Characters in Dark Lover

Beth Randall

A human crime reporter unaware of her vampire heritage until Wrath is tasked with guiding her through her transition.

Also in The King

Wrath (Black Dagger Brotherhood)

The last purebred vampire and reluctant king who leads the Black Dagger Brotherhood against the Lessening Society.

Mr. X (Black Dagger Brotherhood)

The Lessening Society's ruthless leader, who escalates the slayers' hunt for Beth and the Brotherhood.

Also in Lover Eternal

Darius (Black Dagger Brotherhood)

An honorable vampire warrior and Beth's father, whose murder sets the story's events in motion.

Marissa (Black Dagger Brotherhood)

A glymera aristocrat and Wrath's longtime companion, whose bond with him is tested as his path turns toward Beth.

Also in Lover Eternal, Lover Awakened, Lover Revealed, Lover Unbound

Butch O'Neal

A hard-living homicide detective who keeps stumbling onto vampire crime scenes and is drawn into the Brotherhood's world.

Also in Lover Eternal, Lover Awakened, Lover Revealed, The Sinner

Rhage

A Black Dagger Brotherhood warrior known for his looks and the deadly curse that turns him into a beast.

Also in Darius, Lover Eternal, Lover Mine, The Beast, The Black Dagger Brotherhood

Zsadist

A scarred, feared Brotherhood warrior who fights alongside Wrath against the Lessening Society.

Also in Darius, Lover Eternal, Lover Awakened, Father Mine, A Warm Heart in Winter, The Beloved, The Black Dagger Brotherhood

Vishous

The Brotherhood's technology and surveillance expert, marked by a dangerous curse in his hand.

Also in Darius, Lover Eternal, Lover Unbound, Lover Unleashed, Lover Forbidden, The Black Dagger Brotherhood

Fritz Perlmutter

Also in Darius, Lover Eternal, The Beloved

Phury

Also in Darius, Lover Eternal, Lover Awakened, Lover Revealed, Lover Enshrined, The Black Dagger Brotherhood

Tohrment

Also in Lover Eternal, Lover Awakened, Lover Revealed, Lover Unbound, Lover Enshrined, Lover Reborn, A Bloom in Winter

Mr. O

Also in Lover Eternal

Wellesandra

Also in Lover Eternal, Lover Awakened, Lover Reborn

The Scribe Virgin

Also in Lover Eternal, Lover Awakened, Lover Enshrined, Lover Unleashed

Wrath

Also in Lover Eternal, Lover Enshrined, The King, The Beloved, Lover Forbidden, The Black Dagger Brotherhood