I have been thinking about what to do on JR Ward’s guest day for a bit now. Lover Revealed is her fourth book and her third time to visit.
So I didn’t want to do the same ol same ol we have done in the past:
But what to do….
And I came up with a nifty idea! LOL but I think it is better suited to October *eg*
But today is JR Ward‘s day and as her schedule has been kicking her ass. I am going to be posting some topics and as ALWAYS you are welcome to comment in them all.
I decided we would do a mix. Something random. Something fun. Something a little bit bookish and a little bit not. Basically it will be situation normal *g*. Oddly enough JR Ward agreed to join in. Poor girl, I should feel bad taking advantage of the jet lagged.
She will stopping by and wants to answer your questions but we can’t say for sure when she will get to them all. Any questions you want to be SURE she sees put in the Q&A post I will put up around 2ish CST.
Of course you are welcome to ask anything but don’t be shocked if you don’t get an answer, don’t like the answer or get a “keep reading”.
This series has some of the bestest covers . . . look great lined up!
JR – hello from a Cellie! So glad you’re here!
Sybil – just how much fawning and squueee-ing will you tolerate before you tell someone to “shut up already”?
I am all for squueeeing
lol
Absolutely LOVE the brothers!
Much love the the WARDen! Your cellies love you!
Mwah!
WARDen! LR is wonderful! I love it so much and I’ve been waiting for Butch for soo long!
I’m working on my re-read, going slow this time to pick up things I might have missed, my brain’s still trying to process it all!
I LOVE YOU AND THE BROTHERS!
Lynn (C.A.G.)
You just keep getting better and better…I just love this series!!!
Thanks for the great books WARDen! Best ever! LR was incredible! HELLO BUTCH! 🙂
Hey WARDen…can I call you that here or is it a cellie thing?
No? just a……
KEEEEEEEEEP WRITINGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!
just thought with my warped sense of humor that was funny 😉
Love Butch! Love the book!! LOVE the brothers!!!!
Love the BDB… but, hey.. look at this! *drags out a hefty bag* A big bag of leaves (oooh, look, some embroidered with marbles and cheese) just ready for you to grab and discard! Feel free to slip a few times, cause there’s a new one ready for you. ;D
*crosses fingers for the signed LR copy cause her booty can’t make it all the way north*
Much love, WARDen!!
Hmmm, I don’t know if I should praise the Warden or yell at her. She has RUINED me for all other books! I have brothers on the brain 24/7. I need professional help! LOL
Loved, loved, loved, LR! Along with all of the other brothers. Thank you so much for the wonderful books and for sharing the Brothers with us. We’re so lucky.
Can’t wait for V.
The WARDen’s books are the best I have read in a long long time… if ever. I read all her books in less than a day and she has for sure ruined me for all other books! As soon as I finish one I cant wait for the next 6 months to be over with!
I loved Butch and Marissa’s HEA.
Just finished reading LR. What a great read. My question to JR is, can you clarify Butch and V’s relationship. As I was reading my thoughts went back and forth and at the end I was a bit confused. I want to say much more but I’m avoiding spoilers here.
Thanks!
(((WARDEN)))
LR ROCKS!!! Loved it! Butch is just so…sexy. Looooved it! And as I try and think of all the questions I had when I finished reading it, the only one that comes to mind is…where the hay is Tohr and when’s he coming home?!!! We want him back, like now. *sigh* I know, I know. Keep reading. *shoulder slump* We miss him.
LR could quite possibly take LE’s place as my fave book. *shock* And I didn’t think that could happen. You’re so awesome.
Hi WARDen!!! I just want to say I love your books. You are a fantastic writer and storyteller. And after reading the brothers stories you are one of my all time favorite authors!! Those covers are amazing. I have two copies of each book — paperback and hardcover! I’m obsessed.
My question is at the end of LR we know that Joyce knows about Butch’s real father but does Butch know? Did his mother tell him and will we ever find out who his real father was/is? And his relation to Wrath?
Last question what is the release date for LU? There were so many interruptions when I was reading LR that I already told my hubby I’m booking a hotel room in October when LU is released.
Hotel room, uninterrupted time alone with V, room service and I’ll call hubby when I need him.
My favorite line was Marissa…Well, wasn’t this a night for firsts. Sex. Arson. Pants. I love love love your writing style and those LOL moments.
Thanks. I can’t wait for the rest of the series.
I had the same questions about V and Butch’s relationship. V is very complicated.
I would like to ditto Susan’s question on Butch’s heritage.
In addition, I was wondering if we could get any clues dropped on when we might see Tohr back again. I thoroughly get why he left, but I’m thinking he would come back for JM.
I love this series and how the story builds from one book to next. Thank you so much for giving me another author to keep up with – & that is meant in the best way possible.
Akkk! SPOILER! Running away now.
🙁
Hi WARDen,
LR was great, I ended up really liking Marissa and I was not expecting that. I also loved seeing Z interact with John Matthew (Z will always be my favorite)
Can you clarify what the relationship between Wrath and Butch is? Exactly how are they related? And if this is a keep reading, will it be explored further in V’s book?
Do you have any tidbits on Phury for us? 🙂
I SOO love these books! I love that each one is different and moves this story along… I feel like their is so much more to learn about this world. Thanks for the complexity and beauty of the characters. I LOVED Marissa and thought she brought a great “girl power” to the glymera… MUAH!!!!
WARDen…..with LR you have surpassed yourself! Through the series I’ve cried, laughed and cried some more but LR just blew me away. You took things to a whole new level and as much as the love between Butch and Marissa was so strong it was tangible, there was something sooooo special about his interactions with V. WOW. I too would love to know more about their relationship – big ol’ Keep Reading I think, tho. And pleeeease tell us we’re going to see Tohr come home soon???
Thank you so much!
Hi WARDen!
I’d simply like to add my gratitude. Your books, and the Brothers, have changed my life. They are wonderful, but you probably already knew that. Heh. Heh.
Thank you so much!
Each book shows us more about the Brotherhood, makes us understand them and love them more… it makes the Brothers seem like they have lived for so long just to tell their stories to us! …. MUAAAAAAAAAH WARDen
{{{{ JR }}}}
Every new release just makes me more frantic for the next one. You did a FANTASTIC job with Butch and V’s friendship. Definitely some teary eyed moments.
My question: we got to see some lines from a prophecy in LR. Will we get to see more of that? I know the deets are a Keep Reading, but is there more foretold about the war and has the Scribe Virgin shared it with Wrath yet?
Love the Cop, can’t wait for V!!! Thank you!
Hello Warden. Love Butch’s book. You’re brilliant and I understand how the books are flowing with each other and why you had to write about Butch before Vishous and the other Brothers. Thank you for sharing your talent with all of us. Stay well, get some rest and talk you on the message board and on your up coming chat night. Peace & Love, Nancy
I thought Lover Revealed was fantastic, and I love the Brotherhood. Your books and the Cell have had a huge impace on me – big thanks, and keep up the great work!
Hi WARDen!
Loved Butch. I’m so addicted, you had me reading in the aisles–literally. Chapter 1 at Wal-Mart. Chapters 2 through 7 at Target. Probably if I had stopped at Chapter 2 at Target, I might not have caved in to the need to buy the book before the 6th…maybe. Anyway, to atone for my weakness, lol, I went back to Target on the 6th and dutifully bought another one…even as I eagerly await my hardback version from the book club.
Anyway, my question is about timelines: Are things going to keep running in “real time” …days and months between stories, or will we be seeing significant leaps in time in future stories?
I love the way you managed to give us a glimpse of everyone. And I never thought I’d say this, but now I am so eager for V’s story. I never really felt that male before, but V broke my heart…
Muah in the many to you! Please come to Los Angeles soon!
Oggi (board) / Ogginalla (yahoo) / Robyn (life)
I loved LR. Marissa turned out much better than I thought and the relationship between V and Butch. It’s nice to see a really close guy/guy relationship explored. I think V’s confusion is very normal.
Rats. I posted my comment in the wrong spot. i’ll try again.
(1) THANK YOU so much for this book, all the books that have already come, and all the ones coming in the future.
(2) question: will we actually see anything like what was alluded to with Blaylock in future books?
(3) I know you have said V was difficult to write, but we really appreciate you going to the mat for us. Thanks!
Thank You for Butch…… Can not wait for V……… I GET HIM NOW……
Love the way you did that!!!!!
Peace
Loved, loved, loved LR! What an intense, fast-paced read. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I adore Butch even more now than I originally did. I also liked Marissa and am so glad she came into her own. More than any other heroine, we’ve gotten a chance to witness her character’s development and she’s come a long way from the timid female in Dark Lover. The book had several twists and turns and the one thing I hope for, happened 😀 Yay for Butch!
It was great meeting you at the signing this week and being treated to your Q&A session.
Much continued success,
Tina
WARDen, you’ve done it again! You knocked me on my a$$ and left me wondering what happened. LR was spectacular–not only were Butch and Marissa a wonderful match, what happened with Butch and V–that unexpected twist to their relationship (and I’m not talking about V’s confusion)–just blew me away. Who would’ve thought Butch would have that much of a part to play? WOW.
And that amazing scene you showed us with Z and Bella, and all the times we got to see Z with the trainees–it all just reinforced Zsadist as my favorite Brother. I completely understand why he’s the one for you. But I think I’m in love with V, too. I didn’t really get him before; I was interested and wanted to know more, but now that we’ve gotten in his head a bit, especially about how he feels about Butch and seeing his friend with Marissa, I really can’t wait until October! (Oh, and what a treat it was to spend more time with Wrath and Beth–I loved that they had such sugnificance to Butch and Marissa’s story)
Hey , woman !!
Having aready done the fangirl bit , I’ll just say Lover Revealed is a really good read . You’ve gone above and beyond yourself with Butch. I love the way you weave little bits of other characters lifes in the story line.
Butch is fantastic .
Hi! I just finished the book this morning.
I loved Marissa, which surprised me. She was strong and proactive, even if she secretly doubted herself. Loved seeing more of the vampire world and the changes taking place. I loved the return appearances of Wrath, Beth, Rehvenge, Zsadist, Bella and John Matthew. I love how Zsadist is developing, and also John Matthew.
And boy, do I love V. I always found him to be intriguing and a scene stealer in the past, but I am chomping at the bit for his story. I want to know his past and find out what’s happening in his future.
Thanks for another great installment.
The Cop held his own and did a fantastic job of it! I loved his story and Marissa definitely earned my respect. I was happy to see the inner workings of V & Butch’s friendship and appreciated the candid and emotional portrayal.
Each one just gets better and better!!!
Much love to you, WARDen!
Joining in the parade of accolades here – LR is SOOOO good. Just have to say though, you are learning some bad habits – dropping little bits of info that will keep us wondering for months until the next book – I’m specifically referring to the tiny glimpse of V’s transition – I already feel the pain – and happy to say bring it on!!! Thanks Warden!!
I loved the book!! It was awesome!! They just keep getting better and better!!
JR! Shout out froma Cellie!!
as I was reading thru comments.. I want to agres that Marissa did seem to grow thru the book. She was no longer just a lady of leisure… She really grew into the character! Loved it WARDen
Thank you so much for writing such wonderful novels – they are truly enjoyable and incredibly addicting!!
I had a quick question, I was wondering if we met Phury’s HEA (perhaps in passing) in Lover Revealed?
Warden,
You ROCK. What a ride with the cop…..
You answere so many of my questions. You also make my head hurt from all the new ones that keep poping up in my grey matter.
Quick questions.
Have we met any of the future shellens in books 1-4? either in person or in passing?
I absolutely cannot wait for V. He’s pain is apparent, his redemption will be interesting to watch and read.
thanks,
JR,
another goodie!
I really enjoyed you references to modern culture, it put the book into its own perspective of reality. I’m all for pop culture.
Of course, being a fashion lover, I adored the clothes -but, oddly, was not apalled by their distrution! Righteous!
Sair
LR is soooo good. It has become my constant companion. I carry it around with me everywhere. Hope to hear from Tohr soon. One question: Why did people start calling him Butch and not Brian? My wildly speculating brain has come up with a reason.
Turquoise
WARDen, I think you have ruined me – your BDB books are SSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOO wonderful that I don;t think I will ever be able to read anything else with as much enthusiasm again!!! I love all of the Brothers!!! Lets hear it for the hottest vamp’s in the world!!!
LOVE (I mean really really really love) the books.
Butch’s was really good (even though my heart still belongs to Rhage).
Much Love,
Joy
WARDen keep writing because I am going to keep reading. Loved Butch’s book loved the relationship betweeen Butch and Marissa, Butch and V and the link between Butch and Wrath. LOVED LOVED LOVED it starting read #3!!!
I loved LR, I cried, I laughed and begged for more. I want to read it again even though I just finished. Can’t wait for V!!
Lover Revealed was as spellbounding of a book as I have ever read. (Rhage is still my favorite brother, though.) Had no idea that Butch and V would become the “pair” that they now are. Can’t wait for V’s story!