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Guild Hunter #18
Archangel's Eternity
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Expected 5 May 26Elena and Raphael return for the hauntingly poignant conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s genre-defining Guild Hunter series.
A thousand years.
It’s been a millennium since Elena’s fateful first meeting with Archangel Raphael. She has survived war and loss, experienced beauty and cruelty. But no matter what, she has always held on to her mortal heart, as she and Raphael have held on to each other. Passionate and vibrant, they’ve built a life that has stood the test of time, growing ever stronger with each turn of the sun.
But change is coming—of a magnitude they could have never imagined—and it will forever alter the trajectory of their existence.
Even as they grapple with the cataclysmic shift in their personal lives, the Cadre of Ten, which has maintained a hard-won peace for centuries, begins to simmer with dangerous fault lines. The specter of madness looms in one archangel, the promise of war burns between two others, and in darkness far from mortal and immortal eyes stirs an ancient, slumbering power.
Suddenly, the future is terrifyingly uncertain . . . at the very moment that Elena and her archangel need to protect a treasure infinitely more precious than eternity.
A thousand years.
It’s been a millennium since Elena’s fateful first meeting with Archangel Raphael. She has survived war and loss, experienced beauty and cruelty. But no matter what, she has always held on to her mortal heart, as she and Raphael have held on to each other. Passionate and vibrant, they’ve built a life that has stood the test of time, growing ever stronger with each turn of the sun.
But change is coming—of a magnitude they could have never imagined—and it will forever alter the trajectory of their existence.
Even as they grapple with the cataclysmic shift in their personal lives, the Cadre of Ten, which has maintained a hard-won peace for centuries, begins to simmer with dangerous fault lines. The specter of madness looms in one archangel, the promise of war burns between two others, and in darkness far from mortal and immortal eyes stirs an ancient, slumbering power.
Suddenly, the future is terrifyingly uncertain . . . at the very moment that Elena and her archangel need to protect a treasure infinitely more precious than eternity.
448 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Expected publication May 5, 2026
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About the author
Nalini Singh
248 books26.7k followersI've been writing as long as I can remember and all of my stories always held a thread of romance (even when I was writing about a prince who could shoot lasers out of his eyes). I love creating unique characters, love giving them happy endings and I even love the voices in my head. There's no other job I would rather be doing. In September 2002, when I got the call that Silhouette Desire wanted to buy my first book, Desert Warrior, it was a dream come true. I hope to continue living the dream until I keel over of old age on my keyboard.
I was born in Fiji and raised in New Zealand. I also spent three years living and working in Japan, during which time I took the chance to travel around Asia. I’m back in New Zealand now, but I’m always plotting new trips. If you’d like to see some of my travel snapshots, have a look at the Travel Diary page (updated every month).
So far, I've worked as a lawyer, a librarian, a candy factory general hand, a bank temp and an English teacher and not necessarily in that order. Some might call that inconsistency but I call it grist for the writer's mill.
I was born in Fiji and raised in New Zealand. I also spent three years living and working in Japan, during which time I took the chance to travel around Asia. I’m back in New Zealand now, but I’m always plotting new trips. If you’d like to see some of my travel snapshots, have a look at the Travel Diary page (updated every month).
So far, I've worked as a lawyer, a librarian, a candy factory general hand, a bank temp and an English teacher and not necessarily in that order. Some might call that inconsistency but I call it grist for the writer's mill.
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October 27, 2025I’ve been reading this series for more than a decade, it’s one of my favorites ever, it will always have a special place in my heart; Elena and Raphael are amongst my favorite book ships of all time, I love them, I followed their relationship for years, watched them find their balance as a couple, and now they are going to have a baby! And we’ll say goodbye to these characters that are such comfort characters for me. Story wise it’s time but I’m gonna cry all of my tears. A BABY!!!
