Riley and Mercy are so much alike their mating seems impossible. Both dominant, they've made a point of goading each other for years now but, much to both their dismay, it's become obvious there is more to their goading than friendly rivalry.

Add in the fact one is wolf changeling and the other feline and you've got an oil and water mix that's seems impossible to come together.

While they attempt to work through their highly charged emotions for each other, someone- or a group of someones- are trying to make their mark on the world by committing murders that look to be psy in nature- murders that would put the races at war far quicker than anyone wants. But everything is not all it seems and when packmates are kidnapped, Riley and Mercy must set aside their mating dance to bring an end to the chaos that's boiling just below the surface.

Couple things-

First: The Cover. Is it me or does that couple look like they're sixteen years old? ugh. That's is such a turnoff for an adult novel. Save it for YA's mmmkay?

Second: It took me FOREVER to get through this book, considering how I inhaled the previous entries in Singh's psy/changling series. The plot was not interesting enough to get me past how much I disliked the characters- well disliked Mercy anyway.

Third: The Heroine. Mercy stomped around through most of the book talking about how "alpha" she was- only she just came off like a little angry girl trying to prove she's tougher than she really is. VERY annoying. I didn't get to like this book til the end when she finally accepted Riley, unfortunately it was almost over by then.

Needless to say this one was a major disappointment.

2.5 out of 5 from me. Not a DNF- but close to it. ( )

In this latest Psy-Changeling novel, Nalini Singh does her usual masterful job of balancing the political and the personal into a compelling and enjoyable read. ( )