That’s another draw of these books for me, the family, the pack, how they’d die for one another if it came down to that. There’s also the issue of which of them will undergo the break with their pack once their mating is complete, and Mercy is afraid it will be her since Riley is the more dominant, and that’s something she knows she just won’t survive. But when they each cause the other pain, the scenes when they go to each other to apologize are tender and moving, showing us the exact opposite of those intense, fiery scenes. She also doesn’t need his protection she can take care of herself, sentinel that she is. She knows he is one of those dominant males that will demand her submission and there’s no way on earth she will ever submit. Mercy is the one to hold out the longest when it comes to a relationship with Riley. Branded by Fire is almost an understatement for this book. The scenes between them with growling and snipping and snapping and biting and digging in of the claws are some hot, hot, hot scenes. Everything he’s always wanted in a mate is thrown out the window when he can’t get that cat out of his system. We see a new side to him when it comes to Mercy and what he’s beginning to feel for her. He’s always in control, responsible, and deadly when it comes to protecting those he loves. He’s now up there with Dorian as a favorite. Mind control and kidnapping, among other things, is their MO, which pulls the two changeling factions closer together in their alliance, as well as bringing Riley and Mercy, hissing, spitting, clawing, and loving, closer together. They’re the ones being targeted this time by a group of humans who are determined not to be left out of the power struggle on the planet. Oh, yeah, there’s an underlying story in this book. And from the first chapter when they finally share total skin-to-skin privileges and then some, the pages burn up with passion, lust, anger, tenderness, sensitivity, claws, teeth and all when these two interact in and out of the bedroom. We’ve gotten to know these two throughout the previous books, so by this time not only are we ready for them to be together, but they are too.

Nalini definitely spices it up beween Riley, the SnowDancer wolf lieutenant, and Mercy, the DarkRiver leopard sentinel. This is the first book in the series that showcases a changeling/changeling romance, and I have to say Ms. In fact, BbF has now become my favorite of them all.

I fell in love with the DarkRiver cats and SnowDancer wolves from the beginning, devouring each book as they’ve come along, and with this sixth book in the series, not a thing has changed I’ve only become more enamored and enthralled the more I read. Paranormal Romance published by Berkley 7 Jul 09ĭamn, I love this series. Sandy M’s review of Branded by Fire (Psy-Changeling Series, Book 6) by Nalini Singh

Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh