or destinies that have long seemed set in stone. Yet even if Xcor is somehow granted a reprieve, he and Layla would have to confront a graver challenge: bridging the chasm that divides their worlds without paving the way for a future of even greater war, desolation and death.Īs a dangerous old enemy returns to Caldwell, and the identity of a new deity is revealed, nothing is certain or safe in the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, not even true love. Torn between love and loyalty, she must summon the courage to stand up against the only family she has for the only man she will ever love. But revealing his sacrifice and his hidden heritage will expose them both and destroy everything Layla holds dear - even her role of mother to her precious young. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A scorching forbidden love threatens to tear a rift. Layla alone knows the truth that will save Xcor's life. The Chosen A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood 15 (Paperback). Yet after a life marked by cruelty and evil deeds, he accepts his soldier's fate, his sole regret the loss of a sacred female who was never his: the Chosen Layla. Xcor, leader of the Band of Bastards, convicted of treason against the Blind King, is facing a brutal interrogation and torturous death at the hands of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.

Ward's newest novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. His heavy black hair is thick on his chest, and coarse around his sex. A scorching forbidden love threatens to tear a rift through the Black Dagger Brotherhood in J. Robert has the classic Baratheon look: black hair and bright blue eyes.

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