A Madness of Sunshine Available Worldwide!!

"This might well be my favorite book of the year." -  Elyse for SBTB

“I’m a romance genre girl through and through. When I saw that this was Nalini Singh, I knew I needed to give this book a try even though I hesitate at the genre. I’m really glad that I did. From the first chapter this book captured my attention and held. The writing is phenomenal. It doesn’t matter what genre this author writes, she knows how to captivate.”

–Mindy B, Reviewer, on Netgalley

"Whew! This one just snatched me up and spit out the pieces. I literally began the book, and next thing I knew I was turning the last page." - Miranda Reads on Goodreads

LibraryReads Pick!

I'm so excited to share that A Madness of Sunshine is a LibraryReads pick for December! Thank you to all the librarians who've read and loved this book. I can't wait for it to release! Only two weeks to go!!

Rock Wedding - Nook

And the Nook preorder for Rock Wedding is also up! Excerpt will be going out in the newsletter very soon, and I'll make it available on the website or the blog as well.

Some reviewers have already tweeted their reaction to the book. Here's a screenshot of what they're saying. :-)

Reviewers - Allegiance of Honor

Reviewers: For a *very* limited time, you can request a review copy of ALLEGIANCE OF HONOR via NetGalley.

My publisher is the one who decides which requests get approved or not and they're pretty strict, but hey, if you don't try, you'll never know. Good luck!

Rock Redemption Review

Rock Redemption Excerpt 5/5: Natasha Is A Book Junkie

When it comes to friends-to-lovers stories, this is one of the most compelling ones I have ever read, flawlessly written as always, and utterly captivating cover to cover. 

~ Natasha Is A Book Junkie ☆☆☆☆☆review

The final pre-release excerpt is now up at Natasha Is A Book Junkie, along with an amazing review!

If you're avoiding all reviews at the moment, just scroll down past the stars at the end of the review to get to the excerpt.

Happy reading!

Rock Redemption Excerpt 3/5: Smexy Books

"...probably the strongest and most gut-wrenching installment in Nalini Singh’s Rock Kiss series yet." 

- Heroes & Heartbreakers has a wonderful in-depth review of Rock Redemption.

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Today's new Rock Redemption excerpt is at Smexy Books! I hope you all love it! It continues on from excerpts 1 & 2.

Kobo Sale & Rock Redemption ARCs

Heads up! Kobo (USA) is having a "Buy 2, get the 3rd book free" promotion. Rock Addiction & Rock Hard are both eligible for this promotion! Happy shopping. :-)

And talking of the Rock Kiss series, the review copy of Rock Redemption will be up for request on NetGalley on September 2nd. You can also sign up for a review copy as part of the blog tour, here.

If neither of those options works for you, you can request a review copy by emailing me directly. Please include the location of where you post your reviews, and a link to one or two reviews. Email: nalinisinghwrites AT gmail DOT com.

Rock Redemption

Please share: Dear awesome bloggers/reviewers - the signup for review copies of my next rock star romance, ROCK REDEMPTION, is now open. 

You can also sign up to take part in the cover reveal for Noah and Kit's book (I love this cover soooo much!!). Review copies will be sent out once the files are ready. 

Thank you in advance everyone! You are amazing and I adore you. ~ xo Nalini

p.s. Review copies will also be available via NetGalley.

p.p.s. If neither of these options suits you, you can email me a request directly: nalinisinghwrites AT gmail DOT com. If you haven't reviewed for me before, please include info about where you intend to post your review, and a link or links to reviews you've done previously for any books. We can't send review copies to everyone, but there's no harm in making the request. It'll all depend on how many requests come in. :)

Shards of Hope now out everywhere!!

The plot advances the overarching story while still maintaining a strong sense of intimacy and connection with the characters. The tension of an epic psychological thriller provides the framework for an unparalleled romantic adventure.  - Publishers Weekly on Shards of Hope (Starred Review)

 Shards of Hope is now out worldwide!! I hope you all enjoy Aden and Zaira's story.

p.s. I set up a Spoilerific Thread if you'd like to discuss the book with spoilers. :)

To celebrate, I'm running a giveaway on my Facebook page for some Psy-Changeling mugs. I don't want blog readers to feel left out, so I'm going to give one away here, too. International entries welcome.

