Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh delves into a family shrouded in dark secrets, set against the backdrop of a Psy world on the brink of a catastrophic collapse. The gripping narrative had me captivated, yet I couldn't help but feel that Singh missed a chance to truly immerse readers in a tantalizing torment.

Primal Mirror was fantastic. This is book 8 in the Psy-Changeling Trinity series and was such a compelling tale I was hooked and refused to put it down. Each book keeps getting better and better and the author's creativity keeps astounding me.

This author is one of my favorites so I was elated to dive into this book and omg I wasn't disappointed. The story was complex with added layers that kept me fervently turning the pages as once started, I needed to know more.

I loved getting to see inside the RainFire Leopard pack and learning their Alph's story. Remi was an excellent alpha and it showed with how his small pack was flourishing. It was a treat meeting some of his pack mates and I really hope we get their stories as I want to know more.

His and Auden's slow burn romance was quite in interesting one. As the daughter of two ruthless former Psy Counselors, Auden fascinated Remi when he first met her and even though he knew something wasn't right, he and his cat were drawn to her. I loved seeing how their relationship slowly progressed, it was different but it was theirs.

This authors knows how to keep you hooked as the story was fast paced, the overarching plot was intense and the world building was intricate and well developed. There were some unexpected twists and the suspense/mystery surrounding Auden was added another layer to the story.

This was another wonderful read from this author and I would highly recommend it to lovers of paranormal romance.

Oh I love that this book feels more like the series I love and adore.

I'm a big fan of the Snow Dancers wolves and Dark River leopards. I fell in love with the couples. And although bears are fascinating creatures, their stories never ensnared me the same way as Hawke and Lucas's packs did.

Primal Mirror is located in the Smoky Mountains. And RainFire is still a young pack but feels solid, and Remington "Remi" Denier is an Alpha who does a wonderful job keeping his pack of lone roaming cats and families that wanted the opportunity to be part of a young pack together and flourishing.

I enjoyed the slow burn between Remi and Auden. Although I was missing the tension, passion and sexual attraction from some of the other couples, but overall it was fitting. It worked for Remi and Auden.

I'm still not a fan of the big convoluted mess of a backstory. Honestly I stopped caring a long time ago, but the couples are still what makes me pick up these books. It's all about the couples and the packs.

I would love to get more books about the RainFire pack. I as a reader need more time with just one pack to actually build a connection with them. The last few books were just meh for me. I never really cared about the characters. And that's just not what this series deserves. I want to care about them the same way I care about the wolves and leopards in California. But for that I need time.

So, let's just say that Primal Mirror was a great first book of a new leopard pack, which I would love to see grow.

. The story centers on Auden Scott, a Psy woman who grapples with a brain injury that leaves her thoughts disjointed and her memories either foggy or alarmingly blank. Despite these challenges, Auden's fierce determination to protect her unborn baby—whose conception she cannot recall—drives her forward, especially as her deceased mother's associates show an unnerving interest in the child.

Enter Leopard alpha Remi Denier, a character driven by an instinctual need to protect those around him. As a protector of his pack and allies, Remi's life takes an unexpected turn when he becomes neighbors with Auden. Her eerie, all-seeing eyes and ever-changing scent make her an enigma, and despite considering her an enemy, Remi finds himself irresistibly drawn to her.

The plot thickens when Auden enlists Remi's help to uncover the dark secrets of the Scott bloodline. Together, they delve into a past fraught with nightmares, unearthing truths that push them into a life-or-death battle.

The author skillfully blends elements of romance, suspense, and supernatural intrigue, creating a story that captivates from start to finish. Auden and Remi's characters are deeply layered, their evolving relationship adding emotional depth to the narrative. The tension between their worlds—Psy and Leopard—adds an intriguing dynamic that keeps readers hooked.

5 Star Alert!!!!

When I tell you that I devoured this book- I DEVOURED it. I read it all in one day despite being extremely busy because I just couldn’t stop reading this book.

Now- I fully admit that I am a Nalini Singh fan. She is my favorite author and I own all of her books. But I have been worried about this series for a while. There were a few books that made me worried about how this series was going to go forward. But these last two books show that Nalini is still the queen and that there is momentum. While I can admit- there is no mystery or surprises in this book, I was fine with that and it didn’t detract from my love of the book. Remi and Auden were great and I love their addition to the world. While you can’t really start with this book, if you are already in you will see this as a good addition.

