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Jessica Rowley Pell Bird Blakemore (born April 19, 1969) is an American novelist. Under her maiden name, Jessica Bird, she writes contemporary romance novels, and as J.R. Ward, she writes paranormal romance. She is a three-time winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award, once as Bird for Best Short Contemporary Romance for From the First and twice as Ward for Best Paranormal Romance for Lover Revealed and Dearest Ivie, and her books have been on The New York Times Best Seller list. Biography Born Jessica Rowley Pell Bird in Massachusetts, United States, she is the daughter of W. Gillette Bird Jr. and Maxine F. Bird. She began writing as a child, penning her thoughts in diaries as well as inventing short stories. The summer before she went to college she wrote her first book, a romance novel. After that, she wrote regularly, but for herself. Bird attended Smith College where she double majored in history and art history, concentrating on the medieval period. She then received a Juris Doctor degree from Albany Law School and worked in healthcare administration for several years, including as the Chief of Staff at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.In 2001, Bird married John Neville Blakemore III. Her new husband encouraged her to try to get an agent and market her manuscripts. She found an agent, and in 2002 her first novel, a contemporary romance called Leaping Hearts, was published. Several years later, Bird invented a world populated by vampires and began writing single-title paranormal romance novels under the pen name J.R. Ward. These novels are a series, known as the Black Dagger Brotherhood.Bird likes to write series novels which incorporate characters from her previous books. She likens the process of creating a series to "meeting friends through other friends". Her heroes are most often alpha males, "the tougher, the cockier, the more arrogant, the better", while the heroines are smart and strong.The Romance Writers of America awarded her the RITA Award for Best Short Contemporary Romance in 2007 for her novel From the First. She has also been nominated six times for Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Awards, winning once for Lover Awakened. She was also number 2 on the New York Times Bestsellers List of 2014. As Jessica Bird Single novels Leaping Hearts. Ivy Books. July 2002 [2002]. ISBN 9780804119887. Heart of Gold. Ivy Books. June 2003 [2003]. ISBN 9780804119894. An Unforgettable Lady. Ivy Books. March 2004 [2004]. ISBN 9780345458957. An Irresistible Bachelor. Ivy Books. March 2004 [2004]. ISBN 9780345458964.The Moorehouse Legacy Series Beauty and the Black Sheep. Silhouette. July 2005 [2005]. ISBN 9780373246984. His Comfort and Joy. Silhouette. January 2006 [2006]. ISBN 9780373247325. From The First. Silhouette. April 2006 [2006]. ISBN 9780373247509. A Man in a Million. Silhouette. January 2007 [2007]. ISBN 9780373248032.The O'Banyon Brothers Series The Billionaire Next Door. Silhouette. August 2007 [2007]. ISBN 9780373248445.Omnibus From the First / What are Friends for?. 2002.Collections in collaboration "Plain Jane's Secret Life / Beauty and the Black Sheep" (2005) (with Cathy Gillen Thacker) "The Billionaire Next Door" in Mistress: Taken by the Tycoon (2009) (with Jan Colley and Kristi Gold)As J. R. Ward Black Dagger Brotherhood Universe The Black Dagger Brotherhood Dark Lover. Penguin. September 2005 [2005]. ISBN 9780451216953. Lover Eternal. Signet. March 2006 [2006]. ISBN 9780451218049. Lover