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The Thief Paperback – October 30, 2018

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New enemies rise and desire burns in the next thrilling novel of the New York Times bestselling paranormal romance series the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Sola Morte, former cat burglar and safe-cracker, has given up her old life on the wrong side of the law. On the run from a drug lord's family, she is lying low far from Caldwell, keeping her nose clean and her beloved grandmother safe. Her heart, though, is back up north, with the only man who has ever gotten through her defenses: Assail, who never meant to fall in love - and certainly not with a human. But they have no future, and not just because she doesn't know he is a vampire, but because he is not about to stop dealing arms to the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Fate, however, has other plans for them. When Assail falls into a coma and lingers on the verge of death, his cousins seek out Sola and beg her to give him a reason to live. The last thing she wants is a return to her past, but how can she leave him to die? As a lethal new enemy of the vampires shows its face, Sola finds herself not only a target, but a mission-critical force in a war she doesn't understand. And when Assail's truth comes out, will she run from the horror . . . or follow her heart into the arms of the male who loves her more than life itself?Author BiographyAfter graduating from law school J. R. Ward began working in health care in Boston and spent many years as chief of staff for one of the premier academic medical centres in the US. She lives in Kentucky with her husband. - The Thief By J.r. Ward (Paperback)
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  1. Book 16 of 22
    The Black Dagger Brotherhood
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    October 30, 2018
  6. Dimensions
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  8. ISBN-13
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ piatkus uk (October 30, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0349409234
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0349409238
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.19 x 1.14 x 5.16 inches
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J. R. Ward lives in the South with her incredibly supportive husband and her beloved golden retriever. After graduating from law school, she began working in health care in Boston and spent many years as chief of staff for one of the premier academic medical centres in the nation. She is the author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood and Fallen Angels series.

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Excellent addition to the Black Dagger Brotherhood series!
The Thief was another awesome story in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series that was exciting to read. It was easy to slide back into the world and instantly be a part of everything. There was a wonderful mix of humor and drama, and stubbornness, and love and I really enjoyed it!Assail’s story has been building in the last couple of books and I couldn’t wait for him to get it together. I've loved his personal battles and how his love for Marisol helped pulled him back from the brink. I loved Marisol. She's a really strong heroine, a take no prisoners woman. I loved her perseverance and how she takes care of her grandmother. Marisol’s grandmother is priceless and I adored how Assail’s cousins were with her, so sweet. Marisol and Assail coming together was tense and angry as well as heartbreaking and passionate.Vishous and Jane stressed me out. Their issues have been building so I'm glad it finally got addressed. I am thrilled they finally got themselves together. There was so much tension and pain there. I'm glad they finally opened up and reconnected and that it didn't drag out over the entire story. I'm glad Lassiter's new role is starting to be known and some things about the Scribe Virgin were addressed as well. Lassiter is one of my favorite characters and he adds so much to any scene he’s in.As always, the writing was excellent. There's great drama and I thought there was a good progression for the overall storyline. I'm really excited for what's to come in the series, especially Murhder, and what chaos Throe will bring.This was a page-turner for sure! J. R. Ward always knows how to bring it!
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EAB
5.0 out of 5 stars Always great...
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
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Doesn't disappoint...secrets revealed, HEA, good stuff...always with a great cliff hanger to keep you waiting for the next book...gotta love the BDB and their mates
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Sheila M
5.0 out of 5 stars I Love Sola and Assail!
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2018
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"Destiny was such a thief."

FINAL DECISION: Loved, loved this one and would have been a 5 star but the resolution was just a bit too quick for me. I've been anticipating Sola and Assail's story for years and this one did not disappoint. Plus V and Jane tossed in, new threats and some advancement of the overarching storylines.

THE STORY: Sola Morte, was a thief until an attempt on her life led to her promise to leave Caldwell and make a new and honest life. Hiding in Miami with her dear grandmother, Sola still cannot forget the man she left behind. Assail was who she left behind but unknown to Sola, he is not a man at all but rather a vampire. Assail lies near death after trying to recover from a cocaine addiction. His cousins make a desperate attempt to save Assail by asking Sola to visit Assail.

OPINION: I really enjoyed this book. I've been looking forward to Sola and Assail's story because I enjoy these two complex characters. They are both damaged characters who shift between doing good and doing bad. This book takes place already significantly into their story. Readers of the series will know that they have already begun their romance and cut it off when Sola leaves for Miami. This book recaps, but of course the character development of those earlier encounters is lost in this book.

But having read those early encounters, I love this story. The emotional drama is high from the beginning. Sola comes to Assail at the moment of his rebirth in many ways. The two of them always had a strong connection, and I really feel it in this book where the crisis makes these two people who are closed and secretive open up to one another.

The book is hot because not only do we have Sola and Assail as a couple, but also the continuing story of V and Jane. The two have had some problems recently (which has been shown in prior books). This book brings their lingering problems to a crisis moment.

And that is what brings these two stories together in a thematic way. Here are two couples facing a crisis where their secrets and their separateness threaten to tear them apart.

Although the two stories cross one another, they are separate and distinct narratives. The overlapping themes, however, give this book a wholeness that I don't always feel in the BDB books with the overlapping and multiple narratives.

My only negative in the book is that Sola and Assail's story is resolved too quickly in the end. After building the conflicts and drama and bring it to a head, things get fixed and then the book is over. I think the build up needed some additional space. In this book, I missed that.

WORTH MENTIONING: Murhder!

CONNECTED BOOKS: THE THIEF is the sixteenth book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. I think these books should be read as part of the series. Perhaps a better reader than I could appreciate them as standalones.

