"An awesome, instantly addictive debut novel..." Lynn Viehl, author of If Angels Burn "...a wonderful cast of characters, with a sexy, tormented, to-die-for hero and the spirited woman who proves his soul-mate. What a fabulous treat for romance readers!" Nicole Jordan, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Fantasy

Dark Lover
J. R. Ward

In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other—six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing their enemies, the lessers, more than Wrath, the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood....

The only purebred vampire left on the planet, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But, when one of his most trusted fighters is killed—orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate—Wrath must usher the beautiful female into the world of the undead....

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 brotherhood and blood frighten her. But his touch ignites a dawning hunger that threatens to consume them both....

(Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)
Signet (Eclipse), September 2005
ISBN #0451216954
448 pages Paperback
$6.99