Dabwaha & Newsletter

SHARDS OF HOPE is currently in the DABWAHA final against the lovely and talented Susanna Kearsley - DABWAHA is a fun March Madness vote-off between books, with the last book standing crowned the winner. You can vote at this link: http://dabwaha.com/, but also, I hope you'll read my note in the next paragraph.

Since I haven't campaigned at all, the fact Shards of Hope is up there is thanks to you my readers. You all rock! Shards wasn't even a nominee until readers wrote it in as a choice - and now it's in the final. No matter what happens, I'm so happy you all still love the Psy-Changeling series after all this time. Thank you for coming with me on this journey and here's to plenty more Psy-Changeling adventures going into the future. smile emoticon

p.s. Make sure you're on the newsletter list. April issue goes out in about 15 hours and it'll include not only a Guild Hunter short story, but a long excerpt from Allegiance of Honor. - xo Nalini

Good News

Some super awesome news to share! SHARDS OF HOPE, ARCHANGEL'S ENIGMA, ROCK HARD, and ROCK REDEMPTION, all won or had honorable mentions in the AAR poll. Thank you to everyone who voted! Your support means so much to me! ~ xo - Nalini

Shards of Hope out in paperback!

Aden and Zaira's story is now out in paperback. Hope you all love the book!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone!! I hope it's an amazing one for all of us.

Lots of good stuff coming up this year - the Shards of Hope paperback is now out and the ebook price has also dropped.

My next release will likely be Abe's book in the Rock Kiss series (no exact date yet, but I'm working hard on it!).

After that will be Allegiance of Honor, followed by Wild Embrace (featuring all new Psy-Changeling stories), then will come the next Guild Hunter novel (more info to come within the next months as I write it). 

Also of course, you'll continue to get free short stories and exclusive deleted scenes through the newsletter. The final 2015 newsletter went out a couple of days ago and it included a new Psy-Changeling story.

If you subscribe and didn't get it or subscribed too late, email Ashwini:
naliniDOTassistantATgmailDOTcom and she'll send you a copy.

To subscribe, just go to the front page of the website and fill in your email address on the form. You'll then get a confirmation link in your email and once you click that, you'll automatically get a Welcome newsletter with links to access previous newsletter-only exclusives.

Here's to an incredible 2016!!!!

Shards of Hope Signed Hardcover Giveaway

Giveaway now closed.

Shards of Hope is out in paperback on December 29th in the US/Cananda, and 31st December! To celebrate, I'm giving away a signed hardcover of the book.

If you already have the hardcover, I'll swap it out for another one of the books from my backlist, winner's choice (so long as I have a copy available).

To enter, leave a comment naming some of your favorite fictional heroes! International entries welcome.

Good luck!

Giveaway will close on 8am December 28th EST. Random winner will be chosen and posted here on or before December 31st (technology permitting), so please check back to see if you've won. Winner will have one week to claim the book. Void where prohibited.

Signed Copies & Lower North Island

I was on book tour in the Lower North Island of New Zealand last week. It was a lovely trip, with some amazing scenery! I thought I'd share some shots today.

But first, these are the bookstores that have signed copies of my books. I'm sure they'd be happy to post them out across New Zealand!

Paper Plus Johnsonville
Paper Plus Coastlands
Paper Plus Palmerston North
Paper Plus Masterton

Whitcoulls Cuba St, (Wellington)
Whitcoulls Lambton Quay (Wellington)

Thank you to everyone who came to my events and to the booksellers and librarians who hosted me. You made it such a wonderful trip.

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It was a gorgeous day when we flew down to Wellington (I was travelling with Ruby, from Hachette, my NZ publisher).

I was lucky enough to have the window seat, and I was so glad for that when we passed over Mount Taranaki. The view was incredible - I took the following photo out the window.

I think that was my favorite view of the entire trip - though passing through the Manawatu Gorge comes a close second!

