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J R Ward
The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series
In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. And there exists a secret band of brothers like no other - six vampire warriors, defenders of their race.
1: Dark Lover. 10/10 Featuring Wrath and Beth. When Black Dagger Brother Darius asks Wrath to help his half-human daughter to get through her transition, Wrath-the last remaining pure-bred vampire refuses. But then Darius is killed when a lesser detonates a bomb under his car. In honour of his brother-in-arms, Wrath concedes to Darius's last request. Beth, daughter of Darius, is a newspaper reporter. After getting attacked on her way home from work, she should be afraid of men, males. But then there's the big stranger with long black wavy hair falling from a widows peak. All she can feel is lust. Will Wrath fall in love with Beth? Will he stave off the lesser attacks? Will he ever take the role of his birth right and become the ruling king? And, what is Detective Butch O'Neal's role in all of this? Use the link to find out more about the sexy, hunky, gorgeous BDB and their amazing world. This is an unmissable series and I hope we will soon see it on the big screen. Arguably the best vampire series on the market.
2: Lover Eternal. 10/10 Featuring Rhage and Mary. Mary has enough on her plate without getting thrown into a world of vampires. Having beaten cancer once the threat of it having come back is enough to consume her. The only thing that helps take her mind off the worry is helping out at the local Samaritan helpline but a silent caller is about to throw her world upside down. The brother Rhage has an appetite for fighting and for women. It's not surprising that with his "Hollywood" good looks, women come high on his list of requirements, but he has a secret. A deadly secret. He needs the sex to take the edge off and to keep his beast satiated so he doesn't hurt those he loves. Unfortunately when he bonds with the human Mary and is unable to go elsewhere for his release it puts everyone at the brotherhood mansion in danger. John Matthew is a mute orphan, but a birthmark on his chest is about to change the course of his destiny. Zadist is the most evil of the brothers, but even the scarred one has feelings and when the lessers take something he cares for, they picked a fight with the wrong brother. To find out what on earth's going on you will have to read the book.
3: Lover Awakened. 10/10 Featuring Zadist and Bella. Zadist—my least favourite Brother. The meanest of the bunch. The Brother even the Brother's are wary of. And some Lesser just took the only thing he cares about. Bella—sister of Rehvenge is the love interest not only of Zadist but of his twin brother Phury. Now a Lesser has her in his torture den. David is unhinged and thinks Bella is his wife. David doesn't treat his women too well. Zadist saves Bella in the nick of time—she won't survive another beating. Although in Z's wayward mind, Bella needs to be with a worthy male, he sees her through her needing. But, he's a mess. He's tainted. He can't read and write. She should be with Phury. No matter what his logic tells him, he is hell-bent on revenge. Unfortunately, his twin brother has other ideas and pretending to be Zadist walks deliberately into a trap. Of course, Zadist can't let his twin die for him, so he walks right on in after him. Do they survive? Will Zadist ever get over what the Mistress did to him as a blood slave and be able to mate Bella, or will he back away and let Phury mate to the female they both love? To find out you need to read the book.
4: Lover Revealed. 10/10 Featuring Butch and Marissa. Butch has long since left his human life behind, but, he is still human. When he sacrifices himself to save a vampire civilian, the Omega gets his hands on him and sends him back infested with evil. Vishous calls on Marissa to save him When it turns out that Vishous knows a way of turning Butch into a vampire he takes the chance. Why not? He has nothing to lose. His heart is already lost to the aristocratic vampire Marissa. Wrath's first shellan. And she doesn't want him. Somewhere in Butch's ancestry he has a bit of vampire blood. Of Wrath's line no less! With ties like this to the brotherhood there is only one thing he can do, but Marissa isn't happy about him risking his life to become a vampire.
5: Lover Unbound. 10/10 Featuring Vishous and Jane. As a child and on the last night of her sister Hannah's life, Dr Jane Whitcombe played with an Ouija Board. The spirits told her she would marry Vishous. Lessers shoot Vishous during a fight and somehow he ends up in a hospital in the hands of humans! Dr Jane Whitcomb saves his life and keeps his six-chambered heart beating. Vishous bonds with Jane and, as his brothers come to bust him out of the hospital, kidnaps Jane. Jane finds herself in the grip of Stockholm Syndrome as she fights to keep her emotions for the vampire under control. Worse still, Vishous finds out that the Scribe Virgin is no virgin and is, in fact, his mother. Not only that, she is about to marry him off to the forty or so Chosen to keep the warriorhood alive and fighting. Will Vishous return Jane to her own life? Will the Scribe Virgin allow him to turn his back on the Primale position? To find out you will have to read the book.
Lover Unveiled
What can be said of the BDB series that I have not already said before - I LOVE IT.
Lover Unveiled is mainly the story of Sahvage and Erika. Sahvage falls in love with the police officer who tried to arrest him in the previous episode. Erika wants to find the man they have caught on camera with the dodgy watches that he left with a dead body. (Sahvage) Well, good, they are looking for each other. How bad can things get? Well, you know Ward!
To put a spanner in the works, the demon Devina wants Sahvage for herself, and who can blame her? Unfortunately, with the help of the human skin bound bad book, she brings something back that should not be here. Under any circumstances. And, to find out the answers to whether Devina wrecks Sahvage's love. Whether Lassiter actually gets laid and what the hell the skin book brings back, you shall have to read Lover Unveiled.
As always 10/10 all round.
