Black Dagger Brotherhood · Book 30

Lover Forbidden

Published
9 September 2025
Pages
432
ISBN-13
9781982179960
Type
novel
Cover of Lover Forbidden

About this book

Lover Forbidden is the twenty-third entry in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, published in September 2025 at 432 pages, continuing the shadow war between Caldwell's vampire Brotherhood and the Lessening Society two decades after Dark Lover.

Key facts about Lover Forbidden

J. R. Ward wrote Lover Forbidden, a novel on our list. It has been out since 9 September 2025. The book has 432 pages.

We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781982179960 to find the main one.

Lover Forbidden is book 30 of 31 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. The series has 31 published books. However, the series starts with Darius (2022). Lover Enthroned is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 29 September 2026.

Additionally, J. R. Ward writes Fallen Angels, Black Dagger Legacy and The Bourbon Kings, plus 4 more series. Those series sit on our paranormal romance, family saga and romantic suspense shelves. Meanwhile, Lover Enthroned is the latest published J. R. Ward book on file, from 29 September 2026.

About J. R. Ward

J. R. Ward is the pen name of Jessica Rowley Pell Bird, an American author who helped define modern paranormal romance with the Black Dagger Brotherhood, a series following a society of vampire warriors sworn to protect their dying race from a demonic enemy. See every J. R. Ward book in order.

Its place in Black Dagger Brotherhood

Lover Forbidden is book 30 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. It follows A Bloom in Winter. It is followed by Lover Enthroned. See the full Black Dagger Brotherhood reading order.

In Caldwell, New York, a secret brotherhood of massive, tattooed vampire warriors wages a shadow war against the Lessening Society, a cult of soulless slayers bent on wiping out the vampire race. Each book pairs one Brother (or an ally drawn into their world) with his fated mate, unfolding a slow-burn, often filthy-hot romance against a backdrop of gothic violence, blood bonds, and vampire aristocracy. J. R. Ward built an entire mythology around this world: a formal vampire caste system, a private glyph-based…

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