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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Giveaway: Dark Lover by J. R. Ward

Can you believe it's July already? I can't! I had a very busy reading month in June, managing an average for the month of 102 pages per day! My typical is probably 50-60, so that means I kept up a good pace for the month. The reason for this extra reading on my part? I must give credit to J. R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood Series.

The Black Dagger Brotherhood are elite warriors of the vampire race, doing their best to protect their people against the Lessening Society. I'll just say right now that no matter what I write, it's not able to do this series justice, I've enjoyed it that much! I've made it through 4 books so far, all in the last month, and I just do not read books in the same series one right after each other, so that's saying something!

The first book of the series, Dark Lover tells the story of Wrath, the last in the line of Vampire royalty, but who refuses to step up and take the throne, feeling unworthy of the privilege and reluctant to lead, haunted by failings in his past. As we are introduced to the brotherhood, they are a group of warriors that fight on their own individual terms, with not much in the way of organization. One of their number, Darius, has a half-breed daughter who is unaware of her heritage, and is about to go through the transition to be come a vampire. He asks Wrath to see her through the dangerous and intense change, but Wrath refuses, wanting nothing to do with the responsibility. When Darius is murdered, Wrath feels obligated to his warrior brother to carry out his last wish and usher Beth into their world.

I have turned total fangirl over these books. I love all the brothers, and the relationships/interactions between them. It is rare that a story captures me so completely, and it's a thing I both crave and dread! It's so hard to get back to reality from that place! And what happens when you run out of books and the next one isn't published yet? And what do you read next that won't be a let down? I have laughed and cried at these books, been completely keyed up and unable to sleep, and read 150 pages or more in a day. Remember 102 was my average for the whole month, there were a few days that I'm embarassed to say were where real life was kind of an annoyance I had to take care of so I could get back to the brothers!

Book 5 is about my boy Vishous, and I'm almost a little afraid to start it, because I know once I do, nothing else will get done until I've finished it! And now I'd like to infect, I mean convert... uh... okay, share, let's try share, yeah... I'd like to share this story with you guys! As always, this is a gently used, Bookcrossing labeled copy of Dark Lover, the first book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. I would dearly love an entry from you to know what you thought of the book, and you can do this completely anonymously if you decide that you'd rather not become a member. The book is still yours to do with as you like, whether that's keep it forever, or share it with another friend. To enter, please comment on this post and tell me what your favorite book or series is, one that grabs you and won't let you go, one that creates a world you just can't shake for awhile after you read it. I will choose a winner on July 18th (yay the first day of my vacation!) and then Wrath will be taking a little visit to your home... he's kind of big, and scary, but really very nice once you get to know him... and you'll definitely want him on your side! Good Luck!

Check out J. R. Ward's Website for more information and where she has some other slices from the Brotherhood's life.

22 comments:

  1. I'd have to say the Hollows series by Kim Harrison.

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  2. The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. Still the best of the best.

    Valorie
    morbidromantic@gmail.com

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  3. You've got an award over at my blog!

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  4. No need to enter me, darling (I hope; I may be fated to not ever get my hands on a copy!). I've got this posted at Win a Book for you; thanks for the e-mail.

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  5. I'm on book 5 in The Morganville vampire series by Rachel Caine, enjoying it!

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  6. I haven't tried this series, so it would be nice to see if the Brothers appealed as much to me as they have to everyone else.

    Please enter me!

    Dottie :)

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  7. I don't need an entry for this series. I ended up buying them all (other than Lover Avenged) in April/May (bought the first one, then ended up buying the next three in one sitting).

    They are definitely great reading.

    Have you tried the Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson series?

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  8. Dark Lover sounds like a great book.
    The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon is the series that has me hooked. It creates a world in the past that includes time-travel.

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  9. As far as series go, I'd have to say I love the Harry Potter books and the His Dark Materials trilogies. Most other series' I'm unable to read back to back and although I enjoy the sequels, if there isn't another released, I'm okay with that too.

    melacan at hotmail dot com

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  10. I'm a fan of the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz.
    jessica(at)fan(dot)com

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  11. I have a lot of favorite series but the one I just couldn't quit thinking about was Twilight.

    Thanks! :0)
    librarygrinch at gmail dot com

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  12. Chris6:28 PM

    The Outlander series was great, as is almost anything by Melanie Rawn. Lately though, I've been drawn into the Kitty Norville series.

    danunepthys(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  13. I really like the Outlander series a lot but I also like Charlaine Harris's series.

    marielay@gmail.com

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  14. Wow, sounds like my kind of series. Please sign me up.

    I love J.D.Robb's In Death series and Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series.

    meshe/michelle
    mdmartin076@bellsouth.net

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  15. I love the Sookie Stackhouse series and Harry Potter ;) Those pages will not let me take a break!

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  16. Anonymous6:43 PM

    Sounds like a good book series. I love vampire novels.
    My favorite book series is Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson Series. I love her characters. I cannot get enough of her novels.

    Sue
    okibi_insanity[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  17. I would love to be included in your giveaway. I loved the Twilight Series.
    Thanks
    Debbie
    debdesk9(at)verizon.net

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  18. Anonymous6:46 PM

    please enter me in the giveaway
    thanks

    elaing8(at)netscape(dot)net

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  19. Anonymous6:47 PM

    oops forgot the question...my favorite series is The Hallows by Kim Harrison

    elaing8(at)netscape(dot)net

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  20. Yessenia8:25 PM

    My current obsession is the House of Night series. They're pretty lame but I can't help myself! :D


    y_nia28(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  21. Jules4:48 AM

    Co-worker introduced me to this sega...Cannot wait to read them all!!!!

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  22. Hy girls, I'm brazilian, and i've akready read the serie until the book 7. Can't wait from the next. You will not have any kind of regrets.
    They are all wonderfull
    The Books and the Brothers, of course.
    Brazillian Kisses.

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