New Zealand-Set Thrillers

 

Alt Text: Thrillers by Nalini Singh: There Should Have Been Eight, Quiet in Her Bones, A Madness of Sunshine.

Nalini's latest thriller, Such A Perfect Family releases next week!! In the meantime, if you haven't already, it's a great time to dive into her previous New Zealand-set thrillers:

There Should Have Been Eight is a locked room mystery except the ”room” is a gothic ruined mansion in New Zealand’s Southern Alps. It features seven friends, one huge secret, and a reunion that goes quietly, terribly wrong… 

Quiet In Her Bones is a quietly dark story about a woman who vanished ten years ago, and has now been found in the tangled forest only a short distance from her home...still dressed in the clothes she was wearing that night. What happened to Nina Rai? Someone in her exclusive cul-de-sac knows the truth...

And A Madness of Sunshine is an atmospheric thriller set in a remote New Zealand town. What if you knew one of your neighbors or friends was a murderer...but you didn’t know who... Who would you trust? 

~Ashwini

Such A Perfect Family

Alt Text: Detective Notes. Date: Dec 3rd. Time: 08:10. Subject: Second interview with Jason Musgrave. Man immediately began to shout that if hte accident was suspicious, we needed to look at "that f**king Romeo who conned her out of at leas a quarter of a million! He probably thinks he's in her will!" Per Jason, the name of the "Romeo" is Tavish Advani. Detective Notes. Date: Dec 5th. Time: 20:18. Subject: Case Status. Forensic mechanic refuses to speculate on anything to do with the Musgrave vehicle, but he did admit that he's already spotted signs of tampering. Case is now a homicide in my books. Perez agrees. Detective Notes. Date: Dec 21st. Time: 14:27. Subject: Lunch with Detective Gina Garcia. Gina did look at Advani as a suspect in the Jocelyn Wai case. Off the record, she stated that "If he did it, he a brilliant psychopath. Scariest thing is he was only twenty-three when Jocelyn died. If you're right about him being involved in Virna Musgrave's death, that's two women in the space of, what, three years? What's the word for an unmarried black widower?" - Uncover the truth in Such A Perfect Family.

Meet Tavish Advani. Handsome enough to be a movie star. Sweep-you-off-your-feet romantic. And with a fatal track record in love. 

Such A Perfect Family (A thriller) - out January 27th / 29th international.

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Sweepstakes Featuring Such A Perfect Family

 

Alt Text: Spring Thrills Sweepstakes: A Lie for a Lie by Ren DeStefano, The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives by Elizabeth Arnott, Sanctuary by James Cleary, Safari Murder Party by Rachel Moore, Such A Perfect Family by Nalini Singh, The Insomniacs by Allison Winn Scotch, Family Lies by Karen Rose, Ted Bell's Warmonger by Ryan Steck, Boring Asian Female by Canwen Xu. No purchase necessary. US Residents, 18+. Ends 1/20/26. See official rules at official website.

US residents: Nalini's US publisher is running a Spring Thrills sweepstakes which includes Nalini's upcoming thriller Such A Perfect Family! Click here to enter. Good luck!! 

~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.

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Slave to Sensation

 

Alt Text: Trio of US/Canada Slave to Sensation Covers.

Whether you've been following the series from book one, or started at a later point, tell me what you love the most about the Psy-Changeling universe.

~Ashwini