Awakened. Signet. September 2006 [2006]. ISBN 9780451219367. Lover Revealed. Onyx. March 2007 [2007]. ISBN 9780451412355. Lover Unbound. Signet. September 2007 [2007]. ISBN 9780451222350. Lover Enshrined. Signet. June 2008 [2008]. ISBN 9780451222725. Lover Avenged. NAL. April 2009 [2009]. ISBN 9780451225856. Lover Mine. NAL. May 2010 [2010]. ISBN 9780451229854. Lover Unleashed. NAL. March 2011 [2011]. ISBN 9780451233165. Lover Reborn. NAL. March 2012 [2012]. ISBN 9780451235848. Lover at Last. NAL. March 2013 [2013]. ISBN 9780451239358. The King. NAL. April 2014 [2014]. ISBN 9780451417053. The Shadows. NAL. March 2015 [2015]. ISBN 9780451417077. The Beast. NAL. April 2016 [2016]. ISBN 9780451475169. The Chosen. Ballantine Books. April 2017 [2017]. ISBN 9780451475190. The Thief. Ballantine Books. April 2018 [2018]. ISBN 9780451475213. The Savior. Gallery Books. April 2019 [2019]. ISBN 9781501194948. The Sinner. Gallery Books. March 2020 [2020]. ISBN 978-1501195099. Lover Unveiled. Gallery Books. April 20, 2021 [2020]. ISBN 9781501195129. Lover Arisen. Gallery Books. April 5, 2022 Lassiter. Gallery Books. April 11, 2023 ISBN 0349430861 The Beloved. April 2024Christmas Novels Where Winter Finds You: A Caldwell Christmas. Pocket Books. November 2019 [2019]. ISBN 9781982135478. A Warm Heart in Winter: A Caldwell Christmas. Pocket Books. December 2020 [2020]. ISBN 9781982159702. A Bloom in Winter: A Caldwell Christmas. November 2024Novellas "Father Mine: Zsadist and Bella's Story" (October 2008) – ebook "The Story of Son" (in Dead After Dark anthology) (December 2008) "Dearest Ivie" (March 2018) – ebook "Prisoner of Night" (January 2019) – ebook "Darius" (prequel) (September 2023)Supplement Ward, J. R. (October 2008) [2008]. The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-451-22500-9.Omnibus Black Dagger Brotherhood, box set: Dark Lover, Lover Eternal, Lover Awakened, Lover Unbound, Lover Revealed, Lover Enshrined (2009)Fallen Angels Series Same universe but takes place in an earlier timeline. Covet. Signet. September 2009 [2009]. ISBN 978-0-451-22821-5. Crave. Signet. October 2010 [2010]. ISBN 978-0-451-22944-1.1 Envy. Signet. September 2011 [2011]. ISBN 978-0-349-40020-4. Rapture. NAL. September 2012 [2012]. ISBN 978-074-995-700-1. Possession. NAL. October 2013 [2013]. ISBN 978-045-124-019-4. Immortal. NAL. October 2014 [2014]. ISBN 978-045-124-116-0.Black Dagger Legacy Spin-off series that details the trainees. Blood Kiss. Signet. December 2015 [2015]. ISBN 978-0-451-47532-9. Blood Vow. Ballantine Books. December 2016 [2016]. ISBN 978-0-451-47533-6. Blood Fury. Ballantine Books. January 2018 [2018]. ISBN 978-0-451-47534-3. Blood Truth. Gallery Books. August 2019 [2019].Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp The Jackal. Gallery Books. August 2020 [2020]. ISBN 978-1-501-19508-2. The Wolf. Gallery Books. November 16, 2021 [2021]. ISBN 978-1-982-17987-8 The Viper. Gallery Books. September 20, 2022Lair of the Wolven Claimed. Pocket Books. June 29, 2021 [2021]. ISBN 978-1-982-15037-2. Forever. Pocket Books. [2023]. ISBN 978-1-982-18020-1. Mine. Pocket Books. [2024]The Bourbon Kings The Bourbon Kings. Berkley. July 2015 [2015]. ISBN 978-0-451-47526-8. The Angel's Share. Berkley. July 2016 [2016]. ISBN 978-0-451-47528-2. Devil's Cut. Ballantine Books. August 2017 [2017]. ISBN 978-0-451-47530-5.Firefighters Consumed. Gallery Books. October 2018 [2018]. ISBN 978-1-501-19490-0.Novella "The Wedding from Hell" (.... Discover the J R Ward popular books. Find the top 100 most popular J R Ward books.

