But major, major down points in the continuing propping up of a controlling male and an emotional female. It's intriguing on that level, certainty, because there's are hints of societal-wide conflict coming about mental freedom and emotional freedom. 'Implants' are mentioned a great deal, and I see from peeking ahead that a couple of mentioned characters will be in subsequent stories. It's a different narrative technique than I usually enjoy, as there are a few scenes that seem to have very little to do with what is happening in this book, but appear to be laying groundwork for subsequent plot and character development. The Psy community is ramping up their antagonism with the changelings and it feels like there are more pieces put into play. A switch to the wolf-pack gives and a Psy assassin gives more insight into the different communities.

This installment is both better and worse than the last more plotting, less romance. I wonder what if I'm having fun, or am I avoiding something?. Last, of course, is the necessary kind, the only kind that's left after one has been doing it for too long. Then there is the angry kind, burning away the thoughts, trying to smoke out the emotion. Sometimes it's because it is fun, an almost mystical experience of waving a small fire around, occasionally breathing in the smoke of a campfire that goes all the way back to memory. Some might call that inconsistency but I call it grist for the writer's mill.Ĭhain-smoking. So far, I've worked as a lawyer, a librarian, a candy factory general hand, a bank temp and an English teacher and not necessarily in that order.

If you’d like to see some of my travel snapshots, have a look at the Travel Diary page (updated every month). I’m back in New Zealand now, but I’m always plotting new trips. I also spent three years living and working in Japan, during which time I took the chance to travel around Asia. I was born in Fiji and raised in New Zealand. I hope to continue living the dream until I keel over of old age on my keyboard. In September 2002, when I got the call that Silhouette Desire wanted to buy my first book, Desert Warrior, it was a dream come true. There's no other job I would rather be doing. I love creating unique characters, love giving them happy endings and I even love the voices in my head. I've been writing as long as I can remember and all of my stories always held a thread of romance (even when I was writing about a prince who could shoot lasers out of his eyes).

Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh