Nalini Singh - Caressed By Ice (Psy-Changelings, Book 3)

I LOVE this book! Its a must read for all of my fans.

Christine Feehan

An electrifying collision of logic and emotionan incredible world where fire and ice mix to create an unforgettable sensual eruption. Slave to Sensation is a volcanic start to a new series thatll leave you craving more.

Romance Junkies

AWESOME!A purely mesmerizing book that surely stands out among the other paranormal books out there. Slave to Sensation is captivating from beginning to end. Its a must read for any paranormal fan!

Romance Reader at Heart

Superb science fiction romanceReaders will enjoy Nalini Singhs excellent futuristic thriller and demand more tales from this fascinating realm.

Midwest Book Review

You wont want to miss Slave to Sensation , the tremendous first book in the new Psy series by Nalini SinghI highly recommend this book and suggest you make room for it on your keeper shelf.

Romance Reviews Today

A sensual romance set in an alternate-reality America with just a bit of mystery to keep readers flipping pages. Character-driven and well-written, its not easy to put down at bedtime; it kept me reading well into the night.

Fresh Fiction

A fresh, intriguing, and thought-provoking mythology and a very appealing cast of charactersI look forward to the next installment from this talented writer.

BookLoons

A must even for those uninitiated in the paranormal genre. The story ends much too quickly, and the authors magical writing conjures up sensual images and intense emotions that linger long after the last word is read.

Romantic Times

SLAVE TO SENSATION

VISIONS OF HEAT

CARESSED BY ICE

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Writing is a solitary business but its not a lonely one, especially not when youre surrounded by as many wonderful people as I am.

At home: My family, the ones who have to put up with my single-minded focus when Im working and who do it in such style. Thanks for not making me cook or cleanor vacuumor do the laundryI love you guys!

On a California beach sipping a margarita (well, she might be if she didnt have obsessive-compulsive clients): Nephele Tempest, my agent and the first person to tell me she loved my Psy/Changeling world. Thanks for being such a great advocate for my work. If we ever manage to meet in person, the margaritas are on me!

At my publisher: Cindy Hwang, my brilliant editor and someone who gives me the freedom to follow my imagination wherever it takes me; Leis Pederson, superefficient editorial assistant (and someone who is probably sick of hearing my voice after those marathon editing session over the phone!); and the Sensation al behind-the-scenes team. A huge thank-you for everything youve done since the very first book in the Psy/Changeling series.

In unknown locations: All the booksellers, readers, reviewers, librarians, and bloggers who have supported my books to date. If I tried to list you all, Id run out of room, which, I think, is an amazing, humbling thing. Thank you.

Outside the door demanding I come out or theyre going to drag me out: My friends, who put up with my hermitlike tendencies without crossing me off their invitation lists. You know who you are. I feel blessed to have you in my life.

Mercury was a cult. That was what everyone said at the start. The Psy laughed at Catherine and Arif Adelajas claims of being able to free their people from insanity and murderous fury.

To be Psy was to court the edges of madness.

It was accepted. It was accepted.

There was no cure.

But then Mercury produced two graduates of their early version of the Silence Protocolthe Adelajas own twin sons. Tendaji and Naeem Adelaja were as cool as ice, their emotions holding nothing of anger or madnessfor a while. The experiment eventually failed. The dark side of emotion rushed back into the Adelaja twins in an avalanche, and, sixteen years after being heralded as the harbingers of a new future, they committed suicide. Tendaji, the strong one, killed Naeem then himself. There was no doubt that it had been a mutual decision.

They left a note.

We are an abomination, a plague that will kill our people from within. Silence must never take root, must never infiltrate the PsyNet. Forgive us .

Their words were never heard, their terror never understood. Found by acolytes of Mercury, they were buried in a hidden grave, their deaths termed an accident. By then, Mercury had begun training a second generation, improving their technique, refining the tools with which to excise unwanted emotion from the heart and madness from the soul. The most important change was the quietestthis time, they had the cautious support of the leaders of their people, the Psy Council.

But they also needed support of another kind, the kind that would catch any other lapses and mistakes before they made it to the public domainand to the ears of the still-skeptical Council. If the Councilors had found out about the continuing deaths, they would have pulled back. And the Adelajas could not bear the thought of their vision being consigned to the trash heap of history. Because, though shattered by the deaths of their twin sons, Catherine and Arif never lost faith in Silence. Neither did their eldest sonZaid.