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  <name><![CDATA[J.R. Ward]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[J.R. Ward is a &lt;i&gt;New York Times&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;USA Today&lt;/i&gt; 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.

Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.jrward.com&quot;&gt;JRWard.com&lt;/a&gt; for more on the Brotherhood or email her at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:jrw@jrward.com&quot;&gt;jrw@jrward.com&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;b&gt;other pseudonyms:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/173783.Jessica_Bird&quot;&gt;Jessica Bird&lt;/a&gt;]]></about>    <gender>female</gender>        
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)]]></title>
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  <average_rating>4.29</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>5255</ratings_count>
  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3)]]></title>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2)]]></title>
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  <average_rating>4.40</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>4512</ratings_count>
  <published>2006</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #4)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[J.R. Ward]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.27</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>4083</ratings_count>
  <published>2007</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[J.R. Ward]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.21</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>3935</ratings_count>
  <published>2007</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[J.R. Ward]]></name>
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  <ratings_count>3462</ratings_count>
  <published>2008</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #7)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[J.R. Ward]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.39</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>2221</ratings_count>
  <published>2008</published>  
  
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        <book id="2880715">
  <title><![CDATA[The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide]]></title>
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  <average_rating>4.15</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>1184</ratings_count>
  <published>2008</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Covet (Fallen Angels, #1)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[J.R. Ward]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.88</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>558</ratings_count>
  <published>2009</published>  
  
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        <book id="5153799">
  <title><![CDATA[Father Mine: Zsadist and Bella's Story]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[J.R. Ward]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.59</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>439</ratings_count>
  <published>2008</published>  
  
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