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    Vicious Circle

    Linda Robertson

    This exciting urban fantasy debut mixes a modernday witch with a rock’n’roll werewolf boyfriend, pitted against a powerful vampire!Being a witch doesn’t pay the bills, but Persepho...

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    Hunter Legacy - Begehren der Nacht

    Lara Adrian & Firouzeh Akhavan-Zandjani

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    The Renegade

    J.R. Ward

    It’s forbidden love at first sight in the third novel of the readerfavorite Moorehouse Legacy series from J.R. Ward, writing as Jessica Bird. Originally published as From the First...

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    Ancient Magic

    Alexandra Ivy

    Return to bestselling author Alexandra Ivy’s new Magic for Hire series, where the witches of a small New Jersey bookstore discover a secret dormant for centuriesand one woman unloc...

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    The St. Ambrose School for Girls

    Jessica Ward

    “Mean Girls meets We Were Liars in this compelling, catandmouse thriller” (Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author) set in a boarding school where secrets are devastatingan...

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    Conquer the Dark

    L.A. Banks

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    The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf

    Molly Harper

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    Kiss of a Demon King

    Kresley Cole

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes a spellbinding tale set in the Immortals After Dark universe: the story of a demon king trapped by an enchantress for h...

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    The Monsters We Are

    Suzanne Wright

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    J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 1-4

    J.R. Ward

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    Lover Awakened

    J.R. Ward

    #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 ...

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    Last Kiss Goodnight

    Gena Showalter

    The sizzling first novel in New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter’s new paranormal romance series, Otherworld Assassinsfeaturing a black ops agent who is captured and en...

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    J. R. Ward The Moorehouse Legacy Complete Collection

    J.R. Ward

    Four heroes you'll never forget…and the women who bring them to their knees. A four‐book collection from New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward writing as Jessica Bird.The Reb...

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    Hunted

    Suzanne Wright

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    The King

    J.R. Ward

    J.R. Ward's # 1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood continues as a royal bloodline is compromised by a grave threat to the throne. Long live the King… After turnin...

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    Bad Attitude

    Sherrilyn Kenyon

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    The Nightmare in Him

    Suzanne Wright

    An addictive world awaits in this spicy fantasy romance, perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Raven Kennedy and Scarlett Sinclair. Meet Wynter and Cain . . .The new trilogy from world...

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    Las Vegas Kings - Betting on us

    Kelly Collins

    Liebe oder Loyalität auf welche Karte werden sie setzen? Als Kirsten O’Leary Tierärztin wurde, war es nicht ihr Plan gewesen, blutende Gangster zusammenzuflicken. Doch trotz aller...

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    Wild Magic

    Alexandra Ivy

    From a Wyoming ranch to a New Jersey bookstorecafé, when oldworld demons, modernday mages, and irresistible attraction collide, desire becomes the most powerful and dangerous weapo...

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    Feel the Heat

    Cindy Gerard

    In New York Times bestselling author Cindy Gerard's sizzling new novel, a ruthless international conspiracy is no match for the irresistible alpha heroes of Black Ops, Inc. A RAC...

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    Summoning the Night

    Jenn Bennett

    The second in a nottobemissed urban fantasy series about a freewheeling magician who slings drinks at a demonfriendly tiki bar. MAGICAL TRICKS. DEMONIC TREATS. After narrowly escap...

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    Lover Unleashed

    J.R. Ward

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    Alterant

    Sherrilyn Kenyon

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    Primal Instincts

    Susan Sizemore

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    Dreams of a Dark Warrior

    Kresley Cole

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    Ecstasy in Darkness

    Gena Showalter

    New York Times bestselling sensation Gena Showalter enthralls with a dark, tantalizing world of humans, otherworlders, powers beyond imagining, and a seductive vampire undone by hi...

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    Demon from the Dark

    Kresley Cole

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    Enchant the Dawn

    Amanda Ashley

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    If You Dare

    Kresley Cole

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    Las Vegas Kings - Betting on her

    Kelly Collins

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    Lover Revealed

    J.R. Ward

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    The Wedding from Hell Bind-Up

    J.R. Ward

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    Las Vegas Kings - Betting on him

    Kelly Collins & Stephan Bellem

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    J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 5-8

    J.R. Ward

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    The Dark In You Book 10

    Suzanne Wright

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    Dark Taste of Rapture

    Gena Showalter

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    Awaken the Curse

    Alexa Egan

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    Tempt Me Eternally

    Gena Showalter

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    The Rogue

    J.R. Ward

    Only one woman can get past his guard in the final installment of the beloved Moorehouse Legacy series from J.R. Ward, writing as Jessica Bird. Originally published as A Man in a M...

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    Guardians of Eternity Bundle 2

    Alexandra Ivy

    They are the Guardians of Eternity, strong, skilled, seductive vampires chosen to protectand to destroy. Darkness is their realmwhere their desires know no bounds. Rediscover five ...

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    Age of Trinity - Widerhall der Stille

    Nalini Singh & Patricia Woitynek

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  • The Curse synopsis, comments

    The Curse

    Sherrilyn Kenyon

    The third exciting novel in the popular Belador paranormal series, featuring a league of international warriors with extraordinary abilities who rise up to save mankind from supern...