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TIME DANCER
by Inez Kelley

Eldwyn Chronicles # 3

Life and love hinge on just one moment in time…

Jana Haruk’s magic was nothing more than an amusing trick until an undiscovered power manifested in her dreams— the ability to move backward through time. In the past, she must break the curse that now threatens her loved ones, threatens the Crown and endangers her homeland. She needs a guide to teach her, a spell called from afar.

Darach is that spell, a tracker with the magic to delve into the depths of Jana’s soul. Solid as the very Earth he is born of, he alone can guide Jana to a time of darkness, evil and the beginnings of a blood curse. Death stalks Eldwyn’s royal line, and if Jana and Darach are to save them, they must trust each other beyond the bounds of life and peel back the layers of time itself.

Available February 2013

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Frostbite Book Three

Urban Fantasy Romance

Length: Novel

Heat Level: Sensual

Release date: COMING SOON

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Tess Jennings’ life is in chaos. Not only has her ghost lover, Kipp McGowen, crossed into the Netherworld, but she’s the newest member of a secret society. And they want her to start work immediately. Upon arriving in White Castle, Louisiana, she is presented with an offer she cannot refuse.

The Grand Master has been murdered and Tess must solve the crime by locating his ghost. The reward—a magical spell to save Kipp. But as Tess dives deeper into the case, the more danger surrounds her. Not everyone wants the murder solved, and she is caught in the crossfire.

Soon, Tess finds herself knee-deep in a hunt for a spell, a race to locate a killer, and a journey to the beyond. Will Kipp finally take a living breath, or will Tess take her last?

WILD INVITATION

A PSY-CHANGELING COLLECTION

BY NALINI SINGH

In "Beat of Temptation", innocent Tamsyn has always had a place in her heart for Nathan, a blooded DarkRiver sentinel. But is she ready for the fierce demands of the mating bond?

In "Stroke of Enticement", a wary young teacher, skeptical about love, arouses the man—and the animal—in an aggressive leopard changeling who must prove his a
ffections are true.

Plus NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED

In "Declaration of Courtship", Grace, a shy submissive wolf, finds herself pursued by the last man she ever would have imagined: a SnowDancer lieutenant said to be “mad, bad, and dangerous to know.”

Plus NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED

In "Texture of Intimacy", SnowDancer healer Lara discovers the searing joys—and unexpected challenges—of being mated to quiet, powerful Walker, a man used to keeping his silence.

Available MARCH 2013

ARC Review: Archangel's Storm by Nalini Singh

Archangel's Storm

(Guild Hunter #5)

by Nalini Singh

Jason, the spymaster and one of Raphael’s Seven has always been in the shadows. It’s what makes him good at his job, but as readers we don’t know much about him. In ARCHANGEL’S STORM, the fifth book in the Guild Hunter series, Singh reveals those long awaited secrets in a way that devastates and dazzles.

When Jason takes a blood vow that will place him front and center in Neha’s territory, he meets Princess Mahiya, a woman whose strength is silent, but is still as lethal as a blade. Neha’s husband and consort, Eris is found murdered and mutilated in his prison so it is Jason and Mahiya’s task to find out what happened. Several other murders occur and cause suspicion to rise and ask whether or not the strings of deaths are coincidence or calculated.

The romance between Jason and Mahiya is slow and steady. It wouldn’t have been true to the characters if Jason suddenly turned into a seducer. He has always been the most reserved of the Seven and he takes his duty seriously. So even though the sexual tension between the Spymaster and the Princess is off the charts, Singh develops a slow burn that sizzles through the pages of this book. Similarly, Mahiya is a shy woman who shows more vulnerability than any of the other heroines we’ve met so far. She isn’t an ass-kicker like Elena or Honor or even Ash, but she does display moments of courage and strength. It’s just more in a subtle way.

Thinking back on this, I think Mahiya and Jason were a perfect fit for one another. Though this book may not be my favorite of the series, there are still some devastating moments in this book that took my breath away. Jason’s backstory in particular was heartbreaking to read. I only wished Singh delved deeper into that dark time so readers could learn more about Jason.

There is also a steady amount of action in this book that really showcased Singh’s ability to write fast-paced fight scenes. It just shows how well developed and well-rounded a writer Singh is! Her writing continues to enchant readers with her vivid descriptions and dark tinge to her words. I’m definitely looking forward to returning to Elena and Raphael after this book. Singh never fails to impress.

*ARC provided by publisher

Purchase Links: Amazon

Interview and Giveaway with Nalini Singh

We can't even begin tell you how excited we are to have here today the lovely Nalini Singh.  She's one of our favorite all time authors, both as a writer and as a person.  Please help us give her a warm welcome to UTC!