To enter, just leave a comment on this post about books, or life in general, or the top three things you'd take with you to a desert island.

The fine print: One entry per person. Winner to be randomly chosen late Sunday night New Zealand time, and posted on the blog on Monday. Winner will have 72 hours to claim their prize. Void where prohibited.

I think this is one of my top reads by [Nalini] which is really saying a lot...Aden and Zaira were an incredible couple. Aden’s twist to his power was WOW... - From The Bookpushers Joint Review

Series and Slave to Sensation

First up, I have a post up on Heroes and Heartbreakers today, talking about different kinds of series. Swing by and have a read!

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Also, with the Slave to Sensation cover reissue, new reviews and reposts of previous reviews of StS have been going up online. Here's a roundup if you'd like to have a read. (If I missed you, let me know!) :-)

Confessions of a Y.A. and N.A. Book Addict
A Fortress of Books 
Maldivian Book Reviewer                              
Alys Miscellany
Ever After Book Reviews
Big Little Sister Blog
SewScrapMuse
Sultry, Steamy Reading
The Romance Vault
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents
Tome Tender

Rock Hard Now Out :)

I hope you're all enjoying Rock Hard! I'm so excited for T-Rex and Charlie-mouse's story to be out in the world!

Here are quotes from some of the reviews popping up on the web about the book: 

"The first thing I said when I finished this book was that Gabriel was my new #1 book boyfriend. He was everything I love about a romance hero. He was strong and sexy and so dedicated to Charlotte." ~ The Bookpushers (MinnChica)

"THIS ROMANCE IS LIKE THE BEST KIND OF CHOCOLATE YOU HAVE EVER TASTED. Sumptuous, sweet, melts on your taste buds and leaves you feeling blissful." ~ Treat Yourself With Books

"I absolutely love these characters..." ~ Azteclady

"He is this growly, slave driver of a boss and Charlie is losing patience (anyone would), and this epic clash of T-Rex and mouse is so damn fun to read! I snickered and even laughed out loud few times.:)" ~ Lege Artis (Goodreads)

"I absolutely love their banter; their interactions just suck you in.  I really can’t say enough about this book.  It’s just awesome. " ~ Love N. Books

"And Gabriel Bishop – oh, be still my beating heart. I think I fell deeply in love with him right along with Charlotte. I think he has to be my favourite book boyfriend of 2015 to date...I just swooned with happiness and got a really bad case of the warm and fuzzies.  Even now, as I type, I’m grinning like a loon." ~ Becs (Goodreads)

Please feel free to leave a link in the comments, or to email it to me, if you've done a review!

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Also, the newsletter has gone out, complete with bonus deleted scenes from Archangel's Shadows.

If you've subscribed and didn't receive it, or if you subscribed after it went out, email Ashwini (naliniDOTassistantATgmailDOTcom).

Shield of Winter & Shards of Hope

Thanks to all of you, Shield of Winter has made it into the finals of the Goodreads Choice Awards!

If you'd like to keep supporting Ivy and Vasic, don't forget to vote in the final round. Follow this link to vote.

These two are doing really well at the moment. They've also made it onto Kirkus's Best Fiction Books of 2014. Go Ivy and Vasic!


I finished the most recent draft of Shards of Hope last night. I tweeted at the time that it was huge and that I'd have to edit it down to make it sleek and dangerous like the Arrows, so now it's about seeing what stays and what goes.
 
No idea what the final size will be yet, since there are some missing scenes in there, as well as scenes that haven't been entered yet. (I handwrite edits onto at least one draft of the book and sometimes that ends up with me handwriting a full scene that's thousands of words.)

Onto the next draft today.

Good News & More

Archangel's Shadows is now out worldwide! I hope you all enjoy the book!! 

I woke up today to the news that Archangel's Shadows hit both the New York Times & USA Today Bestseller lists. A great big thank you to all of you - I'm so happy that you continue to be excited by the series and the Guild Hunter world. :-)

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Thank you to everyone who attended Auckland event last night. It was fantastic!

I spoke to questions from the audience, and the discussion ranged from how I keep track of series details, to plotting, to questions about the next generation of characters & how much I don't like skipping time unless it's very necessary (it'll be more likely to happen in the GH series than the Psy one).

A special shout-out for the Remuera Library staff who hosted me - you were incredible!

