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Автор Дж. Р. Уорд
J. R. Ward
Lover Enshrined
The sixth book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, 2008
Dedicated to:
You were a total gentleman and a relief.
And I believe that joy becomes you-
you most certainly deserve it.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
With immense gratitude to the readers of the Black Dagger Brotherhood and a shout-out to the Cellies!
Thank you so very much: Karen Solem, Kara Cesare, Claire Zion, Kara Welsh.
Thank you, S-Byte and Ventrue and Loop and Opal for everything you do out of the goodness of your hearts!
As always with gratitude to my Executive Committee: Sue Grafton, Dr. Jessica Andersen, and Betsey Vaughan. And with much respect to the incomparable Suzanne Brockmann.
To DLB-RESPECT love u xxx mummy To NTM-as always, with love and gratitude. You are indeed a prince amongst men. PS-is there anything you can’t find?
To LeElla Scott-are we there yet? are we there yet? are we there yet?
Remmy, cruise control is our friend and we are nothing without LeSunshine. Love to you, my bestie.
To Kaylie-welcome to the world, baby girl. You have a spectacular mother-she’s absolutely my Idol, and not just because she keeps me in hair care products.
To Bub-thanks for
None of this would be possible without: my loving husband, who is my adviser and caretaker and visionary, my wonderful mother, who has given me so much love I couldn’t possibly ever repay her, my family (both those of blood and those by adoption), and my dearest friends. Oh, and the better half of WriterDog, of course.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND PROPER NOUNS
Black Dagger Brotherhood (pr.
n. ) Highly trained vampire warriors who protect their species against the Lessening Society. As a result of selective breeding within the race, Brothers possess immense physical and mental strength, as well as rapid healing capabilities. They are not siblings for the most part, and are inducted into the Brotherhood upon nomination by the Brothers. Aggressive, self-reliant, and secretive by nature, they exist apart from civilians, having little contact with members of the other classes except when they need to feed. They are the subjects of legend and the objects of reverence within the vampire world. They may be killed only by the most serious of wounds, e. g. , a gunshot or stab to the heart, etc.blood slave (n. ) Male or female vampire who has been subjugated to serve the blood needs of another. The practice of keeping blood slaves has recently been outlawed.
the Chosen (n. ) Female vampires who have been bred to serve the Scribe Virgin. They are considered members of the aristocracy, though they are spiritually rather than temporally focused. They have little or no interaction with males, but can be mated to Brothers at the Scribe Virgin’s direction to propagate their class. Some have the ability to prognosticate. In the past, they were used to meet the blood needs of unmated members of the Brotherhood, and that practice has been reinstated by the Brothers.
