Blood Kiss: Black Dagger Legacy

Yes!!! So excited for the new generation of the Brotherhood! I’ve been dying to hear Paradise’s story and it did NOT disappoint 😍

Blood Kiss: Black Dagger Legacy, Book 1 Written by: J. R. Ward Narrated by: Jim Frangione The legacy of the Black Dagger Brotherhood continues in a spin-off series from the number-one New York Times best-selling author.... Paradise, blooded daughter of the king's first advisor, is ready to break free from the restrictive life of an aristocratic female. Her strategy? Join the Black Dagger Brotherhood's training center program and learn to fight for herself, think for herself...be herself. It's a good plan until everything goes wrong. The schooling is unfathomably difficult, the other recruits feel more like enemies than allies, and it's very clear that the brother in charge, Butch O'Neal, aka the Dhestroyer, is having serious problems in his own life. And that's before she falls in love with a fellow classmate. Craeg, a common civilian, is nothing her father would ever want for her but everything she could ask for in a male. As an act of violence threatens to tear apart the entire program and the erotic pull between them grows irresistible, Paradise is tested in ways she never anticipated - and left wondering whether she's strong enough to claim her own power...on the field and off. Since I last saw J R Ward, at the King’s signing I’ve been on pins & needles for this book. The BDB has been one of my loves and I’ve been disheartened by how others have reacted to her writing since Payne’s story was released. In truth, I haven’t seen a shift in her writing, I believe she is writing what she sees in her mind; her sales have climbed not plummeted, so I don’t think she is wrong. The release of the Shadows brought to the forefront what many, including myself frown upon, the death of a character. Again in truth if this was not a novel but real life, there would not be a happy ending for each couple. I still have my reservations because I read to relief my daily stress and remove myself from reality. So there was much debate among fans as to ever picking up another one of her releases, including the Bourbon Kings, which shocked the paranormal fans, because it wasn’t paranormal. I love the way the Warden writes and expresses her characters, I also was a big fan of Dynasty and Dallas, and so the Bourbon Kings was great for me. But this release, Blood Kiss, is giving the very insatiable BDB fan in me what I need...a hit...a drag of my drug. The Warden did not disappoint, it also helped that I’m a Butch girl! Yeah, my boy was front and center in this story. Butch has come into his own as a vampire and a member of the Brotherhood; Marissa is finding her feet with the changes in hers. I love to see how their relationship has grown, the normalcy of it, if you can call vampires normal. The sex is hot! We get to see most of our boys making life at the mansion common place. Magic Mike movie night included! Latex, a sex club and solving a murder included! So, I went on and on about my boy Butch and his Mrs., but this story is actually about starting the next generation of the Brotherhood. Craeg and Paradise are our young modern couple. They are much younger than the founding members of the Brotherhood bring the values of the 20 set into focus. They also bring with them the prejudice of their upbringing and results of the raids. Paradise is a well bred Glymera girl with beauty grace and intelligence; Craeg is very blue collar, remind you of a certain couple? They have many relationship issues to work out but despite the issues the sex is hot! Paradise is attempting to overcome the gilded cage she’s been placed in by the society she lives in, thank the Scribed Virgin for her dad; while Craeg is suffering the pain of having lost his family not just due from the raids but the Glymera’s betrayal of the common vampire. I love this couple. Paradise is determined and spunky, waiting to claim life. Craeg is no slacker; he takes the program by the horns blasting everything that challenges him. He is a diamond in the rough learning to shine. The end of this story isn’t exactly HEA, it’s more of a “to be continued”. J. R. Ward gives us young blood that needs to be developed in an ongoing series in the mist of the Brotherhoods Training Center. She promises us more glimpses into the day to day in the Training Center as well as the Mansion. As always, I look forward to her stories. Did I mention the sex is hot! The Beast is next, Rhage & Mary revisited releases in March 2016. The Oracle (Maria Mercedes) All synopsis are published by the publishers via Amazon, Goodreads or Barnes & Noble. The Oracle Reviews: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=123753774330889&id=100001193049256#!/TheOracleReviews http://theoraclereviews.com/ Reviews can be viewed on The Oracle Reviews, Good Reads & Amazon. The Oracle Reviews purchases some titles, while others are provided via Netgalley, or the authors themselves. All opinions and reviews are our own, honest & from the heart.