P.S. The cover with Elena and Raphael 🥹
P.S. The cover with Elena and Raphael 🥹
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August 20, 2025I KNOW THAT NALINI WILL GIVE US A FINAL BOOK WITH ELENA AND RAPHAEL 💕💕💕
I’M READY FOR CRYING ALL MY TEARS
(Illium and Adohan book give me last one book vibes, but knowing Nalini she couldn’t finish this series without a last one with the main couple)
I’M READY FOR CRYING ALL MY TEARS
(Illium and Adohan book give me last one book vibes, but knowing Nalini she couldn’t finish this series without a last one with the main couple)
August 17, 2025
last book huh .... sad but I hope we could see raphael as a father you know :=)))
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October 15, 2025OMG, BLURB'S OUT! 1000 year time skip, and BABY.
this has been my favourite book series for the last 14 years.
I don't know how many tears I'll cry when it's all over but it's sure been an amazing ride 😭🥹
this has been my favourite book series for the last 14 years.
I don't know how many tears I'll cry when it's all over but it's sure been an amazing ride 😭🥹
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October 28, 2025I have so many feelings about this series 🥹 Both sad and excited to get to the end especially with Elena and Raphael who are my absolute favourite couple. I have been reading this series since 2012 🫨 and I have looked forward to reading each addition to the series every single year. It's going to be weird not having a new Guild Hunter novel waiting for me after 2026.
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October 15, 2025Please be low stake and let us just enjoy saying goodbye to these characters with the least amount of stress as possible.
Also I’m not asking for much but legion and baby angel would be nice.
Also I’m not asking for much but legion and baby angel would be nice.
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October 20, 2025Me reading the synopsis to this and then bursting into tears because it means Sara, Deacon and Zoe will have died and poor Elena... gahh!! I am not ready for this to be over!
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October 28, 2025My heart so sad this series is coming to an end....but what a COVER!!!!!!!! Best cover of the series.
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October 15, 2025“The hauntingly poignant conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s genre-defining Guild Hunter series”
*has a sad*
*has a sad*
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August 16, 2025WAIT THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE?
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December 28, 2025This is the last book.....!!!!!😭😭😭😭😭
I think from the synopsis that they are having a kid together and my heart hurts even more because of that.
I think from the synopsis that they are having a kid together and my heart hurts even more because of that.
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October 16, 2025The Final book. An Elena and Raphael Book. 1,000 years from the date they first met.
***Breathes in, Breathes out ****
Ok. I'm ready...
***Breathes in, Breathes out ****
Ok. I'm ready...
December 3, 2025
Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of the book!
I devoured the Guild Hunter series in the frame of two weeks (and I am currently re-reading for the hundredth time), and having the opportunity to read the final book months in advance was such a pleasure!
This was a perfect ending to such an amazing series. Although, it was not as action packed and suspenseful as the previous books, this story wrapped up an adventure that spanned 18 books and multiple lives - I enjoyed every word and emotion.
In the interest of not spoiling anything, I will not go into too much detail regarding the book. However, there are a few characters that I have written about below.
Semi-spoilers (nothing drastic)
This series is among my favorites and continued to keep me engaged until the bittersweet end. The final book took place 1000 years later. I most enjoyed seeing my two favorite characters, Elena and Raphael, develop throughout the series. Reading about their relationship in the final Guild Hunter book was wonderful, but the icing on the cake for me, was getting to read about all the side characters that I fell in love with throughout the series. The Seven are such important characters to me and reading about their relationships and seeing how close Illium remains close to all of them was such a gift.
Although Michaela is a character that took me by surprise in the later books (the jury is still out), she wound up being a character that I hoped to see again. This book did not disappoint. Her development was beautiful and her reunion with Gavriel was extremely emotional.
If you enjoyed the previous books in this series, then there is no doubt in my mind that you will enjoy this book as well!!
I devoured the Guild Hunter series in the frame of two weeks (and I am currently re-reading for the hundredth time), and having the opportunity to read the final book months in advance was such a pleasure!
This was a perfect ending to such an amazing series. Although, it was not as action packed and suspenseful as the previous books, this story wrapped up an adventure that spanned 18 books and multiple lives - I enjoyed every word and emotion.
In the interest of not spoiling anything, I will not go into too much detail regarding the book. However, there are a few characters that I have written about below.