Primal Mirror is an extraordinarily exquisite masterpiece that went from a very intimate level to one that held their entire world in their hands. Nothing could prepare you for the raw power and beautiful wonder that are these precious characters. They never failed to touch my heart throughout this utterly fascinating and wickedly spellbinding journey. Their hopes and dreams resonated from within each precious word and found a home in my heart for all time. I walked away truly changed and felt my whole being shift after diving into this stunningly lush world.

Auden only wants one thing. It is something that we all take for granted from time to time. She desperately longs for freedom to make her own choices. Choices that would improve her life and transform it into something even she might not recognize after awhile. When her need to breathe in the air of hope brings her face to face with a man who intrigues her beyond understanding, she knows that freedom will be hers one way or another. Rami has worked and fought long and hard to secure the safety and future of his leopard pack. He will not risk it for anyone not even an impossibly captivating woman who won't leave his thoughts. There is something strange about this woman that both repels and attracts him, and is he determined to find out. Will she be his downfall, or the most magnificent gift sent from the heart of his own mother?

Auden truly stole my heart from the very beginning. Her mysterious demeanor leaves nothing but questions with no answers in sight. While clearly left in charge of her family's estate, she is nonetheless kept in the dark by those around her. There is web of secrets woven around her that she is not able to break no matter what she tries. Remi blew away my defenses with his simple yet powerful ability to love and to protect. He is truly an awe-inspiring character who is single-minded in his determination to break through Auden's web of secrets that hide both her beautiful heart and her unqiue mind. He knows there is a place for her in his life, and he won't lose that precious promise no matter who or what threatens him or his pack.

Singh has completely and utterly blown my entire world apart bit by bit with her powerful and insightful story that has so much to teach us that we could easily glean untold treasures from its wondrous pages for years to come. Her ingenious and breathtaking world has blessed and inspired me in ways that I hope will continue throughout my life. For only by words and the power of our hearts that we can we truly make any worthwhile changes to our life and to our world. The depth and breathe that a person impacts their own life as well as those around us is truly astounding. People are critical to our health and well-being on so many levels, and those levels cross and intertwine the physical, mental, and emotional levels that I doubt that all but a few truly comprehend their real impact and power. That is why how we treat each other is so imperative. We should treat each other with endless compassion, undying love, boundless grace, and wholehearted respect. I would beg that each of us would consider our impact on our world, our family, our friends, and oursevles. We each deserve to be treated how we want others to treat us. The golden rule continues to speaks volumes even in this day and age.

Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh is the 8th book in her Psy-Changeling Trinity series. I can’t say enough about Nalini Singh. She has become my go to author, as I love her Psy-Changeling and Guild Hunter series. She never fails to give us a sensational story, wonderful characters, and each book continues to flow seamlessly. No one does world building so smoothly and flawlessly better than Nalini Singh. Once again, in Primal Mirror, Nalini has created a masterpiece that grabs hold of me and never ever let’s go until the very end.

We meet Remington (Remi) Denier, our hero, who is the alpha of RainFire, a pack of cats. RainFire is slowly continuing to grow, especially with Remi’s close connections with Lucas (leader of Dark River) and Aden (leader of the Arrows). Remi enlists the aid of the Arrows to track down who owns part of the land near their territory.

Auden Scott, is the daughter of two evil high-gradient telepaths (Shoshanna and Henry Scott), who were part of the Psy Council. Auden was considered a disappointment to her parents, even though she had a powerful psy gift. Shoshanna Scott was evil, and knew she was about to die; so, she set up a plan to experiment on Auden, to take over her mind.

Remi first meets Auden near his land, and senses something is not right with her; as her scent is quick to change, as she seems far away. But Remi hears her talking about her ability to read about his mother. Remi finds himself fascinated by Auden, and in a short time they will meet again; discovering that she is now pregnant. Remi is shocked, when during his security rounds, he sees Auden all alone, with no one to help her, in case of emergency; his alpha instincts rise to protect her. Remi does sense two different personalities, but it is the real Auden who asks Remi to help her shatter the secrets that are causing damage to her brain. She knows she can’t trust her assistant and doctor who have been doing things without her overall knowledge; and her baby is part of their secrets. Auden and Remi slowly become close with both finding themselves falling for each other. Remi, with some help from his pack, will do all he can to protect Auden and the baby; with members of RainFire, as well as others making sure to protect them.

I did enjoy getting knowing the members of Remi’s pack (Rina, Finn, Lark, Angel, Kit, etc) who were wonderful secondary characters. Loved how they all came together to help Remi and Auden, and Liberty (baby); not to mention Alden, Arrows, Lucas, Krychek, Zaira, Tamsyn, just to name a few.

