been put in an untenable situation by his father & grandfather but he came through I adored how he came to love Ellis. I wasn’t keen on her sisters but Leighton did redeem herself & it will be interesting to see how the other two are redeemed. A very well written engrossing read
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

Lady Luck and the Lyon by Chasity Bowlin is another of the Lyon's Den Connected World and deal with two people in a hurry. They don't care who their intended mate is, they just want it to happen fast. Garrick Bancroft, Viscount Lynley, has a deadline imposed by his very conservative grandfather in his will. He must marry within a years of his grandfather's death and his new wife must carry 5,000 pounds annually or 12,000. He had had a betrothed, in fact the wedding was scheduled for several days from now, but the bride had run away with her brother's tutor, leaving him high and dry. He was not one to visit gambling dens but in this case he must approach Mrs. Dove-Lyon and request her assistance. Ellis Lockhart was a bit old to be looking for a husband, particularly after four failed seasons. Her father would not let another of his four daughters make their debut until Ellis was married. He had plenty of problems, this was the least of them from his daughters' perspectives but off to Mrs. Dove-Lyon for assistance. Mrs. Dove-Lyon even provided her with a wedding dress. When they met at the altar, all either of them could see was a person that had run into before, unsuccessfully. The ceremony went forward.

This was a fun, different sort of story, although all of the Lyon's Den stories tend to be different as they portray people who are desperate. There were people, relatives of each, who didn't want this marriage to take, place, much less last. These people took steps to make sure nothing came of the marriage. Both of these people were stubborn and refused to give in to the wishes of others. Garrick was very buttoned-up and very conservative, but realistic. Ellis was a good person at heart, despite her father's best efforts. It was a fun plot, which Bowlin wrote well, and kept light, given the situation. I enjoyed and look forward to the others which will be forthcoming.

I was invited to read a free e-ARC of Lady Luck and the Lyon by Dragonblade, through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #netgalley #dragonblade #ladyluckandthelyon #chasitybowlin

This is a short and sweet slow burn romance.
Garrick Bancroft, Viscount Lynley, is in dire need of both a wife and a fortune and there’s only one option—Mrs. Bessie Dove-Lyon, London’s most notorious matchmaker. Miss Ellis Lockhart is embarking on her fourth season with not a prospect in sight. Her infamously tightfisted father has refused to have more than one daughter launched in society and until she makes a match, her sisters must hover in the background. Out of desperation, she reaches out to Mrs. Dove-Lyon.
There’s really only one problem and it becomes apparent when the duo meets at the church for their wedding—Garrick and Ellis are not unknown to one another. In fact, they rather hate one another.
This love story is easy to read and engaging. The main characters are well developed and likeable. Garrick is an absolutely rule follower, and Ellis is clumsy and awkward with people she doesn´t know. There are two villains, her father and his cousin, and many sweet moments with other sexy ones. I enjoyed it a lot.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I won't rewrite the synopsis since several other reviews have done already. I will say this is such a lovely read. Great for a rainy day curled up on the sofa with a cup of tea. I love both MC's and thought that they had great communication in what they both wanted. I did not love Ellis's sisters. They were selfish and made her the sacrificial lamb. It all turned out well of course!

ANOTHER GREAT BY CHASITY BOWLIN!!! Lady Luck and the Lyon by Chasity Bowlin was a terrific read and I could not put this book down. Chasity has such an amazing way of writing that they are easy to read, original and gives the real feel of the regency era. I also found this book to be quite witty as our heroine of the story is a tad clumsy and finds herself being humiliated serval times. Poor thing… but I can totally relate. I found the banter in the beginning fantastic and the romance between Garrick and Ellis to sizzle. This slow burn romance will keep you on the edge of your seat. This story has a 4 daughters who’s father only cares about money, a Viscount that needs to marry for money, a matchmaker who doesn’t know the couple despised each other before the wedding, evil, a jealous cousin, an attempted kidnapping, learning to trust and falling in love. This book has it all and I am highly recommending it!!!

***This book was gifted to me and I am voluntarily reviewing.

Garrick Bancroft, Viscount Lynley is desperate for a bride because of the terms of his grandfather's will. There's only one place he knows that can help him.
Miss Ellis Lockheart has been out in society for four years, but nobody has ever been interested in her. Living with a father who pinches every penny and insists that only the first one of the four sisters can even look for a husband is making all of them miserable. As she is of age there's only one person who can help her find a husband who is as desperate as she is.
This historical romance is linked to the "Lyon's Den World" where unlikely matches are made.
Our characters find that first impressions are not always the indicators of what a person is really like. This makes for a very amusing story.
A light hearted addition to a very good "world".
Good fun.

Lord Jerrick Bancroft, Viscount Lynley, needs a replacement bride. He does not care who she is as long as she has a certain amount of money for her dowry and can marry him in less than three days.
Miss Ellis Lockhart needs a husband. She does not care who it is as long as he has a respectable title. Mrs. Dove-Lyon has made her selection, but the bride and groom do not know who they are marrying until the bride walks down the aisle. There is a strong dislike between them from a previous incident, which was all a misunderstanding.
As they get to know each other, their feelings start to change. Then someone tries to kidnap Ellis.
I LOVE THIS SERIES!!!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.

Most women would wish for more requirements in a bride than “a pulse would be nice”, but aside from a particular amount of money, that was all Viscount Linley required. Though her requirements weren’t much better. Simply someone who would remove her from her fathers house, nothing else mattered. This made for an interesting wedding morning, finding your future spouse was someone you detested. Many things to overcome, and many obstacles on the path to happiness. Chastity Bowlin writes an intriguing love story as instead of a love leading up to a marriage, we find ourselves immersed in the reverse story. A wedding leading to love, if they can get past their pride and stubbornness Lon enough to truly see each other. I loved the fact that we see Ellis’ insecurities, not in a way of self-hatred, but in her acceptance that she is not your typical London Miss. She has flaws, has never been dressed to flatter and she’s stubborn. Ellis is prepared to sacrifice her happiness to give her sisters a chance at theirs. It is nice to see someone step up to put her first. The characters are well written and you can not help but fall in love with them.