The Viper

''Utterly absorbing and deliciously erotic'' Angela Knight''Hot, sexy, unique, intriguingly wicked'' Christine FeehanIn the next Prison Camp instalment, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward pens a heart-wrenching tale of love and betrayal in the Black Dagger Brotherhood world . . . Framed for the grisly murder of his shellan , Kane is condemned to the notorious prison camp - unaware of the dark truth behind his arranged mating. Centuries later, when he is horribly burned while attempting to save others, he prays he''ll finally be reunited in the Fade with his mate . . . not knowing what revelations await him.Nadya is a self-taught nurse who does what she can to ease the suffering of the prisoners. When Kane comes under her care, she cannot help but empathise with his condition for very personal reasons - and as the guards take him away one last time, she fears he is facing a terrible death.After a daring rescue, Kane is offered a treatment that will change his very nature. Choosing life, for the time being, he goes back for the female who took such good care of him - but his duty to Nadya sets him on a collision course with his own past. When long-buried secrets are exposed, his self-destruction is inevitable . . . unless true love can save his soul.Find out why readers are OBSESSED with the Black Dagger Brotherhood . . . Insanely good! . . . Intensely romantic and straight up flipping steamy, violent and gruesome, heartbreaking and deep. Her addictive writing tells a story like none other'' Goodreads reviewer''I can''t get enough of these sexy, tough, intriguing vampires'' Amazon reviewer''Emotional by epic proportions'' Kobo reviewer''The Black Dagger Brotherhood is a twisting, often surprising, but always awesome read'' Amazon reviewer''A must read'' Goodreads reviewer''The story had me captivated the whole way'' Kobo reviewer''Each and every character is compelling'' Amazon reviewer