He’s dark, mysterious, broody, and has a secret life. A fighter who lost the most important battle of his life and may be looking for another chance. Or perhaps not.She’s young, beautiful, and soft, yet she has a core of steel. Too skeptic for her age, she struggles to survive. Faithless, she finds herself irresistibly attracted to the man she fears at first.This is story about life, love and … life, love and things that money can’t buy.
A modern fairy tale with a twist of reality, darkness, a lot of steaminess and a beautiful ending (in the third and last book of the series).
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Dark McKenna is the first book in the Shades of Love Series. Dark McKenna is hot, emotional and will keeps you glued to the pages. This is Vivian and McKenna’s story. Both characters come from broken pasts, that haunt them. McKenna and Vivian meet on unusual terms. Vivian keeps her past a secret from everyone including her best friend. For whatever reason she finds comfort being with McKenna. She opens up with him about her past and how she arrived in Manhattan.
I feel in love with McKenna. He is dark, broody, alpha who is sexy AF. He is very protective over Vivian and comes to her rescue several times through the story. The connection he has with Vivian is intense and addictive. Something from his past keeps him from completely opening up to Vivian.
I am looking forward to learning more about Chad McKenna and his secrets that he keeps buried deep inside. I hope there is a future with an HEA for this couple, no matter how dark it maybe.
Vivian is a young woman who is alone in NYC trying to go to school to have a better life than her mother, after running away from a man in Seattle she finds herself between a rock and a hard place but she has to work a part-time job that is not allowing her to eat and get her rent paid as well as buy her school supplies it’s one or the other. She has gotten into an age-old profession and she isn’t good at it one night it was cold and she went out she hadn’t eaten since the day before. She was standing in the alley behind the club she walked through and a black car rolled up the street but didn’t stop by the women that stood at the top of the street until he got to the alley and her. She was surprised that the guy was young and exceptionally handsome he said his name was Mckenna he was definitely not a talker there is something dark about him, but she took care of that and she asked questions didn’t mean he answered her after he took her to get something to eat and took her home while she was in the shower he left but left her some money. Mckenna is a man with some problems which he is not discussing with anyone especially not her he doesn’t want to get involved and that is why he goes this route rather than a relationship with ties that bind. But its something about Vivian she is feisty and young and he wants her but refuses to feel anything for her until he does, but he has to leave town but cannot tell her if he will be back, he is going back to Europe he doesn’t tell her why he is going back. Vivian has been miserable the last 3 months since he has been gone and she and her best friend Lila are at a corporate visit during Spring Break and Vivian was very taken with the female CEO that spoke to them, she said that the CM Inc, old CEO was in the building and she wanted him to speak with them. Vivian was shocked to see Mckenna in a suit and speaking to the group, she of course only knew him as Mckenna the bare-knuckles fighter and nothing more, and being shocked by seeing him she made a fool out of herself in front of everyone. Definitely, 5*. I enjoyed this book a really interesting storyline and characters. I own this book. I am providing an honest review.
First of all, highly implausible. Billionaire slumming it with a low dollar hooker? No. Bare knuckle underground fighting? No. Going back to the 18 yo hooker for more? No. But it did keep me reading until the end, so that’s saying something. Beware, this is the first in a series. The story isn’t over here. I’m not reading the next one, but you might.
WOW! WOW! WOW! DARK MCKENNA By Shayne Ford BLEW ME AWAY and She is a New Author for me!! She had intrigued from the Very Beginning of the Book and didn’t know what to Expect!
This Dark Romance is Addictive and Captivating plus Explosive Chemistry OFF THE CHARTS HOT!!
CANNOT WAIT TO READ MORE FROM THIS AUTHOR!! DEFINITELY A MUST READ BOOK!!
Vivian recently moved to NYC to go to school and to get away from a stalker and not so great past. She works as a barista, but walks the streets some nights to have enough money for food. She meets McKenna on a dark, cold night. At first she was scared of him, but during the course of the evening she is very drawn to him, which has never happened to her before. He bestows kindness on her by taking her to eat. Both of them are hiding things, and neither are very open. McKenna saves her from three guys who bully her at school and were trying to take her against her will one night. Vivian is so drawn to him that she goes looking for him. McKenna lets her see his dark side of fighting, but is drawn to Vivian. She slowly begins to thaw him, and they spend some more time together. But circumstances beyond either of their control draw them apart. She also finds out who he really is by chance, and it really throws her off. This one ends in a cliff – hanger, as there are two more books in the series. I very much plan to read those because I need to know how this goes for them. Think pretty woman – with much more steam, darkness, and hot factor in the guy. I was drawn in to this book from page 1, and could not put it down. I will definitely be reading more by Shayne Ford.
I was fortunate to have a copy of this book and I am volunteering to leave a review. This is my first time reading this author. I selves into this story and was immediately immersed in these complex characters.
Mc Kenna is a closed off billionaire with an air of mystery and secrets.