But before we get to that, let me show you my signing chair at the Porirua Library. Isn't it amazing?! It was lovely and comfortable too!

We passed through some beautiful country on the trip. I took the shot below from the car - the wind turbines in the distance were going at full speed, it was so windy.

The Manawatu Gorge was incredible! This photo doesn't do it justice. The big double-cab truck in the distance gives you some idea of the scale of the gorge.

I hope you enjoyed the little trip through part of New Zealand! 

New Zealand Book Tour: Signings and Informal Visits

An update on my upcoming signings in the lower North Island of New Zealand. Full details here, but to summarize, I'll have three events:

Wednesday June 17th, 6pm
Porirua Library
An Evening with Nalini Singh

Thursday June 18th, 12.30pm
Palmerston North Library
Q&A and Signing

Thursday June 18th, 6pm
Paper Plus Masterton
An Evening with Nalini Singh

However, I will ALSO be dropping in to sign store stock at the following locations, if you're nearby and want to drop by - but please be aware that these timings are approximate! We'll be driving from the airport, and then to the stores, so we might be delayed slightly.

If you can't make the events/stock signings, I'm sure any of the stores at which I'm having events, or where I'm dropping in, will also be happy to take orders for signed books.

Wednesday 17th June

2:30 - 2:50pm Informal book signing at Whitcoulls Lambton Quay

3.00 - 3:20pm Informal book signing at Whitcoulls Cuba Street

3.40 – 4.00pm   Informal book signing at Paper Plus Johnsonville


Thursday 18th June

9.20 – 9.40am Informal book signing at Paper Plus Coastlands

11.15 – 12.00pm Informal book signing at Paper Plus Feilding - Cancelled

Roundup of News

I was on a bit of a publicity blitz for my local publisher last week - I thought I'd round up some of the links in case any of you want to check out the interviews.

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I was on the television show Good Morning on June 4th. My segment starts at about 41.18. Thanks to Library Addict for letting me know the show is available to view internationally - you will, however, have to sign up for TVNZ's On Demand service. (Basically, register via your email).

This link will take you to the right episode. Otherwise, go to tvnz.co.nz, click TVNZ On Demand, find Good Morning in the list of shows, and choose the June 4th episode.

At the TVNZ studios.

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Plus I was on Radio New Zealand's Standing Room Only programme. I think the audio file should be available worldwide. Just follow this link to listen - the audio cuts off a bit at the end, but you get almost the entire interview.

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At The Mix FM with Mel Homer (no audio available online)

And I did a lunchtime Q&;A on the Mighty Ape Facebook page. Even if you're not on Facebook, you should be able to read the thread. (We will also be having a blog Q&A a bit later on, soon as I catch up on a few things).

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I also did a blog post for the Gollancz Blog, talking about five of my Favorite Psy-Changeling Moments. What are your faves?

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Also, Kiwis, don't forget I'll be on book tour in about a week. Main cities will be: Porirua, Masterton, and Palmerston North. Please do support the events! The better the turnouts, the more likely my publisher is to do more in the future. :)

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p.s. I just realized I'm wearing the same top in all these photos! That's because they're all from the same day. I don't think I have any shots from the second day.

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

Thank you

I posted this on Facebook, but I wanted to post it here, too. :)

It's Wednesday a.m. in New Zealand and I'm having an emotional morning. But these are good emotions - I woke up to so many wonderful messages and comments about Shards of Hope. It just reminded me once again how blessed I am to do what I do. I get to know so many incredible, generous-hearted people across the world. You're all wonderful, amazing human beings - my own worldwide pack. Thank you for being you. smile emoticon

And for those of you who are waiting for the International release, thank you for being patient. We'll celebrate a second release day as soon as it hits a minute past midnight on Wednesday! Please do post when your copies start downloading/arriving.

Shards of Hope Spoiler Thread

This is the dedicated *spoiler* thread for Shards of Hope 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. :-)

I don't monitor the thread for questions, so if you have a Q for me, you can email me, or keep a list and I'll tackle them at the Q&A in a few weeks.

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. Some of the earlier books don't have them, but if there's a demand, I'd be happy to set them up. Just drop me an email (nalinisinghwrites AT gmail DOT com).

Remember, *spoilers ahoy*!

Shards of Hope!!

I know Shards of Hope has already started to download in some places (eep!!), but for those waiting for their copy, I thought it'd be fun to share this video I did for iBooks New Zealand, where I talk a little bit about Aden and Zaira's story. I hope you enjoy it!

Friday Book Club

Time to talk books! What are you reading and loving this week?

p.s. Shards of Hope is almost out!

Shards Excerpt, Worldwide Audio Release, Alpha Showdown, & Catchup

The final excerpt of Shards of Hope is now up on the USA Today HEA Blog! I hope you enjoy!

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The audiobook of Rock Hard is now out worldwide. Happy listening!

Available at: Audible, iTunes, Tantor, Amazon

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Also, Raphael is up against Wrath of the BDB in the Alpha Showdown, so swing by and show our favorite archangel some love. :-)

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I hope you're all having a great week. I've just sent the draft of Rock Kiss #3 (Noah's book) to my first reader, so today, I'm catching up on all the admin stuff I put aside while finishing the book.

I also want to work on my "spare time" Psy-Changeling novella collection.

What are you up to?

Excerpt: Shards of Hope

As promised, a new excerpt of Shards of Hope has just gone up at The Rock Stars of Romance!

If you haven't read the first two chapters, you can find them here. This excerpt follows on directly. Enjoy! :-)

Psy-Changeling Quotes

Okay, I need your help. You all know I had some Guild Hunter mugs made up for giveaways. At this point, they've gone everywhere from the USA, to other parts of New Zealand, to South Africa! Anyway, I was thinking I should get some Psy-Changeling mugs made up too, to celebrate the release of SHARDS OF HOPE.

This is where you come in. As you can see from this picture of the Guild Hunter mug, there are quotes all around it from the books. I want you to nominate your favorite Psy-Changeling quotes for the Psy-Changeling mug, to ensure we choose quotes you love. It works best if they're one or two lines long, as otherwise, it's harder to fit them in.

So hit me with your favorite quotes!!!

Shards of Hope ~ Excerpt

Happy weekend! A full chapter excerpt of Shards of Hope is now up on the website. I hope you enjoy!

Shards of Hope ARC contest

Contest now closed.

SHARDS OF HOPE ARC CONTEST

(International entries welcome)

If you'd like to go in the random draw to win one of 5 Advanced Reading/Review Copies of Shards of Hope, send an e-mail to naliniDOTassistantATgmailDOTcom (replace DOT/AT with symbols ./@), with:

- "SHARDS OF HOPE ARC Contest" in the subject line -

By 10pm, 17th April 2015, New Zealand time.

Please follow the correct format for entry re the subject line, so your e-mail goes into the right in-box. (Your e-mail address will only be used to contact you should you win.)

Since this is an Advanced Review Copy, if you win, I'd ask that you please post a review somewhere before the release date (June 2nd) - 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.

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.

-Ashwini : )

Contest now closed.

The fine print: Contest is open internationally. One entry per household. No purchase necessary to enter. Winners will be chosen randomly using random.org and emailed on 18th April 2015. Their names will also be posted on this blog at that time. Each winner will have 48 hours from the time of notification to contact us with his or her mailing address, otherwise he or she will forfeit the prize and another winner will be drawn. Void where prohibited.

New Zealand Kindle Pre-Order of SHARDS OF HOPE

New Zealand readers: There was a glitch with the Kindle preorder of SHARDS OF HOPE that affected New Zealand. It's now been fixed, so you should be able to preorder Aden and Zaira's story without any problems, from either the US or Australian Amazon sites. :)

Friday Book Club

...now open! What are you reading and loving this week?

p.s. Look out for a giveaway mid-next week :)