Semi-spoilers (nothing drastic)
This series is among my favorites and continued to keep me engaged until the bittersweet end. The final book took place 1000 years later. I most enjoyed seeing my two favorite characters, Elena and Raphael, develop throughout the series. Reading about their relationship in the final Guild Hunter book was wonderful, but the icing on the cake for me, was getting to read about all the side characters that I fell in love with throughout the series. The Seven are such important characters to me and reading about their relationships and seeing how close Illium remains close to all of them was such a gift.
Although Michaela is a character that took me by surprise in the later books (the jury is still out), she wound up being a character that I hoped to see again. This book did not disappoint. Her development was beautiful and her reunion with Gavriel was extremely emotional.
If you enjoyed the previous books in this series, then there is no doubt in my mind that you will enjoy this book as well!!
August 27, 2025
I really loved Elena and Raphael, and all the wonderful (side) characters. One of my favorite series, so I’m gutted to find that this is the last book, but also really looking forward to it.
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November 7, 2025November 7, 2025
FINALLY RAPHAEL IS ON THE COVER 🙌
And they’re having a baby aren’t they? AREN’T THEY?!?
FINALLY RAPHAEL IS ON THE COVER 🙌
And they’re having a baby aren’t they? AREN’T THEY?!?
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October 15, 2025THIS IS THE LAST ONE I'M GONNA PASS OUT
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December 12, 2025If we don't get at least 1 rug rat in the grand finale, I will be very pissed.
And very vocal about it too!
And very vocal about it too!
November 22, 2025
Both happy and sad tears. I’m going to miss this world and these characters so much.
Review to come at SmexyBooks closer to release date.
Review to come at SmexyBooks closer to release date.
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November 1, 2025I hate everyone who reads this book before me!!!!!!!!!
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August 28, 2025The last book from Guild Hunter series (like, finally?)
I will always miss Elena and Raphael since they are one of my favorite fictional couples *sobs
I will always miss Elena and Raphael since they are one of my favorite fictional couples *sobs
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Oh, the sadness of saying goodbye to this beloved series. Thank you, Nalini Singh, for giving us the perfect farewell.
As we have all been waiting for all these years, our favorite Archangel and his Hunter/Angel Made consort are finally going to have a super-parasite a/k/a a baby. It was nice to see that two millennia-old beings were plagued with fears and concerns about becoming parents just like the rest of us. Elena hasn't had nightmares about her mother and sisters for centuries but since she has become pregnant, her thoughts keep going back to her worst fear. Same with Raphael, his concern goes back to both is parents succumbing to madness. First his mother had to kill his crazed father and then she eventually left a young Raphael broken and bloody in a field. His concern is what if he too goes mad like his parents, who would be able to protect his child from a mad archangel?
While Elena and Raphael fret about what kind of parents they will be, the story bops around between the past and the future where Elena reminisces about the mortals in her life who are gone, especially her mother and her best friend, Sarah. We also spend time visiting those millennia-long friendships she has developed with vampire and angels over the course of the series. It becomes a nice blend of memories of old friends and those currently most important to Elena and Raphael. We also have some characters who will leave us and some who return for one last bow before the end.
The story isn't all kittens and rainbows and catching up with old friends. There are some tension-filled issues to be dealt with as well. The baby is showing mortal cells in their blood test so will the baby be mortal or immortal? Things between Illium and his father are becoming unbearable with his father threatening a war between the two. Will war break out? While everyone will certainly step in and back Illium, they can't step in until Aegaeon makes a move and as a much older archangel, he could do serious damage or even kill Illium before Raphael and the Cadre step in. And while Elena and Raphael are celebrating their bundle of joy, we also have the downside of immortality. Elena's brother-in-law has shown up--remember Beth's husband who changed to vampire before he knew Beth was incompatible--Harrison is now as old as Elena but he is succumbing to depression. He has been alive for centuries but no longer feels any desire to go on. His wife is long-dead as are his children and he no longer feels any connection to their descendants. Immortality seems like a great idea but days get longer and longer when there is nothing to look forward to. There aren't many ways for a suicidal vampire to die at his age and he seeks out Elena's help. Elena promised her sister to watch out for Harrison so she is doing everything she can think of to save him.
