01731cam a2200301 4500 546807642 TxAuBib 20201112120000.0 191118s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019051881 9781250187420 1250187427 (OCoLC)1112264725 DLC eng rda DLC DLC TxAuBib Bradford, Barbara Taylor, 1933- In the lion's den / Barbara Taylor Bradford. First edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2020. xiv, 335 pages ; 25 cm. House of Falconer, The ; 2 James Lionel Falconer has risen quickly from a mere shop worker to being the right-hand man of Henry Malvern, head of the most prestigious shipping company in London. With Malvern's daughter Alexis running away to the country after a terrible tragedy and refusing to return, James' ascent to head of the company seems inevitable. But even a charmed life like James' is not without its setbacks. terrible fire threatens to end his merchant career before it's had a chance to truly begin. Mrs. Ward, James' former paramour, has a secret that could change his life forever. And his distaste for Alexis Malvern is slowly growing into feelings of quite a different sort. Can James continue to be the master of his own fate, or will all of his charm, intelligence, and wit finally fail him when he has to enter the lion's den? 20201112. Merchants Fiction. Families Fiction. Historical fiction. The House of Falconer ; 2. TXWKC