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For thousands of years, the passion between Alexander, Archangel of Persia, and Zanaya, Queen of the Nile, burned furious and bright, seemingly without end. But to be an archangel is to be bound to power violent and demanding. Driven by its primal energy, Alexander and Zanaya fought as fiercely as they loved, locked in an endless cycle of devotion and heartbreak. It is only Zanaya's decision to Sleep that ends their love story.

Angels are falling from the sky in New York, struck down by a vicious, unknown force. Vampires are dying impossibly of disease. Guild hunter Elena Deveraux and the Archangel Raphael must discover the source of the wave of death before it engulfs their city and their people, leaving New York a ruin and Raphael's Tower under siege by enemy archangels. Yet even as they fight desperately to save the city, an even darker force is stirring, its chill eyes trained on New York...and on Raphael.

Pavel and Yakov Stepyrev have been a unit since their birth, but now Pavel's life is veering in a new direction, his heart held in the hands of Arwen Mercant, a Psy empath - and the only man who has ever brought Pavel to his knees. This is it. A point of irrevocable change. For Pavel...for Arwenl...for Yakovl...and for another pair of twins whose bond has a far darker history.

Termed merciless by some, and a robotic sociopath by others, Payal Rao is the perfect Psy: cardinal telekinetic, CEO of a major conglomerate, beautiful - and emotionless. For Canto Mercant, family and loyalty are everything. A cardinal telepath deemed 'imperfect' by his race due to a spinal injury, Canto cares for the opinions of very few - and ruthlessly protects those he claims as his own. Head of intel of the influential Mercant family, he prefers to remain a shadow in the Net, unknown and unseen.

Once a broken girl known as Sorrow, Holly Chang now prowls the shadowy grey underground of the city for the angels. But it's not her winged allies who make her a wanted woman - it's the unknown power coursing through her veins. Brutalised by an insane archangel, she was left with the bloodlust of a vampire, the ability to mesmerise her prey, and a poisonous bite. Now someone has put a bounty on her head....

In the wake of a brutal war, the archangel Raphael and his hunter consort, Elena, are dealing with the treacherously shifting tides of archangelic politics and the people of a battered but not broken city. The last thing their city needs is more death, especially not a death that bears the eerie signature of an insane enemy archangel who cannot - should not - be walking the streets. This hunt must be undertaken with stealth and without alerting their people.

From best-selling author Nalini Singh comes "Christmas in the Kitchen," a must-listen Psy-Changeling short story that features several members of the DarkRiver leopard pack, including two sentinels.

After a lifetime of longing for a real family, Sarah Smith thought she'd finally found her home with rock star Abe Bellamy, even if she knew Abe didn't love her the way she loved him. But their brief relationship, filled with tragedy and heartache, nearly destroyed her. Alone, emotions in turmoil, and already shaky self-esteem shattered, Sarah struggles to pick up the pieces in the wake of their divorce.

Daniel Esera is a young god on the rugby field, a sexy and charming man who's got the world at his feet. There's just one problem: his sudden potent attraction to his number one nemesis—Catie River. No. Just no. Not happening. Catie River is on her way to Paralympic gold, and she's not about to allow Danny "Hotshot" Esera to derail her plans. Too bad her body isn't cooperating. Even worse? Her heart might be coming along for the ride. No. Nope. Never. The pair are united in their desire to remain enemies . . . until a stranger's reckless action threatens both their careers.

Warrior angels, vampire hunters and angels gone bad heat up this altogether sizzling paranormal alternate universe. This anthology of novellas features Angels' Wolf, Angels' Judgement, Angels' Pawn and the never-before-published Angels' Dance.

Kit Devigny could have loved rock guitarist Noah St. John. Their friendship burned with the promise of intense passion and searing tenderness until the night Noah deliberately shattered her heart. Noah knows that he destroyed something precious the night he chose to betray Kit, but he'd rather she hate him than learn his darkest secret. All he has left is his music.

