In a downward spiral after the mating of his roommate Butch to Marissa, Vishous is paid a visit from the Scribe Virgin, the creator of the vampire race. Vishous wears a black leather glove over it at all times to avoid ever touching, even inadvertently, someone in skin-to-skin contact. One of his hands also glows with a white light and possesses a killing power. His father also tried to have him castrated so that he could never breed but this was only partially successful. At some stage because of this he was held down and had warnings tattooed on him – around his groin, on his hand and around his eye so that everyone knows. He had a savage childhood, made worse by the curse he possesses – an ability to see the future, mostly involving death.

Vishous is the son of the Bloodletter, a vicious warrior who ate, drank, killed and raped anyone close enough to grab. I’ve always enjoyed him in previous books, and even though his role in Lover Revealed was a bit intense, I always knew that his happy ever after was coming up soon. Zsadist is my favourite Brother but I think Vishous has always been a pretty close second. Because I knew if I didn’t, they’d have disappeared the next time I was there and I’d have to request them and it might take ages. But I happened to find 5 and 6 of The Black Dagger Brotherhood novels on the stacks when I was picking up #4 so I thought I’d grab them. I should know better than to binge on a series! Sometimes the more I cram into a short time, the less I enjoy them.

Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward