| Nalini Raadhika Singh | |
| Birth Date: | 7 September 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Suva, Fiji |
| Occupation: | Author |
| Language: | English |
| Citizenship: | New Zealand |
| Alma Mater: | University of Auckland |
| Education: | Bachelor of Laws (hons) (conj) 2001 |
| Genre: | Paranormal romance Science fiction Fantasy Romance Thriller |
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| Portaldisp: | y |
| Years Active: | 1999– |
Nalini Singh (born 1977) is a New Zealand author of Indo-Fijian descent. She has authored numerous paranormal romance novels.
Of Indian descent, Nalini Singh was born in 1977 in Suva, Fiji, and moved to Auckland, New Zealand when she was 10.[1] [2] She attended Mount Roskill Grammar School,[3] then studied Law and English Literature at the University of Auckland, where she graduated LLB (conjoint) with honours in 2001.
In 1999, Singh placed third in the Romance Writers of New Zealand's Clendon Award competition. In 2001 her manuscript "Coaxing the Sheik" won the Jane Porter Award for highest-placed Mills and Boon, as well as the Clendon Award's Readers' Choice Award.[4] "Coaxing the Sheik" went on to be her first published work, published under the title Desert Warrior through the imprint Silhouette Desire in 2003.
Her books have appeared on the New York Times best-sellers list,[5] the USA Today best-sellers list,[6] and the Publishers Weekly best-sellers list.[7]
She has won the Sir Julius Vogel Award for best novella/novelette (twice, in 2008 and 2009).[8] Alpha Night won the Favourite Paranormal Romance at the 2020 Australian Romance Readers Awards.[9] Her 2021 crime novel, Quiet in Her Bones, was a finalist for the Best Crime Novel at the 2022 Ngaio Marsh Awards.[10]
Singh has had over three dozen novels published,[11] . She has also self-published several short stories.
| Title | Also In | Mates | PublicationDate | ISBN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25 | Beat of Temptation | An Enchanted Season Wild Invitation[13] Paranormal Holiday Anthology Trio[14] | Tamsyn / Nathan | |||
| 1 | Slave To Sensation[15] | Lucas / Sascha | Sep 2006 | |||
| 2 | Visions of Heat[16] | Vaughn / Faith | Mar 2007 | |||
| 3 | Caressed By Ice[17] | Judd / Brenna | Sep 2007 | |||
| 3.5 | Stroke of Enticement | The Magical Christmas Cat Wild Invitation Paranormal Holiday Anthology Trio | Zach / Anne | |||
| 4 | Mine to Possess[18] | Clay / Talin | Feb 2008 | |||
| 5 | Hostage to Pleasure[19] | Dorian / Ashaya | Sep 2008 | |||
| 6 | Branded By Fire[20] | Riley / Mercy | Jul 2009 | |||
| 7 | Blaze of Memory[21] | Dev / Katya | Nov 2009 | |||
| 8 | Bonds of Justice[22] | Max / Sophia | Jul 2010 | |||
| 8.5 | Whisper of Sin | Burning Up[23] | Ria / Emmett | |||
| 9 | Play of Passion[24] | Drew / Indigo | Nov 2010 | |||
| 9.5 | Declaration of Courtship | Wild Invitation | Grace / Cooper | |||
| 9.7 | Texture of Intimacy | Wild Invitation | Lara / Walker | |||
| 10 | Kiss of Snow[25] | Hawke / Sienna | May 2011 | |||
| 11 | Tangle of Need[26] | Riaz / Adria | May 2012 | |||
| 12 | Heart of Obsidian[27] | Kaleb / Sahara | Jun 2013 | |||
| 13 | Shield of Winter[28] | Vasic / Ivy | Jun 2014 | |||
| 13.5 | Secrets at Midnight | Night Shift[29] | Bastien / Kirby | |||
| 14 | Shards of Hope[30] | Aden / Zaira | Jun 2015 | |||
| 15 | Allegiance of Honor[31] | Jun 2016 | ||||
| 15.1 | Echo of Silence | Wild Embrace[32] | Tazia/Stephen | |||
| 15.2 | Dorian | Wild Embrace | ||||
| 15.3 | Partners in Persuasion | Wild Embrace | Dezi/Felix | |||
| 15.4 | Flirtation of Fate | Wild Embrace | Kenji/Garnet |
| Title | Also In | Mates | PublicationDate | ISBN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Silence[33] | Valentin / Silver | Jun 2017 | |||
| 2 | Ocean Light[34] | Bowen / Kaia | Jun 2018 | |||
| 3 | Wolf Rain[35] | Alexi / Memory | Jun 2019 | |||
| 4 | Alpha Night[36] | Ethan / Selenka | Jun 2020 | |||