I also really liked that we also have the child being born about two-thirds into the story which allows us to spend a nice portion of this final story seeing how their baby grows into an adult and how Elena and Raphael take to parenting and how their extended family supports their family unit.
With 77 chapter, I had hoped this story would never end but too many of them told their part with only a few pages, and in the end, the end came way too soon. I did appreciate how each Chapter started with a quote from the various novels of the series, most of which I remembered.
This was our final time with our beloved characters and this story is definitely a love letter to the fans taking us back through the past and into an amazing future with our favorite couple as they become the perfect little family.
Received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
As we have all been waiting for all these years, our favorite Archangel and his Hunter/Angel Made consort are finally going to have a super-parasite a/k/a a baby. It was nice to see that two millennia-old beings were plagued with fears and concerns about becoming parents just like the rest of us. Elena hasn't had nightmares about her mother and sisters for centuries but since she has become pregnant, her thoughts keep going back to her worst fear. Same with Raphael, his concern goes back to both is parents succumbing to madness. First his mother had to kill his crazed father and then she eventually left a young Raphael broken and bloody in a field. His concern is what if he too goes mad like his parents, who would be able to protect his child from a mad archangel?
While Elena and Raphael fret about what kind of parents they will be, the story bops around between the past and the future where Elena reminisces about the mortals in her life who are gone, especially her mother and her best friend, Sarah. We also spend time visiting those millennia-long friendships she has developed with vampire and angels over the course of the series. It becomes a nice blend of memories of old friends and those currently most important to Elena and Raphael. We also have some characters who will leave us and some who return for one last bow before the end.
The story isn't all kittens and rainbows and catching up with old friends. There are some tension-filled issues to be dealt with as well. The baby is showing mortal cells in their blood test so will the baby be mortal or immortal? Things between Illium and his father are becoming unbearable with his father threatening a war between the two. Will war break out? While everyone will certainly step in and back Illium, they can't step in until Aegaeon makes a move and as a much older archangel, he could do serious damage or even kill Illium before Raphael and the Cadre step in. And while Elena and Raphael are celebrating their bundle of joy, we also have the downside of immortality. Elena's brother-in-law has shown up--remember Beth's husband who changed to vampire before he knew Beth was incompatible--Harrison is now as old as Elena but he is succumbing to depression. He has been alive for centuries but no longer feels any desire to go on. His wife is long-dead as are his children and he no longer feels any connection to their descendants. Immortality seems like a great idea but days get longer and longer when there is nothing to look forward to. There aren't many ways for a suicidal vampire to die at his age and he seeks out Elena's help. Elena promised her sister to watch out for Harrison so she is doing everything she can think of to save him.
I also really liked that we also have the child being born about two-thirds into the story which allows us to spend a nice portion of this final story seeing how their baby grows into an adult and how Elena and Raphael take to parenting and how their extended family supports their family unit.
With 77 chapter, I had hoped this story would never end but too many of them told their part with only a few pages, and in the end, the end came way too soon. I did appreciate how each Chapter started with a quote from the various novels of the series, most of which I remembered.
This was our final time with our beloved characters and this story is definitely a love letter to the fans taking us back through the past and into an amazing future with our favorite couple as they become the perfect little family.
Received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for the arc.
I loved this book, as I do the entire series. This book is for the readers who’ve read the other entries in the series, because otherwise you’re missing out on the lovely connections and call backs to moments from those books. You’ll be missing out on why this book works the way it is if you haven’t read at least the Elena and Raphael books. Thank you so much Nalini for this series and these characters, I’ve loved their journeys from Angel’s Blood in 2009, no matter how bittersweet.
Spoiler:
Nalini has a lovely note at the end of the book that really loved reading. Thank you so much Nalini.
I loved this book, as I do the entire series. This book is for the readers who’ve read the other entries in the series, because otherwise you’re missing out on the lovely connections and call backs to moments from those books. You’ll be missing out on why this book works the way it is if you haven’t read at least the Elena and Raphael books. Thank you so much Nalini for this series and these characters, I’ve loved their journeys from Angel’s Blood in 2009, no matter how bittersweet.
