The first book in J. R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood, this book is the story of Wrath, vampire king. It sets up the story arcs that will continue throughout the series, and it is awesome. Ward's vampire mythology is original (hard to do nowadays with vamps), her men are hot and uber-alpha, her heroines are likeable and interesting. Love this book--well, love all her books, but start with this one, you won't regret it.

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After having this series recommended to me for nearly a month by a friend, I finally managed to get my hands on "Dark Lover" from this website. It took me a short time to fly through this book and I loved every moment of it! It's dark, intense and perfectly sexy. I like to consider this book to be an R-rated version of Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight".

Wrath is the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, a mysterious group of warrior vampires that roam amongst the living. When one of the brothers, Darius, is suddenly killed, Wrath is left with the knowledge that Darius had a daughter, Beth, who will soon be going through the change to become a vampire. As a last request to Darius, Wrath watches and guards Beth with the intention to help her through her transition when it comes. But of course, it's never that easy or uncomplicated. :D

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My sister recommended this book to me, but it sat in a desk draw for 6 months before I finally ran out of things to read and picked it up.

WOW!! FABULOUS!! The story line is unique, and the characters leap off the page. The dialogue keeps the story moving along and I finished this book quickly. The synopsis does not do justice to this story.

If you like Vampire/paranormal romances with Alpha males, you will Love this book. J.R. Ward has included excerpts from the books as well as interviews with the main characters on her web site, if you are waffling, check it out.

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Probably the BEST vampire/paranormal romance stories out there. This is a great read! JR Ward writes great characters... especially strong females. This is on my keeper shelf.

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Dark Lover was my first paranormal romance. I had a LOT of reservations and I was positive there was no way vampires could in any sense of the word be sexy or romantic. In fact, my mother had read all the books and loved them. But I stuck to my case, no way was I going to like this book. Well, I can say with no shame, that J.R. Ward proved me wrong. I loved it and can't wait to read the other 5.

Dark Lover is about a woman who is about to go through her transisition and the sexy vampire who is going to help her through it. There is a lot of action as far as the Brotherhood having to protect there species. There is a lot of steamy scenes that will probably knock your socks off too. If you have any reservations about reading this book, just give the first book a try. It may change your mind.

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I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series!

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Loved this book!! Now addicted to the series! I think I read 2 of the books in one day! The characters are very in depth and connected in so many ways. The intimate scenes were very steamy but not trashy. Great read!

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At first I thought that it was going to be a pain to read this book. It starts out with a glossary of terms! But once I dived in, it was great. Can't wait to read the rest of the series.

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I really enjoyed reading this book. I read it before bed each night. It was a fun adventure and very steamy. It was not as long and drawn out and depressing as twilight could be at times. It was also for adults. I enjoyed the book so much, I plan to read the other books in the series.

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I was looking for a Romantic book about vampires. Well, I found it. Oh, and what a good read this is. As I read about Wrath and is love for Beth. Oh, wishing that you had that kind of love. I have found myself up late at night reading is book. Unable to put it down. Oh, and the love seens. The way J.R. Ward wrote them. Sometimes you feel like you are right there with them. I would not recomened this book to a teenager. This is more for adults. Now, I can't wait to read the rest of the books.

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Excellent book! Im definately reading the series!!!

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I loved this book! I had high hopes because this series came highly recommended and so far it is delivering. I was a bit leery at first because it takes time to get into, but once you get the gist of the story, it is wonderful.

I love Beth. She is an amazing heroine. She is badass and beautiful. It is refreshing to see a woman represented in that way instead of being man crazy. I love all of the Brothers. They are all amazing and I can't wait to read their stories. Wrath is wonderful. He is hardcore and sexy.It is so wonderful to see the love develop between him and Beth. I think that this story shows the typical male feelings towards commitment and how the right woman can change a man. I didn't really care for the lesser storyline. It was slow and I thought it could have been done so much better.

Overall, I think that this book is great. I am so excited to start the next one in the series.

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Some of the best books ever written.
All of the books in this series are amazing.
Dark Lover (book 1) is about Wrath, the king who at first really does not want to be a king. All of these men are bigger than life, stronger than anything and love only once and forever and have to fight off the bad guys.
Wath is also a blind king which does nto affect his ability to lead...
Great book

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This is the first of J.R. Ward's books that I've read, and shortly after I picked up the second book in this series. It's not of the best paranormal that I've read, but really darn close! I loved the strong vampires in this story, and can't wait to read the rest of the series.

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