I am Damien Stark. Do you want to see inside my head?

Careful what you wish for.

Damien, an all-new full-length novel in the wildly popular Stark Saga, from New York Times bestselling author J. Kenner is available now!

I am Damien Stark. From the outside, I have a perfect life. A billionaire with a beautiful family. But if you could see inside my head, you’d know I’m as f-ed up as a person can be. Now more than ever.

I’m driven, relentless, and successful, but all of that means nothing without my wife and daughters. They’re my entire world, and I failed them. Now I can barely look at them without drowning in an abyss of self-recrimination.

Only one thing keeps me sane—losing myself in my wife’s silken caresses where I can pour all my pain into the one thing I know I can give her. Pleasure.

But the threats against my family are real, and I won’t let anything happen to them ever again. I’ll do whatever it takes to keep them safe—pay any price, embrace any darkness. They are mine.

I am Damien Stark. Do you want to see inside my head? Careful what you wish for.

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He started to lash out. To pound his fist against the door frame. But he pulled back, not wanting to wake Nikki or the two little angels curled up next to her in their bed. His wife. His precious little girls. His family. As much as he loved Nikki, he hadn’t truly understood how full his heart could be until he’d held Lara in his arms for the first time. And though he hadn’t expected it was possible, his heart had expanded even more when he watched Anne’s birth two years ago and saw her draw that first breath. Every day, his daughters looked up at him with wide, guileless eyes. And every day, he felt that punch in the gut. A fear that he couldn’t live up to the trust he saw there. That somehow, someway, he would fail them. Not in the way his own father had failed him. But in some other, fundamental way. And that’s exactly what happened. He thought of Rory, that fucker who’d taken his child. Of Nikki, broken and huddled in the closet with a blade, blood streaming down her fair skin, cutting for the first time in years. The first time since he’d demanded that she come to him—to him—when she needed the blade. So many times, she’d done exactly that. Gone to him when the burden of the world had been too much to bear. When she needed the pain to find her way back. And he’d always been there for her, his need as potent as hers. Because he had to be the one to take her there. To slide down with her into that sweet place where sensual pleasure crossed over into pain. Where need and desire meshed, merging into euphoria. Where they could both cling to that one small measure of control in a world that was spinning off its axis. How many times had they saved each other? Their needs meshing as perfectly as their desire? How many times had he held her close as they fought their demons together? And yet this time—when the worst parts of hell had swallowed them whole—she hadn’t come to him. Instead, she’d put a razor-sharp length of stainless steel against her own flesh, and she’d drawn her own blood for the first time in years. All because he’d failed her. Because it was his mistakes that spawned the demons. Because for the first time in their relationship she hadn’t trusted him to save her. And why should she, when he’d already failed so spectacularly? He thought of that. Of the scars on her legs. Of the fresh wound that mocked him still. He thought—and his stomach twisted with pain and self-loathing. Mostly, he thought of Anne. His precious girl, who’d been alone and scared for days. They’d gotten Anne back. They’d talked about Damien’s choices. The risks he’d taken to find their daughter and her kidnapper. They’d worked it out, and they were back on keel. And he knew in his gut that Nikki was strong enough to survive the whole ordeal. But that didn’t change the simple, basic truth. He’d failed. Roughly, he massaged his palms over his face, then looked again at his girls, curled up together, safe and asleep. Safe. For now, at least. But for the first time in a long time, Damien felt as if the shadows that had plagued his past had returned to haunt him, bringing harsh recriminations and fresh dangers. He squared his shoulders, steeling himself. He was strong. More than that, he had resources. He had means. And he damn well had the determination to keep those encroaching horrors at bay. Most of all, he had a life—a family—worth fighting for. He was fucking Damien Stark. He’d failed once. He wouldn’t fail again.

I have always loved Damien Stark the life he has built with Nikki, so seeing it now from his POV brings a whole new insight and understanding of the mind of Damien!

He is intelligent, complicated and feels responsible for so much. It made him more human seeing that he too has self doubt. He feels responsible for those he loves and he holds a lot of his emotions close but he also loves deeply. It was frustrating to watch as he continued to keep secrets from Nikki. They have caused rifts in his relationship with her in the past, yet he still kept them.
This story, just like all the rest in this series, will suck you in and hold you until the end. Julie Kenner gifts us with her amazing writing, characters that you love and a storyline that you simply want to jump into and get lost in.

Wow, where do I start? Who knew that underneath the arrogant, alpha Damien Stark lay a man who was vulnerable and suffered with insecurity? I for one, did not.

This book is told from Damien’s point of view, occurring after he and Nikki are reunited with their daughter and was certainly an eye opener. Nikki and Damien Stark, you either love them or you don’t. I love them and was pleased to be back amongst this dynamic couple and their family and friends.

Traumatised and vulnerable, Damien is determined to discover who was behind the attack on his family. The love and bond between Damien and Nikki is strong but circumstances have tested it, time and again.

This was a roller coaster of a read at times as Damien struggled to come to terms with the fact that he is human and as such can fail.

As Damien slowly but surely puts the clues to solve the puzzle together, danger looms. The burden of worry and fear is consuming as Damien fights to protect those he loves.

It was so interesting to get a glimpse into Damien’s mind and this book was certainly a departure from the previous books in the series as it was all from Damien’s view point.

J Kenner captured my attention from the first to the last chapter. The writing was strong and the story engaging.

I was so excited to be back with Nikki and Damien Stark and I was not disappointed, not only was I back with one of my favourite characters I also got to see a different side to him because this book is very different from the previous books in the series this one is told entirely from Damien Starks POV, and this next sentence says it all!!

I am Damien Stark. Do you want to see inside my head? Careful what you wish for
This book starts after Damien and Nikki are reunited with their daughter and we get inside Damien’s head right from the start , we see his fears and his worries that he was to blame for the kidnapping but it’s not long before Damien finds out he may not have been the only one responsible and now he needs to do what he does best protect his family......
J. Kenner did an amazing job showing us the vulnerable side of the strong powerful man she created and I loved getting inside his head. This book made me realise why I fell in love with Nikki and Damien first time around, why I love every book and every spin off that comes from Stark Trilogy and why I adore this authors writing because seeing the world as Damien Stark see’s it is an whole new experience. If you love the Starks or even if you only like them this is a must read !!!!!!

About J. Kenner

Kenner (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and #1 International bestselling author of over one hundred novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres. Though known primarily for her award-winning and international bestselling erotic romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, JK has been writing full time for over a decade in a variety of genres including paranormal and contemporary romance, “chicklit” suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal mommy lit. JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for them.” A six time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of erotic romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book 2 of her Stark Trilogy) and in 2017 for Wicked Dirty in the same category. Her Demon Hunting Soccer Mom series (as Julie Kenner) is currently in development as a television show. Her books have sold over three million copies and are published in over twenty languages. In her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First Amendment litigation in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.