Jessica Bird is an American novelist. She writes contemporary romance novels under the name Jessica Bird and paranormal romance under the pen name J. R. Ward. She is a three-time winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award, once as Jessica Bird for From the First, and twice as J. R. Ward for Lover Revealed and Dearest Ivie. Her books have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list. According to Louisville Magazine, her books have been published in 25 countries and in several different languages, with over 16 million copies reported in print. The same article notes that her works have been bestsellers in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and several South American countries.
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| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Dark Lover | 2005 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Lover Eternal | 2006 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Lover Awakened | 2006 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | Lover Revealed | 2007 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | Lover Unbound | 2007 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | Lover Enshrined | 2008 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | Lover Avenged | 2009 | Amazon |
| 8 |  | Lover Mine | 2010 | Amazon |
| 9 |  | Lover Unleashed | 2009 | Amazon |
| 10 | Lover Reborn | 2009 | Amazon | |
| 11 | Lover At Last | 2013 | Amazon | |
| 12 |  | The King | 2014 | Amazon |
| 13 |  | The Shadows | — | Amazon |
| 14 |  | The Beast | 2016 | Amazon |
| 15 |  | The Chosen | 2017 | Amazon |
| 16 |  | The Thief | 2018 | Amazon |
| 17 |  | The Savior | 2019 | Amazon |
| 18 |  | The Sinner | 2020 | Amazon |
| 19 |  | Lover Unveiled | 2021 | Amazon |
| 20 |  | Lover Arisen | 2022 | Amazon |
| — |  | The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider's Guide | 2009 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
Standalone books
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Heart of Gold | 2003 | Amazon |
| 2 | Father Mine | 2008 | Amazon | |
| 3 | Rapture | 2012 | Amazon | |
| 4 |  | Possession | 2013 | Amazon |
| 5 | Immortal | 2014 | Amazon | |
| 6 |  | Blood Kiss | 2015 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | The Bourbon Kings | 2015 | Amazon |
| 8 | The Story of Son | 2015 | Amazon | |
| 9 |  | Blood Vow | 2016 | Amazon |
| 10 |  | The Angels' Share | 2016 | Amazon |
| 11 |  | Blood Fury | 2017 | Amazon |
| 12 |  | Devil's Cut | 2017 | Amazon |
| 13 |  | Dearest Ivie | 2018 | Amazon |
| 14 |  | Blood Truth | 2019 | Amazon |
| 15 |  | Prisoner of Night | 2019 | Amazon |
| 16 | Where Winter Finds You | 2019 | Amazon | |
| 17 |  | A Warm Heart in Winter | 2020 | Amazon |
| 18 |  | The Jackal | 2020 | Amazon |
| 19 |  | Claimed | 2021 | Amazon |
| 20 |  | The Wolf | 2021 | Amazon |
| 21 |  | Forever | 2022 | Amazon |
| 22 |  | The Viper | 2022 | Amazon |
| 23 | Darius | 2023 | Amazon | |
| 24 |  | Lassiter | 2023 | Amazon |
| 25 | A Bloom in Winter | 2024 | Amazon | |
| 26 | Mine | 2024 | Amazon | |
| 27 | The Beloved | 2024 | Amazon | |
| 28 |  | Crown of War and Shadow | 2026 | Amazon |
| 29 | Happy Anniversary | — | Amazon | |
| 30 | Lover Forbidden | — | Amazon |
Reading Jessica Bird in order
Jessica Bird has 2 series in our catalogue. Each one above is listed in reading order with its position number, so you can start at book one and work forward.
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