Bam,

When you sent that email from Nalini Singh, I thought, “Ooh, another installment in the Psy/Changeling series, yipee!” Imagine my disappointment at seeing the words A Guild Hunter Novel below the title of the awesome (and slightly prescient) cover. Well, that disappointment was very short lived. I admit that I’m hesitant to start any new series, regardless of genre (television, books, a class, a hobby, what have you). I have major commitment issues. But I pressed on, and with some trepidation began to read. Then within the first two pages the Death Star Tractor beam moment happened, and I just couldn’t put the damn thing down.

Angels’ Blood is a brand-spankin’ new twist on two genres: Vampires and Angels. I feel like we’ve seen plenty of both, but leave it to Nalini to turn the whole concept on its ear. In the Guild Hunter series, Angels create Vampires to serve them (service is required by contract) and Hunters are employed by Angels to track down those Vampires that have tried to skip out on their contracts. On top of all of this, the Angels aren’t pure beings of “good” so to speak.

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