The Dark Fights

By: Alexandra Vinarov

Narrated by: Lisa Zimmerman

Escaping a traumatic childhood, Sasha finds peace, sanctuary, and purpose in a martial arts dojo whose sensei teaches her the ways of the samurai warrior. An accomplished black-belt fighter, she now happily dwells in the dojo, tucked away from the streets of Manhattan, until a midnight call sets her on a path into an underground world.

Struggling to pay off a gambling debt, her brother Danilo is severely injured in a no-rules club fight run by unscrupulous Russian mafiosi. To settle the debt, Sasha volunteers to perform in one of these “dark fights”, vowing it’s for one time only. But her beauty, skill, and martial arts mastery bring her to the attention of powerful men who see her as a big meal ticket.

Seducing her with money and drugs, they draw her into their sordid scheme until she becomes a big and glamorous draw, enriching herself while enriching her handlers and leaving behind a pulverized host of vanquished rivals. But she realizes how addictive the lure of brutality has become. As the stakes rise, she must become more and more violent to satisfy her handlers’ bloodlust.

Can she pull out before destroying someone? Can she pull out before destroying herself? Two fascinating men offer love and escape. But how true are their intentions?

Genuine feelings and betrayal, violence and glamour, sex and martial arts all go hand in hand throughout the book. The Dark Fights introduces you to an unknown and frightening world and pins you to the mat until the very last moment.

©2020 Alexandra Vinarov (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

A martial arts action drama.

I liked this book, I wish I had a better knowledge of martial arts, I might have enjoyed it more.

Pretty dank

It's definitely a cool book if you like Japanese jujutsu or MMA-type fighting books.

Wow

Got this on a off chance and wow. So worth putting other books on the back burner. This got me out of my slump from ARC's.

A great read, worth the money.

A fun martial arts story that focuses on the spirit side of the martial arts as well as the practical. Be prepared for martial arts terms and phrases mixed with detailed training and fight scenes. Romance, crime, martial arts and familial love saturate this tale of a woman striving walk the path of the warrior. The only complaint I have is at times the dialogue can come across as a little stiff. The narrator does great female voices but the males are stiff and not very flexible.

Over all not bad at all

The story was interesting and dramatic with a touch of suspense and over all keep you looking to see what would happen next. The only thing I could ask for in this story would be a wrap up of what happened to certain characters and maybe a little more meat in the last chapter.