by Nalini Singh
Part of Guild Hunter, book 9
First published 2016
The archangel Lijuan has vanished without trace, leaving her territory drowning in vampiric chaos. No one can say whether she sleeps the eternal rest of immortals or lies truly dead. The ancient Luminata summon all archangels to their remote compound to decide the fate of her abandoned lands. Elena accompanies her lover Raphael to this gathering, but the stone walls harbor more than religious devotion. She detects wrongness in every shadow and corridor. The Guild Hunter turned angel follows her instincts deeper into the compound's mysteries. Each revelation grows more disturbing than the last. Raphael stands beside her as they uncover layer after layer of deception. The Luminata guard secrets that stretch back through centuries. What Elena discovers will shatter her understanding of her own identity and origins. The truth waits in the darkness, and it will reshape everything she believed about herself.
Genres: romance, fantasy, paranormal, urban-fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, secrets
Setting: Luminata
400 pages · Paperback · Gollancz