It's implied that he was a mean drunk and not a great father to any of his children, but that he singled Butch out for beatings and especially bad treatment because he knew that Butch was the result of his mother's infidelity.

Butch's father was physically and emotionally abusive.

Her mother also raises a hand to hit her when she sasses back in the car, and has their cook throw out her birthday cake as punishment.

Jane's parents were cold and emotionally unavailable, particularly after the death of her younger sister, Hannah.

The Bloodletter, who abused Vishous in almost every imaginable way, and the Scribe Virgin, who refused to intervene to protect her son, and kept her daughter, Payne locked in stasis because she didn't know what to do with her.

Phury and Zsadist's parents were neglectful and emotionally abusive to Phury after Zsadist was kidnapped.

Claimed (Between Lover Unveiled and The Wolf).

The Viper (after The Wolf Kane and Nadya)Īnd a series set in the same world, called the Lair of the Wolven books.

The Wolf (After Claimed Lucan and Rio).

The Jackal (Between The Sinner and A Warm Heart in Winter the Jackal and Nyx).

Ward has also added a spinoff series about a prison camp run by the Vampire aristocracy called 'The Black Dagger Brotherhood Prison Camp'' books.

Blood Truth (Between The Savior and Where Winter Finds You Boone and Helania).

Blood Fury (Between The Chosen and Dearest Ivie Novo and Peyton Saxton and Ruhn).

Blood Vow (Between The Beast and The Chosen Elise and Axe Rhage, Mary, and Bitty).

Blood Kiss (Between The Shadows and The Beast Paradise and Craeg Butch and Marissa).

These books occur alongside the main series, revisit some of the old couples in a Where Are They Now fashion while introducing a whole new cast. Ward has been writing a spinoff series about the newly recruited soldiers of the Vampire Race called The Black Dagger Legacy books. While The Black Dagger Brotherhood line of books is continuing, J.R.

Lassiter ( Lassiter and 'a mysterious female').

A Warm Heart in Winter (Blay and Qhuinn again).

Where Winter Finds You ( Trez and Therese).

The Shadows (Trez and Selena iAm and maichen).

Each book focuses on a different brother as he battles the de-souled human vampire hunters called lessers, and his inconvenient growing attraction to a beautiful woman. Ward which follow the lives of the titular Brotherhood: the vampire race's most powerful warriors and protectors.

A series of paranormal romance novels written by J.R.

Bella and zsadist