This is the 5th book in the overall series.
Hostage to Pleasure (book) | |
Author | Nalini Singh |
Publication date | September 2008 |
Publication Order | |
Preceded by Mine to Possess (book) |
Followed by Branded by Fire (book) |
Synopsis[]
Separated from her son and forced to create a neural implant that will mean the effective enslavement of her psychically gifted race, Ashaya Aleine is the perfect Psy–cool, calm, emotionless…at least on the surface. Inside, she’s fighting a desperate battle to save her son and escape the vicious cold of the PsyNet. Yet when escape comes, it leads not to safety, but to the lethal danger of a sniper’s embrace.
DarkRiver sniper Dorian Christensen lost his sister to a Psy killer. Though he lacks the changeling ability to shift into animal form, his leopard lives within. And that leopard’s rage at the brutal loss is a clawing darkness that hungers for vengeance. Falling for a Psy has never been on Dorian’s agenda. But charged with protecting Ashaya and her son, he discovers that passion has a way of changing the rules…
Plot[]

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Characters[]

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Main Characters
- Ashaya Aleine (Female Protagonist)
- Dorian Christensen (Male Protagonist)
Characters Introduced
- Aaron
- Aden Kai
- Amara Aleine
- Aneca (briefly mentioned)
- Anu
- Eamon
- Illiana Aleine
- Jimmy
- Keenan Aleine
- Keishon Talbot
- Mia
- Vasic
- Yelena
(names in bold represent key characters in the series)

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