While Remi and Auden are in the process to stop the enemies, and work on fixing Auden, the PsyNet is severely on its last days; as many will die, unless another network can be provided. At the last moment, Auden’s baby might be a temporary solution, with her high gradient power, and the hope for Auden to survive against her mother’s nightmare.What follows is an exciting, suspenseful, intriguing and action-packed story, with me unable to put the book down. Primal Mirror was a tense and emotional story between Auden and Remi, as well as, Liberty, The romance between them was wonderful and I love how the RainFire team accepted Auden and Liberty.

Nalini Singh once again gives us another wonderful story in Primal Mirror, which was so very well written by Nalini Singh, which has always been the norm. She never fails to captivate me with her engaging creative stories, fantastic plots, and seamless world building; wonderful couples in each and every story; super secondary characters and fantastic world-building. I loved every moment of Primal Mirror. As I have noted many times, if you have not read Nalini Singh, you are missing a gem of an author.

This book is Auden and Remi’s story, but we must not forget Psynet and the danger of its complete failure. I wanted to like this book but at times it felt a bit lengthy which cost it a star. Remi was the better of the couple at least in the beginning because Silence had shaped who Auden was at first. He was a wise alpha who cared for his people, many of whom played a significant role in this story. Finn, the healer of the RainFire pack is such a good man, he deserves his own story. His caring heart for his people shines so strongly in the book from the moment he starts caring for the little cub. I need to give a shout out to JoJo who may have only appeared a few times, but this cub showed early on what a good man Remi was.
Auden is much more difficult to get a read on early in the book, except to know something is wrong with her. Her scent is wrong the moment she meets Remi but even then, she gives him a precious gift. She might not have understood how precious, but those rare moments of pure Auden showed she was more than a child engineered to please her cold and somewhat psychotic parents. As I read the story, I kept having this feeling that there was more to her brain injury and more to her baby than we know. However, the author did not spoil the truth about either too early to keep the pages turning. Auden saw the most character development in the book as she first learned to trust Remi. She became a mom, not simple a mother. She loved her child fearlessly which taught her a strength that she needed to fight the devastation planned for her. The villains were so vile and inhumane in a way that could not be explained simply by saying Psy’s had no emotions.
We got a lot of visits from characters from previous books in this one. I suppose there is nothing so important as coming together to protect a true innocent and many of the characters in this series had very strong protective instincts. Even Kaleb when things were the most critical answered the call.
The early going in the book was a bit rough but once the baby came along and the secrets were spilled, the story picked up. From that birth, our characters were on a collision course that no amount of speculation could have prepared you for. All the while, we are reminded that a greater danger hangs in the balance. The cub, love the name, was so central to the story but could she also be central to Psynet as collapse looma. Remi and Auden and baby may have come together and gotten a happily ever after, but more questions loom for Psynet. This series started some years ago and except for a few small missteps like the slow start here all the books are worth reading. While my hope is Finn gets the next book, who know what will happen. I do know that regardless I will be back to read the next story.
Thank you NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for a digital ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Ooh, I love being back in the world of fangs and claws but as seen in the more recent books in the series it's not black and white anymore and all the races are starting to mix again particularly the Psy, the Arrows and the Changelings.
Alpha in training Remi Denier and the Raintree pack are in the thick of the action particularly when they spot Psy activity around the cabin where their new friends the Arrow leaders were once imprisoned.  There is something about Auden Scott that fascinates Remi even as her scent alters in disturbing ways. Then he finds out that she's pregnant and determined to protect her cub from the machinations of the Scott clan.
The story that emerges is chilling only in the way that Ms. Singh can write it. The depths of depravity of the Psy and most particularly the Scott leadership takes my breath away. At the same time, you are swept up into the charm of the leopard pack and particularly Jojo one of the cubs that most readers have fallen in love with from before.
The Psynet is failing at an alarming rate and plans are being made to figure out how to save as many people and particularly children as possible. The sentience that is the Psynet has increasingly become erratic and yet it continues to take an inordinate interest in Auden Scott's child to the extent of burning itself out to save the unborn child against all odds. 
All of the beloved characters that we we've met in previous books in the series make their cameo appearances and it's great to catch up on what's happening with them in brief.  Will Auden's cub save the day and give the Psy a small respite to gather their resources and continue to look for new solutions? 
Once you're on this roller coaster, there's no getting off, though there are so many moments that are sweet, tender, charming and scary in equal measure. What a wonderful addition to the series.  I can't wait to see where Ms. Singh will go next with this story arc.

