Visions of Heat (Psy-Changeling, #2) in Alpha Heroes & Spitfire Heroines

Dec 02, 2011 Lisa Kay rated it really liked it

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Vaughn D’Angelo in jaguar form.
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★★★★✩ I liked this one, the second in the Psy-Changeling series; but not as much as the first. Don’t get me wrong; four stars are impressive. And I LOVE this author’s “voice”. I’m almost tempted to bump it up to 4½ stars. However, I had to put it down for a couple days. The “darkness” – or The Über Creep – that was plaguing Faith was a little too dark for me right now. Maybe I’ll listen to this on audio in about a year and I’ll love it. There were a co ...more

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May 31, 2010 Nisha rated it it was amazing

Shelves: dangerous-or-bad-boys, fantasy-romance, scifi-futuristic-romance, opposites-attract, were-animals, paranormal-romance

The strangest thing about liking this book so much is that neither Faith nor Vaughn are the type of characters that I normally enjoy reading about. They are both strong, but isolated.

Vaughn is a jaguar living among leopards. His past isn't very pretty and he is more animal than man. So when he is drawn to Faith, a F-psy, the attraction is incomprehensible, but that doesn't stop him. Faith's powers are drawing into something that scares her to the point that she is willing to ask the help of the ...more

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Oct 09, 2010 Keri rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2010s-read, romance-urban-fantasy

What an awesome book! I am already in love with this series and I can see why it is so darn popular. I wasn't sure that Faith and Vaughn were going to work for me, but they just clicked. Although this is my 2nd in the series, I have the next in hand ready to go. I was going to hold off, but I have no willpower to do so. :-) ...more

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Jan 27, 2011 Bekah rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-own, 2011-reads

Faith NightStar is a powerful F-Psy for the PsyClan with the ability to foresee the future. She is their most valued possession literally worth billions with her accurate predictions of business trends. However, she has started to have visions of a different kind which have led her to question the order of her life and the conditioning known as Silence she has adhered to all her life. She’s having visions of a menacing darkness thirsting for blood and murder. Then her sister is murdered in the e Faith NightStar is a powerful F-Psy for the PsyClan with the ability to foresee the future. She is their most valued possession literally worth billions with her accurate predictions of business trends. However, she has started to have visions of a different kind which have led her to question the order of her life and the conditioning known as Silence she has adhered to all her life. She’s having visions of a menacing darkness thirsting for blood and murder. Then her sister is murdered in the exact manner of one of her visions. Faith begins to venture outside her compound to investigate more, but on the outside of her secluded and highly secure home, a jaguar is slowly stalking and drawing ever nearer.

I have to say that I really enjoyed this book. I liked it a lot more than Slave to Sensation. I found Vaughn infinitely more appealing and sexy. I actually love everything about Jaguars. The cars; so sleek, sexy and classy, and the animal; so big, primal, and deadly. Though I had difficulties again following the way the PsyNet works and all the language etc., I’m muddling through it. I think someone who is much smarter than I should write a Psy/Changeling Guide for Dummies. I get enough of it to equate it with the internet and hacking and viruses etc, but I’m not that technologically savvy. However, despite this, the story is engaging, sexy and very exciting to read.

I loved Vaughn as our jaguar hero. His extreme possessiveness of Faith was actually sort of yummy and his need for her surprising (for him) and romantic to watch. The deadly, stoic, invincible and loner jaguar was brought down by a little emotionless Psy. It was great reading watching his need grow and his coaxing the feeling out of Faith. I love the contrast in characters that Nalini has created with this series. The cold vs. the hot essentially and it always creates some monumental steam.

In terms of steam, I only wish that we got just a bit more, just a little bit. I’m really eager to find out the difference between a Psy woman and a Psy man – so thankfully Judd’s book is next. I’m anxious to see how the dynamic of his needs/wants will manifest. Will he coldly desire her only, or will he let go of the conditioning of Silence and feel emotions??

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