TANGLE OF NEED is your latest book! Can you tell us a bit about it?

Tangle of Need features SnowDancer Lieutenant, Riaz, and Senior Soldier, Adria. Riaz is a man who has already found his mate—only to discover that she is married, while Adria has just come out of a relationship that’s left her with deep emotional scars. Neither one of them is looking to get involved, least of all with one another.

This book also significantly progresses the overarching plot of the series, and sets a number of elements in place for what’s coming.

What do you think makes Riaz appealing and sexy?

When he’s not emotionally battered, he’s sensual and affectionate as only a wolf changeling can be. He’s also the kind of man who’ll take care of the woman he claims as his own in small but important ways that tell her he pays attention to her needs and wants.

As for when he’s brooding—there’s something to be said for tall, dark and dangerous. ;-)

The SnowDancers have been dominating the last two books. Have you decided who will have the next book after TANGLE OF NEED?

Yes.

How many books do you have planned for the Psy Changeling series? Do you know how it will end?

The series has always been flexible in terms of the number of books—I’ve always felt I’ll write as many as it takes to tell the story. Having said that, I feel we’ll reach the end of the original story arc within the next two or three books, and it will be a strong conclusion, one that I believe will satisfy readers who’ve been following the arc from the first book.

After that, I’d like to write some spinoff books featuring characters or aspects of the world we’ve only had a chance to see in passing. There’s just so much to explore!

Which team are you on? Team DarkRiver or Team SnowDancer?

Never ask a writer to choose favorites from their own works! It’s an impossible task.

This may sound weird but we may have a bit of a crush on a certain rat, Teijan. Are you planning on giving him a book?

Teijan does have a certain charm to him, but no, I don’t plan on giving him a book. However, he may end up with a storyline in the series. We shall see.

You have created two very different, but very exciting and interesting new worlds in your two series. What gives you the ideas for them? Is it something you have to think and plan, or were the ideas already in your mind?

I tend to see a very strong mental image, or get a strong “what if” concept in my head, and then I just go for it. I sit down and write and see what happens.

Many readers have grown to love Illium aka Bluebell and are hoping to see him get a book. Do you have plans to give him a HEA?

I’d like to write about him, but only if it is the right story. I don’t want to rush things and short-change him.

Do you plan on doing a story for each of Raphael’s Seven? And if you are can you name Aodhan’s girl Suzanne?

Lol! The answer is the same as for the Illium question. It must be a natural process. I don’t want to force any one of them into a story.

Which of your heroes was hardest to write and which was easiest? Do you have any soft spots for any particular characters?

Each and every character is unique, so they all provide different challenges. I don’t think I can compare them. As for soft spots – see my earlier comment about favorites!

Are you planning on bringing out any merchandise for your books?

I occasionally think about this, but I’m not sure how much interest there’d be (show of hands if you’d like some!). Also, since I’d definitely want to be involved in the design process, it would mean a certain amount of time commitment on my part, even if someone else was handling the store, and I haven’t wanted to take on the extra project.

Now for some fun questions! If the SnowDancers had to team up with a pack from any other series, who do you think they would choose to join forces with?

Hmm… To be honest, they don’t really play well with others, not unless they’ve had years to develop trust with the other group (as with DarkRiver), so I think they’d prefer to go it alone.

If Hawke and Lucas met up with Raphael for a beer, would they get along, and what kind of things would they chat about?

Wow, wouldn’t you love to be a fly on the wall during that conversation? I think they would get along—they’re all strong men who know how to make tough decisions, and they respect the same kind of will in others. As for what they’d talk about...that is something I’ll leave to your imaginations.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Adria, wolf changeling and resilient soldier, has made a break with the past--one as unpredictable in love as it was in war. Now comes a new territory, and a devastating new complication: Riaz, a SnowDancer lieutenant already sworn to a desperate woman who belongs to another.

For Riaz, the primal attraction he feels for Adria is a staggering betrayal. For Adria, his dangerous lone-wolf appeal is beyond sexual. It consumes her. It terrifies her. It threatens to undermine everything she has built of her new life. But fighting their wild compulsion toward one another proves a losing battle.

Their coming together is an inferno...and a melding of two wounded souls who promise each other no commitment, no ties, no bonds. Only pleasure. Too late, they realize that they have more to lose than they ever imagined. Drawn into a cataclysmic Psy war that may alter the fate of the world itself, they must make a decision that might just break them both.

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Reading on the Dark Side: Psy-Changeling

The Psy-Changeling series is the perfect mix of sci-fi and hot shifters, with a lot of romance, explosive sexual tension and a world that draws you in.  It quickly became one of our favorite series! 

THE HOT NEW NAME IN PARANORMAL ROMANCE.

Nalini Singh dives into a world torn apart by a powerful race with phenomenal powers of the mind-and none of the heart.

In a world that denies emotions, where the ruling Psy punish any sign of desire, Sascha Duncan must conceal the feelings that brand her as flawed. To reveal them would be to sentence herself to the horror of "rehabilitation" - the complete psychic erasure of everything she ever was...

Both human and animal, Lucas Hunter is a changeling hungry for the very sensations the Psy disdain. After centuries of uneasy coexistence, these two races are now on the verge of war over the brutal murders of several changeling women. Lucas is determined to find the Psy killer who butchered his packmate, and Sascha is his ticket into their closely guarded society. But he soon discovers that this ice-cold Psy is very capable of passion - and that the animal in him is fascinated by her. Caught between their conflicting worlds, Lucas and Sascha must remain bound to their identities - or sacrifice everything for a taste of darkest temptation...

OUR REVIEW

Name: Lucas Hunter
Book: Slave to Sensation (Psy Changeling #1)
Race: Changeling- Black panther leopard
Pack: Lucas is the DarkRiver Pack's Alpha
Mate: Sascha Duncan
Appearance:Gorgeous, with black shoulder length hair, golden skin and green eyes and claw marks on his face
Fantasy Cast: Eduardo Verastegui

Name: Sascha Duncan
Book: Slave to Sensation (Psy Changeling #1)
Race: Psy
Psy Designation: Cardinal E (Empath) Psy
Mate: Lucas Hunter
Appearance: Asian heritage with long curly black hair, night sky (Cardinal eyes) eyes, curvy and beautiful.
Fantasy Cast: Kristen Kruek

The bestselling author of "Slave to Sensation" takes readers deeper into the world of the Psy and the changelings in this second novel of a sexy new trilogy, where a gifted woman sees passion in her future--a passion that is absolutely forbidden by her kind. Original.

OUR REVIEW

Name: Vaughn D'Angelo
Book: Visions of Heat (Psy Changeling #2)
Race: Changeling- Jaguar
Pack: He is Senital in the DarkRiver pack.
Mate: Faith Nightstar
Appearance: A golden boy with his thick gold hair and eyes almost the same gold as his cats.
Fantasy Cast: Gabriel Aubry

Name: Faith NightStar
Book: Visions of Heat (Psy Changeling #2)
Race: Psy
Psy Designation: Caridnal F-Forseer- able to see the future which has been utilized by the Psy for business purposes.
Mate: Vaughn D'Angelo
Appearance: Petite with long red hair and caridnal eyes and beautiful skin.
Fantasy Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard

Nalini Singh explores new heights of sensuality, returning to the world of the Psy - where two people who know evil intimately must unlock the good within their icy hearts...

As an Arrow, an elite soldier in the Psy Council ranks, Judd Lauren was forced to do terrible things in the name of his people. Now he is a defector, and his dark abilities have made him the most deadly of assassins - cold, pitiless, unfeeling. Until he meets Brenna...

Brenna Shane Kincaid was an innocent before she was abducted - and had her mind violated - by a serial killer. Her sense of evil runs so deep, she fears she could become a killer herself. Then the first dead body is found, victim of a familiar madness. Judd is her only hope, yet her sensual changeling side rebels against the inhuman chill of his personality, even as desire explodes between them. Shocking and raw, their passion is a danger that threatens not only their hearts, but their very lives...

OUR REVIEW

Name: Judd Lauren
Book: Caressed by Ice (Psy Changeling #3)
Race: Psy
Psy Designation: Tk-telekinetic- he is a rare Psy that is able to change matter on an atomic level. He used to an Arrow.
Pack: Has become part a lieutanent in the SnowDancer pack.
Mate: Brenna Kincaid
Appearance: Chocolate brown hair and brown eyes.
Fantasy Cast: Henry Cavill

Name: Brenna Kincaid
Book: Caressed by Ice (Psy Changeling #3)
Race: Changeling- Wolf
Pack: SnowDancer
Mate: Judd Lauren
Appearance: Blonde hair, with brown eyes shot with blue.
Fantasy Cast: Hayden Panettiere

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.