Blood Kiss: Black Dagger Legacy  To begin, you must know I am a Black Dagger Brotherhood fan from waaay back..True. I reread the whole series every year from Dark Lover to the newest book (The Shadows) before I pick up the newest installation (which will be "The Beast, April 5, 2016). I cannot get enough of the lovable Warriors and their Shellans, spend an incredible amount of my time in Caldwell, New York, and fall in love with a new brother every year. J.R. Ward has created a paranormal world filled with action packed battle scenes, touching coming of age tales, passionate and HOT love stories, and heartfelt family and friend dramas all rolled into every book of her series. Each book is like entering the daily lives of these incredible friends, you laugh, cry, hurt and love right along with them as if they were not just characters in a book. With that said if you do not understand what I just said in the sentences above, I highly recommend you stop this review and order Dark Lover by J.R. Ward. It will change your life.If you do understand the sentences above I cannot understand why you would continue reading something as mundane as my review when you could be reading Blood Kiss right now. It is a masterpiece of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series with all our old friends and the continuing saga of some new friends we have recently met. And I would have to say my favorite book so far. (Sorry Zsadist, it is better than your book don't growl, John Matthew, although I love you, it beats you and Xhex hands down, and Hollywood, don't even start with me.) Ok, enough playing read the review.In Blood Kiss, J.R. Ward has flawlessly blended the continuing lives of our favorites, with the new stories of the next generation of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Readers who are familiar with J.R. Ward's work will be wrapped in the arms and lives of the her beloved characters. You will get taste of Wrath, Tohrment, Vishous, Rhage, Zsadist, and Phurry, although the flavor of this book tends to be that of Butch O'Neal and his beloved Shellan, Marissa. As Butch sets out to test the strength of the newest warrior candidates, Marissa and he hit an impasse in their personal relationship. The couple's personal problems are aggravated by a death at Safe Place and Vishous inadvertently revealing Butch's past relationship with Xhex.Meanwhile, The training center has reopened but this time against tradition anyone can apply, Many young aristocrats and commoners, male and female alike contend for a coveted spot to train as a warrior to defend their race. Among them are our new friends Paradise, blooded daughter of the king's Chief Cleric Abalone, and her equally aristocratic best friend?, Peyton and many new friends. Can the Black Dagger Brotherhood tear down interpersonal and class barriers, change the world for the next generation, and continue their Legacy?As stated before I found this story to be a flawless blend of The Black Dagger Brotherhood and the Next Generation. I love the new kids on the block and cannot wait to see what they do next. And while I enjoy everything in the BDB world and must have the adventure of the warriors along with the romance, I will be honest that I sometimes skip parts of the Lessers story to get to the good stuff. This book had a lot less of the Lessers (almost eliminating that mundane details of the war) while adding the adventure of the training center and internal mystery of the race. I loved this part of the story. I simply cannot recommend the book enough and cannot wait for the next story.

I thought the legacy books were separate, side stories if you will. However this book is not only a fantastic read as good as any of the OG BDB books, but flows with the continuing stories. A must read for any BDB fan.

Al ser una saga intermedia de la hermandad pensé que sería aburrido y muy al contrario, que hermosa historia! Quiero leerlas todas. Además volver a revivir el romance de Butch y Marissa es un plus que no tiene precio. Completamente encantada con la saga

Este spin-off da Irmandade só veio trazer ainda mais alegria para as nossas vidas. Nós, leitores, só tivemos muito a ganhar com a reabertura do Centro de Treinamento e os aprovados nos testes ... maravilhosa esta primeira estória!

Such a pleasure to be back in the brotherhood mansion. I loved loved loved this new bdb book and can't wait for the beast in march and book 2 of this spin off. Amazing.

Como sempre, mais um livro fantástico! Essa autora acerta sempre. Eu amo a série oficial e já estou viciando na Legacy.

Continuacion de la saga de La hermandad de la Daga Negra. Muy recomendable si te gusta la novela de vampiros