Not as good as previous stories this is the story of Phyry and his coming to terms with being the chosen (or not) and the growth of his first mate. It's also the story of John, and his friends and a growth of power of the Lessers.

It's a bit of a mess of a book, several of the plotlines could have been abandoned and used in another book and it would have made this one tighter and flow better. I do get the why of a lot of the storylines and many of them are concurrent but still it didn't keep my attention as well as some others in this series.

Still quite readable though. ( )

J.R., you have kept me up many a night with this escapist delight of a series, BUT, 'Lover Enshrined' is collecting dust on my shelf, bookmark in the same place. Never grabbed me. No (ahem) bite....

In this "frighteningly addictive" paranormal romance saga, there's a war raging between vampires and their slayers. Here are the stories of a secret band of brothers like no other--six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. And now a dutiful twin must choose between two lives... Fiercely loyal to the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Phury has sacrificed himself for the good of the race, becoming the male responsible for keeping the Brotherhood's bloodlines alive. As Primale of the Chosen, he is obligated to father the sons and daughters who will ensure that the traditions of the race survive, and that there are warriors to fight those who want all vampires extinguished. As his first mate, the Chosen Cormia wants to win not only his body but his heart for herself. She is drawn to the noble responsibility behind the emotionally scarred male. But Phury has never allowed himself to know pleasure or joy. As the war with the Lessening Society grows grim, tragedy looms over the Brotherhood's mansion, and Phury must decide between duty and love...

Book six and the story of the brother Phury continued with the twists and turns. Phury is trying the patch up his life. But there is always going to be those bumps in the road. I was rooting for Phury more then the other brothers, with him you almost get the idea that he just might not make it. I like Phury, i mean he was the sweet celibate and yet he was just as tormented. Lover Enshrined was so unexpected.But in the other books it was leading up to this point. The way Phury was written it was almost painful to read. His journey and sacrifices in life are ridiculed.

In Lover Enshrined, we get to know the lil brothers(like John, Qhuinn, and Blay).Qhuinn’s perspective comes into play in this book and you really get a strong sense of his character from his past and his current situations. I really love reading about these three together, they are so dynamic. Ward is obviously building up their characters for their future books and taking some very interesting chances.

At times i did think there was too many storylines in so little cramped space.It was like Phury! Lesseners! Qhuinn!John! but it was fasted paced.I’m happy that we have many more books of the brotherhood to come.I'm ready looking forward to Rev's story. ( )

This was another awesome book in this series. I love how she ends things too, you get some closure but you're also left wanting for the next book. Again, I was left with tears in my eyes at the end when Zadist came out of the woods; it seems like this is a common theme with Ward's book - I can't seem to finish any of the BDB books without crying at least once. [b:Lover Avenged|5098079|Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #7)|J.R. Ward|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NL4IFYZTL._SL75_.jpg|5164827] comes out at the end of the month in Hardcover and I swore to myself I wouldn't buy it and that I could wait for the paperback in December, but I don't know about that now. I can't wait to see what happens with Lash, John Matthew, Tohr, Xhex, Lassiter, and everybody else for that matter. Plus now we've got Payne to deal with too, just what is she going to bring to the table? ( )

"Lover Enshrined",the sixth book in J.R. Ward's Black Dager Brotherhood series, is as amazing as the previous ones. I will agree with other reviewers who have said that stories have shifted into a more "urban fantasy" genre rather than straight Paranormal Romance. I totally embrace this 'shift' because I like 'urban fantasy' tremendously. That is not to say that Ward loses the romance factor. These books still have strong and addictive romantic storylines. In Lover Enshrined, the romantic tale finds Phury mated to the Chosen Cormia. Cormia is innocence and purity while Phury is a troubled drug addict with a hero complex. He wants to save everyone else, yet totally neglects to care for himself. I've always liked Z's twin and some of this book was hard to get through because of this. We see him as an addict, hurting himself and those around him. He is in danger of losing everyone he cares about. Cormia's scenes are delightful as we watch her interact and discover everything life on this side has to offer. These two are obviously meant to be together and its slightly annoying how long it takes Phury to get his head out of his butt and come around. The other storylines are stellar as always. The John, Qhuinn, Blay storyline took over quickly as my favorite of the interwoven story arcs. Things unfold in Lover Enshrined that will change their lives forever. There is an awesome scene between Wrath, John, and Qhuinn that had me emotional as well as a scene late in the book that had me breathless and teary. Rhevenge's story is coming together as well. We see more about him and his other nature. It made me very eager to see him soon as the star in the next book. The Lessers are back in a big way- bombing and killing all over the place. The Omega has a secret weapon in his reserves that will amaze you! This book as a whole was absolutely pivotal. We will be feeling the effects of the events in this book for books and books to come. I like the direction Ward is taking this series and I am most definetely in for the long haul! ( )