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'''J.R. Ward''' is a New York Times and USA Today Best Selling author of erotic paranormal romance. She lives in the south with her incredibly supportive husband and her beloved golden retriever. After graduating from law school, she began working in healthcare in Boston and spent many years as Chief of Staff of one of the premier academic medical centers in the nation. Writing has always been her passion and her idea of heaven is a whole day of nothing but her computer, her dog and her coffee pot.
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Under her maiden name, [[Jessica Bird]], she writes contemporary romance novels
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== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
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* [http://www.jrward.com/ J.R. Ward]
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* Official Website [http://www.jrward.com/]
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==See Also==
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* [[Jessica Bird]]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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'''The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series'''
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* ''[[The Angels' Share|Angels' Share, The]]'' - 2016
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* [[Dark Lover|''Dark Lover'']] - 2005 ([[Signet]])
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* ''[[The Beast|Beast, The]]'' - 2016
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* [[Lover Eternal|''Lover Eternal'']] - 2006 ([[Signet]])
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* ''[[Blood Fury]]'' - 2018
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* [[Lover Awakened|''Lover Awakened'']] - 2006 ([[Signet]])
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* ''[[Blood Kiss]]'' - 2015
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* [[Lover Revealed|''Lover Revealed'']] - 2007 ([[Signet]])
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* ''[[Blood Truth]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Blood Vow]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[The Bourbon Kings|Bourbon Kings, The]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[The Chosen|Chosen, The]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Claimed]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Consumed]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Covet]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Crave]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Darius]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Dark Lover]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Dearest Ivie]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Devil's Cut]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Envy]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Forever]]'' - 2023
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* ''[[Immortal]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[An Insider's Guide: Father Mine|Insider's Guide: Father Mine, An]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[The Jackal|Jackal, The]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[The King|King, The]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Lassiter]]'' - 2023
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* ''[[Lover Arisen]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Lover At Last]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Lover Avenged]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Lover Awakened]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Lover Enshrined]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Lover Eternal]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Lover Mine]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Lover Reborn]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Lover Revealed]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Lover Unbound]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Lover Unleashed]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Lover Unveiled]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Possession In Death]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Prisoner Of Night]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Rapture]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[The Reception|Reception, The]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[The Rehearsal Dinner|Rehearsal Dinner, The]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Riptide Ron]]'' -
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* ''[[The Savior|Savior, The]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[The Shadows|Shadows, The]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[The Sinner|Sinner, The]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[The Story Of Son|Story Of Son, The]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[The Thief|Thief, The]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[The Viper|Viper, The]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[A Warm Heart In Winter|Warm Heart In Winter, A]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Where Winter Finds You]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[The Wolf|Wolf, The]]'' - 2021
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==Series/Related Title==
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'''Black Dagger Brotherhood'''
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:  1. ''[[Dark Lover]]''
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:  2. ''[[Lover Eternal]]''
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:  3. ''[[Lover Awakened]]''
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:  4. ''[[Lover Revealed]]''
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:  5. ''[[Lover Unbound]]''
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:  6. ''[[Lover Enshrined]]''
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::  6.5 ''[[An Insider's Guide: Father Mine]]''
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:  7. ''[[Lover Avenged]]''
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:  8. ''[[Lover Mine]]''
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:  9. ''[[Lover Unleashed]]''
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:  10. ''[[Lover Reborn]]''
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:  11. ''[[Lover At Last]]''
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:  12. ''[[The King]]''
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:  13. ''[[The Shadows]]''
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:  14. ''[[The Beast]]''
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:  15. ''[[The Chosen]]''
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::  15.5 ''[[Dearest Ivie]]''
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:  16. ''[[The Thief]]''
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:1  16.5 ''[[Prisoner Of Night]]''
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:  17. ''[[The Savior]]''
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:  18. ''[[Where Winter Finds You]]''
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:  19. ''[[The Sinner]]''
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::  19.5 ''[[A Warm Heart In Winter]]''
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:  20. ''[[The Jackal]]''
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:  21. ''[[Lover Unveiled]]''
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:  22. ''[[The Wolf]]''
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:  23. ''[[Lover Arisen]]''
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::  23.5 ''[[Darius]]''
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:  24. ''[[The Viper]]''
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:  25. ''[[Lassiter]]''
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'''Black Dagger Legacy'''
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# ''[[Blood Kiss]]''
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# ''[[Blood Vow]]''
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# ''[[Blood Fury]]''
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# ''[[Blood Truth]]''
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'''Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp'''
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# ''[[The Jackal]]''
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# ''[[The Wolf]]''
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# ''[[The Viper]]''
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'''Bourbon Kings'''
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# ''[[The Bourbon Kings]]''
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# ''[[The Angels' Share]]''
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# ''[[Devil's Cut]]''
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'''Fallen Angels'''
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# ''[[Covet]]''
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# ''[[Crave]]''
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# ''[[Envy]]''
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# ''[[Rapture]]''
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# ''[[Possession]]''
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# ''[[Immortal]]''
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'''Firefighters'''
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# ''[[Consumed]]''
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'''Lair Of The Wolven'''
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# ''[[Claimed]]''
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# ''[[Forever]]''
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'''The Wedding From Hell'''
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# ''[[The Rehearsal Dinner]]''
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# ''[[The Reception]]''
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==Awards==
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*2019  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Dearest Ivie]]''
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*2016  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Paranormal Romance, ''[[The Beast]]''
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*2013  [[Goodreads Choice Award]] Winner - Romance, ''[[Lover At Last]]''
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*2011  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Guiltiest Pleasure Romance, ''[[Lover Unleashed]]''
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*2011  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most Disappointing Read, ''[[Lover Unleashed]]''
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*2011  [[Goodreads Choice Award]] Winner - Romance, ''[[Lover Unleashed]]''
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*2011  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Vampire Romance, ''[[Lover Unleashed]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Guiltiest Pleasure Romance, ''[[Lover Mine]]''
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*2010  [[Goodreads Choice Award]] Winner - Romance, ''[[Lover Mine]]''
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*2009  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Guiltiest Pleasure Romance, ''[[Lover Avenged]]''
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*2008  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Paranormal Romance, ''[[Lover Enshrined]]''
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*2008  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Guiltiest Pleasure Romance, ''[[Lover Enshrined]]''
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*2008  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Worst Romance, ''[[Lover Enshrined]]''
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*2008  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Lover Revealed]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Guiltiest Pleasure Romance, ''[[Lover Revealed]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most Annoying Lead Character, ''[[Lover Revealed]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Biggest Wallbanger or I Tried, I Really Did, ''[[Lover Unbound]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Less Believable HEA, ''[[Lover Unbound]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most Disappointing Read, ''[[Lover Unbound]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most Tortured Hero, ''[[Lover Unbound]]''
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*2007  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Vampire Romance, ''[[Lover Unbound]]''
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*2006  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Alternate Reality/Paranormal, ''[[Lover Awakened]]''
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*2006  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Romance, ''[[Lover Awakened]]''
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*2006  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Villain, ''[[Lover Awakened]]''
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*2006  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most Tortured Hero, ''[[Lover Awakened]]''
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*2006  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most-Hanky Read, ''[[Lover Awakened]]''
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*2006 [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Strongest Heroine, ''[[Lover Awakened]]''
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*2005  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Vampire Romance, ''[[Lover Awakened]]''
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*2005  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Alternate Reality, ''[[Dark Lover]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*2021  [[Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites]] - Romance Novels, ''[[Lover Unveiled]]''
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*2021  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[Claimed]]''
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*2019  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Consumed]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Dark Lover]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Lover Awakened]]''
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*2018  [[Library Journal]] Best Books - Romance, ''[[Consumed]]
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*2018  [[LibraryReads]] Starred Review, ''[[Consumed]]''
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*2017  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Paranormal Romance, ''[[The Beast]]''
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*2016  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[The Beast]]''
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*2015  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[The Bourbon Kings]]''
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*2014  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[The King]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#34), ''[[Lover Awakened]]''
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*2013  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Lover At Last]]''
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*2012  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Envy]]''
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*2012  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Lover Reborn]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#76), ''[[Dark Lover]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#27), ''[[Lover Awakened]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#57), ''[[Lover Eternal]]''
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*2010  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Covet]]''
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*2008  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[Lover Enshrined]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#27), ''[[Dark Lover]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#11), ''[[Lover Eternal]]''
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*2007 [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#30), ''[[Lover Awakened]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#91), ''[[Lover Revealed]]''
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*2006  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Dark Lover]]''

