Jr ward series5/24/2023 ![]() With a shaking hand, he touched the satin of the filled-out bodice. One scene early on in the book features Tohr taking Wellsie’s dress that she wore during their bonding ceremony and placing it on “her” side of the bed, stroking it: ![]() It is as animated and full blooded as some characters in other books. Tohr’s grief is a palpable, living thing. I’ve been trying out new paranormal romances but the power in this book makes those other authors’ stories seem anemic. Tohr is caring man, crippled by his loss. Even in his blinding grief, however, he is a man who loves his adopted son, John Matthew, and the king, Wrath, that Tohr serves. With each swipe of the blade, he seeks oblivion. He hasn’t fed from another woman in quite some time and his frame is becoming gaunt and weak. Because suicide would prevent Tohr from reaching the Fade, the vampire heaven, where he would be able to live out eternity with his Wellsie and their unborn son, Tohr spends each night fighting the vampire enemies with the hope of death. Tohrment lost his bonded mate in book one when she was shot, a casualty in the vampire/lesser war. I read the flyleaf of the hardcover when I received my complimentary copy and discovered that this was the love story of Tohrment. My interest waned as I felt the series moved farther away from the core romance base where the series was birthed. ![]() I haven’t read a book in this series since Book 5. Jane B- Reviews Black-Dagger-Brotherhood / grief / second chances / vampires 29 Comments ![]()
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