I gave away a goody bag that included several of my favorite books and authors. Here they are if you're looking for reading recommendations (I'll be doing a lot of book giveaways over the holidays this year, so keep an eye out).

The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook (I love the entire Iron Seas Series. If you don't want to dive into a full-length book, Meljean's novella Here There be Monsters is an amazing intro into the world. If you already have the Burning Up anthology, you'll have this novella, so don't accidentally buy it twice!)

Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens (My favorite in this historical series is A Secret Love, but the entire Cynster series is fantastic).

A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev (My favorite book this year! I've been raving about it everywhere - I'm not sure I posted on the blog though. It's an amazing romance full of emotion and heart and it left me with a goofy smile on my face at the end. You don't have to take my word for it though: here's the link to an excerpt, and here's the link to the Amazon review page for the book).

Festive in Death by JD Robb (I think the In Death series is the longest running series I've kept up with. It's just amazing. That's all I gotta say. Naked in Death is book one).

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"One of the best rock band stories I have read in a long time – in that it doesn’t hide the hard things and still finds a way to bring that awesome ending that romance readers long for."

- Jo at Joyfully Reviewed has an in-depth review up for Rock Addiction.

"Both main characters are well drawn and human. They could be people we already know so we want them to fall in love and be rescued … only they don’t need it.

They both have deep and abiding friendships, which prove they are capable of long-term relationships and love; they just don’t see it as it is revealed to the reader. We fall in love with them both as each page turns." 

- From ARRA's feature book review of Rock Addiction

Shield of Winter News

Some good news to share! Publishers Weekly has chosen SHIELD OF WINTER as one of its Best Summer Books of 2014!! Here's what they said:

The epic 13th installment of Singh’s bestselling contemporary paranormal romance series will be eagerly devoured by series fans and new readers...The broad scope and urgency of the plot combine with sweetly subtle and intimate character interactions in a powerfully written story that stands well on its own.

Yay for Ivy and Vasic! Here's the link to their full list of books.

And don't forget, the April 29th newsletter will have another full chapter of SHIELD OF WINTER (in which Ivy and Vasic come face to face for the first time). First full chapter excerpt is available on the website.


If you're not a newsletter subscriber, signup form is on the top right of my website. Make sure you click the confirm link sent to your email or you won't be subscribed. Once you do, you'll get an automatic Welcome newsletter with short stories that aren't yet up on the website.

Any problems, email Ashwini (nalini DOT assistant AT gmail DOT com (replace the DOT and AT with . and @).

Archangel's Legion and Psy-Changeling #13

Today is an awesome day. Not only did ARCHANGEL'S LEGION receive a starred review from Publishers Weekly that calls the book "intense, vivid, and sexually charged", I have the okay to announce the title and blurb for Psy-Changeling #13.

Ready?

Here you go!

SHIELD OF WINTER by Nalini Singh

Coming June 2014

“The alpha author of paranormal romance” (Booklist) draws us back into her extraordinary Psy-Changeling world, a world torn between violence and peace, passion and ice...

Assassin. Soldier. Arrow. That is who Vasic is, who he will always be. His soul drenched in blood, his conscience heavy with the weight of all he’s done, he exists in the shadows, far from the hope his people can almost touch—if only they do not first drown in the murderous insanity of a lethal contagion. To stop the wave of death, Vasic must complete the simplest and most difficult mission of his life.

For if the Psy race is to survive, the empaths must wake…

Having rebuilt her life after medical “treatment” that violated her mind and sought to stifle her abilities, Ivy should have run from the black-clad Arrow with eyes of winter frost. But Ivy Jane has never done what she should. Now, she'll fight for her people, and for this Arrow who stands as her living shield, yet believes he is beyond redemption. But as the world turns to screaming crimson, even Ivy’s fierce will may not be enough to save Vasic from the cold darkness…

Heart of Obidian - 1 Day to Go!!

Heart of Obsidian is almost out! I can't wait for you all to get your hands on the book! Below today's quote are some tweets I've received from reviewers who've already read the book (non spoilery).

Also, check out this fun interview I did with Sarah Wendell of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books. We talk, sheep, biscuits, and more!

Twitter Reviews

Lucy Dosch @EBookObsessed Heart of Obsidian is amazing! Absolutely LOVE it!

