Father Mine (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #6.5) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jan 15, 2018 Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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5 stars. This was absolutely beautiful. J.R Ward managed to get me emotional in less than 100 pages. Brava!

It goes without saying that Zsadist has been my favorite character since the beginning so I was really excited to read this. But I'm not going to lie, I have never wanted to slap the hell out of Z as much as I did at the beginning of this story. I understood his reasoning and his fears, yes, but that detachment made my blood boil I was so angry with him. I felt terrible for Bella and Nalla. ...more

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Jul 12, 2018 Karen ♐ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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The only thing I would change about this book is the length! Loved it. It was great getting the background of Nalla's birth and then getting to see Z and Bella work through some of their issues. I also enjoyed that little snippet into the doctor's life and how Z and Bella had affected him. Love this series.

2023 Update - Reread this and can't wait to get to the next one. ...more

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Nov 21, 2013 Pheonix Fanfiction rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Some of my fav. Quotes and some of my thoughts while reading this book;

0.0% "So excited! Z is my fav. So far :)"

27.0% “He was very much alive. He really was.
Right on the heels of that realization he thought of Bella. And Nalla.
He had to reach them.”

28.0% “I’M SO SORRY. I LOVE YOU. PLEASE FORGIVE ME—CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOU.” think I'm gonna be highlighting a lot!!!"

39.0% “Sometimes IVs and pills weren’t always the best course of treatment for the injured. Sometimes all you needed was the Some of my fav. Quotes and some of my thoughts while reading this book;

0.0% "So excited! Z is my fav. So far :)"

27.0% “He was very much alive. He really was.
Right on the heels of that realization he thought of Bella. And Nalla.
He had to reach them.”

28.0% “I’M SO SORRY. I LOVE YOU. PLEASE FORGIVE ME—CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOU.” think I'm gonna be highlighting a lot!!!"

39.0% “Sometimes IVs and pills weren’t always the best course of treatment for the injured. Sometimes all you needed was the touch of the one you loved and the sound of their voice and the knowledge that you were home, and that was enough to drag you back from the brink.”

47.0% “You’re the most perfect female I’ve ever seen.”
“Even after—”
He shot forward and pressed his lips to hers. “Especially after.” He pulled back so she could read his eyes. “You are just as beautiful as the first time I saw you in the gym all those nights and days ago. You stopped my heart then—just froze it in my chest. And you stop it now.”

55.0% “I want to go slowly,” he murmured against her core as she groaned his name. “I don’t want to finish my treat too quickly.”

59.0% “Nalla blinked and waved his finger and transformed him: Everything stopped as she moved not just his hand, but his heart.
“You’re like your mahmen,” he whispered. “You make the world go away for me. . . .”

60.0% “His chest swelled with renewed purpose. They were both his, these two. His and his alone, and he had to take care of them. One was his heart and the other a piece of himself, and they completed him by filling voids he didn’t know he had.”

95.0% “Z’s face melted into an absolute glow of love, the fierce concentration draining from his eyes and being replaced with what Bella liked to call his Nalla-vision”

97.0% “Nalla grabbed at the book and Z grinned, tugging it back gently. “Hey, what are you doing, little one? You want more? You are just too much . . . you . . . oh, no . . . not the quivering lip . . . oh, no.” Nalla let out a giggle. “Outrageous! You want more, and you know you’re going to get what you want because of The Lip. Jeez, you’ve got your father wrapped around your little finger, don’t you.” I LOVE Z!"

98.0% "He was happy with his life. And getting happier.
As if he’d read her mind, Z took her hand in his larger one and gave her a squeeze.
Yes, he felt exactly the same. This was his favorite place, too.
Bella listened to the story and let herself drift off, just as her daughter did, safe in the knowledge that all was where it should be.
Their male had come back to them .... and was here to stay.

100.0% "Amazing, I fell even more in love with Z! If that was at all possible!" ...more

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Jul 07, 2015 Jujubee rated it really liked it

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More Zsadist and Bella!! Really quite surprising how heartfelt this story turned out!

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Sep 27, 2016 Darlene rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I devoured Zsadist’s and Bella’s story in one bite! I could not put it down!! It was heart-wrenching. You need to keep the Kleenex box handy for this one!

It has been three months since Nalla’s birth, and anyone who has had children knows the change that a couple goes through during this time. Zsadist and Bella are no different, and they are struggling as a couple and Zsadist is also struggling as a father! Bella misses her hellren and needs to know that he still wants her and needs her, and that I devoured Zsadist’s and Bella’s story in one bite! I could not put it down!! It was heart-wrenching. You need to keep the Kleenex box handy for this one!

It has been three months since Nalla’s birth, and anyone who has had children knows the change that a couple goes through during this time. Zsadist and Bella are no different, and they are struggling as a couple and Zsadist is also struggling as a father! Bella misses her hellren and needs to know that he still wants her and needs her, and that she’s not just a mahmen. Isn’t this the complaint of many new moms? She worries that Zsadist doesn’t find her attractive anymore. Meanwhile, Zsadist is so self-sacrificing that he puts Nalla’s needs before his own. He refuses to feed from Bella because he feels that Nalla needs her more than he does, and sex is non-existent. He also worries about bonding with Nalla, and he refuses to hold her or have anything to do with her. He worries what Nella will think of his slave bands once she understands what the marks mean. Bella gives Zsadist an ultimatum, and she says that she will leave the mansion with Nalla if things don’t change. Zsadist doesn’t even try to stop her or beg her to stay! When he gets injured in the field, he sends Bella a text as he is bleeding out and tells her loves her and is sorry and that he can’t live without her. Bella’s response? She loves him too, but she’s still leaving!

I started reading this late the other night, thinking that I would just read half of the book, but I could not put it down! I had to stay up and finish it, because I could not let Ward leave me hanging…wondering how Zsadist and Bella were going to work through their problems. This was such an emotional story. Even though Zsadist and Bella have had their “Happily Ever After,” I love that Ward shows us what comes next. It isn’t always rosy, and I love that the BDB and their shellens sometimes have real-life relationship issues!

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Jul 30, 2011 Angel **Book Junkie** rated it it was amazing

Aww how sweet. I just love Nalla

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Jan 31, 2012 Juana "Darkness" Duran rated it liked it

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Over all a nice story and one I liked a lot. Because of baby Nalla and her father's aversion to her. But all the time Zsadist was only worried about how Nalla would see him because of the tattoos on his wrists and neck. But in the end Zsadist finally talked it out with Mary since she was a sort of Counselor when she was in the human world. And since he let it all out Zsadist has been closer to Bella and his young Nalla. ...more

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Feb 19, 2013 Traveling Bookie Monster rated it really liked it

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I really love the way J.R Ward has developed these characters. The voices of each is so distinictive and real. The Black Dagger Brotherhood is probably my favorite series right now. So glad I was able to read this short story. It will have to hold me over until the next book comes out.

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