Spoiler:
Nalini has a lovely note at the end of the book that really loved reading. Thank you so much Nalini.
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December 1, 2025Oh My God! OH MY GOD! If they are having a baby, this book can be the last book but Nalini needs to at least give us one more book. Even a short book of 100 pages will be good, like Book #18.5 , for looking into the future with Raphael and Elena with a Baby!! I want to see how Raphael handles a child as the warrior he is.
I have not read the last two books that was released just so that I will have a bulk of books to read this holiday break, but now I am going to wait again for this to come out.
I have been reading this series for basically 10 years now and it has been amazing. Everything makes me so happy. The whole dynamic is absolutely mind blowing and heart warming.
I know the Guild hunter series needs to come to an end, but I’m not looking forward to it but if they are really having a baby pleasseeee!! Nalini don’t end this book on a cliffhanger because I might actually fling myself off a cliff, if I have to imagine what might or could happen.
This book has to be very long and has to end really well for it to be the last book but if it’s not the last book, I would be absolutely ecstatic .
I really can’t wait now!!! I wanna see what’s gonna happen cause I have been patiently waiting to gather up enough pages to read during my free time and I have two books waiting. It hurts just waiting for books to be released but I know it’s gonna be worth it to have three books to cry my heart out if this series ends on this specific book.
I have not read the last two books that was released just so that I will have a bulk of books to read this holiday break, but now I am going to wait again for this to come out.
I have been reading this series for basically 10 years now and it has been amazing. Everything makes me so happy. The whole dynamic is absolutely mind blowing and heart warming.
I know the Guild hunter series needs to come to an end, but I’m not looking forward to it but if they are really having a baby pleasseeee!! Nalini don’t end this book on a cliffhanger because I might actually fling myself off a cliff, if I have to imagine what might or could happen.
This book has to be very long and has to end really well for it to be the last book but if it’s not the last book, I would be absolutely ecstatic .
I really can’t wait now!!! I wanna see what’s gonna happen cause I have been patiently waiting to gather up enough pages to read during my free time and I have two books waiting. It hurts just waiting for books to be released but I know it’s gonna be worth it to have three books to cry my heart out if this series ends on this specific book.
October 28, 2025
First, I have loved the GH series right from jump street. Nalini's invention of the angelic race with Arcs running the show and vampires as part of the world to keep angels sane, etc., is one of the greatest takes on the subject I've ever read. I hate that it's ending and would love a hundred more in the series.
I'm posting this just from the blurb we got in email a couple days ago and I have a question. She mentions there's some war simmering after a 1000 years have gone by and I'm curious about that. Didn't they end that need with the relic hunt and resynching with the help of the Aeclari couple with Raphael's ancestor pointing them in the right direction? It's been a while, of course so I could be misremembering some of it. Was that just to take away the nearly constant fighting between the archangels, and they'll still fight sometimes? But like this book's timing states, there can be a thousand years or more between archangelic wars? Or was finding the artifacts and going through that resynching "ceremony" just to halt the nightmare that was the most recent cascade?
I'm not looking for a ton of spoilers or anything - just a little clarification to help me remember more about Archangel's Resurrection. Thanks in advance!
I'm posting this just from the blurb we got in email a couple days ago and I have a question. She mentions there's some war simmering after a 1000 years have gone by and I'm curious about that. Didn't they end that need with the relic hunt and resynching with the help of the Aeclari couple with Raphael's ancestor pointing them in the right direction? It's been a while, of course so I could be misremembering some of it. Was that just to take away the nearly constant fighting between the archangels, and they'll still fight sometimes? But like this book's timing states, there can be a thousand years or more between archangelic wars? Or was finding the artifacts and going through that resynching "ceremony" just to halt the nightmare that was the most recent cascade?
I'm not looking for a ton of spoilers or anything - just a little clarification to help me remember more about Archangel's Resurrection. Thanks in advance!
