#1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward's ferociously
inventive series continues as the most fearsome member of the Black
Dagger Brotherhood discovers just how tempting the night can be...
A former blood slave, Zsadist still bears the scars from a past filled
with suffering and humiliation. Renowned for his unquenchable fury and
sinister deeds, he is a savage feared by humans and vampires alike.
Anger is his only companion, and terror is his only passion--until he
rescues a beautiful female from the evil Lessening Society.
Bella is instantly entranced by the Brother's seething power. Except
even as their desire for each other begins to overtake them, Zsadist's
thirst for vengeance against her abductor drives him to the brink of
madness. Now Bella must help her lover not only overcome the wounds of
his tortured past, but find a future with her...