I love this author and if you are in to the vampire genre then this is a series for you.
This is the third book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series and it is another great one by J.R. Ward. It is possible to read the books by themselves and not in order but the timeline and story flows better if you do so.
" A former blood slave, the vampire Zsadist still bears the scars from a past filled with suffering and humiliation. Renowned for his unquenchable fury and sinister deeds, he is a savage feared by humans and vampires alike. Anger is his only companion and terror his only passion- until he rescues a beautiful female from the evil Lessening Society.
Bella is instantly entranced by the seething power Zsadist possesses. But even as their desire for each other begins to overtake them, Zsadist's thirst for vengeance against Bella's tormentors drives him to the brink of madness. Now Bella must help her lover overcome the wounds of his tortured past and find a futer with her..."
This book has a really tortured hero and is reminicent of Born in sin by Kinley McGregor and Dance with the devil by Sherrilyn Kenyon. I loved it and recommend this series to anyone that I know that loves this genre.