Guild Hunters Book 2: Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh

Guild Hunters Book 2

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to her world of angelic rulers, vampiric servants, and the woman thrust into their darkly seductive world...

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—especially 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.

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

People are always worried that the second book in a series will never be as good as the first one. How could it beat the original? Well that is never the case for Nalini Singh’s novels. She only makes her stories more addicting. After an ending like Angel’s Blood, Archangel’s Kiss continues the story of Elena and Raphael. Raphael’s love was so strong and real for Elena, that it not only saved her life but it transformed her into an angel. Though Elena may now have a pair of wings, it is not enough to changed Elena completely. Elena keeps her “mortal heart” and stays exactly who she is: a warrior. The second book brings and Elena and Raphael to the Refuge, where Elena has finally awakened after spending a year in a coma. Physically weak, she learns to adapt to her new body. Elena also now gets to see what life is like amongst the angels and get ready to face the new enemies emerging to hurt her and Raphael. This novel keeps the action going and we see the development of Elena and Raphael learning to be with one another. It’s a love so strong, you can’t help but be drawn to it.