Lover Mine

A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood

By: J. R. Ward

Narrated by: Jim Frangione

Length: 22 hrs

Publisher's summary

The hot new novel in the Black Dagger Brotherhood by the number-one New York Times best-selling author.

John Matthew has come a long way since he was found living among humans, his vampire nature unknown. Taken in by The Brotherhood, no one could guess what his true history was-or his true identity.

Xhex has long steeled herself against the attraction to John Matthew. Until fate intervenes and she discovers that love, like destiny, is inevitable.

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©2010 J.R. Ward (P)2010 Penguin

Critic reviews

“Dark fantasy lovers, you just got served.” (New York Times best-selling author Lynn Viehl)

“To die for. I love this series!” (New York Times best-selling author Suzanne Brockmann)

Love the series

The BDB series is great & I’ve never had an issue w/the narrator’s performance, but this one was definitely off.
There was so much background noise, throat clearing, swallowing noises, etc & it was rather distracting. All the other books I’ll happily listen to again, but I just can’t with this one, due to the excessive noises.
So far this is the only one I’ve noticed these issues with.

Can't stop listening

Incredible world developed for our enjoyment. Ward is a wizard; she knows just how to push the buttons of her audience. Awesome story line and character development, you really feel a part of the action. Lovely fantasy opportunities.

best book

I think it was that we followed these characters for so long. the anticipation that they would get together so drawn out. this was my favorite of the 8 books so far.

Not just one story, but many and ongoing.

Another great one by JR Ward. I had looked forward to hearing John's story and it doesn't disappoint. This one and Z story are the best in my opinion so far. This series has taken me a while to really get into it, but I'm starting to want to read the books right in a row. This is usually a good sign how well I like the story. There are dark aspects to this book that might put some people off such as rape and gay relations. The editing sound is weird; occasionally the sound will switch back and forth from normal to a muffled sound. The muffled sound usually doesn’t last long though. Defiantly needs to be read in order start with Dark Lover.

The Human condition

I absolutely love the Black Dagger series. I can't say why exactly, but ...the characters are like family. I will truly miss them when and if the series ends. Oh. I know now why I am so attached. The characters in these books are so human, and the writing is so excellent. These books are so worth reading.

Wonderful story!

I really enjoyed this story as it has a strong, resilient female with a male who respects and honors her strength.

Consistent writing, somewhat jarring narration.

If you're looking for another steamy Black Dagger Brotherhood book, in the tradition of the other Black Dagger Brotherhood books, this more or less fits the bill - better than some, worse than some - but chances are, you're not buying this to be surprised. I wasn't, and I wasn't disappointed by the plot. Whenever JR Ward takes her story back in time, the writing is stilted - Ward's just not in her element trying to make language or description seem historically accurate. Lots of "verily" or "hereunto" and just random historical accent words that good historical novelists wouldn't dream of using - but chances are, you're not reading the Black Dagger books because of the historical detail either. I wasn't. I wanted a steamy, paranormal, fast-paced adventure/sex/love story, and that's what you get.

However, the narration was a little jarring. Clearly the narrator would have been better suited to reading Thomas Hardy or Mark Twain or one of the other classics. JR Ward writes much of her prose in 21st-century slang, using terms like "fidiot" or "POS", to list a couple of the more vanilla. The prose is sort of a stream-of-consciousness of semi-thug vampires and other supernatural beings. Listening to this narrator try to master the perpetual slang was not unlike listening to an accountant read rap lyrics on public radio. Mostly the extremely correct pronunciations just made me smile - a few times I came close to laughing. If you can get past that, or it doesn't bother you, this book may be worth that credit.

Essentially, no surprises here in terms of what you'd expect from the book, and if you can hang in there with the narration, you'll have a basically satisfying experience.

Book 8

Would you listen to Lover Mine again? Why?

I love this series but its getting predictable.

Would you be willing to try another book from J. R. Ward? Why or why not?

I listened to The Player and it was soooo cliche!!

Have you listened to any of Jim Frangione’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I love Jim Frangione's performances!!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

unfortunately no

BEST!

This one is the best of all! I can't stop listening to it. Couldn't believe how well the story developed and how tenderly it all tied together at the end. But, could J.R. Ward please give a break to poor Leila? I think she's going to hook her up with Murder after the Pain novel which comes out mid this year. Well, at least I hope so.
And, all those review who say they were sickened by Quinn and Blay? Boo for you! Love story is a love story. Granted, I am not too sure if I'd like to hear the details in the bed chamber but it is a story worth exploring. Hmmmm, will they ever end up together?

audio needed more work

the audio on this book was not done as well as other J R Ward books. it was like they did an edit but they didn't get the edit to sound like the other passages of the book.