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  • Double Black: A Boarding School Sports Romance (Stark Springs Academy Book 2)

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Double Black: A Boarding School Sports Romance (Stark Springs Academy Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Ali Dean (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars (483)
If you don’t like the rules, make new ones.
If you want to be the best, show no fear.
And if Ryker Black is your boyfriend, you better be ready to fight. On and off the slopes.

Overnight, Roxie Slade went from an outsider at Stark Springs Academy, to a ruler at the prestigious boarding school for elite winter athletes. But Roxie didn’t know if she wanted that power, and she definitely wasn’t sure about sharing it with Ryker Black, who came from a different world and lived by a different set of morals. Ryker may have decided to trust her, but could she trust him?

Roxie only cared about her rising position in the ski rankings, but now her status at Stark and within the winter sports community is skyrocketing, whether she asked for it or not. Can she handle both while attempting a real relationship with Ryker Black? Roxie once believed that her sole purpose was proving herself on the slopes, but she’s done that once, and she’s far from satisfied. She has so much more to prove.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01DTV17G2
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 4, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.8 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 186 pages
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  • Book 2 of 3 ‏ : ‎ Stark Springs Academy
  • Best Sellers Rank: #760,911 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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4.4 out of 5 stars
483 global ratings

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Customers love this book as part of the series, praising its rich character development and fast-paced narrative that keeps readers interested. The plot receives mixed reactions from customers.
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16 customers mention series quality, 15 positive, 1 negative
Customers love this series, with one customer noting it's better than the Pepper Jones books, and another mentioning it's a good sequel.
This is a hard to put down second book of a great series. The storyline is full of great characters to fall in love with.Read more
It was freaking awesome and I want more books to come out that are similar to this series, It really captured my attention in a way other books have...Read more
I think I liked this better than the first book. The characters seemed more real, and it seemed like there was more to this book than the first one....Read more
...roles, excellent plot development...All together make for a fantastic read, completely unlike anything I've read before in the very best of ways....Read more
8 customers mention character development, 7 positive, 1 negative
Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one noting how the heroine's personality and playfulness are more evident.
Just like the first book, I was hooked right away. I love the characters and can't wait to see what happens next!!!!Read more
...Fast paced enough to keep me interested, great characters without any stereotypical teenage roles, excellent plot development...All together make...Read more
Great read! Plot is thin but it is rich in character development....Read more
I think I liked this better than the first book. The characters seemed more real, and it seemed like there was more to this book than the first one....Read more
8 customers mention pacing, 7 positive, 1 negative
Customers enjoy the pacing of the book, finding it suspenseful and fast-paced enough to keep them interested.
Love this series, I can't put it down, fast paced and I can't wait for the final book at the end of AugustRead more
Just like the first book, I was hooked right away. I love the characters and can't wait to see what happens next!!!!Read more
...Fast paced enough to keep me interested, great characters without any stereotypical teenage roles, excellent plot development...All together make...Read more
...the social system change and evolve at a school like Stark was very interesting. But eventually I felt like it was boring....Read more
5 customers mention plot, 3 positive, 2 negative
Customers have mixed opinions about the plot of the book, with one customer describing it as excellent, while another finds it thin.
...great characters without any stereotypical teenage roles, excellent plot development...All together make for a fantastic read, completely unlike...Read more
Great read! Plot is thin but it is rich in character development....Read more
...The storyline is full of great characters to fall in love with.Read more
...The story has some crazy parts. We have injuries, sabotages, and scandal. We are left on a mini cliff hanger....Read more

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  • The Mysterious Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Everything gets better and better
    Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2018
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    I love Ali Dean’s sports romances. It’s been that way since I read the first in her Pepper Jones series and walked away totally addicted both to the romance and the feeling of really being an insider on the sport (cross country in that case). That’s probably why I glommed on Black Diamond when I saw it. If anything this book was even better than the Pepper Jones books (a very high bar as those books are so superb that I’ve re-read that series several times). So much so that I’ve addictively binge read through Double Black and Black Ice too. Why? Because not only do we once again get so far into the head of a top athlete as to really feel like an insider in the sport itself, in this case skiing, but we also get high business intrigue and a real thriller of a suspense. Roxie and Ryker’s romance in Stark Springs Academy series is also simply beautifully done. The series has reached a logical stopping point at book 3, but I’m not going to call it a trilogy as I’m hoping for more (hey, there’s precedent here: the Pepper Jones stories reached logical stopping points at times but the author still found ways to continue the series with new novels that worked beautifully). But for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed I could go on and on with praises - each of the books in this series definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that this series is most definitely one to read, and it is easy to highly recommend each book.
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  • BookPlusHeart
    4.0 out of 5 stars I Love Ali Dean
    Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2016
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    Ali Dean is one author that I have all her books on preorder, so this one was no different.

    When I read Black Diamond I was lost in so much of the terminology and lingo of skiers, but I think this go around I got a better grip on what they are referring too.

    Ryker and Roxanna (Roxie) are an item. It has only been a few days and things are already drastically changing. Those at the academy are noticing the shift in power of the “Pose” group (a.k.a the popular kids). Roxie has put her foot down on changes and Ryker is allowing them to happen no questions asked.

    Roxie and Ryker each have to go away for their respected competitions in Ski and Snowboarding. Her heading to Europe and his in Canada. Well things get a little rocky. Surprise after surprise starts coming to Roxie some being good and others being painful.
    How did I feel about this book? Hmmm…. I am a HUGE FAN of Ali Dean, so it is so hard to not like one of her books. This one there were just somethings I wasn’t a fan of. I honestly hope that Ali Dean (in the next book) gives us a chapter or 2 from the POV of Ryker. The guy makes no since to me. One minute he is a total douche and the next he is sweeping Roxie off her feet. The guy kind of gives me whiplash.

    Roxie is just as stubborn as she was in the first book. She was already pushing buttons with the school and those that conform to the system, but in this book she is now reorganizing everything. Many are happy about the change, but there are a few that are having a problem. Ryker has his own changes as well, regarding his father, the company, Petra’s parents, and his own adolescence. This is a guy that never got a real childhood.

    What I did like was, when Ryker made the choice (and announced) his decision about the Stark Inc., and the change in his demeanor. His personality and playfulness was more evident. Even with all the baggage, secrets, and responsibilities he has, Ryker still has positive attributes. We see him through Roxie’s eyes, and even though she is biased because of her affection for him, I think the guy will grow on me. By the end we discover one of the secrets he has been keeping, and let me tell you it is a crazy.

    There is always a villain or an antagonist and in this story that is no exception. Petra, the Stark’s female ski team captain, is Roxie’s enemy number one. She is conniving, but becomes desperate. Desperate people make poor choices and that is what happens to Petra.
    The story has some crazy parts. We have injuries, sabotages, and scandal. We are left on a mini cliff hanger. Not drastic enough to keep you up at night or to send desperate mail to Ali about when the next book to coming out, but it enough to want more.

    I will say I read and reread ALL the Pepper Jones series and some of those I prefer more than others and in this case that is no exception. I love Ali’s writing. I love how she use strong, independent athletic girls as her protagonist. I love the mix of mix of the athletic drive in her stories.
    So you are asking, should you buy this book?
    Yes.
    Why?
    Because regardless of character flaws of Ryker
    there is many more positives.
    Also, its Ali Dean and I just love her writing. '
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  • Kristina Simkins
    5.0 out of 5 stars Things at Stark Academy never cease to surprise me!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2022
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    😳Wow! I thought the what went on at Stark Academy was crazy in book one but that had nothing on what these kids are getting up to in Double Black, book two of the series. 🤯Ali Dean has blown me away with this book and that ending had my jaw dropped to my chin and speechless. Talk about the unexpected! After this mind blowing addition to the series I’m kind of nervous and really excited to dive into book three to see how this story continues and how the series will end. On to Black Ice (book three) now. 📖
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  • Josi Steward
    3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 stars
    Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2022
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    Omg that ending! Just when things are starting to make sense for Roxie. I really enjoyed this book. It went by quickly.
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  • Jilli
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love
    Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2019
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    I can't say enough about exactly how much I love this series. Fast paced enough to keep me interested, great characters without any stereotypical teenage roles, excellent plot development...All together make for a fantastic read, completely unlike anything I've read before in the very best of ways. Excellent work!
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  • Kristen Piersa
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good Enough
    Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2016
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    This was a great follow up to the first book. We finally see Ryker open up and Roxie is getting her moxie. I really enjoyed this book. I liked learning all of the skiing lingo. Made me respect professional skiers even more really.

    Watching how the social system change and evolve at a school like Stark was very interesting. But eventually I felt like it was boring. I felt like this series was more about Stark, how Ryker was shaped by it and how Roxie is trying to fit in. It's less about the relationship between the couple. But also about the people around them. This series feels a bit less personal than the Pepper series.

    Don't get me wrong. This is still a great series. It just seems a bit more like watching a TV show that you're 75% into. The other 25% would have made you sit on the edge, biting your nails, begging for the show to finish so you will know how it ends. This series is like that. The Pepper series had that 25%. You felt like you were actually friends with Pepper. Roxie and Ryker? Not so much.

    I have to admit though that I couldn't help, but worry about Roxie since certain people at the school went too far. That's the only time I truly cared about her which is messed up. This doesn't mean that I won't buy the third book. I will still buy it because Ali Den is an amazing writer and I'm kinda curious if the story gets more intense in the next one.
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  • PNRfan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Love, love love this series.
    Reviewed in Australia on October 15, 2018
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    Great story, great subject, great writing. Loved the tension between the main characters building up to their plunge into lust and love. Highly recommended!
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  • Kbsblogging
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book is very good that I recommend that u read it this series ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2016
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    This book is very good that I recommend that u read it this series is starting 2 be come my favourite
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