The Finisher: A Dark Marriage of Convenience Romance (Dark Verse) Paperback [Paperback] RUYNX Paperback

The Finisher, the fourth book in RuNyx’s Darkverse series, is by far the most emotionally charged and impactful in the series. While many dark romances focus heavily on smut and spice, this novel delves deeper, offering an emotional resonance that lingers long after the last page. The intensity of the emotions—ache, pain, love—is palpable, making it a standout entry in the genre.The female protagonist is one of the most relatable characters in the series. Her inner struggles with darkness and insecurities, while trying to keep others happy, make her character endearing and easy to connect with. RuNyx has created a heroine readers can either love or relate to, raising the emotional stakes throughout the story.What truly sets The Finisher apart is its ability to convey raw emotion. From romance to the painful trials of the characters, the emotional depth is profound, often tugging at the heartstrings. The plot is gripping, and the love story is masterfully intertwined with twists that keep readers invested. RuNyx skillfully ties up loose ends while leaving anticipation for the next book.As expected, the spice and smut are perfectly executed, enhancing the emotional journey without overshadowing it. The novel holds attention from the first page to the last, making for a captivating experience.In summary, The Finisher is a masterclass in dark romance. With its blend of emotional depth, engaging plot twists, and passionate romance, it stands as the best in the Darkverse series so far, delivering a truly unforgettable reading experience.

This story is about Alpha, an underground boxer🥊, and Zephyr, a hairstylist💇‍♀️. They were in love, but Alpha lost his memory after an attack and forgot about Zephyr. Ten years later, they meet again, and Zephyr convinces Alpha to marry her, hoping to make him remember their love. As they face murders in the city, Alpha is wrongly accused, but they tackle the challenges together. Zephyr's determination to win Alpha's love back is heart melting, and their chemistry is just so hoooot. I really loved reading this book, and it had me gripping till the end. The suspense was quite unexpected. Overall, it's a tale of love, suspense, and second chances. ❤️💔💗🥊💇‍♀️💍🥂

Zephyr carried this book on her shoulders and made the beast look cute🥺 in the beginning I wasn't aware of the tropes and it was nothing I've read before. But it was so much fun so I didn't care and kept reading. I didn't feel it was darker than the other books but that ending left me with so much questions 🙄🙄 and I'm not reading the next book until the final books date get announced.

Worth every second, the plot just gets more twisted and it is very well connected and I like that about this book series, that they don’t just leave the previous story out. A must read.

Such an amazing book. One of my favourites from the series. Great characters and Plot development. Will definitely recommend to someone who enjoys dark romance novels …..💕

"He was her love-at-first-meeting. And she didn’t know who he was now, but he was hers. He’d always been hers."Since I've started the Dark Verse series, I've been a massive fan of Runyx, reading her books take me to an entirely different world filled with mystery, secrets, suspense, familial bonds, perfectly balanced relationships and lots of thrill! This book was definitely worth the wait, Alpha & Zephyr had so much chemistry and the angst was dam good. The tropes served so hard and the plot had me on the edge of my seat the entire time! Plus Zephyr was a curvy heroine and her insecurities were so real but I'm glad that they weren't dragged to the point that it got annoying which helped me understand her point of view better.“I haven’t been with a woman in a long time, Zephyr,” he warned her quietly. “Be careful of the ways you offer yourself to me. They don’t call me the beast for nothing.”Alpha & Zephyr's story was simultaneously beautiful and poignant. I felt protective towards Zephyr the moment I saw her bond with her sister and her tendency to instill hope in others, especially Alpha and whenever she got hurt, I felt every emotion because I felt connected with her. And OMG, Alpha was hot as hel! He was lonely and obviously built walls surrounding his heart because he was accustomed to feeling alone and didn't want anyone to destroy that bubble. He just didn't realise how empty he really was until Zephyr came along. It did take him some time adjusting to having her around but that gave him time to get to know her as the selfless, caring person she is anyway. Overall, I loved the book and the ending has left me wanting to get my hands on the final book asap!

The cover has few marks and the behind cover is slightly torn at the edge as you can see in the photo. But otherwise paper quality is good, there are no missing pages. Spine is good. You can go ahead and buy it.

One of the best Plot twist everRuNyx never fails to amaze the reader.She knows exactly how to give mind-blowing plot twists and love that is sooo deep.

At the beginning, I was unsure because I prefer for the man to do the chasing, and then I kept reading and I realized why Zephyr was insisting on getting with Alpha and ughhhhh my heart couldn’t take it, I couldn’t stop reading it. This book is bittersweet, and I would keep reading the story of Alpha and Zephyr. One thing I couldn’t get over was her pet names for him, but hey, it seemed to work for them. Loved the surprise twist about Zen and how it is all connected throughout the series. The spice level on this one was moderate compared to the first 2 tho I still enjoyed it

O que dizer desses dois?! Eu amei demais The Finisher e como o suspiro do livro do Dante trazendo esse casal de tirar o fôlego. O Alpha é maravilhoso demais e eu amo jeito mais bruto e ao mesmo tempo fica derretido quando a Zephyr pede ou faz alguma coisa. E a Zephyr é um sentimento! Ela não sente medo de demonstrar amor e faz tudo pela felicidade dela e eu amei demais esse livro!! E o plot do final..., não estava esperando

"𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒖𝒈𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍."⭐⭐🎇⭐⭐RuNyx is unable writing anything but 5 stars! I’ve died and been reborn. Ripped apart and put back together. Lived multiple lifetimes in between these covers. Loved and laughed, cried and crumbled.This highly anticipated fourth installation to the beloved Dark Verse series has you crying tears of anger as well as of happiness, has you believing in rainbows behind the grey skies and in love that forces its way through stone."𝑹𝒂𝒘, 𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔."Power, allure, dominance. A giant with a golden eye. Alessandro “Alpha” Villanova has fought his way through the darkness of life with his fists, earned every bit of his reputation as the one-eyed beast with sweat, blood and sacrifices. Until one day, the ever-present gray clouds darkening the skies of his kingdom, are pushed to the side when a girl made of pure sunshine literally jumps into his life with a marriage proposal. She’s the colorful burst of light into his darkness, a rainbow after the storm."𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆. 𝒁𝒆𝒚-𝒇𝒖𝒓𝒓. 𝑺𝒉𝒆'𝒅 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒓 𝒊𝒇 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒊𝒕, 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒖𝒃 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒊𝒎."One of the things I love most about Zephyr, is her way of loving (and lusting!) wholly and without shame, giving herself entirely to what she is feeling and not caring what others think. Zephyr De la Vega, the girl with the bubble gum colored hair, doesn’t know any other way to love than utterly, completely and with all her heart."𝑲𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏, 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔."Alpha sees himself as something ugly and horrific. But "𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒖𝒈𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍." The strength he carries himself with, the honor in ways he offers his protection to those in need, is what she sees. The beauty of the beast.Zephyr is a child of light, and the darkness of his world threatens to dim that light. But she fights it with everything she’s got, like the stubborn creature she is. She is determined to find her way underneath the hard outer exterior and into the heart of her Alpha. This curvy little spitfire turns his world upside down in ways he never saw coming.I see so much of myself in Zephyr; how deeply she loves and what she is ready to do for those closest to her heart. And when she believes something is meant to be, there are no sacrifices too great to make to achieve the fairy tale."𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒆. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆."Sometimes, however, old insecurities came gnawing at her and during those times, she didn’t feel beautiful. She just wants what we all want; to feel loved, needed and appreciated. And most of all, wanted. To feel unwanted is one of the greatest pains in this world.Their story explores emotions in a wide scale; from stone cold fear to sky-high happiness to fire hot desire. What I’ve always loved about this writer, is her way of never shying away from areas of discomfort, when it comes to human emotions. Her characters are real and perfect in their imperfections. Things of darkness are always treated with utmost respect and honesty. Her stories show unapologetically what, for example, periods of depression and extreme hopelessness look like, sometimes balancing on that very edge of life and death. They teach us that all emotions are valid and everyone deserves to be loved just as they are. Even during the heaviest of storms, there is always hope. Always a rainbow on the other side of the clouds.The author writes from the heart, honestly and without restraint. Something I truly adore, is her way of always staying true to the stories. They course through her veins like rapids in the wilderness, live inside her heart, maturing into tales unlike anything I’ve ever read. The words explode like drops of finest wine on my tongue, their taste fine-tuned to perfection, lingering scents of the divine."𝑰𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆, 𝒂 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓, 𝒂 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓."The heat between them is explosive, their chemistry off the charts. Alpha is literal sex on legs, a giant with the stamina of a true beast. Zephyr is liquid fire, a woman comfortable with her own sensuality and not afraid to show it. In true RuNyx fashion, this book is best enjoyed in private (because the sexual tension will make you squirm) and with a cool beverage (because the steam will leave you parched) 😏🔥The story serves a plethora of tropey goodness, hitting the nail on the head on Marriage of convenience, mixed with a twist on beauty/beast and fighter/his girl.We meet the couples from the previous books and seeing familiar faces from another character’s perspective is always fascinating. They are investigating the connection between The Syndicate and the mystery of the missing girls, but where one question is answered, ten new ones arise.The ending includes a tiny revelation to the last book in the series, which will leave you gasping…!! Feelings of perplexity and confusion are best dealt with re-reading the previous books looking for clues you might’ve missed (stuff in previous books make so much more sense now!), followed by a full-blown investigation with notes and charts of the plot twists with friends 😁Be prepared for an all-nighter with this one! The book can’t be put down. It truly can’t. RuNyx is the evil master of barbequing my ovaries in the hellfire that is the steam she writes. Of making my soul weep for the beauty she creates with her words. Those words weave the most hauntingly beautiful of melodies that echo within the halls of your mind long after you’ve finished reading, the notes slowly fading into the ink black skies…The love I have towards her books is infinite 🖤 Thank you, girl with the magic words ✨

This book cannot be read as a standalone.The audiobook are narrated by the amazing Wen Ross and Ramona Master.I was expecting that this book was darker but no, it was mind blowing.Zephyr loves Alpha for all of her life.Alpha is the boss of the city and doesn’t remember her…

La verdad es que no he visto venir al villano. Ha sido todo muy críptico. La historia me ha gustado. Es el mejor libro de la serie, hasta ahora. Veremos qué sucede con la trama en el libro quinto.