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    A Dark Kiss of Rapture: A Renegade Angels Novella
    A Dark Kiss of Rapture: A Renegade Angels Novella
    A Dark Kiss of Rapture: A Renegade Angels Novella
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    A Dark Kiss of Rapture: A Renegade Angels Novella

    By Sylvia Day

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    In this Renegade Angels prequel novella from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Crossfire saga, a fallen angel finds a mortal woman he can’t resist … and unwittingly draws her into the vicious war between angels and vampires.

    Of all the Fallen, Raze’s hungers are some of the darkest and most insatiable. His brazen seductions cost him his wings, leaving him soulless and immortal, the most dangerous of seducers. He has roamed the earth for eons, hunting the rogues of his kind and protecting the humans who provide him with blood and sex. He is content with his life and the transient pleasures that flow through it... until one night and one woman change everything.

    Kimberly McAdams is smart, beautiful, and wealthy. She can have any man she wants, but the moment she sets eyes on the lethally stunning Raze she knows he’s the man she needs. As one searingly erotic night burns into something deeper and far more vital than either of them expected, an adversary from Raze’s past sees a chance for revenge. Twisted by hatred, she will take from Raze what was taken from her—the precious gift of love.

    Praise for Sylvia Day

    “Great characters and terrific storytelling in a hot-blooded adrenaline ride.” — Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author

    "Will rock readers with a stunning new world, a hot-blooded hero, and a strong, kick-ass heroine." -- Larissa Ione, New York Times bestselling author

    "Hooked me from the first page...I can't wait to read more about this league of sexy, dangerous guardian angels and the fascinating world they inhabit." -- Lara Adrian, New York Times bestselling author

    "Explodes with passion and heat." -- Cheyenne McCray, New York Times bestselling author

    Don’t miss the beginning of the Renegade Angels, A Touch of Crimson.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSylvia Day
    Release dateOct 6, 2011
    ISBN9780982857175
    A Dark Kiss of Rapture: A Renegade Angels Novella
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    Sylvia Day

    Sylvia Day is the #1 New York Times and #1 international bestselling author of over twenty award-winning novels sold in more than 40 countries, including (under the pen name S. J. Day) The Marked Trilogy. Day is a #1 bestselling author in 28 countries, with tens of millions of copies of her books in print. Her Crossfire series has been optioned for television by Lionsgate. She has won the RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award and been nominated for Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA award twice.

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    • 4/5
      I liked the book. It is just way too short, an where is the rest of it?
    • 3/5
      This was an alright novella, it was neither impressive nor bad. I enjoyed the book, but wasn't wowed by the plot or content. I like this author however, so I'll be giving book 1 a shot.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Prequel to Sylvia Day's new Renegade Angels series. Sentinels are angels who are on Earth to watch over the Fallen, fallen angels turned vampires as punishment for falling in the first place, who in turn police over those mortals who have been turned. Raze, a Fallen, heads on over to Chicago to clean up a mess some turned mortal vampires have caused. Here he meets Kim and so the love fest begins.Nice short. Definitely makes me want to read the rest of the series. I just didn't like how it ended. It's definitely open ended but yet unresolved. I would hate to think I won't see the Hero/Heroine in the series again. I totally enjoyed the spin on fallen angels being turned into vampires and hope that there is more background given in the full size novels. All in all it was a nice believable read which had me intrigued until the end. Love this talented author so I hope the rest of the series is great.

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    • 4/5
      Being drawn into a battle he was not prepared for yet, Raze went to Chicago to see just what the minions had in mind for him. Knowing it might be a trap, he called on the Angel (Adrian) that was tasked with keeping the Fallen (Vampires) alive to live with their punishment. Looking for a release and a distraction for the night, Kim McAdams hit on the handsome, stranger Raze. For some strange reason she felt more comfortable with him than she had with anyone in such a long time, if ever. Not being able to tell Kim the truth about what he was, Raze knew something would have to give, soon. Prequel ..... Actually liked this one till the end. The ending leaves it a bit unresolved for me, but since I missed this one and read Touch of Crimson first - so glad I took the time to go back to read this one. Getting a little bit of the Vampires point of view was neat. To see how they are really kind of working together for the greater good was something I didn't get in Touch of Crimson. - Got a new Kindle for Christmas and immediately found this novella (free on Amazon - yeah).

