J. R. Ward

J. R. Ward

A pseudonym used by US romance author Jessica Bird.

J.R. Ward is the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series of vampire books. She is a winner of the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA award for Best Paranormal Romance and is a multiple RITA nominee. A graduate of Smith College, she was a double major in History and Art History with a medieval concentration in both and she still longs at times for a return to those days sitting in dark lecture halls, looking at slides of old triptychs and reliquaries. Prior to becoming a full time writer, she was a corporate attorney, serving for many years as the Chief of Staff of one of Harvard Medical Schools premier teaching sites. Her idea of absolute heaven is a day filled with nothing but her computer, her dog and her coffee pot and the Brothers, of course.

Updated 07/30/2024
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Books by J. R. Ward
  ★ 8.28 / 431
  ★ 8.14 / 325
  ★ 8.48 / 298
  ★ 7.68 / 259
  ★ 8.02 / 246
  ★ 7.34 / 216
  ★ 6.94 / 66
  ★ 7.90 / 195
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  ★ 8.06 / 186
  ★ 7.42 / 108
  ★ 7.82 / 171
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  ★ 8.32 / 140
  ★ 7.84 / 52
  ★ 8.04 / 93
  ★ 7.42 / 39
  ★ 7.98 / 68
  ★ 8.12 / 54
  ★ 7.38 / 57
  ★ 7.26 / 8
  ★ 7.34 / 12
  ★ 7.00 / 8
  ★ 7.34 / 3
  ★ 7.14 / 7
  ★ 6.26 / 4
  ★ 7.50 / 8
  ★ 7.00 / 4
  ★ 7.00 / 6
  ★ 7.34 / 3
  ★ 8.00 / 2
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  ★ 8.66 / 3
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  ★ 8.34 / 3
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  ⧗ 9.00 / 2
  ⧗ 9.26 / 4
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Series by J. R. Ward

Black Dagger Brotherhood (28 books)
The Fallen Angels (6 books)

Speculative Fiction Books

(Black Dagger Legacy #5 / 5)
2025 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance | Release date TBA
(Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp #4 / 4)
2025 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance | Release date TBA
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #23 / 23)
2025 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance | Release date September 9, 2025
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #22 / 23)
2024 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(The Lair of the Wolven #3 / 3)
2024 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #21 / 23)
2023 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(The Lair of the Wolven #2 / 3)
2023 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp #3 / 4)
2022 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #0.5 / 23)
2022 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #20 / 23)
2022 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp #2 / 4)
2021 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(The Lair of the Wolven #1 / 3)
2021 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #19 / 23)
2021 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #18.5 / 23)
2020 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp #1 / 4)
2020 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #18 / 23)
2020 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #17.5 / 23)
2019 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Legacy #4 / 5)
2019 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #17 / 23)
2019 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #16.5 / 23)
2019 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #16 / 23)
2018 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #15.5 / 23)
2018 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Legacy #3 / 5)
2018 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #15 / 23)
2017 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Legacy #2 / 5)
2016 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #14 / 23)
2016 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Legacy #1 / 5)
2015 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #13 / 23)
2015 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(The Fallen Angels #6 / 6)
2014 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #12 / 23)
2014 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(The Fallen Angels #5 / 6)
2013 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #11 / 23)
2013 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(The Fallen Angels #4 / 6)
2012 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #10 / 23)
2012 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(The Fallen Angels #3 / 6)
2011 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #9 / 23)
2011 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(The Fallen Angels #2 / 6)
2010 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #8 / 23)
2010 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(The Fallen Angels #1 / 6)
2009 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #7 / 23)
2009 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #6.5 / 23)
2008 | fantasy, non-fiction
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #6 / 23)
2008 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #5 / 23)
2007 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #4 / 23)
2007 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #3 / 23)
2006 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #2 / 23)
2006 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance
(Black Dagger Brotherhood #1 / 23)
2005 | fantasy, romance, paranormal romance

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