There are a few missteps in the mating dance in Play of Passion - but not in the story telling - as Singh gives us a wolf/wolf pairing this time around. Storywise, those breaks in the dance effectively build the tension between Snowdancer's most dominant female, Indigo, and the pack's tracker Drew, who doesn't fit neatly into the pack's hierarchy and doesn't match up with Indigo's idea of what a mate should be.

I loved their courtship - even though Indigo's fear of their relationship doesn't always feel like it fits with her big bad dominant character. There are a fair number of emotional moments in the story as both of the pair make major mistakes during their courtship and a when tragedy strikes as well, but all of that just added up to making the HEA that much more satisfying. It didn't hurt either that my hero-centric self absolutely loved Drew - charming and dominant but not domineering (and sneaky too), he ended up being my favorite Changeling to date.

In addition to the romance, there's also good progress in the setup for Hawke's book and in background arc with Psy machinations ramping up too - it looks like Singh's working up to a big finish.