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The Onyx Demon (The Bosses of Bane Book 1) Kindle Edition

by B.J. Irons (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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During the Renaissance Era, it was the Capulets and the Montagues who were at odds. At the time of the Reconstruction Era, the Hatfields and McCoys had their decades long family feud. And now, in this Modern Age, the Bettencourts and Brexleys were up at bat to claim the historical title.

The Bettencourts and Brexleys have been enemies for years, both owning the top media conglomerates in the world. Ace Bettencourt and Maxwell Brexley are the next in line to be the CEOs of their family’s respective corporations. Destined to cross paths, the two eventually meet in prep school, and it is then that their true animosity for one another develops.

But as these two sworn adversaries become increasingly at odds with each other, they fail to realize that sexual tension is also stirring between them. Will these two follow their fates in becoming the next CEOs of their companies, bringing pride to their family names and legacies, or will their love and/or possibly hatred for one another be their undoing in the end?

“Maxwell Brexley was known as the Onyx Demon, but just like any demons in your life, you have three options in how to handle them: You can either put them away, exorcize them, or carry them with you.”
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C1T9PNXB
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Spectrum Books (May 27, 2023)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 27, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5637 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 255 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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BJ Irons works in the field of education as an educational leader and college professor. Many of his personal experiences as a gay man, have contributed to his works. Being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community himself, BJ hopes to continue to bring more fun fictional works to his LGBTQIA+ readers. The world could always use a little more color and fun.

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Susie Umphers
5.0 out of 5 stars Great family drama and romance
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2023
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I've always been interested in real-life stories of media empires and the fights among family members so I very much wanted to read this enemies to lovers story of two sons and heirs to their respective family media holdings. In addition to great characters I was also hoping some deep world building to set the stage for this story and those to come. BJ Irons certainly delivered on both. I loved watching the tension of all kinds build between Maxwell and Ace and also getting introduced to other characters for future stories and the behind the scenes media plots.
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DLB2572
4.0 out of 5 stars Maxwell & Ace
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2023
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So I'm actually going to round this one up from 3.5. That being said, while it wasn't my favorite BJ Irons book, it is still a good story. There were just a few things here and there that threw the story of a bit for me. I did enjoy reading it though.

I received an ARC and this is my unbiased opinion
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Matthew A. Bachteler
5.0 out of 5 stars Steamy and Angsty CEOs!
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2023
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I never know what to expect from this author since he crosses so many genres, but this series has all the steam, angst, and drama you could ask for. Love the way he is setting all the characters up for later books in the series. Can't wait to read the next three when they come out.
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StarDragon
4.0 out of 5 stars Enemies
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2023
To say I despised Maxwell in the beginning of this story is putting it mildly. He was a rich bully and opportunist. He tormented not only Ace, his fathers biggest competitors son, but blackmailed teachers in the private academy. Both Maxwell and Aces fathers were tyrants, who did everything they could to steal each others clients. Ten years later Maxwell is the CEO of Brexley Corporation and Ace with his brother Leo are in line to run the Bettencourt Company. This seems to be a repeat of a history of hatred. Not to give any secrets away, you have to read it to find out all the twists and turns of this book.
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mishukitty
3.0 out of 5 stars Great beginning...terrible follow-thru
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2023
I have very mixed feelings about this book.

The first section, when Ace and Maxwell are teenagers, is FABULOUS! I loved the development of Ace, from brooding, stuck in his shell, to a self-aware, righteous, angry and strong teen. Maxwell, a victim of childhood bullying, has become a vindictive, amoral, but oh so delicious villain.  This is a wonderfully written set-up for the main story.

Unfortunately, the rest of the book is disappointing.  The detailed development of the story and the main characters is extremely uneven, fairly shallow, and unbelievable.

The book moves the story to Ace and Maxwell's mid-twenties.  Ace has retreated back into his shell.  He is even a weaker character than he was when he was a teen.  Maxwell, at 27 (!), has already taken control of the Brexley corporate empire (a fortune 100 company!).  Really?  It would have been more believable if Ace and Maxwell were in their mid-to-late 30's.  This would have also given time for some interesting character development based on their personal histories.  Instead, while Ace's personality has regressed, Maxwell's has become almost one dimensional.

As Ace and Maxwell reconnect from their teenage years, Ace has lost the resilience of his youth.  Maxwell all but rapes him on their first encounter, yet Ace revels in the humiliating experience.  Yet for Maxwell, it's a turning point.  All of his villainy quickly melts away, to be replaced by his love for Ace. All of this internal change happens across a few weeks, and involves only a handful of encounters between Maxwell and Ace, before the story is resolved.  Ace remains virtually unchanged while Maxwell has become so much less interesting.

I wonder if the author wrote the first section of the story, took time off, then rushed to finish the book?

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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Larry O
2.0 out of 5 stars NEEDS DIALOGUE
Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2024
Let the character speak, if even speaking to himself. You will catch the reader attention if dialogue is early. I am in Chapter 2 (which begins with page 17) and not until page 21 are there two lines of dialogue.
Sorry, I have better things to do.
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LilMommi
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Start
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2023
A really good new series Loved the characters and the story full of steam, angst, and drama. Looking forward to what comes next.
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Jessica G. Duet
3.0 out of 5 stars Ehhh
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2023
After reading the synopsis I was so excited to read this book. I was very disappointed. There were too many contradictions and assumptions made. Things happened that I wasn’t sure how they could resolve them. There was so much this book needed. The two main characters both needed growth. This was enemies to lovers and they never truly got to any point where it was like that. It was more enemies to brush all our past aside we’re in love. It was very cliche in many ways.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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