OUR REVIEW

Name: Clay Bennett
Book: Mine to Possess (Psy Changeling #4)
Race: Changeling- leopard
Pack: DarkRiver Sentinel
Mate: Talin McKade, they were childhood friends but he was told she was killed
Appearance: Big with dark skin, green eyes and black hair
Fantasy Cast: Sendhil Ramamurthy

Name: Talin McKade
Book: Mine to Possess (Psy Changeling #4)
Race: Human- but has some Psy in her, which may be responsible for her terminal illness.
Pack: Becomes part of the DarkRiver pack
Mate: Clay Bennett
Appearance: Brown/gold hair and, grey eyes and freckled honeyed skin
Fantasy Cast: Jessica Biel

Nalini Singh writes paranormal romance at its best(PUBLISHERS WEEKLY).

Ashaya Aleine was separated from her son, forced to create a neural implant that will forever enslave her psychically gifted Psy race. After fighting a desperate battle to save her child and escape the PsyNet, she's lead not to safety, but into the lethal danger of a sniper's embrace.

 OUR REVIEW

Name: Dorian Christensen
Book: Hostage to Pleasure (Psy Changeling #5)
Race: Changeling- Leopard, although his leopard is latent and he has been unable to shift.
Pack: Dark River Sentinel
Mate: Ashaya Aleine
Appearance: Looks like a surfer with his pale blonde hair, gold skin and blue eyes
Fantasy Cast: Alexander Skarsgard

Name: Ashaya Aleine

Book: Hostage to Pleasure (Psy Changeling #5)
Race: Psy
Psy Designation: M- medical- Psy
Mate: Dorian Christensen
Family: Has a twin sister named Amara
Appearance: Pale blue eyes with curly black hair, dark skin
Fantasy Cast: Alesha Dixon

The Psy/Changeling series is "PARANORMAL ROMANCE AT ITS BEST"

When a brilliant changeling researcher is kidnapped, DarkRiver sentinel Mercy, a cat, and SnowDancer lieutenant Riley, a wolf, 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. (PUBLISHERS WEEKLY).

  OUR REVIEW

Name: Riley "The Wall" Kincaid
Book: Branded by Fire (Psy Changeling #6)
Race:Pack: SnowDancer Lieutenant, second only to Hawke
Mate: Mercy Smith
Appearance: Muscle bound with shoet chestnut hair and brown eyes.
Fantasy Cast: Eric Bana

Name: Melisande "Mercy" Smith
Book: Branded by Fire (Psy Changeling #6)
Race: Changeling- Leopard
Pack: DarkRiver Sentinel (the only female)
Mate: Riley Kincaid
Appearance: Long red hair, curvy, golden eyes and lethal
Fantasy Cast: Rose McGowan

Dev Santos finds a woman with amnesia-and all she can remember is that she's dangerous. Stripped of her memories by a shadowy oppressor and programmed to kill, Katya's only hope is Dev. But he could very well be her next target.

OUR REVIEW 

Name: Devraj Santos
Book:Race: Human, but has Psy in his family history and is able to control metal and machines.
Affliations: Is the Director of the Shine Foundation that help the Forgotten
Mate: Ekaterina "Katya" Haas
Appearance: Golden brown eyes, dark hair and golden skin
Fantasy Cast: Bruno Santos

Name: Ekaterina "Katya" Haas
Book: Blaze of Memory (Psy Changeling #7)
Race: Psy
Psy Designation: Has mid range telepathic and medical skills.
Mate: Dev Santos
Appearance: Slim with shoulder length blonde hair and hazel eyes
Fantasy Cast: Keira Knightley

View our feature on Nalini Singh’s Bonds of Justice.

Max Shannon is a good cop, one of the best in New York Enforcement. Born with a natural shield that protects him against Psy mental invasions, he knows he has little chance of advancement within the Psy- dominated power structure. The last case he expects to be assigned to is that of a murderer targeting a Psy Councilor's closest advisors. And the last woman he expects to compel him in the most sensual of ways is a Psy on the verge of catastrophic mental fracture.

 

Name: Max Shannon
Book: Bonds of Justice (Psy Changeling #8)
Race: Human
Affliations: Is a police detective but becomes head of security for Nikita Duncan
Mate: Sophia Russo
Appearance: Dark hair and eyes, olive skin and of Asian descent.
Fantasy Cast: Byung Hun Lee

Name: Sophia Russo
Book: Bonds of Justice (Psy Changeling #8)
Race: Psy
Psy Designation: J- Justice- Psy
Mate: Max Shannon
Appearance: Curvy with short curly black hair and blue/purple eyes
Fantasy Cast: Kate Perry

In his position as tracker for the SnowDancer pack, it's up to Drew Kincaid to rein in rogue changelings who have lost control of their animal halves- even if it means killing those who have gone too far. But nothing in his life has prepared him for the battle he must now wage to win the heart of a woman who makes his body ignite... and who threatens to enslave his wolf.

