One of the most vicious archangels in the world has disappeared. No one knows if Lijuan is dead or has chosen to sleep the long sleep of an immortal. But with her lands falling into chaos under a rising tide of vampiric bloodlust, a mysterious and ancient order of angels known as the Luminata calls the entire Cadre together to discuss the fate of her territory.
Accompanying her archangelic lover Raphael to the Luminata compound, guild hunter-turned-angel Elena senses that all is not as it seems. Secrets echo from within the stone walls of the compound, and the deeper Elena goes, the uglier the darkness. But neither Raphael nor Elena is ready for the brutal truths hidden within – truths that will change everything Elena thinks she knows about who she is.
Nothing will ever be the same again.
Elena’s History is Explored “He was hers. She was his. And together, they were something far better than either one of them was alone.”
My new favorire of the series: Heart of Love, Heart of Darkness One of my supreme delights in the literary world is a new Guild Hunter book from Nalini Singh, and when it features the main couple, Elena and Raphael, my pleasure rises high, or at least up where the angels fly. Adding to the happiness, Raphael and Elena are on a mission together, and it is clear their relationship has deepened considerably. They have been summoned along with the whole Cadre to meet at a remote compound called Lumia by a group of ascetic monk-like angels known as the Luminata…
The Mix Of Romance, Mystery and Action in This Series Is Unsurpassed I read a lot of fantasy/paranormal romance, much of what is classified as urban fantasy really is romance in many cases but I can count on my fingers(with a couple left over) the number of writers that can really pull off a true emotional, gut-felt and truly believable “I can’t live without you” romance. Nalini Singh is one of those very few and this book pulls you right into that “love to last the ages” feeling while trying to figure out a sinister plot that has…