Shattered The Torzial AffairJenny Torzial is highly successful in her professional life as the owner of a consulting company on the verge of national recognition. Her spirited façade belies the emotional scars gouged by the man she thought would someday be her husband.Brian Carrington, the cocky, extremely reactive heir to the Carrington Steel empire, has concluded that women only want one thing … only want one thing from him – his money and the prestige of his last name. Investing no emotional energy in one-night stands, he has developed the ultimate guard for his wealth, status, and heart.
What will happen when their worlds collide into a dominant and submissive power exchange? Can they overcome the demons of her past as he is thrust into the role of protector?
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Shattered (The Torzial Affair Book 1) by Via Mari
5-stars
Shattered by Via Mari is an incredible romance suspense read that I completely devoured! I was hooked from the start and I read it in one sitting as I couldn’t bring myself to stop reading. This book is intense, captivating, surprising, detailed and action-packed. All the twist and turns had me sitting on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next.
This was my first book by this author, but it won’t be my last, I look forward to continuing this series, as well as, reading the Prestian series as some of the characters from that series make appearances in this one and their story had me really intrigued.
I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone looking for their next romance read!
Shattered (The Torzial Affair Book 1) by Via Mari
5 Stars
She won me over with The Prestian Series, and now the first book of Torzial already has me totally hooked. I couldn’t wait for Jenny’s story and I’m so glad she gets not only 1 book but her own series, and I love that Kate and Chase are still right there in the mix.
I love the way this author tells a story, and how easy her books are to read and fall for. There’s always a lot going on and for me that’s always a plus if its easy to keep up with and follow, which always is with this author.
Jennys had some bad things happen to her and by someone she truly trusted and when she finds herself unable to turn away from Brian whose lifestyle should totally scare her away she finds herself battling demons from her past that are still in her life and trying to learn to trust again.
I can not wait to jump into the next part of Jenny and Brian’s story…this is already proving to be another series I get hooked on and totally immersed in. You could start right here with Jenny’s story I suppose, but my extremely high recommendation is to read The Prestian Series first, this is where you will meet Jenny and also get Katarina and Chase’s story.
Loved it!!
The Torzial Affair Book 1: Shattered by Via Mari. If you read the Prestian Series about Chase and Katarina then you will remember Jenny, Kat’s best friend and boss at Torzial. You read about some bad stuff happening to Jenny. Shattered is Jenny’s story, it tells you about the bad stuff that happened between Jenny and Ty, and there is a warning in the beginning of the book. However it’s a great story and I loved reading about how strong, independent and willing Jenny is. Brian is a great character also, you don’t read too much about him in the Prestian Series but he is there. He is also more present along with a few more characters making repeat appearances. I am eager to start book two, Bound.
Shattered (The Torzial Affair Book 1)
By: Via Mari
5 out of 5 stars
The story Shattered (The Torzial Affair Book 1) by Via Mari is a book that caught my interest from the beginning and kept me glued to the pages until the end. One of the reasons I enjoyed the story so much is the characters of Jenny Torzial and Brian Carrington. Jenny is a woman who owns a consulting firm. She is successful and dedicated to the business. However, behind the scenes, she is dealing with emotional scars. Then she meets Brian Carrington. Brian is a man that doesn’t do relationships. He has learned that woman only want him for what they can get from him. Then he meets Jenny. These two have an attraction to each other. She is always in his thoughts. He has become her protector. Will he become more? What does the future hold for Jenny and Brian? Read this book to find out. From the highs to the lows this story had my emotions going up and down with the characters. I felt heartbroken and sometimes angry with what Jenny has been through. She is a character that I grew to care about and wanted her to be happy. There are steamy scenes included in this book as well as bantering back and forth between Jenny and Brian. The book has a smooth flow to it and wonderful character development. This is a wonderful first story in a series and I look forward to reading the next one.
Via Mari – you did it again. What a fantastic book! Another adventure from beginning to end, this book immediately drew me in with its twists and turns and fantastic characters. Some familiar faces graced these pages and I enjoyed the extended storyline. Mari has a fantastic story unfolding for the reader in these pages. Two thumbs up!
I do like Jenny and Brian. I love a woman is successful in business. I have not read to many books where that’s in it
In this book we get with Jenny and Brian, we finally start to see how Jenny was hurt, how she is handling it, with her friends help. You see how she finally meets Brian and fireworks starts but Jenny is taking things slowly at first.
Then in comes a villain, Ty who strikes terror, hatred and many feelings. Then a death happens, Jenny is blamed, and another catastrophe happens with several character’s lives.
