REVIEW | Nalini SINGH: Rock Redemption (Rock Kiss, #3)

Rock Redemption by Nalini Singh Rock Kiss 3
Rating: ★★★★☆
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ISBN/ASIN
B0142YLRUQ
9781942356325
Prezzo $ 4.86 ebook
$ 15.00 paperback
Pagine 349
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Rock Redemption
Nalini Singh

Rock Kiss, book 3

Kit Devigny could have loved rock guitarist Noah St. John. Their
fast-review-upfriendship burned with the promise of intense passion and searing tenderness…until the night Noah deliberately shattered her heart.

Noah knows 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. It’s his saving grace, but it doesn’t silence the voices that keep him up at night. Chasing oblivion through endless one-night-stands, he earns a few hours’ sleep and his bad boy reputation.

When a media error sees Noah and Kit dubbed the new “it” couple, Kit discovers her chance at the role of a lifetime hinges on riding the media wave. Wanting—needing—to give Kit this, even if he can’t give her everything, Noah agrees to play the adoring boyfriend. Only the illusion is suddenly too real, too painful, too beautiful…and it may be too late for the redemption of Noah St. John.

review
The Rock Kiss series is slowly entering my system and it’s becoming more and more difficult to resist to these guys. So, why bother?
Rock Redemption is the third installement and it’s mantaining the level of the other two and a half 😉 book that have preceded it (you can see their cover at the end of this review and read something more of them by cliking on the cover). I can’t say I am not biased when speaking about Nalini Singh’s work. She is one of my favourite authors (if not The) and it’s really impossible to be objective with her books. Nevertheless, if she is a favorite author of mine it also means she is really good, isn’t it? Summarizing, I’m liking this series quite a bit. 😉
From the first book you could clearly feel the differences between her other two fantasy series. You can’t compare them because they are not only completely different genre, they are also build upon very different dept of plots. However, this is not a negative aspect. Still the reader needs to know that he/she is going to read something that is lighter even if Nalini (in this book more than ever) tells about difficult subjects and their consequences.
The strenght of her books are her characters. Like I said speaking of Rock Courtship (David’s short novella) every book makes you love completely its MC and, in the end, you can’t decide which one is your favourite. This happened to me with Noah as well. I can understand why other readers of Rock Redemption said Noah was not their favourite MC from book one. His blatant betrayal of Kit was probably unforgivable for most people. It is unforgivable in most cases. Regardless, after reading his story I cannot help forgiving him. He is the perfect epitome of the hunted man. Anyhow this book is most of all a banner of women strenght because it is Kit who ends as the winner. Every word speaks loudly of her character. How she learned to deal with his weaknessess and helped him overcome his fears…always loving him.
Even if I can’t, from the death of me, decide which one of the books of this series is my favourite, Noah and Kit will always be one of my favourite couple because they fought for their love and their future. (it really seems I’m speaking about real people…how crazy is that? XD)

Rock Addiction Rock Courtship Rock Hard

NOW OUT | Nalini SINGH: Un bacio di tenebra (Guild Hunter #4)

Da oggi Un bacio di tenebra (Archangel’s Blade) di Nalini Singh, quarto volume della serie angelica più amata…la Guild Hunter, è finalmente acquistabile in tutti gli store, sia online che fisici.

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Rating: ★★★★½
Editore Editrice Nord
ISBN/ASIN 9788842921653
B012TMYBSI
Prezzo 18.00 15.30 brossura
€ 9.99 ebook
Pagine 396
Uscita 3 settembre 2015
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Un bacio di tenebra
Nalini Singh

