In Rapture, J.R. Ward brings back her character Matthias, who is a most unlikable sort, but somehow, the author has taught us the realization that redemption is possible for anyone and so we will allow him another chance. Then we are left to compare Mel and Matthias, who are both essentially lost souls searching for redemption, and we find that they are experiencing different levels of a similar struggle. In the story, Mel's character is involved in an accident that leaves the victim with some memory loss but the one thing he does remember is a headstone, and a name.
You will be left wondering why Mel would continue her relationship with a confused and oh-so attractive man once he starts going on about "fallen angels". Instead she is drawn to the task of trying to help him find his redemption and complete his mission to save lost souls. As she and her new found love reconcile the return of his memory and try to solve the mystery of the name Jim Heron, they find themselves immersed in a war between angels and demons.
J.R. Ward is a New York Times bestselling author and winner of the prestigious RITA (Romance Writer's of America) award for Best Paranormal Romance, as well as having been nominated for the award numerous times. Before becoming a writer, she practiced law and served as Chief of Staff for a Harvard Medical School's teaching site. She is very well known as the author of The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series about the lives of six warrior vampires.
J. R. Ward has 18 audiobooks in the Romance category now available in download format at AudiobookStore.com including this title. The unabridged version of Rapture: A Novel of the Fallen Angels, Book 4, read by the popular narrator Eric Dove, is one of our bestselling audiobooks.
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"I really enjoyed this book. I was skeptical at first about having Matthias as the main character but I ended up really liking him in this one. I also enjoyed that the female lead was a strong woman who had her faults but knew how to take care of herself too. Looking forward to book 5."
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Kel (4 out of 5 stars)