J.R. Ward Books In Order

An Irresistible Bachelor

He was a confirmed bachelor and a gorgeous work of art.

For struggling art conservationist Callie Burke, the chance to restore a world famous painting is the opportunity of a lifetime one that no one in her right mind would turn down. Call her crazy, but Callie has serious reservations about working with the painting’s owner. Warm and sexy, Jack Walker makes no attempt to hide the strong attraction he feels for Callie even as she tries to keep their relationship professional. Now, cocooned in his studio in Boston, she will either have to learn to ignore the man and concentrate on the masterpiece, or give in to the kind of passion that can never be captured on canvas.

Jack Walker is a practical man who runs his life, his empire, and his fortune effortlessly. Yet from the moment he met Callie Burke, he wanted her with all the intensity of a first crush. As he gets to know her, the desire blossoms into something more and Jack finds that for the first time in his life he is leading with his heart instead of his head…
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An Unforgettable Lady

She thought she had everything she ever wanted
until she met the only man she d ever need…
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Forced into the spotlight by her fabulous wealth, heiress Grace Hall isn t always prepared for the consequences of her standing. When a string of attacks against the city’s most prominent women leaves Grace vulnerable, the refined beauty reluctantly hires a bodyguard. Now she finds herself subject to the ironclad will of her new protector. In spite of her frustration, Grace is drawn to John Smith in ways she can t explain. For beneath his tough exterior and dark past, there s an inner core that is tantalizingly seductive.

John knows that when you re a professional bodyguard, it needs to be all business. But such conduct makes for a solitary life with few ties and too many good byes. Grace was supposed to be just another assignment on a long list. Yet there s something about her that gets under his skin. With each passing day, the attraction grows more intense until John is faced with a decision he never thought he d have to make. Can he give up the only life he s ever known to be with the only woman he s ever loved?

Beauty and the Black Sheep

THE FORCE OF THOSE EYES HIT FRANKIE MOOREHOUSE LIKE A GUST OF WINDBut she quickly reminded herself that she had dinner to get ready, the staff of White Caps B&B such as it was to motivate. She didn’t have the luxury of staring into a stranger’s face. Although, jeez, what a face it was. And wasn’t it just her luck that the owner of that face, Nate Walker with his rebel attitude and distaste for authority was the chef her restaurant desperately needed, and he was staying for the summer…
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it was a bit too tempting to let this breath of fresh air sweep her off her feet. Because all work and no play had been Frankie’s motto for much too long!

The Player

Getting tangled up in fantasies about some man Joy saw maybe five or six times a year was ridiculous. And it wasn’t like Gray ever encouraged her. He remembered her name. But that was as far as it ever got. Well, except in her dreams. In real life, however, the attraction was totally one sided. Or so she thought. Joy couldn’t believe it when her daydreams about Grayson Bennett, political consultant and heartthrob extraordinaire, seemed poised to become reality. When he noticed her really noticed her. When he gazed at her with the same desire he’d inspired in her for years. But was sweet, small town Joy a match for arrogant, big city Gray, ruthless about all things except opening his heart?

A Man in a Million

‘HAVE YOU MET MADELINE MAGUIRE?’ SURE HAVE, SPIKE THOUGHT. I SAW HER LAST NIGHT IN MY DREAMS. As far as bad boy Spike Moriarty was concerned, Madeline Maguire defined female perfection. When they’d met, she’d walked up as if she wasn’t the most gorgeous thing on the planet and asked to see his tattoos. He a tough guy who’d make grown men run had just about passed out. But their connection was definitely one way…
it had to be. Because he could never be the man in a million she was looking for, not with the things he’d done and seen. So for as long as she’d let him, he’d give her whatever she wanted. He’d worry about her walking away when it happened.

The Rebel

THE FORCE OF THOSE EYES HIT FRANKIE MOOREHOUSE LIKE A GUST OF WINDBut she quickly reminded herself that she had dinner to get ready, the staff of White Caps B&B such as it was to motivate. She didn’t have the luxury of staring into a stranger’s face. Although, jeez, what a face it was. And wasn’t it just her luck that the owner of that face, Nate Walker with his rebel attitude and distaste for authority was the chef her restaurant desperately needed, and he was staying for the summer…
. And…
it was a bit too tempting to let this breath of fresh air sweep her off her feet. Because all work and no play had been Frankie’s motto for much too long!

The Billionaire Next Door

Take no prisoners deal maker Sean O Banyon ate Wall Street financiers for lunch. So why was he losing sleep over a fresh scrubbed nurse in old jeans and a too big T shirt? Maybe it was those warm green eyes. Or the way she blushed when he got personal. There was no denying the serious chemistry between them. But sooner or later Lizzie would learn his deep, dark secrets: First, he had trust issues. And second he d rather not go into the whole family thing. He didn t do relationships but amazingly, Lizzie made him want one anyway.

Covet

Redemption isn’t a word Jim Heron knows much about his specialty is revenge, and to him, sin is all relative. But everything changes when he becomes a fallen angel and is charge with saving the souls of seven people from the seven deadly sins. And failure is not an option. Vin DiPietro long ago sold his soul to his business, and he’s good with that until fate intervenes in the form of a tough talking, Harley riding, self professed savior. But then he meets a woman who will make him question his destiny, his sanity, and his heart and he has to work with a fallen angel to win her over and redeem his own soul.

Crave

Seven deadly sins. Seven souls that must be saved. One more no holds barred battle between a fallen angel with a hardened heart and a demon with everything to lose. Isaac Rothe is a black ops soldier with a dark past and a grim future. The target of an assassin, he finds himself behind bars, his fate in the hands of his gorgeous public defender Grier Childe. His hot attraction to her can only lead to trouble and that’s before Jim Heron tells him his soul is in danger. Caught up in a wicked game with the demon who shadows Jim, Isaac must decide whether the soldier in him can believe that true love is the ultimate weapon against evil.

Envy

Envy As the son of a serial killer, homicide detective Thomas Veck DelVecchio, Jr., grew up in the shadow of evil. Now, on the knife edge between civic duty and blind retribution, he atones for the sins of his father while fighting his inner demons. Assigned to monitor Veck is Internal Affairs officer Sophia Reilly, whose interest in him is both professional and arousingly personal. And Veck and Sophia have another link: Jim Heron, a mysterious stranger with too many answers…
to questions that are deadly. When Veck and Sophia are drawn into the ultimate battle between good and evil, their fallen angel savior is the only thing that stands between them and eternal damnation.

Dark Lover

In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood. The only purebred vampire left on earth, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But, when one of his most trusted fighters is killed leaving his half breed daughter unaware of his existence or her fate Wrath must usher her into the world of the undead a world of sensuality beyond her wildest dreams.

Lover Eternal

In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. And there exists a secret band of brothers like no other six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Possessed by a deadly beast, Rhage is the most dangerous of the Black Dagger Brotherhood…
Within the brotherhood, Rhage is the vampire with the strongest appetites. He’s the best fighter, the quickest to act on his impulses, and the most voracious lover for inside him burns a ferocious curse cast by the Scribe Virgin. Possessed by this dark side, Rhage fears the times when his inner dragon is unleashed, making him a danger to everyone around him. Mary Luce, a survivor of many hardships, is unwittingly thrown into the vampire world and reliant on Rhage’s protection. With a life threatening curse of her own, Mary is not looking for love. Her faith in miracles was lost years ago. But when Rhage’s intense animal attraction turns into something more emotional, he knows that he must make Mary his alone. And while their enemies close in, Mary fights desperately to gain life eternal with the one she loves.

Lover Awakened

Even within the vampire brotherhood, Zsad*ist is feared. Still bearing the scars from a tortured past, he is renowned for his unquenchable fury. Anger is his only companion, and terror is his only passion until he rescues a beautiful female from the evil Lessening Society.

