Very much my favorite of the first five Black Dagger Brotherhood books. The female lead starts strong and stays strong. The issue with the male lead's love/lust for his best friend was dealt with honestly and enjoyably. The believability of the romance is honestly a little bit thin as it is in all the "fated-by-chemistry" paranormals, but liking the characters & the sex they have makes it a lot more fun. Crack.

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, the cold heart of a cunning predator will be warmed against its will… Ruthless and brilliant, Vishous, son of the Bloodletter possesses a destructive curse and a frightening ability to see the future. As a pretrans growing up in his father's war camp, he was tormented and abused. 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 cannot include her... Here in book five, we have the brother Vishous and his story. I wasn't expecting some of this, but wasn't disappointed. I love the fact that they never leave us hanging without some insight to the other brothers from the previous books as well. Another scared brother with some shocking twists. I think this book was the most surprising to me so far and I couldn't wait to read more. You know it's great when you read one book right after another.

From what I understand, this book created a lot of controversy... I have read some reviews, and I've seen posts crying out for JR Ward to re-write this book. That Vishous was cheated out of a mate...they hate/or hate that Jane ended up like she did.I am not one of those people. I really loved this book. Yes, it is not the easy happily ever after that we are used to, but dang...it was still good.

Plus, I know that everything happens for a purpose with this series...there is a REASON that it ended the way it did. (I am really trying hard to spoil anything...lol)

I thought Vishous and Jane were a very compelling couple. Honestly, I really never cared for Vishous before. He was not my favorite Brother (I have a thing for Rhage, Wrath and Phury...oh hell I love them all)...and his obvious feelings for Butch in the previous novels didn't really give me the impression he was going to find a female mate that would be suitable for him.

Personally, after reading this book I found that Vishous is probably the most tortured, misunderstood brother to date. The things he endured and the scars he bares because the the cruelty that was unleashed on him was unbearable...no wonder he was so untrusting of others.
Jane was perfect for him. She is smart, sarcastic and sees Vishous as he is. I really loved them together, and once again the character development was well thought out. They both changed, they grew together and I loved how their relationship developed.
I love this book and this series :P ( )

Why do I do this to myself? Why do I read these books? I hate them! They are so ridiculous! The characters! The language! The ridiculousness! Nonetheless, this is book 5, and I have read them all. These books are crack. I love them. ( )

This was a great book. Very complex character. I gave it a 4 1/2 because I was a tinch disappointed by the ending. ( )

I absolutely adored this book even though I was crying through the last 20 pages or so! I've seen that a lot of people were upset how it ended but I thought it was still very bittersweet. And I like the Scribe Virgin a whole lot more now, I can't believe the pain that she's gone through and the sacrifices that she's made. I hope we get to learn more and more about her too. I'll be starting the next book soon, I really can't get enough of this series. It's really entertaining, heartbreaking, and epic all at the same time. ( )