Vivian is a beautiful soul navigating the world. Their worlds collide and both characters impact each other’s lives. Vivian is drawn to the mystery man that has saved her. Mc Kenna is putting chips into the walls around Mc Kenna. This book is the beginning of a trilogy and ends in a cliffhanger.
I am looking forward to next part of the series. I am all in.
Wow, what a great start to this series!! I love dark romances and even though this might not be traditionally dark as some, Both McKenna and Vivian are characters that are dark, broody, damaged, and hold secrets. These two characters were well developed and so intriguing. The book was well written, fast paced, and the developing relationship was so compelling. I started the book and didn’t stop till I finished. Now on to book 2…
This is book 1 in the Shades of Love series by Shayne Ford. Right of the bat i was sucked in. I’m like what are you doing Vivian. Vivian is a young college girl trying to make it. She’s all alone and she is desperate. That is how she meets McKenna. She feels connected to him because he is a lost soul. I love the mystery and the dark romance. This does leave off on a cliffhanger. I can’t wait to read more.
Love this story. Vivian and Mckenna are two broken hearts. Great begining to a wonderful series.
This is my first book by this author and it definitely won’t be my last. Wow, what a book. This stories leaves you wanting more and more. I actually spent the whole night awake just reading this book because I just could not put it down. I loved the two lead characters and the plot/ back story was really good. This is a really great start to what I hope will be an amazing series. Fantastic book and highly recommended.
This is a great book. The story line grips you and you don’t want to put it down. Vivian is a woman with past demons. McKinna has past demons as well. He has anger issues while Vivian is fraguile. Together they complete each other. Destiny tears them apart but they find each other again. Can’t wait to read the next book.
Different, but good.
Vivian Mason is a college student trying to make it on her own working as a barista by day and a hooker by night. She doesn’t really have anything in her life that’s great at all and then one night she meets him.
McKenna is dark, broody but overall really sexy. He doesn’t ask but demands everything and no one can say no to the man with such an intense stare. There’s something lurking in the dark but he won’t let anyone get close enough to ask not even sweet Vivian.
This book is filled with steamy scenes, saving the girl more often than not, and a different kind of love story that you will be intrigued by. I can’t wait to see what else we find out in the next installment.
Another Brilliant Story Shayne, This Vivian and Chad story it pulled me in form the first page, OMG it was emotional, plus so many twists along there journey, its a must read, I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy. FYI this story ends in a cliffhanger, Bring on book 2
Real, Passionate, Raw. As you can tell from the title, this is a dark romance involving McKenna & Vivian. He has allowed his dark side to bury his emotions from an unknown past that has hurt him somehow. Vivian has lost her mother, is still in school and has fallen on extremely hard times but refuses to bow to her circumstances or lose her compassion and humanity. Shayne Ford has a gift of taking the reader through each of the emotions with the characters. I couldn’t put this down once I started reading it and am anticipating the next book in the series.
This book is part 1 in a trilogy. It is the beginning of McKenna and Vivian’s journey. McKenna is very mysterious and Vivian has fallen quick and hard. What will it take for McKenna to let her in? Will Vivian stay around? A great start, now on to part 2!!
This was an interesting read. It kept my interest enough to read the next book.
This is a pretty dark book so I wasn’t sure if I would like it but it was really good. The author kept me involved in the book making me feel like I needed to keep readying to one understand what was going on and two to find out where it was going go. This book has it all and Im looking froward to see what the next one has going on.
This was definitely a little darker, yet very sexy and erotic story. I can see how it parallels to Pretty Woman in some ways, but is different as well. Although I see a few holes in the story line, it’s a very intriguing read.
McKenna and Vivian make for one hot couple. Both are running from their pasts, but just in different ways. Vivian has fallen on hard times moving to New York, but is determined to make something of it, even if she has to work the streets to earn money to feed herself. She has a regular job and is going to college to make something of herself and that determination landed her in the car of Chad McKenna. She know’s little about him, or why he picked her, but it’s enough to make her believe in men again and that’s something she never has done. I’m glad found this little gem.
McKenna’s a very dark and private person, but Vivian has him wishing he could be different and he continues to come back for more of her. We don’t find out too much about him in this book so I can’t wait to find out more. I can’t wait to read the next installment to find out what in McKenna’s past has put him on his current path of destruction. I’m glad I was introduced to this little gem.
This book is…different. McKenna is a jerk. Maybe he has his reasons for being that way and we’ll find out in the next book. Vivian is a college student, part time barista and part time prostitute. She meets McKenna doing her hooker job and he comes to her rescue a few times when men try to harm her and they form something of a relationship. It gets a little better towards the end of this first installment and I’ll probably read on just to see if it does get better.
Another excellent series starter
In the first installment of Shades of Love we meet Vivian, a struggling student, and McKenna, a man with secrets that haunt him. Dark McKenna continues Shayne Ford’s fantabulous style of characters with dark history and relationship suspense. Looking forward to the rest.
I am voluntarily reviewing a copy of this book that I received for free.