A short glossary in the front of the book helps the reader understand the world created by author Ward. Just the right amount of information is given, and the plots and characters weave together effortlessly. Some scenes leave off and pick up in ways that led me to believe I may have missed something, yet I never felt out of the loop. Ward has a great style of writing and she shines here. If this sounds overstuffed, it’s not – J.

And quite a few characters: the five other Vampires (Rhage, Zsadist, Phury, Vishous and Tohrment) of the brotherhood a cop at loose ends an unwanted female vamp her brother, the doctor vamp and a mix of bad guys who make up the Lessening Society. There is a huge amount of world building going on here. Wrath now feels he has no choice, he must help honor his dead brother’s request he can’t leave Beth alone, unaware and unprotected. Suddenly Darius is killed by a bomb and his daughter, who doesn’t know she is his daughter or half vampire, is completely alone and facing some pretty ugly situations in her own life. Trouble is Wrath has little use for humans, unless it involves sex or killing them. Wrath is the only purebred vampire left and since many humans don’t survive the transition, it is Darius’s hope Wrath’s blood will help her survive. He wants Wrath, the king of the vamps who doesn’t want to be king, to help his half-human daughter with her transition. I decided to read a few pages – the next thing I knew, I was on page 60, they were calling me over the intercom to tell me my car was ready, and I was seriously thinking of sitting in the parking lot and reading more.ĭarius, a member of the Black Dagger Brotherhood (warrior vampires created to protect “regular” vampires from the Lessening Society), is on a mission. Last week while waiting for an oil change, I found the book in my hand again.

The book didn’t sound bad, but with other books featuring similar elements gathering dust on my shelf, I didn’t know if I’d find time to read it. It was one more vampire book, one more series, one more niftily-named secret group…and the hero’s name was Wrath. The first time I picked up this book, I put it down after reading the back.

Dark Lover by J.R. Ward