Unlooked for partner!

Lyon's Prey (The Lyons Den) by Anna St. Claire             

****

Must say I'm really enjoying this series. This time a Lord and Lady find themselves at the mercy of the matchmaker, the Black Widow of the Lyon's Den, abetted by the 

Lady's mother, the Lady's propensity to impulsiveness, and the Lord's inclination to drink himself into a stupor.

Evan Prescott, the fifth Earl of Clarendon, lost his wife in child birth and hasn't recovered. For the past twelve months he's been intent on drowning his sorrows, sans son. So it comes as a shock when his sister returns the child and departs. Evan is forced to set caregiving events into motion. A nanny and a complacent wife seem in order for starters.

Lady Charlotte Grisham pays a visit to Evan to complain about a near accident between his coach and her brother. However as she's a single woman who's visited his home she ends up in BIG TROUBLE! Enter the Black Widow an old friend it seems of Charlotte's mother. (Now that's a huge surprise!)

Novella length, but the story packs a punch, and although there's reams of action, the story doesn't lose focus, cruising to a satisfactory conclusion.

A Dragonblade ARC via NetGalley 

(Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.)