• Lover Awakened

  • Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 3
  • By: J. R. Ward
  • Narrated by: Jim Frangione
  • Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (7,429 ratings)

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Lover Awakened

By: J. R. Ward
Narrated by: Jim Frangione
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Publisher's summary

Author of the number-one New York Times best-selling Black Dagger Brotherhood novels, J. R. Ward enthralls fans with her erotic urban fantasies.

The third book in the series tells the story of the vampire Zsadist, a former blood slave with a violent past. When he meets Bella, Zsadist thinks her human love could be his path to salvation. Then Bella is kidnapped, and Zsadist will stop at nothing to get her back.

Listen to another Black Dagger Brotherhood chiller.
©2006 Jessica Bird (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

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"This genre-bending third novel in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series...is a perfect fit for those who like fast-paced urban fantasy rich in both fury and poignancy." ( Booklist)
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slow story line

the story progress bat a slow place and took forever to have checker who you knew we're going to be together come together. a bunch of avoidance that could have been left out

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Didn’t age well

The writing and dialogue didn’t age well. There are lots of triggers around sexual abuse and rape. If you can get past that it’s a decent story.

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awesome audible

Hes one of mty favorite characters. live all bv the characters the journey they takevyou on. and the amount of love thst prevails

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great listen!


I love j.r ward and the bdb series! I am no longer able to read so I am now using audible..I love the story line..I am having to get used to hearing my books read..I was disappointed with the pronunciation of some of the words and it kind of irritated me but overall I loved it!


















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enjoyable

The slang is tiresome at times but overall an enjoyable read, I recommend the read.

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awesome

Love the voice.. Story keeps getting better and better.. Can't wait to hear more about John..

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The best one yet!

I love the BDB books! This is my 2nd time through them and this one is still my favorite!

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On the fence here

I knew the series would be focused on males but didn’t expect the first couple to barely get a mention in subsequent stories. I’m enjoying the through-line urban fantasy story more than the romance. This one dives into abuse and while that’s an important topic, I don’t know that it’s what I crave in my fiction. I’m going to move ahead one more book, but I cringe bc it’s “Butch focused” and he’s my least favorite character so far.

I like the world the author created, I guess I wish she focused more on it and less on relationships bc their interpersonal issues become repetitive.

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new eyes

Ive been a BDB fan for a while now, I absolutely loved the audio version. i feel like i picked up on a lot of things i missed while reading. plus its been ages since I first read. going back and re reading from the beginning (Wraths book) is like falling in love with the series all over again!!

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very dramatic

it's a very good story, and very easy to get deeply involved in. a must read.

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