Via Mari has written so much that you can’t wait to start reading and then drops a bombshell which you have to wait for the next book.
If you loved The Prestian series, The Torzial Affair will leave you just as breathless if not more.
warning triggers. This story is So good and so emotional. After her earth shattering experience with Ty, Jenny is trying hard to put her life back together, and here comes Brian with guns blazing making her emotions go awry. After Jenny kicks him at Chase and Kate’s wedding Brian is hooked on this Shattered woman. Via did a very great job writing about this sensitive topic.
Damian is a bodyguard and has been hired by Jenny Torzial and Brian Carrington to find her niece, Bryanna. He finds her but everything is not as it seems. Bryanna is working at a strip joint for some very dangerous people. She is doing it to protect her family. Damian rescues her after being drugged, but she escapes. Damian is enthralled with her and wants her. Bryanna is to be auctioned to someone and if she does not co-operate they will go after her family. Now, Damian will have to call on his experience, bring in others, and the big guns to save not only Bryanna but to bring down another part of a trafficking ring! Will, it cost them their lives? Will Damian and Bryanna be together? Another thrilling, hot steamy romance from Via Mari! I received this as an ARC and am leaving a voluntary review.
Shattered is the first novel in the Torzial Affair by Via Mari. This is my first novel by this author.
While attending her best friend’s wedding, Jenny Torzial attracts the attention of Brian Carrington. They sneak off for more privacy and when a kiss leads to possibly more, Jenny kicks him in the groin and runs out the room, confusing Brian. He tries to think nothing of it, but he wants to know more about her.
With the possibility of mafia, tracking her because of her association, Brian could be way in over his head.
This story really surprised me. I thought I knew how it was going to go but I was so wrong. Jenny is a strong character who is trying to make a name for herself and make her father proud but there are things about her past that she is start healing and turns to alcohol to face her demons.
Brian has a hard life and is unable to trust people but shows he has a caring side when he meets Jenny.
I can’t wait to see what happens next.
Shattered is the first book in The Torzial Affair series by Via Mari. This series is a spin-off from The Prestian Series. I seem to be reading Via Mari’s series’ back to front. I started with the 2 Billionaire’s Bodyguards books before reading this series. Judging by how much I’ve loved these, I’m sure I will go onto reading The Prestian Series soon.
In Shattered, the main characters are Jenny Torzial (best friend of Kate from The Prestian series) and Brian Carrington (best friend of Chase Prestian). After her ex-boyfriend brutally raped her it was discovered that he had been laundering money through her business and working with some very undesirable characters. As Kate becomes a target from the Mafia, Brian does everything he can to keep her safe.
The chemistry between Jenny and Brian is sizzling hot, as are the many sex scenes that unfold between them. There is an element of BDSM in their growing relationship as Brian takes control. Jenny is happy to submit to Brian in the bedroom but struggles with him trying to control her out of the bedroom too.
This book is fast paced and full of action from the very beginning and grips you right into the story and keeps a tight hold of you. I thoroughly enjoyed Shattered and can’t wait to see what happens next in this amazing series.
This is a love story between Jenny and Brian.
Jenny is a successful business woman with her own company, who has had a traumatic incident happen to her.
Brian is a very successful man in his own right, who i used to women wanting to be with him just for his money.
A meeting between them at their friends weddings starts a relationship which neither of them expected and revealed things about that past that Brian wasnt expecting to hear.
This is a lovely story about how you can overcome something so horrible and find love again. The author tackles the subject of abuse and rape between a couple and it is done in a respectful way.
Spectacular start to this series of books! I can’t wait to read more! This book is about Jenny Torzial, a confident and successful woman who dominates the business world. However, she is emotionally scarred from a past relationship and feels her submissive needs in the bedroom may have played a role in her tragedy. When she meets Brian Carrington, a sexy as hell, wealthy, cocky, womanizer who doesn’t do relationships, she is instantly attracted to him and can feel a pull towards his dominance even though she doesn’t understand why she feels the way she does. Brian tasks himself as her protector when outside forces are threatening them from all sides and he will stop at nothing to keep her safe. As they are thrown together, will their attraction to each other be enough to overcome their obstacles, or will they walk away in the end?
Shattered has a bit of everything. Authentic well developed main and supporting characters, romance, suspense, danger, tragedy, mafia, and of course plenty of hot and steamy sexy bits! I am looking forward to more of the Torzial Affair series and getting to know the characters better and delving deeper into the twists and turns of their lives. Definitely a must read series and must read author!
