✰ Liz ✰ 's Reviews > Lover Eternal

"Please… God. Let me stay here with him. Don’t make me go away."-Mary

In Lover Eternal, the battle continues between the Black Dagger Brotherhood and the lessers. Beth and Wrath have settled in as King and Queen. The brothers are living together in an underground bunker/mansion. This story in the series focuses on Rhage and his love Mary.



Rhage is known as "Hollywood". He reminds me of a trained killer who suffers with ADHD! The only problem is that Rhage is suffering but it isn't attention deficit disorder. Because of a terrible curse, Rhage is forced to self medicate with booze and woman. If he doesn't, (view spoiler)[a beast will come out. (hide spoiler)]. Rhage is wandering through life. Although he loves his brothers, he is lonely and sickened by his lifestyle.

Mary is a sweetheart. She spends her nights volunteering for a suicide hotline. She lives alone and cares deeply for her neighbor Bella. She has befriended a young man ,named John, that she met form the suicide hotline. However, Mary's life is far from perfect, she has cancer.



"She’d realized there was no quota on misery for people, no quantifiable threshold that once reached, got you miraculously taken out of the distress pool."

Bella (Mary's neighbor) recognizes John as a boy on the brink of transforming into a vampire. She calls the brotherhood for help. However, John is mute. Because of her ability to sign, Mary is brought in to the brotherhood mansion as a translator. While at the mansion, Rhage sees her and falls for her.

"The effect she had on him was druglike, a tantalizing combination of sexual need and profound ease. Like he was having an orgasm and falling into a peaceful sleep at the same time. It was like nothing he’d ever felt before. A chill shot through him, sucking the warmth out of his body."



As soon as Rhage wipes her memories, he is back on high pursuit of her! He decides to see her again and again! Unfortunately, they get caught up with some lessers and Mary's life is now in danger. Now that Rhage has Mary right where he wants her (in his care, bed, and home), he is happy to care for her.

Mary is one tough chick. She finds out who Rhage is and she takes it just like a spoon full of sugar straight out of a Disney movie! Her strength never ceased to amaze me. She is undoubtedly falling for Rhage but she is so insecure about herself. Also, she knows she is going to be facing the battle of her life.

“I will not fall in love with you,” she said. “I can’t let myself. I won’t.” “That’s all right. I’ll love you enough for the both of us.” He surged inside of her, filling her depths."

So much happens in this book. The parallels between this book and real life are genuine and raw. Learning to love and accept someone for exactly who they are is a beautiful thing.

I am not going to lie. One thing happened in this book that was hard for me to understand and accept about our wounded hero. (view spoiler)[Rhage is so worried that the beast is going to unleash if he truly gives himself to Mary that he hooks up with someone while Mary is waiting at home in his bed. I just do not like a cheater...no matter what the reason is! (hide spoiler)]

Mary and Rhage have so much to overcome. He is a vampire and requires blood to live. Mary is sick and has a hard time asking for help! Their story was beautiful and unforgettable.

“I will have no other,” he said against her throat. “I will take none but you.” Mary wrapped her legs around his hips, trying to have him so far inside that he could stay with her forever."



I loved every second of this book! This series is fantastic and Rhage and Mary's story will stay with me forever. I felt the character development was more developed in this book. Additionally because you are getting to know all of the brothers, you become invested in their stories! Because this book blossoms into the next story, it was an easy decision for me to move right on to the next book in the series. If for some reason you haven't read this series, stop what you are doing and read it NOW! You will not be disappointed!

“Go to your warrior , female. Feel the warmth of his body and know this is real.”