See where it all began in the first phenomenal novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series… The only purebred vampire left on the planet and the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who killed his parents centuries ago. But when his most trusted fighter is killed—orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her … daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate—Wrath must put down his dagger and usher the beautiful female into another world.
Racked by a restlessness in her body that wasn’t there before, Beth Randall is helpless against the dangerously sexy man who comes to her at night with shadows in his eyes. His tales of the Brotherhood and blood frighten her. Yet his touch ignites a dawning new hunger—one that threatens to consume them both…
INCLUDES A NEW LETTER FROM J. R. WARD
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I’ve heard J.R. Ward’s name a gazillion times in reader groups and paranormal romance loops, as well as Black Dagger Brotherhood. Clearly super popular, but I never read anything by her until now… and I see what all the fuss is about.
Amazing world building and truly fleshed out characters. A totally unique spin on vampire lore, a ton of …
As the only remaining pureblood vampire, Wrath is the rightful king of his people, but he eschews that role in favor or an active role as a warrior. He serves as leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood fighting against a group of vampire slayers who are responsible for the deaths of many, including Wrath’s own parents. When one of his fellow …
4.5 stars
Since I’ve delved myself deeper into the romance genre, a lot of readers keep raving about the Black Dagger Brotherhood series so I decided to start reading it and also because I want to read a good vampire romance book fight me!!!!!
I did not expect anything from it but I was very surprised by how much I throughly enjoyed my time with …
The love story continues. I love the series.
DNF
I was looking for something new to read/listen….so I thought since this series has so many books and people loving it I give it a try. Even though I read one book by her that I did not care for, but figured it is a different series so why not.
Well I ended up DNFing the book at 18% and now sure I will never read her again…. nothing …
This plotline follows your typical paranormal romance. You have your brooding, badass male character who’s bigger than life, tougher than sin, and doesn’t believe in love. He is tasked to help a brother’s daughter learn about and transition into her new world. They can’t stand each other, but their sexual chemistry is undeniable. Despite the …
This series has it all..with the occasional f——! Word and others, but the storyline is so romantic that you find yourself ( I did) looking for the next one, either online or in a bookstore, ie Barnes and Noble etc.
It took me forever to read this series even though I heard great things about it. I finally picked up the first book and I was very pleasantly surprised. At first I almost quit reading it. I don’t like Alpha males. Sorry, but the super-muscled, “she’s-my-female”, brawn before brains, leather-covered giant male does nothing for me other than …
In the first Black Dagger Brotherhood book, Beth Randall is a reporter for a small newspaper outside New York City. Her life starts to unravel after she’s attacked and nearly raped one night. She soon learns she’s not fully human. In fact, she’s part vampire and is in the middle of her transitioning—the state of becoming an adult vampire with …
Leathers and alpha male vampires, need I say more?
Honestly, the next (second) book is SO MUCH better so read this to sort of establish the series and then keep reading!
Of you want to get into the paranormal world of vampires this is it. Once you start there is no going back and all the books in the series are an absolute must read
Love J.R. Ward and her books. Good reading the great characters.
“He was the last of his line, the only purebred vampire left on the planet, and though his race revered him as its king, he despised his status.”
OK, so let me start off by saying that I was cautiously optimistic going into this book. The reviews run the entire spectrum of 1 to 5 stars and praise and criticism is incredibly varied. However, this …
Strong independent career woman dealing with two overly-protective alpha badass males, one a cop and the other a vampire. I have to admit that this was a guilty pleasure that had me fighting to keep this book away from my sisters. The sparks, the steam – this book is almost as decadent as dark chocolate. Anita Blake might have a few pointers …
Great series. Fabulous characters and plots
I gave this novel three and a half stars.
Going in, this book was slightly outside of my usual comfort level. I don’t usually read books with a focus on romance, but with the supernatural element of vampires, I was hopeful. The end result? Not bad, but not amazing either.
Our main character Beth lives a solitary life with her black cat Boo, but …
If you loved Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunters you will love this series too.
Dark Lover is the first book In the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J R Ward. Step into the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Insanely addictive.
I love this author. She brings all her characters to life. I recommend this book