Archangel's Consort

 

Alt Text: Quote from Archangel's Consort - "A lot of women have trouble with their mothers-in-law." Raphael's look was priceless. "My mother is an insane archangel."

As we continue our journey through the Guild Hunter series in the leadup to the release of Archangel's Eternity, here is a funny moment from Archangel's Consort.

~Ashwini

Fae Crate Guild Hunter Special Edition Book Set

Want some gorgeous editions of Guild Hunter books 1-3? Check out this special edition!! I’ve seen the artwork and it’s phenomenal!! 

Info below from Fae Crate:

We’re so thrilled to announce that our next Opus collection is an Exclusive Edition Set of Guild Hunter by Nalini Singh! This collection will have 3 books: Angels’ Blood, Archangel’s Kiss, and Archangel’s Consort. This is dark paranormal romance series for those who enjoy: Badass FMC x Archangel love interest, vampires, angels Thrilling urban romances and forced proximity Alpha males and HOT romance

What to expect with this Exclusive Edition Collection: Exclusive all-new covers by @trueblacktarot Exclusive hardcover designs by @yosbedesign (the stunning graphic above is a sneak peek of what to expect) Endpaper artworks by @gabriella.bujdoso (the full Seven will be making an appearance!) Digitally printed page edge designs Signed tip-in pages Ribbon Bookmarks

These books also will be packaged in a decorative slipcase for protection purposes only. Slipcases will NOT qualify for replacement as this is just to keep the books safe during shipping (in style). You can check our website’s FAQ for more information on our Damage Guidelines.

EARLY ACCESS: February 5th, 5pm EST Active YA, Adult, and Combo subscribers. Subscription renewal must NOT BE SKIPPED OR CANCELLED. Non-qualifying orders will be cancelled and refunded. PUBLIC SALE: February 6th, 5pm EST These are sold as PRE-ORDERS at $120/set + shipping. Estimated to ship in July 2026. Don’t forget to set your alarms so you won’t miss out! REMINDER: This Opus collection contains sensitive themes. Please check content warnings to see if these books are up your alley.

Archangel's Consort Special Edition

 

The Gollancz special edition of Archangel's Consort is now live on Mighty Ape!

Depending on your location, you can also order copies of this edition from the Gollancz Emporium - they ship to the UK and Commonwealth.

I hope you enjoy these beautiful editions!

Archangel's Lineage Countdown

 

Alt Text: Quote from Archangel's Consort - "A lot of women have trouble with their mothers-in-law." Raphael's look was priceless. "My mother is an insane archangel."

Only 6 weeks to go until Archangel's Lineage is out!! As we continue revisiting past Elena and Raphael books for the countdown to the release, here is a funny moment from Archangel's Consort.

~Ashwini

Australia / NZ $3.99 Sale - Angels' Blood, Archangel's Kiss, Archangel's Consort

More sale news! This time for Australia and New Zealand - again, this is a publisher sale. I don't control how long it'll last, so take advantage early.

The first three Guild Hunter books are currently $3.99 each, in Australia and in New Zealand.

Angel's Blood:  iBooks, Kindle (Amazon.au), Kobo
Archangel's Kiss:  iBooks, Kindle (Amazon.au), Kobo
Archangel's Consort:  iBooks, Kindle (Amazon.au), Kobo

If you know someone you think will enjoy the series, this is a great time for them to jump in.

(Apologies if your region hasn't been offered a sale. Publisher sales are totally out of my hands. If I could, I'd offer you all the same deal at the same time - you are all awesome and I appreciate your support. :-))
 

Upcoming German Editions

Gorgeous new German covers! (If you're looking for the Kiss of Snow quote for today, scroll down. :))

Archangel's Consort

Angels' Pawn, Beat of Temptation, & Stroke of Enticement

Speaking of Angels' Pawn, the English edition will be out in print next year! It's currently scheduled for a March release. More info to come soon!

Archangel's Consort - UK, Australia & NZ release!

Archangel's Consort releases today, Feb 10th, in the UK, Australia and New Zealand! I hope you all enjoy the book!


I was thinking to open a spoiler thread for Archangel's Consort on the blog in around one and a half, two weeks time. Does that work for everyone?

UK, Australia & NZ Kindle Readers

The Kindle pre-order link for Archangel's Consort is now up! So is the Mine to Possess Kindle pre-order link. Both will be available February 10th.

And Caressed By Ice is now available on Kindle. Judd! :-)

Edited to add: The above links are to Amazon UK. If they don't work for you, these links to the U.S. Amazon site should. (Thanks to Kerry for the heads-up).

