The Black Lyon (The Montgomery/Taggert Family Book 1)

I read this book years ago, it was one of my first erotic stories. I loved it then more so now.Years and many books later this amazing story, of Reaching above ones station, young love And a few skeletonS. The lack of Communication, the lack Of trust very well may end This before it even started.Danger is abound... Will the Lions Talent save the day? Or will Will the naivety of the young Lioness cost her everything.Wonderfully written, believable characters very much worth the read. A classic at its finest.

I loved how the story went. I promise you will love it.the characters were entertaining and well written. This was the first book of hers I read.

I don’t usually review books such as these, but Jude Deveraux’s The Black Lyon was a wonderful romance that left me intrigued and interested in more books from the author. This is not just some love story between a knight and a heroine, but a love story of adventure, jealousy and complicated personalities. I must admit that I didn’t agree with how the writer portrayed the relationship at times (especially the scenes about rape, which I thought was gratuitous), but overall I thought it an excellent read and a good distraction.For a historical romance I thought this was excellent, and a solid 4 stars.

I often red read books by this author. I have all her books in print form and have been getting them in ebook form now. This is one of my favorite series and I highly recommend each book.

This is one of the older books and has the classic romance appeal. Strong Alpha man and a eomsn to match him.

I read this book many many years ago in paperback. I remembered liking it a lot, so bought the Kindle version just to have. I started reading it and realized I didn’t remember the first thing about it. Plot is very typical, too many crises in one book. Easy to think the heroine is a little naive, even dumb at times, but I thoroughly enjoyed it again. I’m always a sucker for a happy ending. I’m a little disappointed in Kindle’s dictionaries. I try to look up medieval clothing items I don’t know, and it tells me no definition available.

This book was a huge disappointment. I'm not the only reviewer to compare it to The Knight in SHining Armor which is a much better book and it seems gave me a false sense of security that this author's books would be worth their price. The characters are extremely inconsistent and their relationship is difficult to understand - unless it is to romanticize an abusive relationship based on the lust they feel for each other.Throughout the book, there is a horrible attitude of men towards women. Not only the fact that the marital rape and the irrational, groundless jealousy is barely acknowledged as wrong, but also the men continuously speak disparagingly about women they have bedded or lusted after; the hero travels with serving girls he intends to bed. There is a scene (completely out of the blue, not connected to the main storyline and without any follow-up) where the king gives away a Welsh noblewoman who is kept in a cage to a knight who declares his intent to subdue her and to make her love him in the same breath. The hero is stunned when the heroine says she finds the thought of him being with another woman as hurtful as he the thought of her with another man; the men make crude remarks about women in mixed company; the young page reveals that at the knights' training/bedding hall where women aren't supposed to be, there are some - just not "lady wives" - which the heroine accepts with good grace. I became extremely upset by the end.SPOILER ALERT!!!The hero and heroine fall in love/lust at first sight and get engaged after two days. They are very sweet and loving together - until the hero is seized by an irrational jealousy b/c his first wife cheated him years ago. He begins their marriage in extreme anger and jealousy, projecting his feelings for his first wife onto the heroine, He is extremely abusive, accuses her unjustly, rapes her on their wedding night and the subsequent night. There is a jealous would-be-lover of the heroine who heightens this conflict and pushes the heroine into behavior that damages her in her husband's eyes. Later he repents when she proves her love by sustaininng serious injury protecting his life, but he barely acknowledges the extend of his transgressions nor does he apologize. They develop a lustful and teasing sort of relationship where they have very passionate sex and friendly banter that neverheless exposes the arrogance of the hero, indulgently overlooked by the heroine. She proves her devotion to him again when his life is in danger, urging his men to more effort to save him. Then there is another pair of villain and villainess, the hero belittles the heroine's jealousy against her. The villainess puts on a convincing act of supplanting the heroine in the hero's affections (who is away to a siege). The heroine doesn't tell the hero of her doubts and hurt about the rival but accepts him in passionate sex when they meet again (this was one of the major icky disturbing factors for me). The villains feed the heroine an impossible story about the hero potentially divorcing her and marrying the rival woman, and so they convince her to leave, whereby they kidnap her. From then on, the rival girl becomes inconsistent too, she sometimes hurts the heroine, sometimes keeps her secret that she isn't as ill as she pretends to avoid being raped. The heroine is saved, her baby delivered, and everyone is happy - but we don't find out what happens to the villains (only suspect that the hero &knights have dealt with her). Again, the heroine smilingly accepts the hero's arrogance that he half-jokingly resents that he had to stoop to chopping wood in his disguise to free her. The hero finds it inconceivable that the heroine believed the villainess and did not trust him and his love. The heroine gives herself into the hand of her rival without misgivings. They are just illogical and inconsistent.I'll check out some other books of the author from reviews and will be a lot more cautious before buying any of it, although the storytelling and the historical background was enjoyable.

I think this is the fourth time I’ve read this book. Although I now have it on my Kindle, I can’t bring myself to part with the paperback version.I love the pace of this book. It moves along without repetitive self musings and overly involved descriptions of surroundings and secondary happenings. It’s a classic romance with a HEA that’s perfect for a relaxing weekend.

I really enjoyed this book and have read several times ove the last 20 odd years. It's a timeless story, not the best of Jude's stories but a really lovely feel good book.I would maybe have given it 5 stars a while ago but have recently discovered Kathryn le Veque's books which are the most amazing historical novels I have ever read. Boy can she tell a story.If you like this kind of story then I would recommend The Rise of the Defender by Ms le Veque especially, it's amazing.

I am such a big fan of Jude Deveraux’s Books and The Black Lyon did not disappoint. I can’t wait to read The Duchess.

Good humour, good plot and interesting characters. I enjoyed it and read it almost straight through, pausing only to eat.

I have read this before it’s a wonderful storyBut this book is very small I’m hoping the story hasn’t been edited or choppedThe delivery was on time

been a (closet) fan of the montgomery/taggert family series for years and i've only just decided to read this book. big mistake and should be the first to be read in this family saga. especially as explains the origins in the linkage between the two names, besides the often referred to "cousins".anyways, the story line follows the usual jude deveraux trademark when writing historical romance. do I really need to go into the detail?single/widow/separated handsome wealthy knight meets (sometimes young) shy/strong willed single/widow/divorced female and fall in/out of love several times for various reasons before acknowledging unsung love and live happily ever after...nice none the less.oh, and there's the odd escape, adventure, battle, self anlysis/discovery added to the mix 😄