The release date for the English version of 'Lover Awakened' by
J.R. Ward is Sep 2006. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
A violent conflict between vampires and their slayers is occurring in Caldwell, New York, throughout the night. Additionally, there is a unique hidden brotherhood comprised of six vampire warriors who protect their kind. Zsadist is the most terrible member of the Brotherhood of Black Daggers among them.
The vampire Zsadist, a former blood slave, is still scarred by a life of pain and humiliation. He is a barbarian that both humans and vampires dread because of his bottomless rage and evil acts. His only friends are horror and anger—that is, until he saves a lovely aristocrat from the terrible Lessening Society.
Bella is drawn in right away by Zsadist's roiling power. Zsadist's desire for revenge against Bella's tormentors leads him to the verge of insanity, even as their affection for one other starts to overwhelm them both. Bella now has to assist her partner in overcoming the scars from his traumatic background so they may go forward together.