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Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh #1: A world of beauty and bloodlust, where angels hold sway over vampires
GUILD HUNTER by Nalini Singh Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux knows she's the best—but she doesn't know if she's good enough for this job. Hired by the dangerously beautiful Archangel Raphael, a being so lethal that no mortal wants his attention, only one thing is clear—failure is not an option...even if the task is impossible. Because this time, it's not a wayward vamp she has to track. It's an archangel gone bad. The job will put Elena in the midst of a killing spree like no other…and pull her to the razor's edge of passion. Even if the hunt doesn't destroy her, succumbing to Raphael's seductive touch just may. For when archangels play, mortals break… Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux wakes from a year-long coma to find herself changed—an angel with wings the colors of midnight and dawn—but her fragile body needs time to heal before she can take flight. Her lover, the stunningly dangerous archangel Raphael, is used to being in control—even when it comes to the woman he considers his own. But Elena has never done well with authority… They’ve barely begun to understand each other when Raphael receives an invitation to a ball from the archangel Lijuan. To refuse would be a sign of fatal weakness, so Raphael must ready Elena for the flight to Beijing—and to the nightmare that awaits them there. Ancient and without conscience, Lijuan holds a power that lies with the dead. And she has organized the most perfect and most vicious of welcomes for Elena… 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… The severed head marked by a distinctive tattoo on its cheek should have been a Guild case, but dark instincts honed over hundreds of years of life compel the vampire Dmitri to take control. There is something twisted about this death, something that whispers of centuries long past…but Dmitri’s need to discover the truth is nothing to the vicious strength of his response to the hunter assigned to decipher the tattoo. Savaged in a brutal attack that almost killed her, Honor is nowhere near ready to come face to face with the seductive vampire who is an archangel’s right hand, and who wears his cruelty as boldly as his lethal sensuality…the same vampire who has been her secret obsession since the day she was old enough to understand the inexplicable, violent emotions he aroused in her. As desire turns into a dangerous compulsion that might destroy them both, it becomes clear the past will not stay buried. Something is hunting…and it will not stop until it brings a blood-soaked nightmare to life once more… With wings of midnight and an affinity for shadows, Jason courts darkness. But now, with the Archangel Neha’s consort lying murdered in the jewel-studded palace that was his prison and her rage threatening cataclysmic devastation, Jason steps into the light, knowing he must unearth the murderer before it is too late. Earning Neha’s trust comes at a price—Jason must tie himself to her bloodline through the Princess Mahiya, a woman with secrets so dangerous, she trusts no one. Least of all an enemy spymaster. With only their relentless hunt for a violent, intelligent killer to unite them, Jason and Mahiya embark on a quest that leads to a centuries-old nightmare… and to the dark storm of an unexpected passion that threatens to drench them both in blood. |
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This looks interesting. I've added it to my to read list on goodreads
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love these books. wish she would write a book about illium. he's my fave of the seven
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She probably will, maybe after the next Raphael/ELena book.
I refreshed myself with the series because I couldn't remember any of the 7, so I could read Jason's book.. so that's what I am reading now. |
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I love this series! I became addicted after reading the first in the series. I'm so excited for the new book to come out. It should be coming out soon I think.
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Yeah. Feels like ages since we had a Elena/Raphael book.
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It does. I think its been at least two maybe three books since the last Elena/Raphael one. I didn't mind though. I really enjoyed the Dmitri book and I just finished the Jason one and it was pretty good too. But my favourites are the Elena/Raphael ones.
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Yeah. Elena/Raphael are my fav ones too. I like the world, so I didn't mind the other books also.
I also read Angels' Flight, which has some novellas in it. |
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I read Angels' Flight too. It was really good as well! This series made me start reading her psy changling series. Have you read any of those books?
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Yep. I actually just caught up on that series. It's pretty good.
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That's good to hear! I'm only on the third book. I just finished the second one and it's pretty interesting. I like the different take on wolves, etc.
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Yeah. It's more PNR than the Guild Hunter series is.
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Definitely Which series do you find more interesting?
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I prefer Guild Hunter. But I do like her Psy Changeling series, just not as much.
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I'm the same. There's just something about the Guild Hunter series that just makes me not want to put it down. I still like the Psy Changling series though.
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