Nayna Sharma agreed to an arranged marriage in the hope it would heal the fractures in her beloved family....only to realize too late that a traditional marriage is her personal nightmare. Panicked, she throws caution to the winds, puts on the tiniest dress she can find, and ends up in the arms of a tall, rough-edged hunk of a man who has abs of steel - and whom she manages to mortally insult between one kiss and the next. Abandoned as a child, then adopted into a loving family, Raj Sen believes in tradition, in continuity.

Jacob Esera, star rugby player and young single father, has worked hard to create a joyous life for his daughter. After the death of his childhood sweetheart soon after their daughter's birth, all Jake wants is safety and stability. No risks. No wild chances. As a lonely teenager, Juliet embraced her bad-girl reputation as a shield against rejection. Years later, having kicked a cheating sports-star ex to the curb, she has a prestigious job and loyal friends. The last thing she expects is the fire that ignites between her and the stuffed-shirt golden boy who once loved her best friend.

A drummer for the hottest rock band on the planet, David has a single, powerful weakness: Thea, the band's publicist and the woman who steals his breath away with her every move. The only problem is Thea doesn't date clients - or musicians.

When socialite Nina Rai disappeared without a trace, everyone wrote it off as another trophy wife tired of her wealthy husband. But now her bones have turned up in the shadowed green of the forest that surrounds her elite neighborhood, a haven of privilege and secrets that's housed the same influential families for decades. The rich live here, along with those whose job it is to make their lives easier. And somebody knows what happened to Nina one rainy night 10 years ago.

Charlotte Baird will in ihrem Job vor allem eins: unsichtbar bleiben. Doch bei Gabriel Bishop, ihrem neuen attraktiven Chef, will ihr dies nicht gelingen. Nach seiner Karriere als Rugby-Spieler leitet er sein Plattenlabel mit einer Entschlossenheit und Präsenz, die er auch von seinen Mitarbeitern erwartet. Aber als er Charlotte in sein Büro zitiert, um ihre Zukunftspläne zu besprechen, hat er mehr als nur ihre Karriere im Kopf.

Als Teenager träumte Rockstar Abe von nichts anderem, als sein Leben ganz seiner größten Leidenschaft zu widmen: der Musik. Doch der Erfolg seiner Band kam überraschend, viel zu schnell und zeigte ihm bald, dass gerade dort, wo das Rampenlicht am hellsten scheint, düstere Schatten nicht weit sind. Der Ruhm hat nicht nur seine Ehe, sondern beinah auch sein Leben zerstört - und Abe fällt es nach all den Jahren nach wie vor schwer, nicht doch noch auf die schiefe Bahn zu geraten.

Kit Devigny und Gitarrist Noah St. John dachten, sie seien füreinander bestimmt - bis Noah Kits Herz brechen musste, um sein dunkelstes Geheimnis bewahren zu können. Seine ganze Liebe gehört seitdem der Musik. Doch dann berichtet eine falsche Pressemeldung von seinem Liebescomeback mit Kit, deren Karriere daraufhin ordentlich ins Rollen kommt - und Noah bringt es nicht übers Herz, den Fehler richtig zu stellen.

Die Schlacht ist gewonnen - doch der Krieg ist noch nicht vorbei... Lijuan ist besiegt. Der Erzengel von China wurde in einer legendären Schlacht über New York vernichtet. Aber ihre tödlichen Kreaturen verbreiten weiter Angst und Schrecken. Besonders schlimm hat es das Territorium von Titus, dem Erzengel von Afrika, getroffen. Zur Unterstützung wird ihm Lady Sharine - der Kolibri - geschickt. Aber was soll dem raubeinigen Krieger die zarte Künstlerin, die jahrhundertelang in ihrer eigenen Welt lebte, nützen?

Le monde des archanges, des chasseurs de la Guilde et des humains est menacé par une nouvelle menace. Elena Deveraux et son archange Raphaël ont changé de façon irrévocable, mais la manière dont leurs changements affectent le monde qui les entoure reste à déterminer.