Lover Arisen (The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series, Bk. 20)

Overview

From J. R. Ward — hailed by Sarah J. Maas as "one of the finest writers out there—in any genre" — comes the twentieth installment in the beloved Black Dagger Brotherhood series, and it may be the most explosive yet.

Balthazar is no ordinary vampire. As a thief, he has spent his existence taking what he wants and answering to no one. But now he is under the grip of something far more dangerous than any lock or vault — a demon named Devina has possessed him and set him on a hunt for the Book of Spells.

The mission should be straightforward. It isn't. Because somewhere along the way, Balthazar finds himself drawn to a woman he has no business wanting. She is human. She is sharp. And she is completely off-limits.

Erika Saunders is a homicide detective who deals in facts. But the cases landing on her desk in Caldwell, New York, are anything but explainable. Mutilated bodies with no logical cause of death. A city that feels like it is hiding something ancient and violent beneath its surface.

And then there are her nightmares. In them, she is hunted by shadows — and captivated by a man who is somehow both the threat and the one keeping her alive.

When Devina's obsession with true love takes a dangerous new turn, Balthazar and Erika are pulled into something neither of them chose. Their connection becomes the key to a door that should never be opened — one that could unleash an old enemy with the power to destroy the Brotherhood from within.

The stakes have never been higher. And what Balthazar and Erika stand to lose goes far beyond their own hearts.

"The twentieth Black Dagger Brotherhood book is true to form: characters you know and love embroiled in nonstop action." — Kirkus Reviews

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Series Name: The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series

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