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Blood Kiss: Black Dagger Legacy
by J.R. Ward
About this book
The legacy of the Black Dagger Brotherhood continues in this gripping spin-off series from 1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward.
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, a.k.a. 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.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B0145QBT9A
Reader Reviews
November 8, 2016
FINAL DECISION: Loved this one. The combination of the new adult/next generation type story with Paradise and Craeg and a revisit with Butch and Marissa both gave the story continuity with the Black Dagger Brotherhood and the freshness of a new series not dependent upon the overarching storyline of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. THE STORY: Paradise, the only daughter of the vampire king's First Advisor, should be living a cloistered aristocratic life, but she wants something more. She has...
December 7, 2015
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...
December 2, 2015
My Summary Blood Kiss is the first book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series spin off, Black Dagger Legacy. The story takes place a few years after the Lesser raids and focuses on two couples. Paradise is the blooded daughter of the adviser to Wrath, the King. She is one of the few founding family true bloods left. She seeks her independance and way in life by applying to the Black Dagger Brotherhood training program. Craeg is the son of a floor layer and applies to the training program to...
April 5, 2018
BLOOD KISS is book one in the Black Dagger Legacy, a spin-off from the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. I'd recommend reading the original BDB series though, not only is it phenomenal but there's so many characters from that series in this new spin-off, it'll just make a lot more sense! Paradise is the daughter of Abalone, the vampire King's first advisor and an aristocrat. She applies to become a fighter for the BDB, something that's highly frowned upon for a female of worth. There, she meets...
March 13, 2020
4.5 stars! Blood Kiss was a seriously awesome way to kick off a new series in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world. The first book in the Black Dagger Legacy series was an exciting read with new, fantastic characters and I absolutely loved it! Paradise and Craeg were wonderful. She was so sweet and naive in the beginning but I loved seeing her grow and really fight for what she wanted and become this force to be reckoned with. Craeg was fantastic, so strong and determined, I really liked his...
