Hel-looo John Matthew! One of the most eagerly anticipated titles of 2010, this newest instalment of the Black Dagger Brotherhood is out in a gorgeous US hardcover edition ($34.95) and less pretty Australian paperback ($19.99) so make sure you let us know which you prefer.

In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. John Matthew has come a long way since he was found living among humans, his vampire nature unknown to himself and to those around him. After he was taken in by the Brotherhood, no one could guess what his true history was or his true identity. Indeed, the fallen Brother Darius has returned, but with a different face and a very different destiny. As a vicious personal vendetta takes John into the heart of the war, he will need to call up on both who he is now and who he once was in order to face off against evil incarnate.

Xhex, a symphath assassin, has long steeled herself against the attraction between her and John Matthew. Having already lost one lover to madness, she will not allow the male of worth to fall prey to the darkness of her twisted life. When fate intervenes, however, the two discover that love, like destiny, is inevitable between soul mates. HARDCOVER $34.95, AUST EDN $19.99

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