Father Mine: Zsadist and Bella's Story: A Black Dagger Brotherhood Novella

J.R. Ward

Oct 2008 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

Ever since the birth of his daughter, Nalla, Zsadist has been regressing further and further into the life he led before he met Bella, his beautiful shellan. He has been waking up in cold sweats due to nightmares from his past, hasn't made love to his wife, and won't hold his baby girl, for fear that he might hurt her. While Nalla's presence had consisted of only joy and excitement in first couple months of her life, now it seems to be driving the couple apart. Bella is afraid that she and Nalla just may need to leave her hellren.

But then Zsadist gets injured on a mission to fight the lessers and because he hasn't been feeding from Bella, almost loses his life. Could this near-death experience create the motivation to pull this couple back together? Or has the gap between them spanned too far for redemption?

Ratings and reviews

This novella was short, sweet, and to the point. Ward returns readers to the world of the BDB with the same in your face writing that we’ve come to know and love from her while also giving readers a chance to revisit one of my favourite couples and get to know them on a much more personal level. I quite enjoyed this quick divergence from the usual action packed, gritty lives of the men of the BDB. Seeing Z in the home setting, dealing with the aftermath of his life while caught up in the current circumstances he finds himself in was eye opening. Bella’s side of the equation was equally intriguingly developed. On its own this was an ok story, but as part of the series it was fantastic. Ward filled in a great deal about the relationship between Bella and Z while also further developing Z as an individual, both in the past and the present. I loved this jaunt back into their relationship that gave me a much fuller picture of this couple and where they stand now.

I enjoyed getting to know what happed after the baby was born. However , it should not be read right after the 3 book . There are new people mentioned that made me want to know who they are. Also John has gone through the transition but yet at the end of this story you get the idea of the young boy in the training room is John because that was exactly what happed at the end of the 3rd book. John watching him work out as Bella brought in Nalla screaming and Z changing right before his eyes.

Revisited their relationship was great add on as I wonder with Zsadist traumatic experience how would he be as father. I enjoyed how J.R.Ward showcase what all new moms go through during the postpartum period ( exhaustion, breast feeding, and not feel sexy post baby). She describe this with such detail, it took me back to being a new mom post csection. Overall, this novella display the importance of communication, mental health, marriage, and parenthood. This was short and sweet. Enjoyable read.

About the author

J. R. Ward is the author of more than thirty novels, including those in her #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series. She is also the author of the Black Dagger Legacy series and the Bourbon Kings series. There are more than fifteen million copies of her novels in print worldwide, and they have been published in twenty-six different countries around the world. She lives in the South with her family.