"After suffering mortal injury in battle"

See Becca...I didn't make that up!

I have not pre-ordered. For some reason, as much as I love Rhage, this one doesn't have me chomping at the bit.

I've got it pre-ordered, but unless she really REALLY delivers this time this will be my last release day purchase of a Ward book. The last few have just been too disappointing.

And yes, the "mortal injury" line is bugging the carp out of me. If the injury was mortal, HE DIDN'T SURVIVE to reassess anything. ARGH!

That didn't hit me until you said it, I was too busy wondering where she was going with all this nonsense. Now it bugs the carp out of me.

Maybe the mortal injury is not his but he is suffering from the loss of a brother?

I want to know why she is going back through and re-telling stories about the original Brothers. Why isn't she following up on any of the side stories she so painstakingly set up over the series - like Murhder (or however she spelled that), or Assail, or even any of the BOBs?

That's ^^^ what I want to know. I want Assail's book. I was really into that story with Sola! And she just dropped it.

I want Murhder's story! I love the idea of his grumpy, crazy self 'haunting' that old Carolina mansion.

<<<Haven't read a BDB book in so long I don't know what I've read and what I've missed.

I did finish Shadows but I just don't see myself going forward with this. I think I will miss the players but not the downward spiral of their stories. I only like happy endings. Anything else depresses me. Feel free to now make fun of me. Everyone else does.

Anybody else finish The Beast yet?

No, but your opinion is......

I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll just say that I liked this one better than the last few.

Dang it...I was going to try and hold out until the paperback...

UGH. I guess I need to go buy it now.

I still don't think it's as strong as the early books, but it's a HUGE improvement over the last two - possibly the last four. IMHO, they've been on a downhill slide since Lover Unleashed.

So, I just read Blood Kiss and enjoyed it. Parts of it were so funny I had to go back and re-read them. The swimming pool scene with Lassiter is hilarious!


I still have to read The Beast and then it's on to The Chosen.

I don't remember where I left off with BDB

I'm behind, I know that much.

I finished The Chosen yesterday. It was better than the last few, I think I read the entire thing in less than 48 hours, but she had A LOT going on. That's not unusual for her, but I almost felt like it was too much. I am interested in the new enemy and think he will be a good one, better than Lessers.

I finished The Chosen this weekend, too. Like Jen said - a LOT going on, but overall better than the last few books. I tend to get a little annoyed at the way she leaves the interesting sideplots hanging, sometimes.

Agreed and so far hasn't come back to many of them. She did bring up Assail a teeny bit but it's been a while since we've heard anything about Murhder.

I was a little disappointed regarding Assail.

I wondered why she even brought it up...unless he's going to make an appearance in the next book. Which, do we have a title/topic yet? Doesn't she usually announce them on the current book tour?

Found this online:

Black Dagger Brotherhood creator J.R. Ward has announced the title of the next installment of the popular paranormal series—The Thief—and also revealed the identity of the 2018 book's main couple—Sola (aka Marisol) and Assail!

Thanks for the search and info, I'd say that counts as "making an appearance" in the next book.