J.R. WardsBlood Vowwont be published until Dec. 6, but EW can exclusively reveal the cover along with an extended summary of the second book from the authors Blood Dagger Legacy spin-off series.Blood Vowwill continue the storyline fromThe Beast,following Rhage, one of the original Black Dagger Brotherhood members.

More information and the smoldering cover below:

Trainees at the Black Dagger Brotherhoods training center continue to prepare for the war against the Lessening Society, but fighting is the last thing on Axes mind.

Still plagued with the guilt of his fathers death, the brooding loner finds himself battling an unlikely attraction to Peytons enticing, aristocratic cousin, Elise.

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Elise feels it, too especially when the two are thrown together in unusual circumstances, and she must decide whether she can trust Axe as she uncovers the mystery surrounding her sisters death.

Meanwhile, Mary and Rhage are fostering Bitty, a young pretrans orphan, and hope to adopt her… until the appearance of a young male claiming to be Bittys blooded uncle threatens to tear the new family apart.

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