This is the ninth book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, which features a group of deadly vampires who are born to protect their race from those who would expose and exterminate them. This book focuses on Payne, the twin sister that Vishous didn't know existed until she needs help to heal from a devastating injury. Human surgeon Manuel Manello is recruited to treat her and will have his memories scrubbed after he has done so, but no one counted on the way he is able to restore Payne's body. And she's not willing to give him up so easily once she has recovered.
I own all of the books in this series, and this latest does not disappoint. Ward does a great job of keeping the plot moving with all kinds of action, plot twists, complicated relationships, sex, and unique characters that are not easily forgotten once the books are finished. Payne is an unusual character who has been out of centuries of suspended animation for only a few months. She is not familiar to the ways of humans or their world, but she gives Manny, to whom she refers as "Healer," a reason to enjoy life again after years of living through his profession. My only complaints are that the author uses too much street jargon and that some of the major characters in the other books are rarely mentioned again. Overall, though, this is a great series. 489 pages.
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