I was hooked on this one but I think Nalini Singh missed her opportunity to torture us all.

We met Remington (“Remi”) Denier, alpha of an emerging pack of cats, back in Shards of Hope when he and his pack helped Aden and Zaira and since then Rainfire and the Arrows have been friends. Remi has also been working with the Arrows to track down who owns that tract of land where the paramilitary group had their bunker.

Remi is more than shocked when a small group land in the field not far from said bunker indicating that the notorious Scott family are the owners, more specifically the now deceased Counselors’ daughter, Auden Scott. Remi is fascinated by Auden from the moment they meet. There is something off about her scent and the way she is staring off at nothing. He knows that he isn’t excited about having a Scott so close to his pack, especially one who acts so oddly, and once he realizes that Auden is pregnant and vulnerable, there is no way he won’t be keeping a close eye on her.

As we have learned in prior books, the former Psy Council members had no concerns about experimenting on the more vulnerable members of their society, and blood relationship doesn’t exclude someone from that. In fact, since psy made procreation contracts solely in an attempt to breed high level psy, a medium or low gradient child was pretty worthless so any experimentation that could increase that was worth trying since failure or death would simply remove a shameful, lacking child from the family tree. Instead of Shoshanna and Henry Scott creating a high-gradient or cardinal TK, like themselves, Auden is a high gradient, psychotronic with only a 2.0 gradient TK ability. Someone with Auden’s ability would usually be recruited by a museum to assist in categorizing their treasures and verifying authenticity. But as the only child of the Scott family fortune, Auden was not given a chance to enhance her natural ability.

Add to that the fact that as Auden stays more in focus while she is near Remi, allows her to catalog the odd behavior of her mother’s assistant and family doctor and their hyper-focus on her baby’s brain development. All psy do brain scans on their children but not in the womb and not when Auden is suddenly starts “missing” a lot of time.

Knowing that I was obsessed with finding out what they did to poor Auden as a child that caused her odd behavior, is this something that could be fixed and why she seemed to improve her faculties when she was around Remi? I really couldn’t find out this information fast enough.

Plus, we got to spend time with Remi’s growing pack, which included some of Lucas’s people who have transferred over. We also meet several wonderful secondary characters from this pack and I hope we will see more of them in future stories.

So if I was so caught up and excited to read what was happening, where did the author fail? I am glad you asked. At the beginning of each paragraph, Nalini usually puts little snippets from books, email or memos which hint at some background to the overall arc of the story. While there is some of that here, the majority of those notes, statements, email and memos are focused on the imminent failure of the psy net. Nalini has been hinting in book after book that the psy net is failing but in Primal Mirror, the end is coming. Now! These pre-chapter statements indicate that every Hail Mary is being tried…and failing. Krychek, the Arrows, the Human Alliance and the changelings are exhausting themselves doing whatever they can to save as many of the psy as possible. The humans are being told to make a psy friend. The changelings are trying to blood bond as many psy children as possible to create a smaller link with the changelings outside of the psy net.

I was honestly torn between saving the psy net in this story and letting her 3…2… (The End) and leave us hanging until the next story to see who lives and who dies. You would hear mass screaming on release day as we are left in the dark and we have wait to find out who survives complete net failure until the next novel. Thankfully, Nalini isn’t as evil as I am because I would have left you screaming.

This was another excellent entry into the Psy-Changeling Trinity series. Auden Scott is the daughter of Shoshanna and Henry Scott - both evil doers and former members of the Psy Council. She was a disappoint to both of them because, while she inherited a powerful psy gift, it wasn't one either parent wanted. Therefore, her mother experimented on her and broke her mind.

Now, her parents are dead and she's pregnant but still under the control of her mother's aide. She is gradually healing her brain but still has trouble staying lucid. It is in one of her lucid periods that she meets Remi Denier who is the alpha of a small changeling pack near Auden's wilderness retreat. Remi determines to care for her and her baby because caring for people is what he does to make up for a childhood when he wasn't cared for.

Meanwhile, the PsyNet is on its last days. And when it fails millions of psy will die for lack of a network to sustain them. Everyone on the planet is trying to find a way to either preserve the network or provided another network for the psy to join but with no success. However, Auden's baby may inadvertently provide at least a temporary solution to the problem if Auden can find a way to defeat the powerful Scott family who has other plans for the baby.

