The dark one cover

The dark one

by Vanessa James

It could be said that the celebrated actor Laurence Martineau had been responsible for Katy leaving her job at Metropolitan Television, at any rate, as a result he had offered her a temporary job as his secretary. Hadn't she jumped out of the frying pan into the fire, though? For while he was not as disagreeable as her previous boss had been, Lawrence had a dark, brooding attraction that looked like being more lethal. As indeed it was - for when Kathy was rash enough to fall in love with him, all he had to say to her was "Don't".

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?