Guild Hunter #4

Quando, sulle rive del fiume Hudson, viene ritrovata la testa di un uomo che presenta uno strano tatuaggio lungo la guancia, per Dmitri è come se un incubo fosse diventato realtà. Perché quel tatuaggio è un fantasma sbucato dalle nebbie del suo passato che minaccia di distruggere tutto ciò che il vampiro ha costruito nel corso dei secoli. Inoltre, sebbene sia il braccio destro dell’arcangelo di New York, Dmitri non può indagare da solo su di un omicidio, ma è costretto a collaborare con la cacciatrice della Corporazione assegnata al caso, Honor St. Nicholas. Tra tutti gli agenti in servizio, Honor è l’unica con cui lui non vorrebbe avere nulla a che fare: c’è qualcosa in quella semplice mortale che lo attrae irresistibilmente, facendogli provare sentimenti che credeva di aver ormai perduto per sempre. Eppure proprio ciò che lui considera un imperdonabile tallone d’Achille potrebbe rivelarsi la sua salvezza…

 

Gli altri romanzi della serie, già pubblicati in Italia:
Il profumo del sangue Nalini Singh La carezza del buio Nalini singh Tra le braccia della notte Nalini SIngh

8074967ARCHANGEL’S BLADE

The severed head marked by a distinctive tattoo on its cheek should have been a Guild case, but dark instincts honed over hundreds of years of life compel the vampire Dmitri to take control. There is something twisted about this death, something that whispers of centuries long past…but Dmitri’s need to discover the truth is nothing to the vicious strength of his response to the hunter assigned to decipher the tattoo.

Savaged in a brutal attack that almost killed her, Honor is nowhere near ready to come face to face with the seductive vampire who is an archangel’s right hand, and who wears his cruelty as boldly as his lethal sensuality…the same vampire who has been her secret obsession since the day she was old enough to understand the inexplicable, violent emotions he aroused in her.

As desire turns into a dangerous compulsion that might destroy them both, it becomes clear the past will not stay buried. Something is hunting…and it will not stop until it brings a blood-soaked nightmare to life once more…

PREVIEW | Nalini SINGH: Un bacio di tenebra (Guild Hunter #4)

Super pre-preview! Una vittoria del 2015 per i lettori italiani, che segue una petizione online che ha cercato di smuovere diverse case editrici italiane, ha portato alla continuazione della pubblicazione della serie Guild Hunter di Nalini Singh. Posso dire di essere estremamente contenta di questa notizia dato che questa serie mi sta molto a cuore. Ad oggi la serie aveva visto pubblicati i primi tre volumi per Editrice Nord: Il Profumo del Sangue, La Carezza del Buio e Tra le Braccia della Notte. Da notizie arrivate dalla stessa CE dal 3 settembre potremo finalmente trovare in libreria il 4° romanzo: Un Bacio di Tenebra (Archangel’s Blade). Di seguito trovate la cover e la trama (quest’ultima tradotta da me dall’originale dato che le notizie pervenute dalla CE per ora si fermano alla data e alla cover).

Singh_Un-bacio-di-tenebra
Rating: ★★★★½
Editore Editrice Nord
ISBN/ASIN  B012TMYBSI
Prezzo € 18.00 copertina rigida
€ 9.99 ebook
Pagine 325
Uscita 3 settembre 2015
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Un bacio di tenebra
Nalini Singh

Guild Hunter #4

La testa mozzata con un tatuaggio distintivo sulla  guancia avrebbe dovuto essere un caso della Gilda, ma istinti oscuri, affinati nel corso di centinaia di anni di vita, spingono il vampiro Dmitri ad assumere il controllo della situazione. Questa morte ha qualcosa di sinistro, qualcosa che sussurra di secoli passati… ma il bisogno di Dmitri di scoprire la verità è nulla contro la feroce forza della sua risposta alla cacciatrice assegnata a decifrare il tatuaggio.

A seguito del violento attacco che l’ha quasi uccisa, Honor non è lontanamente pronta a trovarsi faccia a faccia con il vampiro, braccio destro di un arcangelo, che usa la propria crudeltà  nello stesso modo audace con cui usa la sua sensualità letale… lo stesso vampiro che è diventato la sua segreta ossessione dal giorno in cui è diventata abbastanza grande per capire le inspiegabili e violente emozioni che suscita in lei.

