The Bourbon Kings: Volume 1

J.R. Ward

Jul 2015 · The Bourbon Kings Book 1 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood delivers the first novel in an enthralling new series set amid the shifting dynamics of a Southern family defined by wealth and privilege—and compromised by secrets, deceit, and scandal....

For generations, the Bradford family has worn the mantle of kings of the bourbon capital of the world. Their sustained wealth has afforded them prestige and privilege—as well as a hard-won division of class on their sprawling estate, Easterly. Upstairs, a dynasty that by all appearances plays by the rules of good fortune and good taste. Downstairs, the staff who work tirelessly to maintain the impeccable Bradford facade. And never the twain shall meet.

For Lizzie King, Easterly’s head gardener, crossing that divide nearly ruined her life. Falling in love with Tulane, the prodigal son of the bourbon dynasty, was nothing that she intended or wanted—and their bitter breakup only served to prove her instincts were right. Now, after two years of staying away, Tulane is finally coming home again, and he is bringing the past with him. No one will be left unmarked: not Tulane’s beautiful and ruthless wife; not his older brother, whose bitterness and bad blood know no bounds; and especially not the ironfisted Bradford patriarch, a man with few morals, fewer scruples, and many, many terrible secrets.

As family tensions—professional and intimately private—ignite, Easterly and all its inhabitants are thrown into the grips of an irrevocable transformation, and only the cunning will survive.

Ratings and reviews

I fell in love with JR for her BDB series. I expanded to the legacies and now decided to try the bourbon kings... I was not disappointed. the seting allows for less action and more lies and deceit of the rich and famous kind of vibe. I didn't blow through it as fast as BDB because I like to really get involved with the characters. I think there is a lot of intrigue to be had in this series and I'm looking forward to the next one

There wasn't a lot of dialogue. She detailed the surroundings really well but I think it took away from the actual story going on between the characters.

This book had its moments when I thought it was going to pick up. Then the text just got very kiddish. Skipped ahead the last couple chapters.

About the author

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