Archangel's blade

Vengeance becomes the order of the day in Singh's fourth Guild Hunter novel. When ancient vampire Dmitri, first seen in Archangel's Kiss (2010), needs help deciphering the tattoo marks on a severed head, he calls on hunter Honor. The recent survivor of a brutal two-week torture and rape by vampires, Honor is still feeling her way in society and is leery about being around the unfeeling Dmitri, who lures women with seductive aromas. As they work together and begin to realize that the evil forces from Dmitri's past and Honor's abductors may be the same foes, romance blooms, at first frightening both of them. But as they get closer, they realize an ancient bond may be what is holding them together. Despite much repetition and overwriting, Singh's novel will reverberate with fans as Honor and Dmitri, the Archangel Gabriel's loyal assistant, right old wrongs, put the past to sleep, and awaken new love.--Henshaw, Pat Copyright 2010 Booklist

In the intensely dark, violent, and romantic fourth Guild Hunter novel (after Archangel's Consort), Singh focuses on the 1,000-year-old vampire Dmitri, lieutenant to the archangel Raphael, and Guild Hunter Honor, still recovering after a rogue vampire kidnapped and tortured her for two months. Assigned by the Guild to work with Dmitri toward solving the strange murder of a young vampire, Honor must confront the conflicting emotions he inspires, which intensify when the investigation bleeds into her past abduction and Dmitri vows revenge on her attackers. Their relationship develops explosively and becomes one of equals despite the centuries of age difference. Singh's vampires, angels, hunters, and archangels engage in global power struggles within a complex larger story that new readers will find challenging. An engrossing narrative, vivid characters, and a well-imagined world mitigate those difficulties, resulting in a heart-pounding and strongly emotional read. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.