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
4 out of 5 stars
ARC received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I can't believe this series is over. I have been reading it since I was in my early 20's, and that was almost 15 years ago now. I will say this to anyone who asks, but Nalini Singh is one of the women who paved the way for the rise of the Romance Fantasy genre.
This book is really for the fans. There really isn't much conflict, as this is a book about joy and family, and checking in with all the characters Singh has graced us with in the 20 years she has been writing this series. This wasn't my favorite book of the series, but it was such a lovely way to end Elena and Raphael's story, because they are happy, and this is a romance series.
If you have never given this series a try, what are you waiting for? The Guild Hunter series is one of the reasons why I fell in love with the paranormal romance/urban fantasy genre, because it is such a seamless blend of romance, fantasy, and action. I am incredibly sad to see it end, but thankful I had so much with the series over the years. I look forward to seeing what Singh brings us in the future.
ARC received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I can't believe this series is over. I have been reading it since I was in my early 20's, and that was almost 15 years ago now. I will say this to anyone who asks, but Nalini Singh is one of the women who paved the way for the rise of the Romance Fantasy genre.
This book is really for the fans. There really isn't much conflict, as this is a book about joy and family, and checking in with all the characters Singh has graced us with in the 20 years she has been writing this series. This wasn't my favorite book of the series, but it was such a lovely way to end Elena and Raphael's story, because they are happy, and this is a romance series.
If you have never given this series a try, what are you waiting for? The Guild Hunter series is one of the reasons why I fell in love with the paranormal romance/urban fantasy genre, because it is such a seamless blend of romance, fantasy, and action. I am incredibly sad to see it end, but thankful I had so much with the series over the years. I look forward to seeing what Singh brings us in the future.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Elena and Raphael spent a thousand years together. Her mortal heart and his angel presence have shaped each other and strengthened each other. But age, time and families all change.
Why I started this book: Singh is on my auto request at Netgalley and auto buy for my personal collection.
Why I finished it: This was a long slow goodbye to the series. It was delightful, nostalgic and could be classified as fan service, if it wasn't one hundred percent driven by the author's love of her characters. It will never by my favorite in the series but it was nice to say goodbye to individuals and march them all off into the sunset with the best possible ending.
Why I started this book: Singh is on my auto request at Netgalley and auto buy for my personal collection.
Why I finished it: This was a long slow goodbye to the series. It was delightful, nostalgic and could be classified as fan service, if it wasn't one hundred percent driven by the author's love of her characters. It will never by my favorite in the series but it was nice to say goodbye to individuals and march them all off into the sunset with the best possible ending.
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October 22, 2025Seriously, does it have to take 1,000 years for Elena to decide to have a child???? I really wanted to see Elena have a child and how her father, her sisters, Sara, and everyone else would react. Aside from her immortal friends, everyone is long dead, and I'll never see it. The 1,000-year time jump is way over the top. Nalini should have done that if she'd decided to start a new book series with Elena's child as the main character.
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November 16, 2025I can’t believe this is the last book 😭 I’ve been reading this serie for 6/7 years which okay, isn’t that long compared to most people but still! It brought back my love for reading and got me out of a 6 years long reading slump. I’m so glad it’s ending with Elena and Raphael, I hope there won’t be too much drama and that we’ll get a nice happy ending and epilogue 😭 It feels so bittersweet to know there won’t be more books
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October 27, 2025Broooo, I started this series back in 2012—Yes, I went back to my read shelf just to check. Lol.
I was just in high school, now I'm an overworked corporate slave and it's been more than a decade AND now we're getting the final book to this oh so wonderful series.
I have so many feelings and I honestly don't know if I'm excited for this book or if I'm dreading it. :'(((
I was just in high school, now I'm an overworked corporate slave and it's been more than a decade AND now we're getting the final book to this oh so wonderful series.
I have so many feelings and I honestly don't know if I'm excited for this book or if I'm dreading it. :'(((
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December 12, 2025Omg. I've been reading this series for years now and no matter how many books were about them I still craved more and mostly read about the other couples just to catch a glimpse of them. I can't believe It's about to end! And we have a 1000 years time jump! It all feels bittersweet. Can't wait to read it.
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