Archangel’s Shadows
By Nalini Singh
Publisher: Berkley
Release Date: October 28,
2014
Nalini Singh first introduced
readers to Guild Hunter Ashwini and Cajun vampire Janvier in the novella Angels’ Pawn. The banter and chemistry between them were
fabulous, and now they have their own book, Archangel’s
Shadows. Set after the horrible war depicted in Archangel’s Legion, this book reunites the pair as Ash seeks
Janvier’s help resolving mysterious deaths in New York’s Vampire Quarter.
Singh’s Guild Hunter series
sucked me in like a vacuum cleaner, which is great on one hand but also creates
a high bar for every subsequent book to clear.
Archangel’s Shadows succeeds
admirably.
The ongoing flirtation
between Ashwini and Janvier started when she was assigned to hunt him. The
chemistry between them was immediate, and Janvier made a habit of annoying
angels so Ash would be assigned to hunt him.
It was his unique form of courtship.
Unfortunately, Ash is keeping
a lethal secret, one that stops her from going forward in the relationship--despite
their explosive chemistry. She also has
a talent that makes touch risky, one Janvier and a very few others
understand. When a new drug for vampires
generates widespread bloodlust and corpses turn up that have been not only fed
upon by vampires but somehow mummified, Ash and Janvier work together to solve
the problem.
The proximity of working on
the case forces Ash to confront her fears about the relationship. But she dreads what will happen when Janvier
knows the truth.
Archangel’s Shadows centers on the relationship between these two
but also includes peeks at couples from earlier books, especially
hunter-turned-immortal angel Elena and her consort, Raphael, the Archangel of
New York. The story also touches on
angelic politics in the aftermath of the recent war, in which Janvier and Ash fought
together behind the lines, without losing its focus on the romance.
The writing, as expected, was
clear and skillful, and the story moved quickly. Overall, five stars.
~Nancy Northcott
A former attorney who never outgrew her love of comic books, science fiction and fantasy, Nancy left the legal profession to pursue her dreams of creating her own action adventure stories. Check out her terrific contemporary romances set within a fantasy world in present-day Georgia.
A former attorney who never outgrew her love of comic books, science fiction and fantasy, Nancy left the legal profession to pursue her dreams of creating her own action adventure stories. Check out her terrific contemporary romances set within a fantasy world in present-day Georgia.
