title: Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 1)
author:  J.R. Ward 
description: <b>Praise for <i>Dark Lover </i></b><br /><br /> Dark fantasy lovers, you just got served.<i>New York Times</i>bestselling author<i></i>Lynn Viehl<br /><br />A dynamite new vampire seriesdelicious, erotic, and thrilling! J. R. Ward has created a wonderful cast of characters, with a sexy, tormented, to-die-for hero...a fabulous treat for romance readers!<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Nicole Jordan<br /><br />Its not easy to find a new twist on the vampire myth, but Ward succeeds beautifully. This dark and compelling world is filled with enticing romance as well as perilous adventure. The Black Dagger Brotherhood series promises tons of thrills and chills.<i>RT Book Reviews</i><br /><br /> You will lose yourself in this world; it is different, creative, dark, violent, and flat-out amazing.All About Romance <br /><br />J. R. Ward takes you deep into her intense, dark world of vampires and holds you captive until her last breathless word....Sure to satisfy lovers of vampire romance everywhere.Affaire de Coeur<br /><br /> <b>Praise for the novels of the Black Dagger Brotherhood</b><br /><br /> J. R. Wards urban fantasy romance series is so popular I dont think theres a reader today who hasnt at least heard of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.<i>USA Today </i><br /><br /> J. R. Wards unique band of brothers is to die for. I love this series!<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann<br /><br /> Utterly absorbing and deliciously erotic....The Brotherhood is the hottest collection of studs in romance.<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Angela Knight<br /><br /> Best new series Ive read in years! Tautly written, wickedly sexy and just plain fun.<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Lisa Gardner
  						    	
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  Black Queen,
  
  
  Dark Knight
  
  
  Sort of an Action Adventure
  
  
  By Amarie Avant
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Prologue
  
  
  Mikayla Bryant
  
  
  
  
  
  “You will listen to every command I make from here on out,” my abductor
  orders. “Obey, you live. Disobey, you die.”
  
  
  There’s no confusing what he just said, even though the drumming in my heart
  pounds in my ears. It’s just the two of us in the ladies’ room at Gianni’s
  Café. Travertine tile, silver finish fixtures, and soft Italian music had
  created quite the ambiance before he’d followed me in here. Now, there’s an
  equally impressive Magnum revolver pressed between my breasts. The nozzle is
  still warm from his last murder. I glance down at the long, shiny barrel, and
  the thought pops into my head that his gun also complements my accessories and
  the gold shimmer of my dress, before my world fades to black…
  
  
  I awaken seconds later, within the powerful arms of a seemingly deranged,
  beautiful man. He smells like heaven, with undertones of death… hell.
  
  
  This is suppo