A cold and arrogant criminal. A Billionaire’s Daughter. An arranged marriage.
Maria
Being the daughter of a billionaire you would think my life had always been easy.
But no, not for one second has my life ever been easy.
And now I’m being forced into a marriage with my father’s right-hand man, and if I refuse him I stand to lose my inheritance.
And while I find him extremely handsome, … stand to lose my inheritance.
And while I find him extremely handsome, it’s the darkness that I sense in him that both frightens and calls to me.
Damien
My boss wants to give me his daughter.
Sounds simple, doesn’t it?
If only that were true.
His rivals have threatened her life and now he wants me to take her as my wife.
To love, honor, and protect her for the rest of my days.
I want her.
But how can I protect her from myself?
How can I honor her when the darkness inside me demands that I defile and break her?
Each book in the Boyne Valley Club Series is based on a different couple but in the same world.
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Is this a good read? Yes it is. Is it dark? No, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
I’ve not read a book by Vi Carter before but based on this I would read other works by her. I found this well written, engaging and read it pretty much in one sitting, so it definitely held my attention. I would describe this as a romantic suspense with elements of organised crime. In particular I liked that the heroine had entered the arrangement willingly and actually wanted to be married to the hero. This really gave a nice spin to the arranged/forced marriage trope.
Both main characters were likeable, Damien was actually a pretty honorable man, though his struggles with his desires did lead him to be a total idiot at times. Maria was a total spitfire, maybe a lotlittle petulant and immature at times, but I let that slide under the reason of her having been kept very sheltered her whole life.
There was definitely chemistry between Damien and Maria, with some scorching hot sex scenes to enjoy. I felt that generally it was more lust than love, though I certainly felt a very strong connection to Maria and her emotions quite a few times throughout the story. The book certainly made me feel!
Personally I felt the resolution was achieved a little too quickly. The ideas were great and it was well executed BUT I felt there were missed opportunities to add extra depth to the story. Nate felt like a loose end, his (view spoiler) I would also have liked some more of Maria with her parents, some scenes of them getting to know one another.
Some parts of this were told rather than shown, yet most of the book didn’t have that vibe so it did leave me disappointed that the author didn’t add the same depth to those scene. The impression it gave was that the author had a word or page count and was paring those last few chapters down in order to achieve it. In fact this is an issue I’ve encountered with other authors and it does make me wonder if they write to “size” rather than “story”. If that is the case then Dear Author, please note that most readers can cope with a book that takes longer than two hours to complete. I also dispute the 339 page count – it was not quite half that length!
If you enjoy well written, steamy, romantic suspense, with some good plot twists and likeable characters then I do recommend this.
This is the second book in the series and damn, the series keeps getting better and better. Absolutely loved Damien and Maria’s story. The story starts out as cold as Damien’s personality. Maria wants more and pushes buttons. Damien tries to control everything. You see he’s Maria’s father’s right hand man. He’s been tasked with protecting Maria and in order to do so—they’re married. There is mystery and suspense revolving around Maria and her family. What looks like a perfect family on the outside might just be a facade. What is the truth? Will Damien find it? What will it cost he and Maria? Well, you’re going to have to read the book. I can’t wait for Dean’s book next!!!
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Didn’t know it was even possible but Darker, The Boyne Club Book 2 by Vi Carter is even better than Book 1, Dark. I recommend that you read these books in order because there is so much from Dark that is eluded to in Darker that you can’t possibly appreciate how well they fit together. As hard as Damien tried to keep his sadistic ways about him he can’t help protecting and falling deep in love with Maria. While protecting Maria he discovers the sickening truth about her family, that he works for and determines he must prevent them from further harming her, or loose her forever. Fantastic book and series. Will be reading Darkest ASAP.
It may be an arranged marriage but he will protect her as if it was love…..or maybe it is???
DARKER is the second book in The Boyne Club and is the story of Damien and Maria. After not liking the first book, but liking a number of other books by Vi Carter, I was looking forward to picking this one up and seeing if I connected with the story and characters. I can say that I found Darker to be a much more interesting story and way better characters. If you read the book description you will understand the broad strokes of the story-line. But there is a whole lot more going on for these two. Their “romance” is woven with mystery, suspense, danger, drama, enemies, family, secrets, betrayal, manipulation, attempted assassination, romance, love and some hot and steamy chemistry. Yep this one has it all and it is darker but not necessarily in the way that you might expect fully.
I found Darker to be nicely written with an entertaining story-line and a lot of interesting characters, not just Damien and Maria.
