Volume 5

Vishous is a ruthless killer of the undead, aka lessers. He is part of the Brotherhood which is made up of elite bloodlines of vampires. Only the best of the best. The problem now is that there are far too many lessers than Brothers. There are only 4 but if you include Butch that makes 5. Butch is Vishous’ downfall. He is his best friend but not in love with him which to Vishous is a bad thing. He is happy for Butch and Marissa and thinks they make a great match but the closeness seems to be going between the two friends because there has to be room for Butch’s shellan, or mate. At war with his feelings of guilt and loneliness, V winds up getting beat up badly and shot by lessers. With no Brothers around to take care of him, an ambulance took him to a human hospital.

Dr. Jane Whitcomb loved what she did for a living. She only had one problem. At the trauma center where she works isn’t having any openings to advance and she didn’t want to be just Chief of Surgery anymore. She wanted the whole department. She wanted to be boss. Knowing that she wasn’t going any further, she had interviews lined up for another hospital. That was until a man was brought in with a gunshot to his chest. After operating on him herself, she noticed that his heart wasn’t right or normal I should say. Bringing out the genetics in her, she was intent on studying him.

Meanwhile at the Brotherhood mansion, the brothers finally figured out what had happened to their brother and was going to get him out of there before things got ugly. Once all the minds were cleared and V was going to get out of there, he felt that he had to take the doctor with him. When they decided that once he was cleared health wise then her mind would be wiped clean and she would go her own way.

Vishous had a really difficult past. His father was the most cruel being there was and he suffered so much at his hands. Not recovered from the past is eating up his future with Jane if he doesn’t figure out what to do. He figures that even though he loves this woman, that she is too good for him. Which in turn makes everything more difficult.

With him wanting to mate with her and have her as his shellan and her getting over the fact that she belonged with him, they decided that she would go back and he would spend as much time as he could with her. Things didn’t turn out quite the way they’d planned then either. She missed him too much and he wanted her with him all the time. He didn’t want her to have to give up her career and life for him so he never says anything. Vishous is tormented with a reoccurring dream about being shot and finds out who his mother is.

I felt so sorry for Vishous throughout this book. I also wanted to jump in a kick him a few times so he would understand what was isn’t what is. I loved reading about him finally getting a break and falling in love or learning what love is for that matter. Also learning about why he is the way he is makes it easier to understand who he is. The details that Ward put into his character and background was phenomenal. She is such a good author and I can’t wait to read the next installment of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. I sincerely hope you can enjoy this series as much as I have. Its top notch.