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Nalini Singh pulls away another dark layer of sheer desire, revealing passions unknown in her latest novel about the world of the Psy. A woman returns from a leopard changeling's past, making him question his base animal instincts-and unlock the darkest secrets of his heart.

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  • “And despite the fact that he preferred to keep his distance from Sascha and her too perceptive gift, Clay knew she was something good, something worth bringing into this world.”
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  • “The Psy Council does not allow dissent.”
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  • “Sometimes,” he said, “you have to save the innocents you see in front of you and worry about the ones to come later.”
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  • Some abused children become that way—alert to the slightest changes in the emotional temperature of a room or a relationship. She knows exactly what you feel.”
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  • “Some wounds should be healed, no matter how much time has passed or how much time is left.”
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  • A pact was an acknowledgment of the weaker group’s submissive status and a promise by the stronger party to provide aid if necessary.
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  • deceptively clean-appearing shape that had shifted the course of his life beyond redemption. It was a reminder of what he was, what he was willing to do.
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  • He leaned down until his lips brushed her ear. “I told you to stop flinching.” And then he bit her. A slow, painless nip but there were definitely teeth involved.
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  • “Remember that,” he groaned. “And tell everyone you know.”
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  • The DarkMind carried within it all the violence and pain, the rage and the insanity that the Psy refused
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  • “How can I be angry with the other half of my soul?” he asked, his tone so tender it tore little pieces out of her heart. “I have a temper, baby, and I know I fucking brood. But even if I act pissed, even if I snarl, it doesn’t mean I love you any less. Your soul shines, Tally, and I’m so damn glad it shines for me.”
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  • “I love you,” she whispered. He stroked his hand down her back. “Yep, you do.” “You’re supposed to say it back,” she said, pretending to be offended because the silliness kept the fear/hope at bay. “Why?” He scowled down at her. “You know you’re my heartbeat.”
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  • Psy Council: a group of 6 Cardinal Psys who run the Psy race.

First Sentence edit see section history

Talin McKade told herself that twenty-eight-year-old women--especially twenty-eight-year-old women who had seen and survived what she had--did not fear anything as simple as walking across the road and into a bar to pick up a man.

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  • PsyNet: a psychic network that links all Psy minds. A Psy can not live without the connection.
  • NetMind: a neosentience that lives in the PsyNet. I can be argued that it is the Net. It keeps order.
  • DarkMind: Twin to the NetMind, pure chaos, and pure evil.
  • ShadowNet: Psychic network founded when the protocol of Silence was initiated by dissident Psy.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 4 of 21 in Psy-Changelings. (standard series)

Preceded by Caressed by Ice, and followed by Hostage to Pleasure.

This is book 55 of 145 in Whitcoulls Top 100 (2011). (authoritative list)
This is book 8 of 18 in Psy-Changelings: Chronological Order. (standard series)

Preceded by The Magical Christmas Cat, and followed by Hostage to Pleasure.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Nalini Singh (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Berkley
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 5, 2008
ISBN: 978-0425220160
Page Count: 352

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 2722 vol. 2
  • Dewey: 823.92

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Sexually explicit content

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Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • An Enchanted Season
  • Burning Up
  • Slave to Sensation
  • Visions of Heat
  • Caressed by Ice
  • The Magical Christmas Cat

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