Auden's upbringing which tried to make her as ruthless as her parents may be all that can save her and her child. Her love for her baby will prove to be the one thing the Scott family didn't plan for. And Remi is determined to be there to support her in every way since she is his mate. He'll do anything to protect his mate and her child.

Primal Mirror is the eight book in the Psy-Changeling Trinity spinoff and features Auden Scott, the daughter of two ruthless Psys. After the death of Henry and Shoshanna Scott, Auden must find a way to protect her unborn child from their reach. She finds refuge living next to Remington Denier, the alluring Alpha of the newly formed RainFire pack.

Remi is drawn to Auden, even if he knows getting too close risks not only his safety, but the safety of his pack. Auden’s stability feels fractured and she’s running out of time to protect her baby, but something tells her that she can trust Remi with her child and her heart.

Primal Mirror had the usual Nalini Singh goodness I love: a protective and kind Alpha, a strong Psy willing to sacrifice it all for the ones she loved, an epic romance, and thrilling and ongoing race to save the PsyNet.

Even with 20 plus books into the Psy-Changeling series, Nalini Singh continues to impress and I cannot wait to read more of the wonderful world and characters she has created.

OT: One thing I love about reading an interconnected series is catching small glimpses of some of my favorite characters; Kit, Kaleb and Sahara, and Tamsyn (to name a few), had an appearance in Primal Mirror.

I’ve been reading Nalini's books for almost ten years now and the psy changeling series is one of my favorites, I love how emotional and entertaining they are, and even though Primal Mirror is the 8 book in the series ( or 23 if you count the original series) this book still had some of the things I love in a Nalini Singh book, romance, suspense, political intrigue and found family.

The Psy Net is in a worse state than ever, every major character come together to try and help to prevent the complete annihilating of the psy race and in the midst of it all we have Auden Scott a mysterious woman with brain damage who’s a psychometric and is very much pregnant, she ends up grabbing the attention of Remi the alpha of RainFire, a new leopard pack.

The romance between Auden and Remi was adorable, the way he cared about her and was willing to do anything to protect her was really touching, Auden is such a strong character, after everything she went through she still had love in her heart for her daughter and for Remi.

As always, this was an amazing book in the series and I can’t wait to see where Nalini is going to take us in the next installment.

Thanks Netgalley and Berkeley for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review

Nalini Singh delivers a not-so-helpless heroine in Auden Scott, who meets RainFire alpha Remi Denier in the eighth book of the Psy/Changeling trinity series. Auden, with a power deemed largely useless, is the repudiated daughter of former Psy Council member Henry Scott. She was pulled in as heir to her ruthless, and recently deceased mother, Shoshanna Scott. After a devastating brain injury, she is experiencing memory loss, and pregnant, though she doesn't recall consenting to have a child. With her parents dead but their cronies influencing her life, she makes contact with Remi and is struck by his dedication to his pack. Penned in by her mother's team, Auden manipulates the situation to her advantage, conspiring with Remi to save her child at any cost. The pair seek solace from loss in each other, and are proactive in their efforts to build better lives for themselves and those they care for or protect. Auden is forced to play her part while hoping her mind does not betray her while seeking the devastating truth about the child she carries. What she learns opens up family secrets that reverberate into the very fabric of the psy net, possibly altering the landscape forever. This is a can't-miss entry into Singh's epic world building, and Remi shines as the lost boy-turned-man who pulled a pack together out of nothing.

This was another good installment of the series but I don’t think it will bring new readers in. I like the characters and the world. A lot of previous charters are referred to which works sometimes and other times feels forced.

am fan of this series and have enjoyed most of the books - some more, other less, and this one definitely falls in the group of my favourites.
I always like to go back this world. The over-arching suspense can get tedious, too convoluted sometimes and I am glad it took a back seat in this story.
I have to admit I avoid romance with pregnant heroines and I was apprehensive how Nalini Singh will handle this here. I can say that it worked for me because of all the circumstances of the pregnancy ||the father is a donor, she doesn't even know him, so there is no emotional connection||. Her lack of memories of the how and why she got pregnant was scary even in world were procreation was generally treated as a business transaction. I felt her love and fierce protection of her unborn baby were her leading emotions regarding the pregnancy and the baby and I went with it.
I liked the romance itself, and I liked a lot. Psy-changeling are my favourite couples. It was a bit different here. The heroine was not new feelings, her brain injury already made her an outsider among the other psys. In many ways she acted more like a changeling mother than a psy one.
We meet so many beloved characters from the previous books and it was a joy to see them all again and catch up on what's happening with them.
I complained how dark and emotionally draining the previous book felt, with all the violence both physical and emotional. Here I can say I felt hopeful by the end and it felt good. Yes, there is still violence and darkness but it felt more manageable.

CW: the usual - violence, abuse, + brain damage, memory loss, forced impregnation, traumatic childbirth

Primal Mirror by Nalini Singh

This book is book 8 of the Psy/Changeling Trinity series. That is the second arc of the Psy/Changeling series, making Primal Mirror is the 23rd novel, with multiple novellas and short stories added in.

In this, we come back to the RainFire pack of jaguars, where we’ve met Alpha Remi Denier, Jojo and Finn in other books. Remi is our male main character. Our female main character is Auden Scott, daughter of former Psy Councillors Shoshanna and Henry Scott. When we meet Auden, she is very pregnant and has issues with black out times in her memory. She is a psychometric, meaning she can feel the emotions of the person or people that have touched an item before.

Remi and Auden first meet when she is having one of her blank spots, where she acts differently than normal and her scent is metallic. She reads a watch on Remi’s arm, telling him things he never would have imagined knowing about his mom, since she had passed away years before. This starts Remi’s interest in Auden. Soon after, he teaches her how to shoot a gun and tells her about the differences in her behavior and scent. After that point, they become friends of a sort and quickly become more emotionally involved. But at the same time, they’re trying to figure out how she’s missing all this time, what happens when she can’t remember, where does her mind go! They find all their answers in the end, but the journey to get there is quite a ride!!

We are visited by many characters that we’ve met in previous books including several Arrows, Kit and Rina formerly of DarkRiver, even Kaleb stops by. Jojo steals every scene she’s in of course!! All in all, I would absolutely recommend this to anyone that likes a little paranormal with their romance, but it’s so much better if you start at the very beginning or at the beginning of the Trinity Accord books. I count this among the top five of my favorite series, and I could never pick just one book out of the series as a favorite!! This book is worth the time and money, a hundred times over!!

Nalini Singh books are the pinnacle of Paranormal Romance.
This book really kept my attention throughout. We got to learn more about a ps-psy which was always interesting to me and we got to go back to RainFire which I've been dying to return to since Shards of Hope.
While the whole romance between Auden and Remi was going on there was also the mystery of what happened to Auden and why her memories aren't all there, we got a side plot of what's happening in the unstable net and some familiar faces made an appearance.
I honestly can't wait to see where Nalini takes the series next, there's so many people I want a story for—Pax! Rina! Kit! I could go on!

I've been reading Nalini Singh since the beginning of my time with my reading journey. She re-introduced me to the joys of reading in college and I loved the Psy-Changeling world and devoured these books when I first got my hands on them. I'm incredibly excited that I was given a chance to read and review Primal Mirror. Now I'll be honest, Nalini Singh is an author I feel a sense of loyalty to - I will read everything she writes for forever, but I'm pleased to say that Primal Mirror is an excellent and reliable next installment in Trinity. This is about our beloved Remi and Auden, the daughter of Shoshanna and Henry Scott!! I felt like this book did a great job with the overarching plot and we get many glimpses into other character's corners of our Psy-Changling world. While I wish that we got to explore more of the dynamic between Henry and Auden Scott and see a bit more development in Remi and Auden's relationship (I'm a sucker for there alone sitting together eating a sweet treat moments), I do appreciate that this book felt like it kept forward momentum going.

I think Nalini Singh can always be counted on for a strong romance and she delivers here. I'm excited to get to see more glimpses into the dynamics of the Scott family (Henry and Auden) in the future and get peeks into Auden and Remi's lil family! As always, I remain eager for the next book!!

I haven't read this author in a while since I've been somewhat disappointed in the archangels series. However this book did not disappoint. A perfect mix of action and intrigue. We have a mentally damaged woman who feels like someone or something is happening to her, she's loosing time. She is a member of a notorious family but considered a waste as she is a psychometric not a high powered telepath. The alpha of the rainfire jaguar pack is intrigued by this woman, feels a need to protect her and obviously gets himself involved in the house politics surrounding her. I really like the male need who is strong but not overwhelming and is compassionate as well as protecting. Of course the metaplot is going on as well because the net is failing. So we get peeks at other characters from the past as they struggle to save Psi lives. It is an enjoyable book all around with some romance mixed in. Fans of older Singh books will enjoy this one. Thanks to netgalley and the Author and publishers for letting me review this book.