The Brotherhood erased her memory, but Rhage is determined to see her again. He asks Bella to set them up on a blind date and tells her to give Mary the name of Hal E. Wood. Since neither of them was familiar with human dating customs, Bella suggested T.G.I. Friday's. Other women in the restaurant, including the waitress, tried to catch his attention, but he only had eyes for Mary, who assumed he was merely humouring her. He was stunned by the fact that she wouldn't think someone like him would find her attractive. Rhage is a strong, absolutely gorgeous (reason why he’s often referred to as Hollywood!!)has been cursed by the Virgin Scribe (she is the mother of all vampires) with a dragon that can only be controlled by having sex with different women and he is tired of meaningless sex and longs to find a woman he can love and be with. He meets Mary Luce, a very average looking woman who touches his heart with her voice. She is battling with leukemia and is in the final stage of the disease and knows that she will not have much time to live. And the love-interest, Rhage. Wait no..that can’t be his real name... huh okay sure let’s keep going

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." He laughed. Then sank his lower body into her, trapping her with his thighs and hips. She stiffened against him, but he got an ample feel of her. She was built lean, though there was no doubt she was female. Her breasts hit his chest, her hips cushioned his, her stomach was soft. 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 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! Rhage wants Mary to be honest with him, to share her feelings and fears with him, to let him into her life in a couple of days. But he doesn’t tell her very important things about himself. Unspoken words, hidden facts, and mistaken assumptions poison their relationship. Of course, in time they get over this... You're crowding me." "I know. Talk." "Oh, for God's sake, what do you want me to say?" Even exasperated, her voice was beautiful. "Anything." "Fine. Get your hand off my throat and let me go or I'm going to knee you where it counts."-Mary and Rhage When Bella goes into her Needing, he's forced to overcome the distaste of his body by servicing her. Afterwards, he intended to go out to fight, but Bella was afraid that she'd drained him too much during her Needing and in front of the Brotherhood tells him that he's too weak. Accusing a warrior of weakness is effectively socially castrating him and she immediately realizes she was in the wrong. She confessed to the censorious Brotherhood that she feared for his safety because she loved him, this mollified the Brothers. Wrath warns Bella that Rehvenge requested seclusion for her.

Lover Eternal the 2nd book in the BDB series is Rhage and Mary's book and a total 5 star hit for me! It was just as awesome as book one maybe a bit more awesome because there was so much Z in it and I am head over heels for Z! I don't know what it is about this series but each book just grabs me by the feels. Rhage and Mary's love was an angst filled journey to HEA. But it was so good all I could do was hold on for the roller coaster of love. The most awesome thing was that the sex scenes weren't cut off right when they were about to do it (which was annoying the SHIT OUTTA me in book 1). Lover Eternal was definitely much hotter from the previous book... Anaya: Let it not trouble your heart, beloved. You have freed me from slavery, and for that I love you all the more. Ah, my name is Mary Luce. I'm a friend of Bella's...We came here with a boy, with John Matthew. We were invited.'

Here's this amazing guy who can get any women he wants but what he's looking for...someone to love and care for just seems to be just a dream. Afraid to love because of what's inside him... And at last meeting Mary, the woman who loves him for who he is, for what's underneath that beauty..she's sees a soul that's worth loving.....my heart really bled for the pain she's had in her life and my heart soared when she found a life with Rhage The story - I loved the Rhage/Mary romance. Loved! It was very emotional and beautiful, most of all, very HOT indeed :D Anaya: Sadly, even this must be cut short... The ties that bind me to this world weaken, and pull me away... She is a strong character, despite her illness, she's used to taking care of herself, and doesn't lean on anyone for support.