Like the humans in that world I was dazzled by the beautiful power and cruelty of the angels. Due to the long-running relationship development in this series I’d recommend reading the Guild Hunter books in order, starting with Angels’ Blood.Įver since first reading Angels’ Blood I’ve been hooked on Nalini Singh’s fantasy world where archangels rule aided by their angel and vampire subordinates. The romance is typically serial in nature, it develops over a number of books but unlike straight-up urban fantasy the heroine’s love-life is less “chaotic”. What is urban fantasy romance? It’s a paranormal romance with a much stronger, ass-kicking heroine and fantasy plotline. Only one thing stands in her way: Elena, the consort who must be destroyed… The ReviewĪrchangel’s Consort is the third book in Nalini Singh’s Guild Hunter urban fantasy romance series. She has returned to reclaim her son, Raphael. The violent winds whisper her name: Caliane.

The omens are suddenly terrifyingly clear.Īn ancient and malevolent immortal is rising. Then Raphael himself begins to show signs of an uncontrolled rage, as inexplicable storms darken the city skyline and the earth itself shudders. Rampant bloodlust takes vampire after vampire, threatening to make the streets run with blood. 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…Ī vampire has attacked a girls’ school – the assault one of sheer, vicious madness – and it is only the first act. Published 2011 324 pages Summary (from the book jacket)

Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh