Jessica Bird Ward Libri

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. Of these, Zsadist is the most terrifying member of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. A former blood slave, the vampire Zsadist still bears the scars from a past filled with suffering and humiliation. Renowned for his unquenchable fury and sinister deeds, he is a savage feared by humans and vampires alike. Anger is his only companion, and terror is his only passion—until he rescues a beautiful aristocrat from the evil Lessening Society. Bella is instantly entranced by the seething power Zsadist possesses. But even as their desire for one another begins to overtake them both, Zsadist’s thirst for vengeance against Bella’s tormentors drives him to the brink of madness. Now, Bella must help her lover overcome the wounds of his tortured past, and find a future with her…

"Rhage and Mary return in...[this] novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood... Nothing is as it used to be for the Black Dagger Brotherhood. After avoiding war with the Shadows, alliances have shifted and lines have been drawn. The slayers of the Lessening Society are stronger than ever, preying on human weakness to acquire more money, more weapons, more power. But as the Brotherhood readies for an all-out attack on them, one of their own fights a battle within himself..."--

The next must-read author for fans of Charlaine Harris' vampire fiction.

Butch O'Neal è un ex poliziotto della Omicidi di Caldwell e, per certi versi, anche un ex umano. Da quando la sua strada ha incrociato quella dei vampiri della Confraternita del Pugnale Nero, infatti, la sua vita è completamente cambiata: ha tagliato i ponti con la sua famiglia disastrata, si è stabilito nel quartier generale della confraternita e combatte al fianco dei guerrieri contro i lesser. Ma quando s'innamora di Marissa, bella e aristocratica vampira, Butch capisce che quel mondo non gli appartiene: non può combattere al fianco dei vampiri perché è troppo vulnerabile e non può amare una donna della loro stirpe poiché, come umano, invecchierebbe molto prima. Ma Butch non sa di essere un predestinato e, quando i lesser catturano imprimendogli il marchio del Male, scopre di possedere un dono: un potere sconosciuto che fa di lui un'arma micidiale contro i nemici giurati dei vampiri. L'ex poliziotto dovrà sottoporsi a molte terribili prove. Sarà un viaggio senza ritorno, che lo condurrà ai confini della morte e sempre più vicino alla meravigliosa creatura che gli ha rubato il cuore.

Payne, twin sister of the Black Dagger Brother Vishous, suffers a devastating injury, and brilliant human surgeon Manuel Manello is called in to save her. Their attraction is instant, and as powerful as it is dangerous. But as human and vampire worlds collide, a centuries- old score catches up with Payne and puts both her love and her life in jeopardy.