| 5 | Last Guard[37] | Canto / Payal | Jul 2021 | |||
| 6 | Storm Echo[38] | Ivan / Soleil | Aug 2022 | |||
| 7 | Resonance Surge[39] | Yakov / Theo | July 2023 | ISBN 978-0593440711 | ||
| 8 | Primal Mirror[40] | Remi / Auden | July 2024 | ISBN 978-0593440735 |
These short stories were made available on Singh's own website,[41] or in her "Newsletter Exclusives" e-book.[42]
| Title | Published | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cannibal Princess | Website | slice of life: Sascha, Lucas, Julian, Roman | |
| 2 | A Conversation | Website | The Rats | |
| 3 | A Gift for Kit | Website | slice of life: Kit, Rina | |
| 4 | Movie Night | Website | Judd, Brenna | |
| 5 | Christmas in the Kitchen | Website | Dorian, Clay | |
| 6 | Wolf School | Website | Drew, Indigo | |
| 7 | Clean and Dirty | Website | slice of life: Faith, Vaughn | |
| 8 | Home | Website | slice of life: Clay, Talin | |
| 9 | Wild Night | Website | Tai, Evie | |
| 10 | Naya’s Most Important Visitors | Website | Sascha, Lucas, Nate, Tasmyn | |
| 11 | Grocery Shopping | Website | slice of life: Lucas, Sascha | |
| 12 | Stalking Hawke | Website | slice of life: pup follows Hawke | |
| 13 | Pancakes | Website | slice of life: Lara, Walker | |
| 14 | Dancing with Cooper | Newsletter | Cooper, Grace | |
| 15 | Poker Night | Newsletter | slice of life: SnowDancers, DarkRiver | |
| 16 | Sunday Morning | Website | Max, Sophie | |
| 17 | Making Dinner | Website | slice of life: Mercy, Riley, Mercy's brothers | |
| 18 | Hide and Seek | Website | Kaleb, Sahara | |
| 19 | New Year’s Kisses | Website | Riordan/Noelle, young adult changelings from both packs | |
| 20 | Housewarming at the Orchard | Website | Ivy, Vasic | |
| 21 | Romancing Drew | Website | Drew, Indigo | |
| 22 | Song of the Wolf | Website Newsletter | Hawke, Sienna | |
| 23 | Rowan | Newsletter | slice of life: Kaleb, Sahara, Zach, Anne | |
| 24 | Baubles and Ben | Website | slice of life Ben & SnowDancers |
| Title | Deleted Scene From[43] | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beat of Temptation Scenes | Beat of Temptation | Nathan, Tamsyn, & other characters | |
| 2 | The Shower | after Slave to Sensation | Lucas, Sascha | |
| 3 | Miss Leozandra’s | Caressed by Ice | Female pack members go for an outing | |
| 4 | The Party | Branded By Fire | DarkRiver females have a party | |
| 5 | Kiss of Snow Scenes | Kiss of Snow | Brenna, Judd, Lara, Walker, Sienna, & others | |
| 6 | Tangle of Need Scenes | Tangle of Need | Mercy, Riley, Hawke, Sienna | |
| 7 | Heart of Obsidian Scenes | Heart of Obsidian | Sahara, Kaleb | |
| 8 | Shield of Winter Scenes | Shield of Winter | Ivy, Vasic, & others |
| Title | Also In | PublicationDate | ISBN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | Angels' Judgment | Must Love Hellhounds | Nov 2009 | ||
| Angels' Flight | Feb 2012 | ||||
| 1 | Angels' Blood[44] | Mar 2009 | |||
| 1.5 | Angel's Dance | Angels' Flight | Feb 2012 | ||
| 2 | Archangel's Kiss[45] | Feb 2010 | |||
| 2.5 | Angel's Pawn | Angels' Flight | Feb 2012 | ||
| 3 | Archangel's Consort[46] | Jan 2011 | |||
| 3.5 | Angel's Wolf | Angel of Darkness | Oct 2011 | ||
| Angels' Flight | Feb 2012 | ||||
| 4 | Archangel's Blade[47] | Sep 2011 | |||
| 5 | Archangel's Storm[48] | Sep 2012 | |||
| 6 | Archangel's Legion[49] | Oct 2013 | |||
| 7 | Archangel's Shadows[50] | Oct 2014 | |||
| 8 | Archangel's Enigma[51] | Sep 2015 | |||
| 9 | Archangel's Heart[52] | Nov 2016 | |||
| 10 | Archangel's Viper[53] | Sep 2017 | |||
| 11 | Archangel's Prophecy[54] | Oct 2018 | |||
| 12 | Archangel's War | Sep 2019 | |||
| 13 | Archangel's Sun | Nov 2020 | |||
| 14 | Archangel’s Light | Oct 2021 | |||
| 15 | Archangel's Resurrection | Oct 2022 | |||
| 16 | Archangel's Lineage | Apr 2024 | ISBN 9780593550014 |
These short stories were made available on Singh's own website,[55] or in her "Newsletter Exclusives" e-book.