Mentre il desiderio si trasforma in una pericolosa compulsione che rischia di distruggerli, è chiaro che il passato non vuole rimanere sepolto. Qualcosa è a caccia… e non si fermerà fino a quando non avrà riportato ancora una volta alla vita un incubo intriso di sangue…

Il profumo del sangue Nalini Singh La carezza del buio Nalini singh Tra le braccia della notte Nalini SIngh

8074967ARCHANGEL’S BLADE

The severed head marked by a distinctive tattoo on its cheek should have been a Guild case, but dark instincts honed over hundreds of years of life compel the vampire Dmitri to take control. There is something twisted about this death, something that whispers of centuries long past…but Dmitri’s need to discover the truth is nothing to the vicious strength of his response to the hunter assigned to decipher the tattoo.

Savaged in a brutal attack that almost killed her, Honor is nowhere near ready to come face to face with the seductive vampire who is an archangel’s right hand, and who wears his cruelty as boldly as his lethal sensuality…the same vampire who has been her secret obsession since the day she was old enough to understand the inexplicable, violent emotions he aroused in her.

As desire turns into a dangerous compulsion that might destroy them both, it becomes clear the past will not stay buried. Something is hunting…and it will not stop until it brings a blood-soaked nightmare to life once more…

REVIEW | Nalini Singh: Rock Hard – Rock Kiss series #2

 Rock Hard (Rock Kiss #2) by Nalini Singh
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Rating: ★★★★½
Editore TKA Distribution
ISBN 9781942356059
Prezzo $ 4.99 ebook
$ 13.60 paperback
Pagine 351
Uscita 10 march 2015
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Rock Hard
Nalini Singh

Rock Kiss #2

Wealthy businessman Gabriel Bishop rules the boardroom with the same determination and fast-review-upruthlessness that made him a rock star on the rugby field. He knows what he wants, and he’ll go after it no-holds-barred.

And what he wants is Charlotte Baird.

Charlotte knows she’s a mouse. Emotionally scarred and painfully shy, she just wants to do her job and remain as invisible as possible. But the new CEO—a brilliant, broad-shouldered T-Rex of a man who growls and storms through the office, leaving carnage in his wake—clearly has other plans. Plans that may be equal parts business and bedroom.

If Charlotte intends to survive this battle of wits and hearts, the mouse will have to learn to wrangle the T-Rex. Game on.

review

As you can see, Rock Hard was a great read for me. I waited, excited and impatient, for it to be in my hand and when I started reading it I was in the perfect state of mind to appreciate it wholly. I’m not saying it is perfect because it has its low moments. I’m just saying it was right for me in that moment and then Nalini’s magic did the rest. Therefore for me it’s a full five star book.

The first time I was drawn to Charlie and Gabriel was when I first read Rock Addiction, the first book of this new series. Even then, these two characters where perfectly defined and were showing us that something that speak about great things to come in a romance book. Something that can maybe be classic, speaking of the story, because here we don’t have rock stars at all instead Charlie is an employee and Gabriel is the new CEO of the company where Charlie has worked in the last years. Nonetheless, Rock Hard will leave you with an heart filled to burst and with an eager sigh on your lips.

Gabriel is an ex rugby pro player. He is a strong character that will reminds you of the Alpha males we are used to in the Psy/Changeling series. He is very protective and, if you don’t behave, he can growl at you as a SnowDancer wolf. 😉 Charlie, on the other hand, is a character that develops during the book. Starting as a little mouse afraid of her shadow, with Grabriel’s help (and their banter) she slowly blossoms. I liked her very much. Her strength and courage that, during the book, will allow her to regain a freedom long lost.
Gabriel as well has his dark moments linked to a difficult childhood, but Charlie’s love will help him deal.

In conclusion, a must read for Nalini’s fan and for those who are in search of a classic romance story that will have the effect of making your heartbeat increase and ruin you to all the real boyfriends out there.

“Charlotte arrived at work at seven thirty the next morning to find Gabriel Bishop’s office door open, but no carnivorous predator inside.”

Gabriel’s growling so… be careful of what you are going to say.

Il romanzi della serie:
Rock Addiction Rock Courtship Rock Redemption by Nalini Singh Review