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The 2nd book in the series and probably my favourite- I thoroughly enjoyed this read, even more then the first book. This story is about Damien and Maria and their story hits all the emotions. Damien is rightly named, hr’s a cold hearted man. Maria tends to know his buttons and pushes them all the time no matter how controlling Damien can be. Damien works for Marie’s father. He has been placed as her protector basically and her father’s right hand man. In order to protect her, Damien married her. The story is suspenseful especially surrounding the questions about Marie and her family. There’s a lot going on behind the scenes and we suspect they are not who or what they appear to be.
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This is Book 2 of a 3 book series. Book 1 was amazing but this book is even more so! Loved how Damien falls for Maria and take my word for it, he really fights his feelings for her. And Maria, Maria wants more than Damian wants to give. Fabulous book!
This is an riveting and thrilling book two in the Boyne Valley Club series! It is an entertaining, captivating, and interesting on the edge of your seat read! The story line is well written, well-developed, relatable, emotionally deep, funny, and consistent. There is suspense, drama, danger, mystery, twists and turns, threats, and a whole lot of more. The characters are strong and amazing; their chemistry is sizzling hot. I look forward to the next book in the series.
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Dark romance is hit or miss for me. I tend to only like the ones that are barely dark. Or the romance angle has to really make up for the rest of it. I love Vi Carter but this was just okay for me. It was well written but I found it hard to like the characters. This just wasn’t for me. Nothing wrong with it, just not for me.
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This is my first read from Vi Carter and it will definitely not be my last. The plot was well developed and the characters had a chemistry that crackled off each and every page. This romantic suspense novel was thrilling and will without a doubt keep you enthralled.
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Maria the daughter of a billionaire has been given to Damien to keep safe. This storyline has twists and turns with the characters being well developed and engaging. The book kept mt attention throughout.
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Even though this is the second book in the Boyne Club Series you can read as a standalone. Vi brings us a storyline that packs everything you can think of in this book. It is intense with drama, secrets, lies, betrayal, major family issues and to top it off the marriage between Damien and Maria has been arranged by her father to keep her safe. Will they fall for one another? What lies ahead will keep you turning the pages. Vi Carter never seems to disappoint. This one is worth taking the time to read you won’t regret it.
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This is a amazing sexy, twisted, and very suspenseful plot with Darker. This will draw you in tell the very ending. This book will take you on many twists and turns through out the book. This is the second book in the series. This is amazing dark read that is very intense and will have you hooked from the very beginning to the edge of your seat throughout this this story. This is the third book in this series.
Damien and Maria are thrown into an arranged marriage for reasons neither are fully told. Damien does it for money and power, but is wildly attracted to Maria. Maria is an innocent hellion, determined to get her way and lose herself to her husband. This book takes some crazy twists and turns, had some surprises I didn’t see coming. Of course, chemistry and steam burn up the pages in this well paced, action packed addition to this series by Vi Carter. Great Read
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Maria and Damien are to have an arranged marriage. This is the second one in the series. Good read and romance.
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A must read. Author did a great job telling the characters story. Kept my interest throughout. Many plot twists to keep it interesting. Amazing characters. Highly recommend.
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The title is perfect for this story of a young woman forced to marry. The secrets and mystery of this story kept me entertained from the start. I couldn’t understand why she wasn’t kept apprised of the situation. The threat that seemed so intent on causing her harm confused me in the end but it was so palpable throughout the story, the author kept you guessing from the beginning. I loved their chemistry and the twist was so unexpected but so believable and added to the intensity. Great storytelling.
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A Dark romance that will have you turning the pages!
Maria and Damien may be married but any interaction between the two is barely existent. I hated Damien in the beginning for his treatment of Maria. Yet as the two get to know one another in the biblical sense, their relationship becomes more confusing with outside forces working against them. When Damien discovers Maria’s secret and future, will he be able to keep what’s his? You have to read to find out, and the plot twists will keep you guessing!
damian and maria are an arranged marriage ,Damián the second right hand man, and the daughter. This was an excellent read of mafia at its best with love, sex, secrets dram and betrayal and i loved every minute of it. I highly reccommend it
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Darker is the second book in the Boyne Club Series by Vi Carter and focuses on Damien Callan, security expert for the Boyne Club and the powerful Kane Anderson, and Maria Anderson, daughter of Kane who is the new wife of Damien per an arranged marriage. Damien is prevented by Kane to touch Maria and this causes great stress in their relationship. This well written novel is filled with intrigue and suspense since there is an underlying situation focused on the safety of Maria unbeknownst to her. I highly recommend this ten star read by Vi Cater as it is an exceptional read!
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Loved the book it was great, the story was well written and the characters are interesting. Maria is forced into an arranged marriage, she is still a virgin and is to stay a virgin which Maria does not know why her husband does not touch her. Damian was given the job of protecting Maria but also given a proposition to good to be true. It was funny, sade, secrets, lust, passion, hot and steamy with emotions that makes you want.
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