Lover Revealed
A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood
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4.6 • 1.9K Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward’s “instantly addictive”* novels of the Black Dagger Brotherhood continue as an ally of the Brotherhood must face his own dark desires....
Butch O’Neal is a fighter by nature. A hard-living ex–homicide cop, he’s the only human ever to be allowed in the inner circle of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. And he wants to go even deeper into the vampire world. He’s got nothing to lose. His heart belongs to a female vampire, an aristocratic beauty who’s way out of his league. If he can’t have Marissa, then at least he can fight side by side with the Brothers.
Fate curses him with the very thing he wants. When Butch sacrifices himself to save a civilian vampire from the slayers, he falls prey to the darkest force in the war. Left for dead, he’s found by a miracle, and the Brotherhood calls on Marissa to bring him back. But even her love may not be enough to save him.
*Lynn Viehl
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Newbies to Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood may struggle to fill in the backstory, but these erotic paranormals are well worth it, and frighteningly addictive. The six "brothers" are vampires: enormous, tattooed, tormented warriors who protect other vampires from destruction by the "lessers," desouled humans in the evil Omega's Lessening Society. Hero and ex-cop Butch is the only human allowed into the Brotherhood's inner circle, but Butch is no mere human, a fact suspected by one of his vamp colleagues, and confirmed by the sinister plans of the Omega. The book is fully committed to its urban sensibility, the vampires' rarified language (a glossary is provided) and their revved-up sex drives, and it all works to great, page-turning effect (with the notable exception of a chick lit like attention to designer brands). Though Butch's love interest, the virginal, aristocratic vampire Marissa, initially elicits more annoyance than empathy, she grows a spine as the book progresses and Butch's destiny comes to light. In just two years, the first three books in the series have earned Ward an Anne Rice style following, deservedly so; this entry should prove no less popular.
Customer Reviews
Lover Revealed
Brilliant and Exciting! Can't find a dull enough page to put it down. You'll stay up till the wee hours of the night losing yourself in this masterpiece!!
Love this series! This installment not so much
Brotherhood series is amazing! This book not as great as the first three
Another Great Chapter in the BDB Story
I don’t know why so many reviewers call Butch and Marissa “whiny” in this book. Clearly those are people who have never been abused, shunned, relegated to the sidelines in their lives. Both Butch and Marissa had a lot to work through from their pasts before they could come together in the end. This was another great Black Dagger Brotherhood story. I love Butch after reading this, but at the same time, I think Wrath has officially become my favourite.