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Title: The Darkest Heart

Author: Dan Smith

Narrator: Daniel Philpott

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-04-14

Publisher: Orion Publishing Group

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense

Publisher's Summary:

There were times I felt I would always be death's passenger. It moved one step ahead of me wherever I went, letting its shadow fall across me. It carried me on; shaded me from the world other people lived in.

Leaving behind his life of violence in Brazil's darkest shadows, Zico is determined to become a better man. But it seems his old life isn't quite done with him yet when he's tasked with making one last kill. It's one that could get him everything he has ever wanted; a house, some land, cash in his pocket, a future for him and his girlfriend, Daniella. But this one isn't like all the others. This one comes at a much higher price.

The Darkest Heart is a journey through the shadowy heart of Brazil and the even darker mind of a killer, where fear is a death sentence and the only chance of survival might mean abandoning the only good thing you've ever known.

Members Reviews:

Great Start, Poor Ending

I have read all of Brenda Joyce's books and I am usually satisfied with her writing. I was especially looking forward to reading the Darkest Heart because it seemed different from her others. More culture and in depth history. But about half way through the book, Candice's character becomes annoying. She says she is a lady, but the way she speaks and acts is like a spoiled child. She has no sense of the word culture and is ignorant about Apache life style. Even after being captured several times, she does not conform to their rules and talks about them in a negative way. Jack's character was super hot in the begining, but after a few times I realized he just can't keep his pants on. The excuse is always, I haven't had a woman in a long time. I just wanted Candice to grow up and stop worrying about what other people think and for Jack to decide which side he will choose.

Superb Victorian Romance!

This is another truly superb romance by Brenda Joyce. Set in England in 1874-1876, DARK FIRES tells the story of Nicholas Bragg, Lord Shelton, Earl of Dragmore, aka the Lord of Darkness (so called by all of London after the rumors he murdered his wife). He is an American, raised in wild Texas with a mysterious past, who is living on his 25,000 acre estate outside of London, when one day delivered to his door is Jane Weston, the 17-year-old illegitimate daughter of an actress and the son of the Duke of Clarendon, his dead wife's grandfather. The girl is his ward, a ward he didn't know he had.

Instantly attracted to the beautiful young blond, and aware she is becoming infatuated with him, Nick decides if he's to resist her, he must take her to London and find her a husband. Of course that won't be easy as he is infamous, shunned by the haut ton and Jane is from the wrong side of the blanket. Not to mention he doesn't really want her to wed. Once in London, their attraction finds its finish and then everything goes to Hell in a hand basket, so to speak. Ah, but the telling of it is just superb. I couldn't put it down.

This is the 4th in the Bragg series (see full list below) but you can read it as a stand alone. There are references to Nick's past, which is a part of the earlier books but you won't lose track or find yourself at a loss. Like a lot of people of mixed heritage, Nick is stronger for it...and more handsome. Though Jane was illegitimate, her parents loved each other and she is proud to be their daughter.