Black Dagger Brotherhood

Series contains 23 primary works and has 29 total works. Current series reading order on below.

The Black Dagger Brotherhood is an ongoing series of paranormal romance books by author J. R. Ward. The series focuses on a society (the "Black Dagger Brotherhood") of vampire warriors who live together and defend their race against de-souled humans called lessers. The first book in the series was published in 2005.


Related series Black Dagger Legacy
Related series Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp
Related series The Lair of the Wolven

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Darius (Black Dagger Brotherhood #0.5)
★ 8.00 / 2
Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood #1)
★ 8.28 / 434
Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood #2)
★ 8.14 / 327
Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood #3)
★ 8.48 / 298
Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood #4)
★ 7.66 / 258
Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood #5)
★ 8.02 / 246
Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood #6)
★ 7.34 / 216
The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide (Black Dagger Brotherhood #6.5)
★ 6.94 / 66
Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood #7)
★ 7.90 / 195
Lover Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood #8)
★ 8.08 / 188
Lover Unleashed (Black Dagger Brotherhood #9)
★ 7.82 / 171
Lover Reborn (Black Dagger Brotherhood #10)
★ 7.76 / 165
Lover at Last (Black Dagger Brotherhood #11)
★ 8.32 / 140
The King (Black Dagger Brotherhood #12)
★ 8.04 / 93
The Shadows (Black Dagger Brotherhood #13)
★ 7.98 / 68
The Beast (Black Dagger Brotherhood #14)
★ 7.46 / 56
The Chosen (Black Dagger Brotherhood #15)
★ 7.10 / 11
Dearest Ivie (Black Dagger Brotherhood #15.5)
★ 7.34 / 3
The Thief (Black Dagger Brotherhood #16)
★ 7.16 / 6
Prisoner of Night (Black Dagger Brotherhood #16.5)
★ 6.26 / 4
The Savior (Black Dagger Brotherhood #17)
★ 7.42 / 7
Where Winter Finds You: A Caldwell Christmas (Black Dagger Brotherhood #17.5)
★ 6.50 / 4
The Sinner (Black Dagger Brotherhood #18)
★ 7.34 / 3
A Warm Heart in Winter (Black Dagger Brotherhood #18.5)
★ 8.00 / 2
Lover Unveiled (Black Dagger Brotherhood #19)
★ 8.00 / 2
Lover Arisen (Black Dagger Brotherhood #20)
★ 8.00 / 1
Lassiter (Black Dagger Brotherhood #21)
★ 9.00 / 3
The Beloved (Black Dagger Brotherhood #22)
⧗ 8.00 / 2
Black Dagger Brotherhood Book 23 (Black Dagger Brotherhood #23)Black Dagger Brotherhood Book 23

J. R. Ward
TBA (2024)
⧗ 8.00 / 1

Speculative Fiction Novels

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