The Shadows: Number 13 in series (Black Dagger Brotherhood) - Tapa dura

**Goodreads Finalist for Best Romance 2015**

Two brothers bound by more than blood fight to change a brutal destiny in the heart-wrenching new novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood by Sunday Times bestselling author J. R. Ward.

Trez "Latimer" doesn't really exist. And not just because the identity was created so that a Shadow could function in the underbelly of the human world. Sold by his parents to the Queen of the S'Hsibe as a child, Trez escaped the Territory and has been a pimp and an enforcer in Caldwell, NY for years - all the while on the run from a destiny of sexual servitude. He's never had anyone he could totally rely on . . . except for his brother, iAm.

iAm's sole goal has always been to keep his brother from self-destructing - and he knows he's failed. It's not until the Chosen Selena enters Trez's life that the male begins to turn things around . . . but by then it's too late. The pledge to mate the Queen's daughter comes due and there is nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, and no negotiating.

Trapped between his heart and a fate he never volunteered for, Trez must decide whether to endanger himself and others - or forever leave behind the female he's in love with. But then an unimaginable tragedy strikes and changes everything. Staring out over an emotional abyss, Trez must find a reason to go on or risk losing himself and his soul forever. And iAm, in the name of brotherly love, is faced with making the ultimate sacrifice . . .

Praise for J.R. Ward:

'These vampires are hot, and the series only gets hotter . . . so hot it gave me shivers'
Vampire Genre

'The Black Dagger Brotherhood is one of the best vampire series out there . . . Everything J.R. Ward writes is a must read and she never disappoints' Christine Feehan, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author

'It's not easy to find a new twist on the vampire myth, but Ward succeeds beautifully. This dark and compelling world is filled with enticing romance as well as perilous adventure'
Romantic Times

'These erotic paranormals are well worth it, and frighteningly addictive . . . It all works to great, page-turning effect . . . [and has] earned Ward an Anne Rice-style following, deservedly so'
Publishers Weekly

'Now here's a band of brothers who know how to show a girl a good time'
Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author