Best Vampire Romance: Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward

Title: Lover Unleashed
Author: J.R. Ward
Release: November 2011
Pages: 576
Genre: Vampire Romance

Payne is a warrior, the same as her twin brother Vishous and she is proud of this fact. She has never fit into the role that was destined for her, the role of tradition that Chosen females are expected to cling to in the dark vampire world she is a part of. She knows that who and what she is will brand her as an outsider, a maverick to the Black Dagger Brotherhood, but she feels that she must be true to herself above all else. But it leaves her with nowhere to turn, for she belongs neither to the Far Side, nor does she hold a place of honor in the front lines of the war, no matter how much she may wish otherwise.

All of this would not be so important if she had not been injured, to the point of many fearing she would go through the rest of her life, which for a vampire is a long one, paralyzed. But a human doctor is brought who many believe may be the only one who can save her. Dr. Manuel Manello is a man who only deals with what he knows and understands; the real world as he sees it. And although that world has never included vampires before, he would have told you they don’t exist; he must now face the fact that they are part of his life. And in fact, Payne is more than just a patient, as the warrior-vampire seduces him and soon leads him into a life of deadly battles and more. For no sooner do they come to the realization that this is more than just a simple case of lust, much more, then an ancient enemy appears that could be the death of both of them.

With Lover Unleashed the amazing and award-winning J.R. Ward once again takes us to a journey in her land of vampire warriors, battles that run eternal and in this case a romance that may well last for centuries. I always find her forays into the Black Dagger Brotherhood to be rides of adventure that leave anyone with a taste for paranormal risk-takers hungrily devouring each page and finding that this is one writer whose prose will satisfy every romantic, adventurous itch you may possess.