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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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	Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 358,632 ratings — published 2005 — 5 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) 4.32 avg rating — 204,188 ratings — published 2006 — 6 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 — 190,844 ratings — published 2006 — 79 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) 4.28 avg rating — 145,753 ratings — published 2007 — 29 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 — 142,414 ratings — published 2007	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 — 121,350 ratings — published 2009 — 4 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 — 118,400 ratings — published 2010 — 3 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 — 123,886 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) 4.28 avg rating — 98,528 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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 — 87,450 ratings — published 2012 — 49 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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Series by J.R. Ward

Black Dagger Brotherhood (24 books)
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4.30 avg rating — 2,108,404 ratings

Bratstvo crnog bodeža (12 books)
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Ana Katana (Translator)

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Black Dagger (43 books)
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Astrid Finke (Translator)

4.30 avg rating — 160,068 ratings

Fallen Angels (6 books)
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4.09 avg rating — 148,245 ratings

Black Dagger Legacy (4 books)
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4.36 avg rating — 89,053 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

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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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