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    • 2/5
      Just another short story I downloaded for free on my Kindle from Amazon. I don't want to be mean, but - it's not a wonder it's free. It's not that good. Storytelling is very confusing, I know that author is very excited about a new world that she invented and that this should be a prequel, but a lot of characters are thrown in and connections are not very clear. It did not raise enough interest in me, to read first part of the series.

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    A Dark Kiss of Rapture - Sylvia Day

    A Dark Kiss of Rapture

    Praise for Sylvia Day

    You know you’re in for a good book when other authors—and I mean LOTS of other authors—recommend it.

    —USA Today

    A page-turner!

    —Access Hollywood Live

    Glamorous people, swanky settings, steamy sex, and passionate married love make this a heartwarming, gratifying conclusion to the series.

    —Publishers Weekly

    [A] highly charged story that flows and hits the mark.

    —Kirkus Reviews

    Will have you furiously flipping pages.

    —Glamour

    Sophisticated, engaging, clever and sweet.

    —The Irish Independent

    Superb writing . . . I can’t wait to see what Day does next!

    —RT Book Reviews

    When it comes to brewing up scorchingly hot sexual chemistry, Day has few literary rivals.

    —Booklist

    Day writes indulgent fantasy at its most enjoyable, in a story populated by high-society beauties and rakes, all of them hiding dark passions and darker secrets behind their glittering facades.

    —Shelf Awareness

    This bold, erotic tale of passion and revenge features a cast of colorful characters and a complex and intriguing plot.

    —Library Journal

    Other Books by Sylvia Day

    THE BLACKLIST SERIES

    So Close

    Too Far

    Contemporary Romance

    THE CROSSFIRE ® SAGA

    Bared to You

    Reflected in You

    Entwined with You

    Captivated by You

    One with You

    Paranormal Romance

    THE RENEGADE ANGELS SERIES

    A Dark Kiss of Rapture

    A Touch of Crimson

    A Caress of Wings

    A Hunger So Wild

    THE DREAM GUARDIAN SERIES

    Pleasures of the Night

    Heat of the Night

    Historical Romance

    THE GEORGIAN SERIES

    Ask for It

    Passion for the Game

    A Passion for Him

    Don’t Tempt Me

    Urban Fantasy

    THE MARKED SERIES

    Eve of Darkness

    Eve of Destruction

    Eve of Chaos

    Marked

    Single Titles

    In the Flesh

    Pride and Pleasure

    Seven Years to Sin

    The Stranger I Married

    Omnibus

    Afterburn/Aftershock

    Carnal Thirst

    Love Affairs

    Scandalous Liaisons

    Spellbound

    Novellas

    THE SHADOW STALKERS MINISERIES

    Razor’s Edge

    Taking the Heat

    Blood & Roses

    On Fire

    All Revved Up

    Butterfly in Frost

    Hard to Breathe in Premiere

    Mischief and the Marquess in The Arrangement

    This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

    A DARK KISS OF RAPTURE.

    Copyright © 2011 by Sylvia Day, LLC.

    All rights reserved.

    ISBN: 978-0-9828571-7-5

    Copyedited by Martha Trachtenberg.

    Cover and interior design by Croco Designs.

    ADRIAN cover design by Trish at Pickyme Digital Art.

    Published by

    Sylvia Day LLC

    5130 S. Fort Apache Rd.

    Suite #215-447

    Las Vegas, NV 89148

    www.sylviaday.com

    The uploading, scanning, and distribution of this book in any form or by any means—including but not limited to electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the permission of the copyright holder is illegal and punishable by law. Please enjoy only authorized editions of this work, and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated.

