{"id":336,"date":"2012-06-07T18:53:36","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T22:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookmaven623.wordpress.com\/?p=336"},"modified":"2012-06-07T18:53:36","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T22:53:36","slug":"author-profile-j-r-ward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackiepaxsonauthor.com\/index.php\/2012\/06\/07\/author-profile-j-r-ward\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Profile: J.R. Ward"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This week’s author profile focuses on J.R Ward.\u00a0 I chose her today because she has become one of my favorite authors and I think she is well overdue for her profile.\u00a0 She is the best-selling author of the Black dagger Brotherhood and Fallen Angel Series’.<\/p>\n

Born Jessica Rowley Bird in Massachusetts.\u00a0 As a child she was a very avid writer.\u00a0 This love of writing continued through the summer before college where she wrote her first novel.\u00a0 When she went to college at Smith College, she continued to write but just for herself.\u00a0 She majored in history and art history concentrating on medieval period.\u00a0 After graduating from Smith College, she went on to get her law degree from Albany Law School.\u00a0 With her degrees she worked in healthcare administration for many years and even became the Chief of Staff at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center in Boston, Ma.\u00a0 In 2001, she married her husband and he encouraged her to really focus on her writing and get her manuscripts published.\u00a0 In 2002, that is exactly what happened, Leaping Hearts<\/em> was published.\u00a0 Many years following her initial book she published the first of the paranormal romance series Black Dagger Brotherhood and from there it is what you call history.\u00a0 She currently lives in the south with her husband and her furbaby, a golden retriever.<\/p>\n

J.R Ward is an outstanding writer.\u00a0 She is one of the most dynamic and creative storytellers that is currently being published. Not only is her writing phenomenal, but she also has a connection with her fans that not many authors do.\u00a0 I have to give her a lot of credit for that.\u00a0 She is at a point in her writing career that she can just sit back and write and her fans would still buy her books without question. But, she does not do that.\u00a0 She continues to reach out to her fans through both her books and her many social media outlets (message boards and facebook).<\/p>\n

One of the main reasons I personally connect with her books is that she makes the characters relatable \"\"<\/a>even if they are vampires or angels.\u00a0 If you have not read any of J.R Ward’s books step away from the computer and run not walk down to the local bookstore and buy one.\u00a0 You will not regret it.<\/p>\n

Since I am a huge BDB (Black Dagger Brotherhood) fan I figured I would post an excerpt from Dark Lover<\/em>.\u00a0 Dark Lover<\/em> is the first book in the BDB series.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Walking through Screamer’s, Wrath sneered as the bar crowd tripped over itself to get out of his way. Fear and a morbid, lusty curiosity wafted out of their pores. He breathed in the rank odor. Cattle. All of them. From behind his dark glasses, his eyes strained against the dim lights and he shut his lids.<\/em><\/p>\n

His vision was so bad that he was just as comfortable with total blindness. Focusing on his hearing, he sorted through the beats of the music, isolating the shuffling of feet, the whisper of words, the sound of another glass hitting the floor. If he ran into something, he didn’t care. Whether it was a chair, a table, a human, he’d just walk over the damn thing. <\/em><\/p>\n

He sensed Darius clearly because his was the only body in the place that wasn’t reeking of panic.<\/em><\/p>\n

Although even the warrior was on edge tonight.<\/em><\/p>\n

Wrath opened his eyes when he stood in front of the other vampire. Darius was a blurry shape, his dark coloring and black clothes the only information Wrath’s vision gave him.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Where’d Tohrment go?” he asked as he caught a whiff of scotch.<\/em><\/p>\n

“He’s taking a breather. Thanks for coming.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Wrath lowered himself into a chair. He stared straight ahead and watched the crowd gradually swallow up the path he’d made. <\/em><\/p>\n

He waited. <\/em><\/p>\n

The pounding beat of Ludacris faded into old school Cypress Hill.<\/em><\/p>\n

This was going to be good. Darius was a real straight-shooter who knew Wrath couldn’t stand having his time wasted. If there was silence, something was up. <\/em><\/p>\n

Darius tipped back his beer then let out a deep breath. “My lord-“<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want something from me, don\u2019t lead with that,\u201d Wrath drawled, sensing a waitress approaching them. He had the impression of big breasts and a strip of flesh between her tight shirt and her short skirt.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou need a drink?\u201d she asked slowly.<\/em><\/p>\n

He was tempted to suggest she lay herself on the table and let him go to work on her carotid.\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Human blood wouldn\u2019t keep him alive for long, but it sure as hell tasted better than watered-down alcohol.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNot right now,\u201d he said. His tight smile spiked her anxiety and gave her a shot of lust at the same time. He took her scent into his lungs. <\/em><\/p>\n

Not interested, he thought. <\/em><\/p>\n

The waitress nodded, but didn\u2019t move away. She kept staring at him, her short blonde hair a halo in the darkness around her face. Spellbound, she seemed to have forgotten her own name, much less her job.<\/em><\/p>\n

And how annoying was that. <\/em><\/p>\n

Darius shifted impatiently. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s all,\u201d he muttered. \u201cWe\u2019re good.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

As she backed up, getting lost in the crowd, Wrath heard Darius clear his throat. \u201cThanks for coming.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou already said that.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah. Right. Ah, you and I go way back.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve fought some damn good fights together. Cut down a lot of lessers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Wrath nodded. The Black Dagger Brotherhood had been protecting the race against the Lessening Society for generations. There was Darius. Tohrment. The four others. The brothers <\/em>\"\"<\/a><\/em>were vastly outnumbered by lessers, de-souled humans who served a nasty-ass master, the Omega. But Wrath and his warriors managed to hold their own. <\/em><\/p>\n

And then some. <\/em><\/p>\n

Darius cleared his throat. \u201cAfter all these years-\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cD, you\u2019ve got to cut to the point. Marissa needs to do a little business tonight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cDo you want to use your room at my place again? You know I don\u2019t let anyone else stay there.\u201d Darius let out an awkward laugh. \u201cNo doubt her brother would prefer you not show up at his house.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Wrath crossed his arms over his chest, pushing the table out with his boot to give himself a little more room. <\/em><\/p>\n

He didn\u2019t give a crap that Marissa\u2019s brother had delicate sensibilities and was offended by the life Wrath lived. Havers was a snob and a dilettante who had his head up his ass. He was totally incapable of understanding the kind of enemies the race had and what it took to defend the population. <\/em><\/p>\n

Wrath wasn\u2019t about to play dandy while civilians were getting slaughtered. He needed to be in the field with his warriors, not taking up space on some throne. So Havers could shove it.<\/em>
\n Although Marissa shouldn\u2019t have to deal with her brother\u2019s attitude.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI just might take you up on that offer.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cGood.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNow talk.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI have a daughter.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Wrath slowly turned his head. \u201cSince when?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cA while.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWho\u2019s the mother?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t know her. And she, ah, she died.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Darius\u2019s sorrow rose up around him, the acrid smell of old pain cutting through the stench of human sweat, alcohol, and sex in the club.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHow old is she?\u201d Wrath demanded. He had a feeling where this might be headed.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cTwenty-five.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Wrath cursed under his breath. \u201cDon\u2019t ask me, Darius. Don\u2019t ask me to do it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI have to. My lord, your blood is-\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cCall me that again and I\u2019ll close your mouth for you. Permanently.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t understand. She\u2019s-\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Wrath started to get up. Darius\u2019s hand grasped his forearm and then was quickly removed. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s half-human.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cJesus Christ-\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cSo she might not survive the transition if she goes through it. Look, if you help her, at least she has a chance of living. Your blood is so strong, it would increase the likelihood of her making it through the change as a half-breed. I\u2019m not asking you to take her on as a shellan. Or to protect her because I can do that. I\u2019m just trying to… Please. My other sons are dead. She\u2019s all that could be left of me. And I… her mother is one I loved.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