| Title | Published | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Small Fairy Tale | Website | |
| 2 | One Night in the Refuge | Website | |
| 3 | Weapons Training | Website | |
| 4 | Knives and Sheaths | Newsletter | |
| 5 | Zoe's Workshop | Website | |
| 6 | A Sip of Eternity | Website | |
| 7 | Fairy Balloons | Website | |
| 8 | A Walk on the Cliffs | Website | |
| 9 | An Unexpected Guest | Newsletter |
| Title | Deleted Scene From | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archangel's Storm | ||
| 2 | Archangel's Shadows |
| Title | Also In | Lovers | PublicationDate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock Addiction | Molly / Fox | Sep 2014 | ||
| 1.5 | Rock Courtship | Thea / David | June 2015 | ||
| 2 | Rock Hard | Gabriel / Charlotte | Mar 2015 | ||
| 3 | Rock Redemption | Noah / Kit | Oct 2015 | ||
| 4 | Rock Wedding | Abe / Sarah | Jul 2016 |
Available in Newsletter Exclusives: Volume 1
| Title | Also In | Lovers | PublicationDate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherish Hard | Sailor / Isa | Nov 2017 | ||
| 2 | Rebel Hard | Nayna / Raj | Sep 2018 | ||
| 3 | Love Hard[56] | Juliet / Jacob | Mar 2020 | ||
| 4 | Kiss Hard[57] | Daniel / Catie | May 2022 |
A series of 4 books each by a different author
| Title | Author | PublicationDate | ISBN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lord of the Vampires | Gena Showalter | Aug 2011 | ||
| 2 | Lord of Rage | Jill Monroe[58] | Sep 2011 | ||
| 3 | Lord of the Wolfyn | Jessica Andersen | Oct 2011 | ||
| 4 | Lord of the Abyss | Nalini Singh | Dec 2011 |
| Title | PublicationDate | ISBN | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Warrior | Aug 2003 | in Lord of the Abyss | ||
| Awaken To Pleasure | Aug 2004 | |||
| Awaken the Senses[61] | May 2005 | |||
| Craving Beauty | Jul 2005 | Formerly: Marriage at First Sight | ||
| Marriage Bed Secrets | Mar 2006 | Formerly: Secrets in the Marriage Bed | ||
| To Have and to Hold | Feb 2007 | Formerly: Bound By Marriage |
| Anthology or Collection | Contents | Publication Date | Publisher | ISBN | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Enchanted Season | Beat of Temptation | 2007 | Psy-Changeling Series | |||
| The Magical Christmas Cat | Stroke of Enticement | 2008 | Psy-Changeling Series | |||
| Must Love Hellhounds | Angels' Judgment | 2009 | Guild Hunter Series | |||
| Burning Up | Whisper of Sin | 2010 | Berkley | Psy-Changeling Series e-book | ||
| Paranormal Holiday Anthology Trio | Beat of TemptationStroke of Enticement | 2010 | Berkley | Psy-Changeling Series e-book | ||
| Angel of Darkness | Angel's Wolf | 2011 | Guild Hunter Series | |||
| Guild Hunter Novels 1-4 | Angel's BloodArchangel's Kiss Archangel's Consort Archangel's Blade | 2012 | Guild Hunter Series | |||
| Angels' Flight | Angels' Wolf Angels' Judgement Angels' Pawn Angels' Dance | Feb 2012 | Guild Hunter Novellas | |||
| Wild Invitation | Beat of Temptation Stroke of Enticement Declaration of Courtship Texture of Intimacy | Mar 2013 | Psy-Changeling Novellas | |||
| Wide Awake[62] | Awaken To PleasureAwaken The Senses Craving Beauty | Feb 2014 | Mills & Boon | Silhouette Desire | ||
| Night Shift | Secrets at Midnight | 2014 | Psy-Changeling Seriese-book | |||
| Wild Embrace | Echo of SilenceDorian Partners in Persuasion Flirtation of Fate | Aug 2016 | Psy-Changeling Novellas | |||
| Newsletter Exclusives: Volume 1 | Dancing with CooperPoker Night Song of the Wolf Rowan Knives and Sheaths An Unexpected Guest Music Awards (Molly, Fox, others) David's Memo to Thea (Thea, David) Thea's Reply (David, Thea) With This Memo (the main characters) Sunshine (the main characters) | Dec 2017 | Self-Published | Psy-Changeling SeriesGuild Hunter Series Rock Kiss Series |
Singh spent three years working in Japan as an English teacher and touring other parts of Asia. At other times she has also worked as a lawyer, a librarian, a candy factory general hand, and a bank temp, but "not necessarily in that order".[63]