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"Naya’s Most Important Visitors"
by
Nalini Singh
It is part of the Psy-Changeling #10.2 series and is a paranormal romance in a PDF edition that was published by the author on November 2013 and has 9 pages.
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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, "Hide and Seek", "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", "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
A free short story in Nalini Singh’s November 2013 Newsletter, it falls in at 10.2 in the Psy-Changeling paranormal romance series.
If you’re interested, there is a chronological listing of the Psy-Changeling books on my website.
My Take
Singh captures the twins beautifully, lol. You can’t help but smile…and my eyes teared up at how cute the boys were. Of course, it does help that Sascha and Lucas so love that new baby of theirs!
I do so enjoy Singh’s vignettes that provide a behind-the-scenes peek in at various characters in the series, a slice of their everyday lives.
Do be aware that these short stories make more sense if you’ve been reading the series all along, especially when it comes to a comment such as “to live in a pack that showed affection with … openness”. The poignancy of Sascha’s thought — Singh is using third person protagonist point-of-view — becomes more emphatic when you know what her background was.
Speaking of background, Singh provides a wee bit of back history of one of Lucas’, ahem, naughty moments, lol. It makes me want to read more about Naya’s future with her mischievous friends!
“Naya’s Most Important Visitors” is an excellent example of what I so adore about Singh’s Psy-Changeling series with the love and support its characters have for each other. When you read Rome and Jules’ explanation of their gift for Naya…well, you’ll want to cry AND wish more parents were so amazing.
The Story
Roman and Julian, twin leopard cubs, have been talking to Naya in the womb for months now, and they can finally meet her in person.
The Characters
Nadiya “Naya” is Sascha and Lucas‘ newborn baby. Sascha is a cardinal Psy mated to Lucas, the alpha panther of the DarkRiver pack of leopards.
Julian and Roman Ryder are twin cubs. Their mother, Tamsyn “Tammy“, is the pack healer. Nate is her mate, a senior sentinel in the pack.
The Title
The title speaks the truth, for “Naya’s Most Important Visitors” will be a part of her life, all her life.
