Lover Avenged

Ratings: * * * 1/2 (out of 5 *)
Genre: Paranormal-Erotic Romance

Ward's 7th book to the series is not only steamy, it is on fire. Apart from the action filled drama happening, there is also the hot arguments and wicked love scenes between lovers and mates.

Rehvenge is a male of worth but has a lot of secrets up his sleeves. The Black dagger Brotherhood tolerates it because he is useful. his beloved sister and his lover is oblivious to his secrets. Sympaths are a race apart from the vampires. They are violent sociopaths with dark gifts. Rehv is suppressing his Sympath side while running the underground of Caldwell. Every month, he pays a ransom to the Sympath princess money and sex. In exchange, he will not be turned over to the colony. His club assistants will also remain hidden. Ehlana was the only good thing to come his way. She is innocent and knows nothing of his world. Risking her job, she tries to give him antibiotics to heal him. Somehow, attraction sparks even in their first meeting. Ehlana tries to fight it but she soon falls for the perfect stranger with amethyst eyes. She knew she would risk more than her job for him. She would risk her life to see that he is safe and avenged.
Half of the book is also about the brotherhood and the war. The King is getting blind flashes. John is acting up, being all rebellious. Torment is tormented by the past. The Lessening Society has killed so much of the aristocracy that the rest of the glymera is plotting against the Blind King. So what was a king to do? He fights!

It is exciting, action packed and will get you to want more. Each character has a struggle and in the end, fear not for they will prevail. The struggles always end in love and salvation. Of course Ward keeps you wanting more!

Lover Enshrined by J. R. Ward

Ratings: * * * 1/2 (out of 5 *)
Genre: Paranormal Romance

In Cadwell, New York, a band of Brotherhood protects the vampires from the undead slayers. They are the Black DaggerBrotherhood.

This is the sixth instalment of Ward's Black Dagger Bortherhood Novels.

Talk about emotional vampires! Everyone has their past and it comes to haunt them. Especially Phury. In the previous novels, he is introduced as the celibate twin of Zsadist. We think he is so engrossed in saving his brother or the whole world but the dark side to it is not. He is actually a masochist. His hurts himself emotionally. He also hurts himself physically through drugs and alcohol. Phury also has a sadistic side but he often show it to the slayers.

Enter Cormia, a Chosen female sent to be his first mate. Phury has accepted to be Primale. Meaning: He has to ensure the race by impregnating 40 females form the Scribe Virgin's Chosen. Unfortunately, he's falling in love with one of them. Throughout the book, he battles drug and alcohol addiction and a strange inner voice pulling him to destruction.

In the mean time, the other brotherhood members have their own battles to fight. The Glymera is being massacred, King Wrath is having problems ruling. Zsadist is fearful of Bella's pregnancy and John Mathews is not comfortable in his transition. Outside of the brotherhood, things are also chaotic. Rhevenge is being blackmailed. Haver's Clinic is hit by the Lessening Society(Slayers). Will they all pull through?

Who would have known emotional vampires could be fun and romantic? The main characters are given depth and each one is tested. Unfortunately, not all characters are featured. I felt there wasn't much on Butch, Vishious and Rhage. Guess, these three didn't have that much of an impact on Phury as Wrath, Zsadist and Rhevenge. John's story is very much part of the problem. His friends are there to protect him and he is there for them. Slowly he grows up emotionally but it is in steps. Ward's Series is a must collect. It's not-your-usual vampire series.