If it had been anyone else, Wrath would have used his favorite pair of words, fuck and off. As far as he was concerned, there were only two good positions for a human. A female on her back. And a male face down and not breathing.<\/em><\/p>\n

But Darius was almost a friend. Or would have been one, if Wrath had let him get close.<\/em>
\n As Wrath stood up, he closed his eyes. Hatred washed through him, directed into the center of his own chest. He despised himself for walking away, but he just wasn\u2019t the kind of male who could help some poor half-breed through such a painful and dangerous time. Gentleness, mercy, they were not in his make up. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t do it. Not even for you.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

Darius\u2019s agony hit him in a great swell and Wrath actually swayed under the emotion\u2019s force. <\/em><\/p>\n

He squeezed the vampire\u2019s shoulder. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you really love her, do her a favor. Ask someone else.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

Wrath turned and stalked out of the bar. On his way to the door, he wiped the memory of himself from every human cerebral cortex in the place. The strong ones would think they had dreamed him. The weak ones wouldn\u2019t remember him at all. <\/em><\/p>\n

Out on the street, he headed for a dark corner behind Screamer\u2019s so that he could dematerialize. He passed a woman getting felt up by some guy in the shadows, a bum who\u2019d collapsed in a stupor, a drug dealer arguing on a cell phone about the going price for crack.<\/em>
\n Wrath knew the moment he was followed. And who it was. The sweet smell of baby powder was a dead giveaway. <\/em><\/p>\n

He smiled widely, opened his leather jacket, and took out one of his hira shuriken. The stainless steel throwing star felt comfortable in his palm. Three ounces of death ready to hit the air waves. <\/em><\/p>\n

With the weapon in his hand, Wrath didn\u2019t change his stride, even though he wanted to rush into the shadows. He was spoiling for a fight after shutting down Darius and the Lessening Society member behind him had perfect fucking timing.<\/em><\/p>\n

Killing the soulless human was just what he needed to take the edge off. <\/em>
\n As he drew the lesser into the dense darkness, Wrath\u2019s body primed for the fight, his heart pumping steadily, the muscles in his arms and thighs twitching in anticipation. His ears picked up the sound of a gun being cocked and he triangulated the weapon\u2019s aim. It was pointed at the back of his head. <\/em><\/p>\n

In a fluid motion, he wheeled around just as the bullet exploded out of the muzzle. He ducked and threw the star which flashed silver and twirled in a deadly arc. It caught the lesser right in the neck, splitting his throat open before continuing on its path into the darkness. The gun dropped to the ground, clattering across the asphalt.<\/em><\/p>\n

The lesser grabbed his neck with both hands and fell to his knees. <\/em><\/p>\n

Wrath walked over and went through its pockets. He took the wallet and the cell phone he found and put them into his jacket.<\/em><\/p>\n

And then he withdrew a long, black-bladed knife from his chest holster. He was disappointed the fight hadn\u2019t lasted longer, but going by the dark, curly hair and relatively inept attack, this was a new recruit. With a quick thrust, he pushed the lesser on to its back, flipped the weapon in the air and caught the handle with a swipe of his palm. The blade plunged into flesh, cut through bone, reached the black heart.<\/em><\/p>\n

With a strangled sound, the lesser disintegrated.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0Wrath wiped the blade off on his leather pants, slipped it back where it belonged, and stood up. He looked around. And then dematerialized himself.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>J.R Ward’s next book,\u00a0 Rapture<\/em> (Fallen Angels #4)\u00a0 will be in stores September 25, 2012.\u00a0 Her next BDB book Lover At-Last<\/em> will be out Spring 2013.\u00a0 For additional details about J.R Ward you can visit her website www.jrward.com<\/a>.\u00a0 For information regarding her Black Dagger Brother series or her Fallen Angel series you can visit Barnes and Noble, Amazon or any other book retailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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