Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling, #6)
Nalini Singh
Hailed by Christine Feehan as “a major new talent,” NYT bestselling author Nalini Singh now brings together two fierce changelings in her most explosive story yet. Though DarkRiver sentinel Mercy is feeling the pressure to mate, she savagely resists when Riley Kincaid, a lieutenant from the SnowDancer pack, tries to possess her. The problem is not simply that he pushes her buttons; the problem is that he's a wolf, she's a cat, and they're both used to being on top. But when a brilliant changeling researcher is kidnapped from DarkRiver territory, Mercy and Riley must work together to track the young man—before his shadowy captors decide he's no longer useful. Along the way, the two dominants may find that submitting to one another uncovers not just a deadly conspiracy, but a passion so raw that it'll leave them both branded by fire . . .
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0 0What a huge improvement for me from the last book (still mad and grossed out by Dorian.), and a nice change of pace from the past couple of dominant male/submissive female pairings. Hmm...Judd and Brenna have been my favorite couple so far, and are now joined by Riley and Mercy. Not surprising, since the dominant changeling/submissive woman pairings don't work as well for me.
The romance was great here, pitting Mercy's uncompromising dominant personality against Riley's dominant personality. There was a lot of headbutting, a lot of passion (like WHEW, these two), and a lot of struggling with how their pairing would work in terms of their working relationship as pack liaisons and with their own incredibly important roles in their own packs. The way it was worked out in the end was great, and other than a few hiccups here and there, I think this was nicely handled on both sides. There was the typical dominant male crap that's the bread and butter of the romances in this series, but Mercy held her own and wasn't a pushover.
As for the larger world plot...HELL YES. The macro story continues to grow, and Nalini Singh truly shines in the constant growth and expansion of this Psy-Changeling world. The alternating chapters that included various POVs from other characters in the larger plot were great. The constant machinations of all the Council members continues to delight, and I'm so obsessed with The Ghost. Who is he? Why would him breaking Silence break the entire PsyNet?? I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS. Oh and Lucas and Sascha are pregnant!
As for Hawke and Sienna...so, SO glad that the tension that was being seeded in the last few books is directly touched on here. She's too young for Hawke right now and that's explicitly stated, which I'm so glad to see. Sienna going off with Kit at the end of this one is going to prove to make for one intense book when I finally get to their story. I also LOVE that Sienna is getting some interesting story with her possibly(?) being an X-Psy...so much to mine there in terms of world building. Very exciting.
On to book 7...I'm blowing through these on audio like they're candy.
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