by Nalini Singh
Part of Guild Hunter
First published 2011
Four supernatural tales explore love across dangerous power divides. In Angel's Wolf, a vampire becomes entangled with the angel who rules Louisiana's otherworldly beings, but her court conceals deadly threats. Alphas: Origins drops a woman into a realm split by superhuman war, forcing her to decide whether to become someone's tool or grab power for herself. Nocturne brings a woman to work at a remote estate, where she meets a blind angel tormented by wounds and secrets that could destroy them both. In Ascension, a Guardian searches for vampires who have vanished from his territory while his ex-lover Radha demands to help, hoping to save the missing and pull him back from his own shadows. Each story combines otherworldly politics with forbidden desire as characters battle enemies while healing their own broken hearts.
Genres: romance, fantasy, supernatural, adult-fiction, dark-fantasy, paranormal-romance
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotionally-intense, intimate, sensual, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-romance, found-family, second-chance-romance, slow-burn
Setting: Louisiana
406 pages · Paperback · Berkley
Content warnings: death, violence