Nalini Singh (born 1977) is a New Zealand author of Indo-Fijian descent. She has authored numerous paranormal romance novels.
Early life
Of Indian descent, Nalini Singh was born in 1977 in Suva, Fiji, and moved to Auckland, New Zealand when she was 10. She attended Mount Roskill Grammar School, then studied Law and English Literature at the University of Auckland, and worked as a law clerk after graduating LLB (conjoint) with honours in 2001.
Writing
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. "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, the USA Today best-sellers list, and the Publishers Weekly best-sellers list.https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/bestsellers/mass-market-paper/20100215.html Publishers' Weekly best-sellers for 15 February 2010
She has won the Sir Julius Vogel Award for best novella/novelette (twice, in 2008 and 2009).https://sffanz.sf.org.nz/sjv/sjvResults-2009.shtml Sir Julius Vogel awards 2009 Alpha Night won the Favourite Paranormal Romance at the 2020 Australian Romance Readers Awards. Her 2021 crime novel, Quiet in Her Bones, was a finalist for the Best Crime Novel at the 2022 Ngaio Marsh Awards.
The Guild Hunter series, which began with Angels' Blood in 2005, will conclude with Archangel's Eternity, set to be published May 2026.
Despite living in Auckland, New Zealand, Singh has been described as "the most famous author that New Zealanders had never heard of."
Bibliography
Singh has had over three dozen novels published. list of books sourced from Nalini Singh's own web site, but verifiable on most publication databases She has also self-published several short stories.
Psy-Changeling series
Initial series
Slave to Sensation (Sept 2006) Visions of Heat (March 2007) Caressed by Ice (Sept 2007) Mine to Possess (Feb 2008) Hostage to Pleasure (Sept 2008) Branded by Fire (July 2009) Blaze of Memory (Nov 2009) Bonds of Justice (July 2010) Play of Passion (Nov 2010) Kiss of Snow (May 2011) , Tangle of Need (May 2012) , Heart of Obsidian (June 2013) , Shield of Winter (June 2014) , Shards of Hope (June 2015) , Allegiance of Honor (June 2016) ,
Trinity series
Silver Silence (June 2017) , Ocean Light (June 2018) Wolf Rain (June 2019) Alpha Night (June 2020) Last Guard (July 2021) Storm Echo (Aug 2022) Resonance Surge (July 2023) Primal Mirror (July 2024) Atonement Sky (July 2025)
Guild Hunter series
Novels
Angel's Blood (May 2009) Archangel's Kiss (Feb 2010) Archangel's Consort (Jan 2011) Archangel's Blade (Sept 2011) Archangel's Storm (Sept 2012) Archangel's Legion (Oct 2013) Archangel's Shadows (Oct 2014) Archangel's Enigma (Sept 2015) Archangel's Heart (Nov 2016) Archangel's Viper (Sept 2017) Archangel's Prophecy (Oct 2018) Archangel's War (Sept 2019) Archangel's Sun (Nov 2020) Archangel's Light (Oct 2021) Archangel's Resurrection (Oct 2022) Archangel's Lineage (April 2024) Archangel's Ascension (May 2025)
Rock Kiss series Novels
Rock Addiction (Sept 2014) Rock Courtship (June 2015) Rock Hard (March 2015) Rock Redemption (Oct 2015) Rock Wedding (July 2016)
Hard Play series Cherish Hard (2017) Rebel Hard (2018) Love Hard (2021) Kiss Hard (2022)
Other books Lord of the Abyss (2011) (part of Royal House of Shadows series)
Standalone A Madness of Sunshine (December 2019) Quiet in Her Bones (Feb 2021) There Should Have Been Eight (Nov 2023) ISBN 9780593549766 Such a Perfect Family (Jan 2026) ISBN 9780593549797
Silhouette Desire
Desert Warrior (Aug 2003) Awaken to Pleasure (Aug 2004) Awaken the Senses (May 2005) , Craving Beauty (July 2005) (formerly: Marriage at First Sight) Marriage Bed Secrets (March 2006) (formerly: Secrets in the Marriage Bed) To Have and to Hold (Feb 2007) (formerly: Bound by Marriage)
Anthologies and collections Anthology or CollectionContentsPublication DatePublisherISBNCommentsAn Enchanted SeasonBeat of Temptation2007Psy-Changeling SeriesThe Magical Christmas CatStroke of Enticement2008 Psy-Changeling SeriesMust Love HellhoundsAngels' Judgment2009Guild Hunter SeriesBurning UpWhisper of Sin2010BerkleyPsy-Changeling Series
e-bookParanormal Holiday Anthology TrioBeat of Temptation Stroke of Enticement2010BerkleyPsy-Changeling Series
e-bookAngel of DarknessAngel's Wolf2011Guild Hunter SeriesGuild Hunter Novels 1-4Angel's Blood Archangel's Kiss
Archangel's Consort
Archangel's Blade2012Guild Hunter SeriesAngels' FlightAngels' Wolf
Angels' Judgement
Angels' Pawn
Angels' DanceFeb 2012Guild Hunter NovellasWild InvitationBeat of Temptation
Stroke of Enticement
Declaration of Courtship
Texture of IntimacyMar 2013Psy-Changeling NovellasWide AwakeAwaken To Pleasure Awaken The Senses
Craving BeautyFeb 2014Mills & BoonSilhouette DesireNight ShiftSecrets at Midnight2014Psy-Changeling Series e-bookWild EmbraceEcho of Silence Dorian
Partners in Persuasion
Flirtation of FateAug 2016Psy-Changeling NovellasNewsletter Exclusives:
Volume 1Dancing with Cooper Poker 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 2017Self-PublishedPsy-Changeling Series Guild Hunter Series
Rock Kiss Series
Other work
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".https://www.nalinisingh.com/bio.php (personal biography)
References
External links Nalini Singh's personal web site NZ Herald best-sellers list NY Times best-sellers list (12 November 2010) Sir Julius Vogels award winners official list 2008 & 2009 BookAwards list of SJV award winners Scoop report on SJV winners PublishMe report on SJV winners Women on Writing The Clendon Award is administered by the Romance Writers of New Zealand Incorporated