Lietenant Indigo Riviere doesn't easily allow skin privileges, especially of the sensual kind- and the last person she expects to find herself craving is the most wickedly playful male in the den. Everything she knows tells her to pull back before the flames burn them both to ash... but she hasn't counted on Drew's will.

Now, two of SnowDancer's most stubborn wolves find themselves playing a hot, sexy game even as lethal danger stalks the very place they call home.

Name: Drew Kincaid
Book: Play of Passion (Psy Changeling #9)
Race: Changeling- Wolf
Pack: SnowDancer- though not a lieutenant he is Hawkes eyes and ears as he can fit in with all the different groups within the pack.
Mate: Indy Rivers
Appearance: Blue eyes, golden skin and dark hair.
Fantasy Cast: Taylor Kitsch

Name: Indigo "Indy" Riviere
Book: Play of Passion (Psy Changeling #9)
Race: Changeling- Wolf
Pack: SnowDancer Lietenant
Mate: Drew Kincaid
Appearance: very beautiful with blue eyes, black hair and pale skin
Fantasy Cast: Kat Dennings

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh's exhilarating world of shapeshifters and psychics is "paranormal romance at its best" (Publishers Weekly). Now comes the story of an alpha wolf named Hawke used to getting exactly what he wants--and of the only woman who dares tangle with him.

Since the moment of her defection from the PsyNet and into the SnowDancer wolf pack, Sienna Lauren has had one weakness. Hawke. Alpha and dangerous, he compels her to madness.

Hawke is used to walking alone, having lost the woman who would've been his mate long ago. But Sienna fascinates the primal heart of him, even as he tells himself she is far too young to handle the wild fury of the wolf.

Then Sienna changes the rules and suddenly, there is no more distance, only the most intimate of battles between two people who were never meant to meet. Yet as they strip away each other's secrets in a storm of raw emotion, they must also ready themselves for a far more vicious fight…

A deadly enemy is out to destroy SnowDancer, striking at everything they hold dear, but it is Sienna's darkest secret that may yet savage the pack that is her home…and the alpha who is its heartbeat…

OUR REVIEW

Name: Hawke Snow
Book: Kiss of Snow (Psy Changeling #10)
Race: Changeling- Wolf
Pack: Became Alpha of the SnowDancer pack at a very early age.
Mate: Sienna Lauren
Appearance: Silver gold hair, light blue eyes, muscular and tall.
Fantasy Cast: Eric Dane

Name: Sienna Lauren
Book: Kiss of Snow (Psy Changeling #10)
Race: Psy
Psy Designation: Cardinal X Psy- the only known Cardinal X to ever be born
Pack: Her and her family have been adopted by the SnowDancer pack
Mate: Hawke Snow
Appearance: Red hair, pale freckled skin and cardinal eyes
Fantasy Cast: Susan Coffey

Adria, wolf changeling and resilient soldier, has made a break with the past--one as unpredictable in love as it was in war. Now comes a new territory, and a devastating new complication: Riaz, a SnowDancer lieutenant already sworn to a desperate woman who belongs to another.

For Riaz, the primal attraction he feels for Adria is a staggering betrayal. For Adria, his dangerous lone-wolf appeal is beyond sexual. It consumes her. It terrifies her. It threatens to undermine everything she has built of her new life. But fighting their wild compulsion toward one another proves a losing battle.

Their coming together is an inferno...and a melding of two wounded souls who promise each other no commitment, no ties, no bonds. Only pleasure. Too late, they realize that they have more to lose than they ever imagined. Drawn into a cataclysmic Psy war that may alter the fate of the world itself, they must make a decision that might just break them both.

OUR REVIEW

Name: Riaz
Book: Tangle of Need (Psy Changeling #11)
Race: Changeling- Wolf
Pack: SnowDancer- Senior Soldier
Mate: Adria- although he has the mate bond with another, he choses Adria
Appearance: Dark hair, golden eyes and honey coloured skin
Fantasy Cast: Andrei Andrei

Name: Adria Riviere
Book: Tangle of Need Psy Changeling #11)
Race: Changeling- Wolf
Pack: SnowDancer- Senior soldier although she is actually a dominant maternal female
Mate: Riaz
Appearance: Tall and lithe, black hair and blue eyes.
Fantasy Cast: Zooey Deschanel

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