J.R. Ward Reading Order

32 books (2005–2026)

Start with Dark Lover, the first of 32 books in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series.

#	Title
1	Dark Lover 2005Buy 🇺🇸
2	Lover Awakened 2006Buy 🇺🇸
3	Lover Eternal 2006Buy 🇺🇸
4	Lover Revealed 2007Buy 🇺🇸
5	Lover Unbound 2007Buy 🇺🇸
6	Father Mine 2008Buy 🇺🇸
7	Lover Enshrined 2008Buy 🇺🇸
8	Lover Avenged 2009Buy 🇺🇸
9	Lover Mine 2010Buy 🇺🇸
10	Lover Unleashed 2011Buy 🇺🇸
11	Lover Reborn 2012Buy 🇺🇸
12	Lover at Last 2013Buy 🇺🇸
13	The King 2014Buy 🇺🇸
14	The Shadows 2015Buy 🇺🇸
15	The Beast 2016Buy 🇺🇸
16	The Chosen 2017Buy 🇺🇸
17	Dearest Ivie 2018Buy 🇺🇸
18	The Thief 2018Buy 🇺🇸
19	Prisoner of Night 2019Buy 🇺🇸
20	The Savior 2019Buy 🇺🇸
21	Where Winter Finds You 2019Buy 🇺🇸
22	A Warm Heart in Winter 2020Buy 🇺🇸
23	The Sinner 2020Buy 🇺🇸
24	Lover Unveiled 2021Buy 🇺🇸
25	Darius 2022Buy 🇺🇸
26	Lover Arisen 2022Buy 🇺🇸
27	Darius (Non-Audiobook Edition) 2023Buy 🇺🇸
28	Lassiter 2023Buy 🇺🇸
29	A Bloom in Winter 2024Buy 🇺🇸
30	The Beloved 2024Buy 🇺🇸
31	Lover Forbidden 2025Buy 🇺🇸
32	Lover Enthroned 2026Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2008–2025)

Start with The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide 2008Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Black Dagger Brotherhood: 20th Anniversary Insider's Guide 2025Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2020–2022)

Start with The Jackal and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Jackal 2020Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Wolf 2021Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Viper 2022Buy 🇺🇸

4 books (2015–2019)

Start with Blood Kiss, the first of 4 books in the Black Dagger Legacy series.

#	Title
1	Blood Kiss 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	Blood Vow 2016Buy 🇺🇸
3	Blood Fury 2018Buy 🇺🇸
4	Blood Truth 2019Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (2009–2014)

Start with Covet, the first of 6 books in the Fallen Angels series.

#	Title
1	Covet 2009Buy 🇺🇸
2	Crave 2010Buy 🇺🇸
3	Envy 2011Buy 🇺🇸
4	Rapture 2012Buy 🇺🇸
5	Possession 2013Buy 🇺🇸
6	Immortal 2014Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2018–2018)

Start with Consumed and read in order.

#	Title
1	Consumed 2018Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Wedding from Hell 2018Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2026–2026)

3 books (2021–2024)

Start with Claimed and read in order.

1 book (2008–2008)

3 books (2002–2008)

Start with Leaping Hearts(As:Jessica Bird) and read in order.

#	Title
1	Leaping Hearts(As:Jessica Bird) 2002Buy 🇺🇸
2	Heart of Gold(As:Jessica Bird) 2003Buy 🇺🇸
3	The Story of Son 2008Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2015–2017)

Start with The Bourbon Kings and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Bourbon Kings 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Angels' Share 2016Buy 🇺🇸
3	Devil's Cut 2017Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (2018–2018)

Start with Exclusive Excerpt of Consumed and read in order.