Shattered by Via Mari was a steamy quick read. I would give this book a five out of five. A brief warning, it does reference a different series but it is separate from it. I was a little confused at parts but as I continued to read the past made sense. This is a steamy read and surprisingly wholesome. I know it sounds contradictory but without going into too many details there is a sense of honor. I loved Jenny’s character she is strong, but vulnerable. Not a cry baby, has very distinct wants and knows how to ask for them. Brian from the outside is your standard billionaire bad boy but as the story continues, you start to get the bigger picture about him.
Shattered (The Torzial Affair Book 1) by Via Mari is a book that I swear was glued to my hand until the very last page! I am new to this author and I have discovered that she is AMAZING!!! This is just book one of the three book series and I can’t wait to read the next 2!! The story has a way of drawing you in from the start and then holding you hostage on the edge of your seat, flipping pages like a mad person. The characters are charming, the story line is magnificent, and the writing was excellent.
The main female character, Jenny Torzial, is a very successful business owner of a consulting agency. She is working through a break up with the man she thought would be her husband. The ending of their relationship was very terrible and troubling. She has been carrying around emotional scars and baggage ever since then.
The main male character, Brian Carrington, is also a very successful and good looking business owner of the Carrington Steel Empire. Women throw themselves at him every chance they can because of the money and things he has to offer. However, Brian doesn’t do relationships or emotions… only one night stands.
Their paths happen to cross at the wedding of mutual friends and things take off quickly. There are so many twist and turns in this story. There are some very erotic scenes, as well as many action packed scenes. Add this book to your reading list… you won’t be disappointed. *This book has some content that may trigger some readers.*
Shattered is book #1 in the Torzial Affair series and it is a first-rate read! Jenny Torzial, is the owner of her own consulting firm. She hasn’t had an easy life, and is insecure and dealing with emotional scars. Brian Carrington is cocky, the heir to the Carrington Steel empire, and feels that women only want him for his money. In this story you will find mistrust, friendships, love, romance and a great chemistry between the main characters. An amazing read and I definitely recommend
Shattered (the Torzial Affair)
Via Mari
4 out of 5 stars
Shattered is the first book in Via Mari’s Torzial Affair Series, this is the second series I plan on reading from this author. The first I read was great but I actually feel more invested in this one.
Via Mari is great about addressing this before jumping into the novel, but some readers may find subject manner triggering.
We met Jenny in Via Mari’s Prestian Series and she was a character I really took a liking to. I’m thrilled to see we are going to see her story.
Overall I’m impressed all around with this book and excited to see how the series plays out.
Shattered was a great 5 star read and book one in The Torzial Affair series.
I was pulled right in from the beginning and couldn’t put it down until I was done. This is even better than the first series and I loved that one as well.
Jenny and Brian meet while they are best man and maid of honor for their best friends wedding. They have an instant connection that gets a little heated, Brian does something that triggers an unexpected reaction from Jenny and she flees.
He is intrigued by her and wants to know more about her and why she fled. He typically doesn’t want anything more than one night but something is different this time.
Jenny owns Torzial and she doesn’t really know who Brian is. He’s got a lot more power than she realizes. She was instantly attracted to him and when these two reconnect we get quite the hot and steamy scenes.
There is so much going on and my emotions were all over the place. There are some things from the past that come up and create challenges. I really loved both Brian and Jenny they really complimented each other. I will also say that there are some scenes that may be triggers for some. All of the secondary characters were great. Via does a great job of pulling you right in with her writing. I highly recommend this series and the one prior you will love them. I look forward to reading more from this author.
Shattered (The Torzial Affair Book 1) By Via Mari. So let me start by saying these characters will be on my mind for a while because I truly didn’t want this book to end and I’m ready for more. This story definitely may have some triggers for readers but I think the author writes them well. I had quite the emotional roller coaster ride with this book and I loved every minute of it. From page one I knew I’d be up well into the night and that’s just what happened because I couldn’t put it down. I love the writing style, it’s paced nicely and I never felt confusion or that it lacked anything. I’m excited to see where the author takes readers next. Five stars and my highest recommendation!
Shattered by Via Mari
Four Stars
Shattered is the first book in the Torzial Affair series by Via Mari. The Torzial Affair is a spin of the Prestian Series. I highly recommend you read The Prestian Series first because it will give you the background on all of the characters featured in this book. Shattered had me hooked from the very first page and I couldn’t put it down until I read the last. This is Jenny and Brian’s story. It is full of action and the chemistry they have is off the charts. The story flowand I couldn’t believe I came to the end as soon as I did. I can’t wait to read the next book in this series. If you like Billionaire book this is the perfect book to read.