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It's Hamilton Book Month! Join Nalini and fellow author Catherine Robertson on Friday 7th August at 6:30pm at Central Library, Garden Place, for their chat event, Hearts and Pages. This is a FREE event, no registration required. Click here for more info.
~Ashwini
A while ago I did a Facebook post asking readers to vote for Angels' Blood in New Zealand bookstore chain Whitcoulls Top 100 list. I said that if it made it onto the list, I’d take photos in Whitcoulls stores complete with wings? Well, it has begun!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH for voting!! I can’t believe that my 2009/2010 (international) book baby is on the list!!
Huge thanks also to Lucy from Whitcoulls St Lukes Mall (Auckland) who was so welcoming and asked me to sign all the Guild Hunter books they had in stock. Go grab your signed copies before they run out!
In case you were wondering, I was not the least bit normal while taking these photos. See pics to get a few glimpses of my shenanigans.
More photos to come over the year, because these wings, they’re traveling.
Join Nalini and fellow author Chris Blake, in conversation with novelist Fiona Sussman, discussing their thrillers, Such a Perfect Family and Softly Calls the Devil. Happening on Thursday 6th August at 6:30pm at Glenfield Library, Auckland. This is a FREE event but registration in required.
~Ashwini
Alt text: Image from a high point of a beautiful blue green sound (similar to a fjord), with still water in the center and mountains all around, some topped by clouds. The water weaves through the sound, in and around the mountains and the small island in the middle.
A pic from my most recent adventure around New Zealand. There was hiking involved. I have to say the views made it worth the effort! What’s your idea of a fun vacation…and does it involve hiking boots?
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...
Huge thanks to Tony Mauro (art) and Rita Frangie (design)!!
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A reminder about Nalini's Official Readers Group on Facebook, a great place to connect with other readers and discuss all of Nalini's books!
~Ashwini
Alt text: Guild Hunter Quiz: Illium. 1. What is Illium's nickname? 2. Which drink does he detest? 3. What colour are his eyelashes? 4. Who gave him his first sword? 5. What does he like to call Dmitri?
6. Who are his parents? 7. Which club did he like to frequent when Elena first knew him? 8. Where is his favourite bakery located? 9. Who is older, Illium or Aodhan?
How well do you know Illium? 
Post will be updated with answers later in the week.
~Ashwini
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1. Bluebell
2. Champagne
3. Black dipped in blue
4. Raphael
5. Dark Overlord
6. Aegaeon and Lady Sharine
7. Erotique
8. Harlem
9. Illium
Alt text: Wild Woman Magazine "Scary but Sexy" Column with image of blue-toned book cover with man and woman's face in silhouette and image of Golden Gate Bridge in background and words Nalini Singh, Storm Echo (available now). Next to book cover text: Ivan Mercant: Telepath, 6.2, black hair, killer blue eyes and ice-cold sexiness. Here's the tea, wild women. This fine specimen of manhood has long floated under our radar. How, we do not know. The man is so hot that certain bear ladies were willing to risk freezer burn to get close to him. And it is thanks to our lovely bear readers in StoneWater that we now have knowledge of Mr. Ivan Mercant. They tell us that he attended their alpha's mating ceremony to another Mercant (covered in our special mating issue!), slayed many a heart, and left without a backward look. Oh ouch. We know you're all wondering about the scary part of this. Word is he's a security specialist - and that the bear dominants confirm they wouldn't pick a fight with him unless they meant it. Because the man doesn't play if you come for him or his. Wild Women, can we say swoooooooooon?
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Alt text: Image of woman sitting on a bed, wearing a fancy dress headpiece and mask playing on a handheld device and words: When you're cleaning your room and you get distracted by stuff you found.
What did everyone get up to over the weekend?
~Ashwini
Alt text: Fantasy dating show where you can choose three fictional characters as your possible match. Who would you pick?
Alt text - quote from Archangel's Prophecy: "The owl looked at her again, its eyes endless and beautiful and strange. Under her hands, its warmth was a soft glow, and in her mind spoke the voice that wasn't there."
Alt text: Quote from Kiss Hard: "Oh you doth protest too hard, Caitlin. I think the fans are right, you're madly in lust with me." He widened his eyes. "Should I lock my door tonight? Will you be able to resist the urge to break it down and attack my fine bod?" Kiss Hard - Out Now.
I think we need a short story about Catie & Danny. Who's with me?!