Lover Revealed

In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. And there exists a secret band of brothers like no other six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Now, an ally of the Black Dagger Brotherhood will face the challenge of his life and the evil of the ages. Butch O’Neal is a fighter by nature. A hard living, ex homicide cop, he’s the only human ever to be allowed in the inner circle of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. And he wants to go even deeper into the vampire world to engage in the turf war with the lessers. He’s got nothing to lose. His heart belongs to a female vampire, an aristocratic beauty who’s way out of his league. If he can’t have her, then at least he can fight side by side with the Brothers…
Fate curses him with the very thing he wants. When Butch sacrifices himself to save a civilian vampire from the slayers, he falls prey to the darkest force in the war. Left for dead, found by a miracle, the Brotherhood calls on Marissa to bring him back, though even her love may not be enough to save him…

Lover Unbound

The ruthless and brilliant brother Vishous possesses a destructive curse and a frightening ability to see the future. As a member of the Brotherhood, he has no interest in love or emotion, only the battle with the Lessening Society. But when a mortal injury puts him in the care of a human surgeon, Dr. Jane Whitcomb compels him to reveal his inner pain and taste true pleasure for the first time until a destiny he didn’t choose takes him into a future that does not include her…

Lover Enshrined

As Primale of the Chosen, the fiercely loyal Phury has sacrificed himself for the good of his race. But his first mate, the Chosen Cormia, wants not only his body but his heart for herself. As tragedy looms over the Brotherhood’s mansion, Phury must decide between duty and love

Lover Avenged

Rehvenge, as a half breed symphath, is used to living in the shadows and hiding his true identity. As a club owner and a dealer on the black market, he’s also used to handling the roughest nightwalkers around including the members of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. He’s kept his distance from the Brotherhood as his dark secret could make things complicated on both sides but now, as head of the vampire aristocracy, he’s an ally that Wrath, the Blind King, desperately needs. Rehv’s secret is about to get out, though, which will land him in the hands of his deadly enemies and test the mettle of his female, turning her from a civilian into a vigilante…

Lover Mine

In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. And there exists a secret band of brothers like no other vampire warriors, defenders of their race…
John Matthew has been through his vampire transition and taken to the life of the Brotherhood with a vengeance, but he still can’t shake the nightmare of his past and is unsure of his future as a warrior hero. He’s made a promise to honour the Brotherhood and their fight with the slayers at all costs, until the love of his life is kidnapped and he is forced to make a choice that could change his life and the Brotherhood’s forever…

Lover Unleashed

1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward’s thrilling new novel in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Payne, twin sister of Vishous, is cut from the same dark, seductive cloth as her brother. Imprisoned for eons by their mother, the Scribe Virgin, she finally frees herself only to face a devastating injury. Manuel Manello, M.D., is drafted by the Brotherhood to save her as only he can but when the human surgeon and the vampire warrior meet, their two worlds collide in the face of their undeniable passion. With so much working against them, can love prove stronger than the birthright and the biology that separates them?

Leaping Hearts

Her dreams are within reach All she has to do is learn to hold on…
A beautiful young woman with a defiant spirit, A. J. Sutherland spends a small fortune on a horse with a wild reputation, and is forced to sacrifice her position at her family’s stables to keep him. She plans to ride the magnificent stallion in the biggest event of the show jumping season and she knows she can win. But without the backing of Sutherland Stables, A. J. must rely on a stranger to help her: a man who makes her heart pound, her head spin…
and who just happens to be a legend in equestrian circles. When Devlin McCloud s career was cut short by a tragic accident, he never expected to get back in the ring. But when A. J. asks him to be her trainer, he finds he cannot resist the chance or his stunning new employer. And what begins as a business arrangement soon becomes something deeper, as Devlin and A. J. learn that even in a sport full of hazards, sometimes the most dangerous thing to risk is one s heart…
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Heart of Gold

She has a chance to find something more precious than gold, if she’s brave enough to trust her heart…
. Her intense passion for unlocking the secrets of the past is what made Carter Wessex an archeologist. Now she s been given a chance to dig on Farrell Mountain where a doomed party of minutemen lost their lives as well as the gold they were carrying during the Revolutionary War. Carter refuses to let the mountain s owner, Nick Farrell, rattle her, even though she s all too aware of his sexy yet sardonic presence. Her work on the mountain could be the most significant find of her career…
if she can pull herself away from the smoldering attraction that is undeniably growing between them. Beneath the steely fa ade Nick Farrell wears like a well cut suit, he is a man of hidden tenderness. From his first meeting with Carter, there s an immediate flare hotter than he has ever experienced before. But no one is more surprised than Nick when his desire for her deepens into something enduring. Now Nick must find a way to convince Carter that the real treasure to be found on Farrell Mountain is a true and lasting love…
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