Jessie Potts ‏@BookTaster If it's not in your calendar add Heart of Obsidian by @NaliniSingh It's one of my favorites from the series now!

Gabrielle ‏@gabbymaait Every time I finish a book by @NaliniSingh, I'm left speechless. Heart of Obsidian is my favourite in the Psy-Changeling series. So good

Mandi Schreiner ‏@smexybooks It's worthy of this. RT @mslizalou: I'm totally getting up at 1 am to read new @NaliniSingh book on Tuesday. Should be on my kindle by then.

Only 4 days to go till the June 7th release!)

Adria bent over with a shudder, hands on her knees, after Riaz disappeared in the opposite direction. Her body felt as if it wanted to burst out of her skin, torn by a chaos of competing needs and desires. When Riaz had touched her, she'd almost melted into the rough heat of his fingers...

- Tangle of Need

"As the incomparable Singh's Psy-Changeling world continues to expand, so do her novels...The fact that this multifaceted world is on the brink of war supplies the story with enormous tension as the threat of an apocalypse looms. It doesn't get any better than this!"

- Romantic Times (Top Pick)

Interviews

Tangle of Need is now out! First up I want to share a really cool review quote. (I'll have more review links for you over the week.) 

"As the Psy edge closer to civil war, Riaz and Adria are battered by politics, violence, and their compulsive attraction to each other...The action is also driven by past protagonists whose romances continue to develop realistically. Singh handles the division with deft style, weaving threads of her previous tales into the looming conflict without ever neglecting the budding relationship.

Perhaps more important for returning readers, she stays beautifully faithful to her own mythology, creating a truly satisfying romance and compelling action in one of her strongest episodes to date."

- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

 
I've done a number of interviews recently and they'll be going live over the next couple of weeks. The first one is now up at USA Today's Happy Ever After blog. Fellow author Pamela Clare asked some great questions.

Also, I have a short post up at the Australian Romance Readers blog as well. 

Lord of the Abyss Now Out!

Micah and Liliana's story is now out! I hope you all enjoy it. 

Here's a review of the book from Saiqa, who often comments on the blog.

Short and sweet: A Review of Lord of the Abyss by Nalini Singh

First of  all can I just say how cool the title is.  I’ve always liked the titles of Nalini’s books.  This book is about Liliana and Micah.  It uses the beauty and the beast fairytale as its foundation.  The twist is that it is the woman who is physically ‘ugly’.  I wasn’t quite sure how I felt about this at first because it’s not something I’m used to.  However it was nice to have a heroine who wasn’t perfect and worried about her appearance.  The part I especially sympathised with was her beaky nose.  I have always despaired over my far from perfect nose.

As well as being based on the beauty and the beast theme, this book is the final in a quartet series by different authors.  I devoured the first one as it was from my other favourite author Gena Showalter.  However I admit to missing the middle two.  This book works great as a stand-alone though as Nalini fills you in with her usual efficient manner.  This is another reason Nalini is my favourite author; she does not ramble on.

So to try and write this without too much waffling; Liliana goes searching for Micah and finds him.  He is the lord of the abyss read the book if you want to know what that is ). She is the daughter of the sorcerer who killed Micah’s parents when he was a small child and seized their kingdom Elden ( yes that’s right, they’re royals).  Due to the spell Micah’s mother cast to protect her children, they were all scattered to different places and Micah has no memory of who he is or of the curse he is under. Liliana is on an undercover mission to help Micah remember his real identity and to get him back to Elden to fight her evil evil father before the deadline on the curse is reached and all are doomed.  Phew, that was kind of hard to explain, especially without giving away any spoilers.

My favourite parts of this story were the fairy-tale aspect, Micah’s cool black armour, the forbidding castle ( I just love castles full stop ) and the two secondary characters who kind of remind me of the candlestick and the clock ? in the Disney version ( was I hallucinating or were they really there?) I also loved the ending; happy ever after does it for me everytime!  My least favourite parts of the story; there weren’t any.  The heroine was brave, the hero was an alpha male and the villain was evil incarnate.  All in all, a delicious story.  You will probably gulp it all in one go, like I did!

P.S: I have seen there is some criticism of the ending in other reviews, but to me the ending was perfect. I don’t think we had to see more of the other siblings as it wasn’t their book. The focus was on Liliana and Micah, as it should be.

By Saiqa.

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