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All characters and events in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. PIATKUS First published in the United States in 2017 by Ballantine Books, An imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York First published in Great Britain in 2017 by Piatkus Copyright © Love Conquers All, Inc., 2017 The moral right of the author has been asserted. The King The Shadows The Beast The Chosen The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider’s Guide Black Dagger Legacy series: Blood Kiss Blood Vow Fallen Angels series: Covet Crave Envy Rapture Possession Immortal The Bourbon Kings series: The Bourbon Kings The Angels’ Share Devil’s Cut Standalone: An Irresistible Bachelor Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood series: Dark Lover Lover Eternal Lover Revealed Lover Awakened Lover Unbound Lover Enshrined Lover Avenged Lover Mine Lover Unleashed Lover Reborn Lover at Last After graduating from law school, she began working in health care in Boston and spent many years as chief of staff for one of the premier academic medical centres in the nation. Ward lives in the South with her incredibly supportive husband and her beloved golden retriever. Ward is a master of pacing and world building’ Booklist (starred review) Satisfying as a glass of Kentucky bourbon’ New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips ‘Soapy elements abound in this Dynastyesque tale, from lavish wealth to feuds, dirty secrets, and forbidden love. Potent and heady, one taste just isn’t enough’ New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter ‘The drama and dark secrets behind the Bradford family’s empire propel this irresistible story of highsociety scandal. Ward delivers a sweeping saga where family roots run deep and passion sizzles hotter than a Kentucky summer.

This is high drama, and it’s mesmerising’ Fresh Fiction ‘J. I couldn’t stop turning the pages!’ New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner ‘The setting is 80’s TV soap opera Dallas meets Downton Abbey. Ward moves her trademark dark and sexy from the world of warrior vampires to the halls of the Kentucky elite, where the family members’ claws are just as sharp and the consequences just as deadly. Ward’s Bourbon Kings series ‘Breathless fun! J.
