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Lover Unbound

by J.R. Ward · Black Dagger Brotherhood #5

2007 · 502 pages

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💬 Mentioned in 10+ Reddit threads

📖 142k+ Goodreads ratings

⭐ Highly rated across the board

📚 Book 5 of an ongoing series (10 published)

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⏳ This series may not be complete yet — 10 of 11 books published

About this book

Lover Unbound A powerful, dangerous vampire warrior has spent centuries convinced that love is a weakness he can't afford—until a brilliant human surgeon patches him up and somehow patches the broken parts of his soul too. V is used to being in control, but Jane has him completely undone, and for the first time, his cursed gift of seeing the future feels less like a blessing and more like a devastating burden. Their connection is electric and raw, pulling them toward something neither of them can deny, even as fate seems determined to keep them apart. This is a beautifully intense story about two people learning that sometimes the most dangerous thing we can do is let someone love us.

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Black Dagger Brotherhood

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