    Title Page

    Contents

    Glossary

    Chapter 1

    Chapter 2

    Chapter 3

    Chapter 4

    Chapter 5

    Chapter 6

    Chapter 7

    Chapter 8

    Chapter 9

    Chapter 10

    Chapter 11

    Chapter 12

    Chapter 13

    Chapter 14

    Chapter 15

    Chapter 16

    Chapter 17

    Chapter 18

    Chapter 19

    Adrian

    Bonus Material for A Touch of Crimson

    Supernatural Smackdown

    Black Agnes

    Author Override

    Monday MANdy

    Don’t miss Adrian’s story, A Touch Of Crimson

    About the Author

    Glossary

    CHANGE—the process a mortal undergoes to become a vampire.

    FALLEN—the Watchers after the fall from grace. They have been stripped of their wings and their souls, leaving them as immortal blood drinkers who cannot procreate.

    LYCANS—a subgroup of the Fallen who were spared vampirism by agreeing to serve the Sentinels. They were transfused with demon blood, which restored their souls but made them mortal. They can shape-shift and procreate.

    MINION—a mortal who has been Changed into a vampire by one of the Fallen. Most mortals do not adjust well and become rabid. Unlike the Fallen, they cannot tolerate sunlight.

    NAPHIL—singular of nephalim.

    NEPHALIM—the children of mortal and Watcher parents. Their blood drinking contributed to and inspired the vampiric punishment of the Fallen.

    SENTINELS—an elite special ops unit of the seraphim, tasked with enforcing the punishment of the Watchers.

    SERAPH—singular of seraphim.

    SERAPHIM—the highest rank of angel in the angelic hierarchy.

    VAMPIRES—a term that encompasses both the Fallen and their minions.

    WATCHERS—two hundred seraphim angels sent to earth at the beginning of time to observe mortals. They violated the laws by taking mortals as mates and were punished with an eternity on earth as vampires with no possibility of forgiveness.

    Go tell the Watchers of heaven, who have deserted the lofty sky, and their holy everlasting station, who have been polluted with women, and have done as the sons of men do, by taking to themselves wives, and who have been greatly corrupted on the earth; that on the earth they shall never obtain peace and remission of sin. For they shall not rejoice in their offspring; they shall behold the slaughter of their beloved; shall lament for the destruction of their sons; and shall petition for ever; but shall not obtain mercy and peace.

    The Book of Enoch 12:5–7

    Chapter 1

    Raze’s night had been going pretty well until the woman he’d just spent four hours fucking stumbled across a naked, disemboweled body on his doorstep. Her scream had shattered the serenity of the predawn, forcing him to knock her out before she drew a crowd. Now, as the sun stretched sleepy tendrils of light over the horizon, he stood over the corpse and struggled to contain his roiling fury.

    Dumped on my goddamn porch like trash. He ran both hands over his shaved head. Poor bastard.

    Guesstimate of the time your gift arrived? Vashti asked, her stiletto-heeled boots tapping out an impatient staccato as she paced. Her crimson hair swayed around her shoulder blades, the vividly-hued tresses the only wash of color against her skintight, all-black jumpsuit. She was a comic book aficionado’s wet dream, with her lush tits and ass offset by a fallen angel’s incomparable beauty. Her appearance was as lethal as the twin katanas she often wore in crisscrossing sheaths on her back, her physical beauty another weapon in the arsenal she used as second-in-command of the entire vampire nation.

    Hell if I know, he bit out. There was nothing out of place when I got home at midnight. He was found at four.

    You didn’t hear anything? Nothing at all?

    Raze scowled. He had a squeaky board on his front porch, and everyone knew it. Even if they ruled out the benefit of his vampire hearing, his powerful sense of smell should have picked up on the freshly spilled blood. No. Christ. If I’d heard anything I would’ve caught the fuckers.

    Damned if he’d tell her that it hadn’t been possible to hear anything over the woman moaning beneath him and the steady banging of his headboard against the wall as he pounded into her. The smell of hot sex, dripping sweat, and semen-filled latex had saturated the air along with the scent of the blood he’d drunk from her—a lover whose name he couldn’t remember now. It shamed him that the broken body on his doorstop had been

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