STAR RATING: I give this book 4.5 stars.
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Lovell
4.0 out of 5 stars Love Assail and Sola
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2023
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The chemistry of these two takes on a whole new life for me. I love Assail, his cousins, Sola and her grandmother. I know he isn't a Brother. I hate she is a human. I found myself wondering where this life would take them. I heard a bit of worry in Assail as he wondered how their future and him going straight would look.
Kind of like Rev and Elena, the communication and connections made the feelings that they have for each other seem so intense.
Ending was rushed but I loved what Sola did.
I just love these 2 so that is why I gave it 4 stars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Black Dagger Brothers Fantastic
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2023
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I love the brothers and there vampires. I recommend them to everyone I know. I love you too JRW you are amazing
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Loraine Oliver
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book in the BEB series.....What a read!
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2018
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The Thief by J.R. Ward is a really good book! I really enjoyed reading about Assail and Sola, and all the other characters, especially Jane and Vishous. In this book we find out there is another new danger in Caldwell, that has nothing to do with The Lessening Society. However someone has taken something from the Sanctuary, that is going to be able to wreak havoc on everyone.

A series of events happen that are surprising, however Vishous figures out why his bullets can kill the "shadows", the new threat, but no other bullets will work. We also find out that Vishous has a big revelation about his mother the Scribe Virgin. Vishous also finds out who is taking her place. This takes him to a new way of feeling about his mother. She has never been far away from Vishous and Payne.

The people that Sola has been in hiding from, has a sister who shows up and is determined to hunt down her brothers' killer. Unfortunately her movements have a homicide detective looking into her movements. She is just like her brothers-blood thirsty, greedy and wanting to have the ability to do what she wants to anyone without feeling the repercussions of the law.

What I like most about this book is that there are happy endings for a few of the couples, even though things are really going to get crazier than they already are. The plot twists and turns in this book to give us those 'omg' moments!

I can't wait for the next book and I gave this book a 5 star rating.
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Denise
5.0 out of 5 stars New Enemies
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2018
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Sola and her grandmother relocated to Miami to stay safe from a drug lord and his family. Giving up her life as a thief has proven difficult but keeping her grandmother safe is of the highest priority. Assail has fallen in love with a human woman but knows they can never have a life together. She doesn’t know he’s a vampire or a drug addict for that matter. Assail falls into a coma and seems to be on the edge of death when his cousins decide that Sola is the only one who can bring him back. The cousins persuade Sola and her grandmother to return to Caldwell to visit Assail and hope that Assail's love for her can return him to the land of the living.

The Brotherhood has a new enemy that leads to more questions than answers. The deadliness which they have never seen seems to be connected to a lost or possibly stolen artifact. Assail decides that the only way to truly be honest with Sola is to come clean about everything even though he knows he risks losing her forever. To battle this new-found enemy, the Brotherhood turns to Assail to connect them with a contact from his former life to supply them with much-needed ammunition.

Ward always does a masterful job of weaving her stories. The main story, which is Assail and Sola, is artfully done while setting the path for future books with the new enemy the Brotherhood is facing and a glimpse at a possible new trans that has all kinds of possibilities.
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Debora Maillet
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written
Reviewed in Canada on January 12, 2023
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Love all the Brotherhood this is my second reading for some of the books loved them all. I think it would make an amazing show
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Jules
5.0 out of 5 stars OMG another amazing page turner, thank you!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2024
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Another amazing page turner of a paranormal romance novel in JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood Series. Amazing Vampire story and series...wickedly unique and sexy alongside amazing storylines full of tension and passion all mixed together. You just can't stop turning the page and reading to find out more.
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Sangie
5.0 out of 5 stars Historias que necesitaban ser concluidas
Reviewed in Mexico on April 13, 2021
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Mis dos vampiros favoritos en un mismo libro!!!! La relación de V y Jane por fin tiene el tratamiento que merece y Assail regresa mejorado y listo para ganarse a su mujer. Hermoso libro, tal vez está en mi top 5 de los libros que llevo de la hermandad.
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Amrita
5.0 out of 5 stars Thievery, Vampires & Romance .. wow !
Reviewed in India on June 11, 2021
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An intoxicating combination of one a fantastic fantasy story line built on the iconic Black Dagger Brotherhood series , the story of Sola had me hooked. I cried with her , laughed with her & rejoiced with her. What better testament to their craft can a author ask for ?
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Cristina Fontana
5.0 out of 5 stars Back to the BDB World!
Reviewed in Italy on January 5, 2021
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I’m back into the BDB World! I’ve missed my Brothers. And this 16th book hasn’t disappointed me.
I loved V & Jane so much. They’re struggling in their relationship and are on the edge of a failure. Only a “fatal” event and some new revelations from Lassiter to V, will bring them back together and stronger than ever.
Pieces of the puzzle that V is trying so hard to put together are finally coming together.
And a new and mysterious enemy is endangering the species. I’m really curious to see how this will unfold in the next books.
I loved Sola & Assail, but more than the two of them I loved the unusual family they formed: Sola and her vovó, Assail and his cousins Ehric and Evale, and Markus the freed blood slave. Even in the worst and unexpected moments, they stick together as a loving family does.
This book is engaging from beginning to end, never a dull moment… okay, that’s not true: Vitoria was boring and adding nothing to the story; the end of the book seems a little bit rushed.
Now I can’t wait to read how the war with the new enemy with be handled and to read about Murhder.
Oh, and Saxton & Ruhn? Need more of their story!
To be honest this is 4 four stars read, but I give it 5 for the pleasure it has given me reading this series after being away so long from this world.
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