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  • 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 (7,620 ratings)

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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

Critic reviews

"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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great story undeniably

this so far is my favorite in this series. seeing the struggle that z goes through and seeing how much he over comes is great. the long pauses in narration still annoy me but seem to be better in this book.

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Black Dagger Brothers

My ultimate favorite series Over any other!
easy to read and listen to. I would love to see the series in the movies.
Anyone who loves Big strong Vampires, you'll die over these books 😍

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again

I am listening to almost the books again. and by far this is my favorite of them all!

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love the story! the performance...

the narrator was Meh for me. and there are times when there's a long pause and I think my audiobook stopped playing but it's not, it's the narrator pausing for too long. it's only issue I had with it

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Actually a 4.5 for the genre and I didn’t even care that it wasn’t very spicy.

This is actually a very interesting take on vampires and better written than most quickie romances, supernatural or not. This was the story is was most interested in, as it reflects how trauma truly doesn’t mess one up for decades of one’s life…actually the rest of one’s life. As someone who has been through it, it makes the brain process everything around intimacy differently. Of course it does need a happy resolution and can’t continue on the “these relationships are work for the rest of one’s life”, but I found it handled in a better way than most very toxic romance novels.


Good narration, but one can tell if a book is good if certain narrators will take on that project. Good narrators can turn down trash romance. Glad these are free. As just because books and recording s are old, doesn’t mean they are free. There are Woodiwiss books I read in 5th grade on here for over $20 still….from the 80s…granted romance novels were twice the length back then and at a higher reading level.

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FINALLY!!!!!

This is the best book of the series, and it is great that it is finally available on audio.

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Moving

I've read this book (the series) and I was skeptical with the narrator voice initialy, but just past the beginning Frangione's voice becomes very easy to listen to. Lover Awakened is a moving story of past, present and future love that will warm any heart.

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#ZsadistForver

This will always be my favorite book of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Getting to follow Zsadist's journey to happiness is everything. Jim did a great job narrating this one.

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My Favorite So Far!

By far the best and my favorite of the BDB books I have read so far! Loved it!

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Darker than book 1 & 2 but very excellent

If you could sum up Lover Awakened in three words, what would they be?

Another intense story waiting to draw you into their world

What about Jim Frangione’s performance did you like?

Jim Frangione's voice and performance is a good match for the depth of this story.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It was hard to unplug and return to my everyday life.

Any additional comments?

I am relieved there are so many books in this series!

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