Latest revision as of 02:15, 2 October 2024


J.R. Ward is a New York Times and USA Today Best Selling author of erotic paranormal romance. She lives in the south with her incredibly supportive husband and her beloved golden retriever. After graduating from law school, she began working in healthcare in Boston and spent many years as Chief of Staff of one of the premier academic medical centers in the nation. Writing has always been her passion and her idea of heaven is a whole day of nothing but her computer, her dog and her coffee pot.

Under her maiden name, Jessica Bird, she writes contemporary romance novels

On the Web

  • Official Website [1]

See Also

Books

Series/Related Title

Black Dagger Brotherhood

1. Dark Lover
2. Lover Eternal
3. Lover Awakened
4. Lover Revealed
5. Lover Unbound
6. Lover Enshrined
6.5 An Insider's Guide: Father Mine
7. Lover Avenged
8. Lover Mine
9. Lover Unleashed
10. Lover Reborn
11. Lover At Last
12. The King
13. The Shadows
14. The Beast
15. The Chosen
15.5 Dearest Ivie
16. The Thief
1 16.5 Prisoner Of Night
17. The Savior
18. Where Winter Finds You
19. The Sinner
19.5 A Warm Heart In Winter
20. The Jackal
21. Lover Unveiled
22. The Wolf
23. Lover Arisen
23.5 Darius
24. The Viper
25. Lassiter

Black Dagger Legacy

  1. Blood Kiss
  2. Blood Vow
  3. Blood Fury
  4. Blood Truth

Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp

  1. The Jackal
  2. The Wolf
  3. The Viper

Bourbon Kings

  1. The Bourbon Kings
  2. The Angels' Share
  3. Devil's Cut

Fallen Angels

  1. Covet
  2. Crave
  3. Envy
  4. Rapture
  5. Possession
  6. Immortal

Firefighters

  1. Consumed

Lair Of The Wolven

  1. Claimed
  2. Forever

The Wedding From Hell

  1. The Rehearsal Dinner
  2. The Reception

Awards

Recognitions

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