All's Fair in Love and Blood
Jennifer Peel
5.0
Lover Enshrined: The Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 6
by J. R. Ward
About this book
Phury is a man defined by his scars, both seen and unseen. As a warrior of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, he has long carried the weight of his lineage and the burden of his addictions. Now, thrust into the role of the Primale, he must fulfill a sacred duty to secure the future of his race. This high-stakes paranormal romance delves deep into the internal struggle of a hero who feels unworthy of the very salvation he is tasked to provide.
When Cormia, a naive and sheltered member of the Chosen, is chosen as his consort, the two are forced into an unlikely union. Their path is far from simple, marked by deep-seated insecurities and the heavy expectations of their kind. As they navigate their connection, the bond of the brotherhood provides a constant, gritty backdrop of loyalty and sacrifice. This found-family dynamic serves as the emotional bedrock of the story, proving that even the most damaged souls can find refuge among those who truly understand their battles.
J.R. Ward delivers a compulsively readable tale that balances intense, dark atmosphere with moments of sharp wit and profound vulnerability. For readers seeking a series where the stakes are life-or-death and the emotional payoff is earned through grit and grace, this installment is an essential journey into the heart of the vampire world.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B001O15JQE
Reader Reviews
June 16, 2008
I admit that I am still reading this book, but I feel I've read enough to be qualified to write my review. I gave this book 5 stars, and here's why: 1) J.R. Ward is such a witty, intelligent writer. She creates her own words and phrases that make me laugh. Such as \"limpicillin\" and \"cialis reversailis\" when John is agonizing over his little erectile problem - you know, the one where he can't seem to keep the mini-John down. And when she was describing Quinn's boots, she referred to them as...
June 4, 2008
LE, like its predecessors, is a big, thick, compulsively readable novel that has two primary goals: 1) delineate the hardship-ridden path the two central characters (in this case, Phury and Cormia) take on their road to a happily ever after and 2) build a foundation for future books. Phury and Cormia do get the lion's share of attention (their scenes together probably add up to the number of pages in a typical romance novel) and just about all the sub-stories (John Matthew/Xhex, Blay/Quinn,...
January 8, 2010
Book the sixth in Ward's immensely popular Black Dagger Brotherhood series. This book features Phury of the multi-colored hair as the main character along with his love interest Cormia, one of the Chosen pledged to serve the Scribe Virgin and now saddled with the role of being First Mate to Phury's Primale. As such, both are charged with producing children to preserve the noble bloodlines and repopulate the dwindling vampire race. During the course of the last three novels Phury has been on a...
November 14, 2024
I am going to start each review of J.R. Ward BDB series with this disclaimer: I read these books when they first came out, signed out of the library. I have recently purchased every one of them because I want the collection. I am SO happy I did. It’s been a decade since I read this series, so it feels new, mostly. I will try my best to NOT give anything away. The best advice I can offer – PLEASE follow and read these books in order. J.R. has a fabulous way of having most of her characters...
January 13, 2014
I think this book was actually my favorite in the series so far. There was just so much more depth to the story and so many changes happening! I was disgusted with Phury throughout most of the book, which I think was intentional on the author's part because that is the way people naturally feel about drug addicts in the depths of their addictions. As the reader, we needed to see Phury at his worst and we needed to see him hit rock bottom (being kicked out of the brotherhood, almost dying from a...