Archangel's Consort
Mine to Possess
Caressed By Ice

NB: Just a reminder that there is another writer also now publishing under the name Nalini Singh on Kindle, so please always double-check my website to make sure I'm the author before you buy anything thinking it's by me. Or you can email me to check (nalinisinghwritesATgmailDOTcom). :-)

Awesome News!! & Friday Book Club

Archangel's Consort has hit the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists! Thank you for the support everyone!

Onto the (very happy) Friday Book Club! What are you reading and loving at the moment?

Open Letter

Dear Readers,

You are wonderful. Thank you for the awesome comments, e-mails, tweets, reviews and more about Archangel's Consort. I treasure each and every one.

:-) Nalini

Archangel's Consort Release Day Party!!

Contest Closed

Winner: Thank you all for the awesome comments! The random numbers have spoken and the winner of the print is:

Jolene Allcock

Congratulations! An email is on the way to you!

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Archangel's Consort is now out!! I hope you all enjoy the book!! I adored writing it.

Some fantastic new reviews have come in, including this one by Angela at Touch the Night, and this one by Marisa at Heart to Heart: The BN Romance Blog.

To celebrate, I have something special to give away - a print of the gorgeous cover art! (The print is the image only, no text, and roughly 16x20inches in size. And if I'm not mistaken, Tony Mauro, the artist, has signed it!).

To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post.

However, if you have a FB profile, Twitter account, blog etc, I'd appreciate it if you'd share that Archangel's Consort is now out. And if you've read it and loved it, feel free to share that too!

Contest open till Saturday January 29th 2011, 12 noon, New Zealand time. Winner will be chosen randomly via the random number generator at random.org, and his or her name posted in the comments and on top of this post. I'll also email the winner if I have an email address.

International entries welcome. One entry per ISP address, no purchase necessary to enter, odds of winning will depend on the number of entries. Void where prohibited.

P.S. If you'd like to order your own print, you can do so from Tony's website.

Archangel's Blade & Archangel's Consort

I've handed in the copy-edited manuscript for Kiss of Snow, and now it's back to Archangel's Blade, and sexy, dangerous Dmitri.

A couple of fantastic reviews for Archangel's Consort came in this morning (follow the links to read the full reviews):

...oh Raphael. One of the most intense alphas I have ever read about. There is no cracking jokes there is no goofing off. He is alpha, he is archangel, and he means business. In and out of bed. Oh yes

- Mandi for Smexy Books

Ms. Singh's world is one of spectacular fantasy and toe-curling romance where the thoughts, feelings, and weaknesses that make us so very human are highlighted against the fascinating backdrop of the cool indifference that accompanies immortality.

- Jenny for Supernatural Snark

Only a few days before Archangel's Consort releases. I can't wait! Here's an extra excerpt to make the countdown go faster:

From Archangel's Consort
January 25, 2011: U.S., Canada
Feb 10, 2011: UK, Aust, NZ

Unlike Illium, who even with his remarkable wings and eyes of gold, managed to walk among mortals, Aodhan would never fit easily into this world. He was cut in sparkling ice, his wings so bright as to almost hurt human eyes, his face, his skin seeming to be created from marble overlaid with white-gold.

Michaela, that devourer of men, had once said of Aodhan, “Beautiful—but so very cold, that one. Still, I would like to keep him as I would a precious gem. There is no other like Aodhan in the world.”

But Michaela saw only the surface.

Raphael walked to the edge of the space that had no railing, running his eyes over his city. “What did you discover?”

Aodhan tightened his wings to avoid any contact as he came to stand on Raphael’s left. “I cannot understand,” he said instead of answering, “how you can live surrounded by so many lives.” A stark curiosity underlay his every word.

“Many cannot understand your preference for solitude.” He watched as a number of angels came in for landings on lower balconies, their wings silhouetted against the night sky. “You surprise me with this visit, Aodhan.” The angel was one of Raphael’s Seven for a reason, but he was also damaged.

Copyright (c) 2011 by Nalini Singh

A Glimpse of Illium

Excerpt from Archangel's Consort
Out January 25, 2011 / UK: February 10, 2011

“I know I’m your favorite.” He brushed his wing over hers when she didn’t reply.

“I swear to God,” she muttered, fighting a laugh, “if you’ve dusted me with blue, I’ll tie your balls in a knot and hang you up by them on the nearest sharp object I see.” The last time he’d glittered blue angel-dust over her wings, Raphael had—eventually—seen the humor in the situation. She couldn’t guarantee Illium’s health if it happened a second time.

Illium dipped low, stroking back up with movements that looked lazy but took considerable muscle strength. “Be nice to me or I won’t give you your present.”

“Idiot.” But he was her favorite of the Seven. How could he not be when he saw her human heart not as a curse, but as a gift? When he would lay down his life for the archangel who was Elena’s? When he laughed with the same easy joy as the children in the Refuge?

Copyright (c) Nalini Singh

Archangel's Consort ARC Contest Winners

There were a record number of entries for this contest - thank you to everyone who entered.

I was able to rustle up a couple of extra ARCs to give away, so without further ado, here are the six random winners of the Archangel's Consort ARCs!

Dawn A.
Joanna W.
Lisa Sta.
Diane H.
Danielle J.
Joslynn S.

All the winners have been emailed. Congratulations ladies!

Archangel's Consort ARC Contest

CONTEST NOW CLOSED

If you'd like to go in the random draw to win one of at least four Advanced Reading/Review Copies of Archangel's Consort, send an e-mail to naliniDOTassistantATgmailDOTcom with "Archangel's Consort ARC Contest" in the subject line by by 5pm Sunday November 28th, 2010, New Zealand time.

(Your e-mail will only be used to contact you should you win.)

Since these are Advanced Reading/Review Copies, if you win, I'd ask that you please post a review somewhere before the release date (January 25, 2011) - on a blog, on Amazon, B&N, Goodreads...it's up to you, but it would be much appreciated if you'd post your thoughts somewhere. The contents of the review are, of course, totally up to you, but I would request that you not share any major spoilers until after the book is out.

A note about the ARC - it's substantially the same as the final book, but since ARCs are printed prior to the final round of edits, there are some errors in the text that aren't in the final book.

I'll give each winner 48 hours to respond to my email indicating they've won. If I don't hear back within that time, I'll redraw. By entering, you give me permission to post your name on the blog should you win.

The fine print: Contest is open internationally. One entry per household. No purchase necessary to enter. Winner will be chosen randomly using random.org and his or her name(s) posted on this blog on Monday, November 29th, 2010. Void where prohibited.

CONTEST NOW CLOSED

Archangel's Consort Excerpt

...now up on the website!!

Monday

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I completed the almost-final draft of Kiss of Snow. Woohoo!! It's off for a beta read, and in the meantime, I'm working on copy edits for Archangel's Consort.

I also managed to twist my ankle - so it's working from the recliner for me today. Now if only I had a butler like Montgomery...

Also, while you're blog-hopping, drop by this post at Babbling About Books and leave a comment supporting Kate's contribution to the "It Gets Better" anti-bullying campaign. She's pledged to donate $1 for every comment, up to $500.

Archangel's Consort: Backcover Blurb

Here's the full backcover blurb for Archangel's Consort. Do not read if you haven't read the first two books. Really. I mean it.

Okay...if you're sure....

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Nalini Singh steps back into the shadows of her “heartbreakingly original”* world where angels rule, vampires serve, and the innocent can pay the greatest price of all…

Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux and her lover, the lethally beautiful archangel Raphael, have returned home to New York only to face an uncompromising new evil…

A vampire has attacked a girls’ school—the assault one of sheer, vicious madness—and it is only the first act. Rampant bloodlust takes vampire after vampire, threatening to make the streets run with blood. Then Raphael himself begins to show signs of an uncontrolled rage, as inexplicable storms darken the city skyline and the earth itself shudders.

The omens are suddenly terrifyingly clear.

An ancient and malevolent immortal is rising. The violent winds whisper her name: Caliane. She has returned to reclaim her son, Raphael. Only one thing stands in her way: Elena, the consort who must be destroyed…

*Errant Dreams Reviews

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There will be a full chapter excerpt in back of Play of Passion. I'll also put it up on the website. And look, a shiny new countdown widget for Archangel's Consort in the sidebar! Feel free to repost!

p.s. Don't forget to enter the Play of Passion ARC Contest before it closes this Sunday.

Cover Love: Archangel's Consort (UK)

Another gorgeous cover from Gollancz!!

I love it!! It goes beautifully with the UK covers for the first two books. Thank you to the Gollancz Art Dept.!

Also, if you're in the UK or Ireland, Gollancz is currently giving away five sets of the first three Psy-Changeling books. For full details, check out the Gollancz Dark Fantasy page on Facebook.

There will be a full chapter excerpt from Archangel's Consort in back of Play of Passion. I'll also post up the complete backcover blurb soon!

Cover Love: Archangel's Consort

I adore this cover!!!! ADORE!!

Huge thanks to the Berkley Art Dept. and artist Tony Mauro!!