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J.R. Ward

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Romance, Paranormal, Contemporary

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J.R. Ward is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. She lives in the South her family.

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Average rating: 4.28 · 2,364,454 ratings · 133,392 reviews · 229 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 339,177 ratings — published 2005 — 108 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 194,360 ratings — published 2006 — 83 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3) 4.43 avg rating — 181,831 ratings — published 2006 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 138,412 ratings — published 2007 — 74 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5) 4.31 avg rating — 135,747 ratings — published 2007 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #7) 4.36 avg rating — 116,420 ratings — published 2009 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #8) 4.39 avg rating — 113,867 ratings — published 2010 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6) 4.11 avg rating — 118,365 ratings — published 2008 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lover Unleashed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #9) 4.27 avg rating — 94,267 ratings — published 2011 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lover Reborn (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #10) 4.33 avg rating — 83,700 ratings — published 2012 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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BLOOD KISS, the first in my new BDB Legacy series, is out today- and I thought I'd reflect a little on how this spin-off came to my tiny mind.

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Series by J.R. Ward

Black Dagger Brotherhood (23 books)
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J.R. Ward (Goodreads Author)

4.30 avg rating — 1,980,401 ratings

Black Dagger (41 books)
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J.R. Ward (Goodreads Author),

Astrid Finke (Translator)

4.30 avg rating — 140,199 ratings

Fallen Angels (6 books)
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4.09 avg rating — 144,422 ratings

Black Dagger Legacy (4 books)
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4.36 avg rating — 83,314 ratings

The Bourbon Kings (3 books)
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4.04 avg rating — 44,161 ratings

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“Welcome to the wonderful world of jealousy, he thought. For the price of admission, you get a splitting headache, a nearly irresistable urge to commit murder, and an inferiority complex. Yippee.”
― J.R. Ward, Dark Lover

tags: humor, jealousy, love

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“I was dead until you found me, though I breathed. I was sightless, though I could see. And then you came...and I was awakened.”
― J.R. Ward, Lover Awakened

tags: zsadist

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“You've won the evolutionary lottery: You're a vampire. Let's go to Disneyland!”
― J.R. Ward, Dark Lover

tags: paranormal-romance

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