Holly Chang, aka Sorrow, had her life changed forever by a
crazed archangel and is now a vampire, yet not. The one
thing for sure, she isn't human anymore either and now more
troubles are adding to her woes. Venom, one of Archangel
Rafael's Seven, aka the ARCHANGEL'S VIPER has been a part of
her life since she was saved by Elena, Rafael's
consort/Guild Hunter turned angel. Just as she is just
starting to accept that she will never again be the girl she
was, a bounty has been placed on her head. Holly wonders if
the bad will ever stop, but then she knows it can, as she is
forced to have the "bad" Venom protect her.
Venom has always had a soft spot for the Holly, though he
would be the last to admit it. He has been tough on her
because he knows a little about what it is like to be
different. He has viper eyes from his making as a vampire,
that he hides behind sunglasses, but to his amusement Holly
makes him take them off. She likes his eyes and despite
herself, she likes him. It has gotten harder to stay away,
but now with the danger on her head, there is nowhere he
would ever want to be. Can this viper do forever? Maybe with
someone as dangerous as he is, it will be possible. Holly
just might be the perfect match for him for lately she has
been training and has her own underground people to talk to,
people who would never talk to one of the Seven.
As a follower of author Nalini Singh's Guild Hunter series,
I have long awaited the story of Venom and wondered about
the fate of Holly. The ARCHANGEL'S VIPER answers all that in
one well written, perfect escape storyline. I hadn't thought
of them as a couple but after starting to read and thinking
about it, it all makes sense. They are both venomous, both
dangerous in a fight and both needed someone to accept them
as they are. In simpler words -- perfect for each other.
Ms. Singh always gives her readers, especially her Guild
Hunter fans, exactly what we expect but in such a way that
is totally mind-blowing. In this series, we have fallen for
scary archangels (OK for Rafael anyway, and probably because
of Elena, who has given him a few human feelings and a new
sense of humor), felt sympathetic toward unlikable vampires,
want to belt one beautiful archangel, hide from other ones
and laugh with fun-loving angels.
In ARCHANGEL'S VIPER all kinds of emotions are brought out
of the reader, fear, anger, some frustration, laughter
(especially when Holly bugs him about his sunglasses) and
then along the way allows us to breathe a sigh of relief for
this couple as their pasts are put away and the future is
ahead. This book will go onto my shelf with the others I own
and will happily be reread in the future as I wait for the
next Guild
Hunter offering.
Enter New York Times bestselling author Nalini
Singh's breathtakingly passionate Guild Hunter world with
the story of a woman who isn't a vampire or an angel...or
human...
Once a broken girl known as Sorrow, Holly Chang now prowls
the shadowy gray 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. Brutalized by
an insane archangel, she was left with the bloodlust of a
vampire, the ability to mesmerize her prey, and a poisonous
bite.
Now, someone has put a bounty on her head...
Venom is one of the Seven, Archangel Raphael's private
guard, and he's as infuriating as he is seductive. A
centuries-old vampire, his fangs dispense a poison deadlier
than Holly's. But even if Venom can protect Holly from those
hunting her, he might not be able to save himself--because
the strange, violent power inside Holly is awakening...
No one is safe.
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