~Ashwini
Alt Text: Psy-Changeling Quiz: The Pint-Sized Pack Members Edition. 1) Which toy is Naya's favourite? 2) Who gave Naya that toy? 3) Elodie shifts into which animal? 4) Name one of the tiny gangsters. 5) What did Roman and Julian do to Sascha's boots the first time they met her? 6) Noor and Keenan have a special shared psychic gift. What is it called? 7) Which pack does Jojo belong to? 8) Name Mercy and Riley's triplets. 9) What is Dima's father's role in the StoneWater pack?10) Baby Liberty can create a special type of psychic web. What colour is it?
Time to test your knowledge of some of the smallest members of the Psy-Changeling universe! Post will be updated with answers later in the week.
~Ashwini
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1. Wolf
2. Hawke
3. Wolf
4. Fitzpatrick/Fitz, Svetlana/Sveta, Arkasha, Dima (guest member, lol)
5. Chewed on them
6. Harmony/Harmonizing
7. RainFire
8. Acton/Ace, Isabella/Belle, Michael/Micah
9. Chief Cook
10. Blue
Alt text - Epigraph from Last Guard (Note from Dima's mother, Nova, on his behalf): Dear Canto, Attached is a drawing Dima made for you. He tells me it's of you if you were a bear. He thinks you would make a good bear. He wanted me to make sure you noticed the stars in a bear's eyes, because it's a cardinal bear. He's frowning because he didn't get your bear-sized wheelchair exactly as he wanted, but he is very proud of the rocket he put on the back-so you can "go zoom faster". He is on tenterhooks awaiting your response. Love, Nova
Dima, our favorite little polar bear. 
(Epigraph from Psy-Changeling Trinity #5: Last Guard, click here for more info and to read an excerpt.)
~Ashwini
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The June newsletter was sent out yesterday and may have included the blurb for Psy-Changeling Trinity #10, Cold Redemption. 
If you want to be sure you get all the news and updates from Nalini, make sure to subscribe (it’s free to join via the blog or the front page of the website, and you can download two ebooks worth of free newsletter shorts when you sign up).
~Ashwini
Alt Text - Virtual Q&A with Romance Author Nalini Singh on Archangel's Eternity: There WILL be spoilers! Wednesday June 10 7PM ET. Please register.
A reminder that the virtual Q&A for Archangel's Eternity (with spoilers!), will be happening this week on June 10th at 7PM ET! This is a free event. Click here to register*.
*If you know you cannot make it live please do not register with zoom - you can fill out a form on the page to receive the video link. :-)
~Ashwini
Alt text: "Nalini is a genius at everything she writes, but Quiet in Her Bones takes it to another level. Another winner that kept me guessing until the end!" - Carrie Ann Ryan, The New York Times Bestselling Author.
Alt Text: Quote from Archangel's Eternity - "Deep, deep in the ocean, seven hundred and seventy-seven beings who were one smiled in their dreamscape, awash in joy carried on the ocean currents."
Alt Text: East City Bookshop presents Nalini Singh and Destinee of @YourRomanceDestinee
If you weren't able to attend the virtual launch event for Archangel's Eternity with Nalini and Destinee, you can now view the recording via East City Bookshop's YouTube channel.
~Ashwini
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A reminder about Nalini's Official Readers Group on Facebook, a great place to connect with other readers and discuss all of Nalini's books. Spoiler discussions for Archangel's Eternity are now open!
~Ashwini
One week since release day and I’ve been joyously overwhelmed by your messages, comments, and posts. Thank you for giving Elena & Raphael, and the entire Guild Hunter world so much love.
Alt Text - Virtual Q&A with Romance Author Nalini Singh on Archangel's Eternity: There WILL be spoilers! Wednesday June 10 7PM ET. Please register.
The virtual Q&A for Archangel's Eternity (with spoilers!), will be happening June 10th at 7PM ET with the lovely Meena from Ashland Library. This is a free event. Click here to register*.
*If you know you cannot make it live please do not register with zoom - you can fill out a form on the page to receive the video link.
~Ashwini
This is the dedicated *spoiler* thread for Archangel's Eternity and earlier books in the series. Spoilers abound, so be warned!!
Usual rules: be kind to your fellow commenters and have fun. This spoiler thread will remain active as long as the blog does, so you can join in at any time. :-)
We don't monitor the thread for questions, so if you have a question, you can email me (nalini.assistant AT gmail DOT com).
If you're at an earlier point in the series and would like to discuss that book, click on the Spoiler Zone tag and it should bring up all the previous spoiler threads.
~Ashwini
Alt text: Guild Hunter International books displayed on shelf with spines facing out, with Archangel's Eternity angled at the front with cover showing.
One more milestone. Archangel’s Eternity is now out internationally.
Another deep breath. Another surge of emotion.
All the feelings this week.
