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"Hide and Seek"
by
Nalini Singh
It is part of the Psy-Changeling #12.2 series and is a paranormal romance in a PDF edition that was published by the author on January 2014 Explore it on Goodreads
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Must Love Hellhounds, Kiss of Snow, An Enchanted Season, Archangel's Blade, Angels of Darkness, Lord of the Abyss, Desert Warrior, Angels' Flight, Tangle of Need, Play of Passion, Archangel's Storm, Wild Invitation, Heart of Obsidian, Archangel's Legion, "Making Dinner", Shield of Winter, "A Conversation", "Home", Angels' Pawn, "New Year's Kisses", Night Shift, "Weapons Training", "Zoë's Workshop", "Wild Night", Archangel's Shadows, Archangel’s Enigma, Shards of Hope, “Fairy Balloons”, “An Unexpected Guest”, Allegiance of Honor, "The Song of the Wolf", Silver Silence, Archangel’s Heart, Archangel’s Viper, Ocean Light, "Elena's School of Horror", Cherish Hard, "Ain’t No Party Like A Bear Party", Archangel's Prophecy, "One Night At The Refuge", "Secret Things", Rebel Hard, Rock Hard, Wolf Rain, "Clean and Dirty", "Wolf School", "Naya’s Most Important Visitors", "Grocery Shopping", "The Cannibal Princess", "A Gift for Kit", "Movie Night", "Kaleb and Sahara’s Meeting with Sascha and Lucas", "Housewarming at the Orchard", "Christmas in the Kitchen", "Stalking Hawke", "Romancing Drew", "Sunday Morning", "Rowan", "Baubles & Ben", Wild Embrace, Love Hard, Rock Addiction, "Music Awards", Rock Courtship, "Rock Courtship Memo"s, Rock Redemption, "Sunshine", Rock Wedding, "With This Memo", "That Lip Ring…", A Madness of Sunshine, "Beary Tiny Ghosts", Alpha Night, "A Wedding Breakfast", "Poker Night", "Knives and Sheaths", "Seedlings", "Star Kissed", "A Walk on the Cliffs", "Wild Cat Blues", Slave to Sensation, Caressed by Ice, Visions of Heat, Kiss Hard, Angels' Blood, Archangel's Kiss, Archangel's War, Archangel's Sun, Archangel's Light, Archangel's Resurrection, Last Guard, “A Perfect Moment”, "Music in the Rain", Storm Echo, Resonance Surge, "Mate", “New Year’s Eve”, Archangel's Lineage, Visions of Heat, Mine to Possess, Hostage to Pleasure, Branded by Fire, Blaze of Memory
This free short story is 12.2 in the Psy-Changeling paranormal romance series. The couple focus is on Sahara and Kaleb and occurs a couple weeks after the end of Heart of Obsidian, 12.
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My Take
This is such a sweet short story that will also make you cry — if you’ve read Heart of Obsidian. I’m looking forward to reading Shield of Winter, 13, if only to learn how the Psy handle the fall of Silence!
It’s Kaleb’s perspective in this, as he marvels at how different, how loving, how accepting his life is now. It’s hard to believe that the terrifying specter we’ve feared for so many stories is this human. Makes you stop and think about other lives that could be improved, that could be happier with love, caring, and acceptance.
The Story
A moment stolen from their busy lives, a time spent with the person most important to them.
The Characters
Sahara Krychek was of the NightStar Clan; now she’s Krychek’s. Leon Kyriakus is her father.
Kaleb Krychek is one terrifying Psy — a deadly dual cardinal with abilities in telekinesis and a teleportation — with out of this world powers who rules and supports the Psy world. A man softened by one young girl who accepted him as he was.
The Title
The title is a memory, one of the few happy ones, this sad young man has of playing “Hide and Seek”.
