The Black Dagger Brotherhood is an ongoing series of paranormal romance books by author J. R. Ward. The series focuses on a society (the "Black Dagger Brotherhood") of vampire warriors who live together and defend their race against de-souled humans called lessers. The first book in the series was published in 2005.
Ward's Fallen Angels series is set in the same universe, and has some overlap in characters, but little overlap in story lines. It takes place earlier than the main series.
Main books following the brothers.[1]
| Title | Date | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Darius (prequel) | September 2023 | |
| 1 | Dark Lover | September 2005 | |
| 2 | Lover Eternal | March 2006 | |
| 3 | Lover Awakened | September 2006 | |
| 4 | Lover Revealed | March 2007 | |
| 5 | Lover Unbound | September 2007 | |
| 6 | Lover Enshrined | June 2008 | |
| Father Mine: Zsadist and Bella's Story (eBook Novella) | October 2008 | ||
| "The Story of Son" (story contained in Dead After Dark anthology) | December 2008 | ||
| 7 | Lover Avenged | April 2009 | |
| 8 | Lover Mine | May 2010 | |
| 9 | Lover Unleashed | March 2011 | |
| 10 | Lover Reborn | March 2012 | |
| 11 | Lover at Last | March 2013 | |
| 12 | The King | April 2014 | |
| 13 | The Shadows | March 2015 | |
| 14 | The Beast | April 2016 | |
| 15 | The Chosen | April 2017 | |
| Dearest Ivie (eBook Novella) | March 2018 | ||
| 16 | The Thief | April 2018 | |
| Prisoner of Night (eBook Novella) | January 2019 | ||
| 17 | The Savior | April 2019 | |
| Where Winter Finds You (Novella) | November 2019 | ||
| 18 | The Sinner | March 2020 | |
| A Warm Heart in Winter (Novella) | December 2020 | ||
| 19 | Lover Unveiled | April 2021 | |
| 20 | Lover Arisen | April 2022 | |
| 21 | Lassiter | April 2023 | |
| 22 | The Beloved | April 2024 | |
| A Bloom in Winter (novella) | November 2024 | ||
| 23 | Lover Forbidden | March 2025 |
A spin-off series that details the trainees. Runs parallel to the main series.[2]
| Title | Date | ISBN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blood Kiss | December 2015 | ||
| 2 | Blood Vow | December 2016 | ||
| 3 | Blood Fury | January 2018 | ||
| 4 | Blood Truth | August 2019 |
A spin-off series that follows the inmates of the glymera's secret and notorious prison camp. Runs parallel to the main series.[3]
| Title | Date | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Jackal | August 2020 | |
| 2 | The Wolf | November 2021 | |
| 3 | The Viper | September 2022 | |
| 4 | Brother of Fire: Lost Dagger Society 1 | 2025 |
A spin-off series that follows wolves of the Black Dagger Brotherhood world. Runs parallel to the main series.[4]
| Title | Date | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claimed | July 2021 | |
| 2 | Forever | March 2023 | |
| 3 | Mine | January 2024 |
Series set in the same universe, but takes place in an earlier timeline.[5]
| Title | Date | ISBN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Covet | September 2009 | ||
| 2 | Crave | October 2010 | ||
| 3 | Envy | September 2011 | ||
| 4 | Rapture | September 2012 | ||
| 5 | Possession | October 2013 | ||
| 6 | Immortal | October 2014 |
Reading order suggested by J.R. Ward.[6]
Note: 'Prisoner of Night' is a standalone novella in the same world, but does not cover the Brotherhood. 'Where Winter Finds You' and 'A Warm Winter Heart' novellas cover the Brotherhood.