Psy & Changelings 09 - Play of Passion

PLEASURE
BRANDED BY FIRE
BLAZE OF MEMORY
BONDS OF JUSTICE
PLAY OF PASSION
     
    Guild Hunter Series
    ANGELS’ BLOOD
ANGELS’ PAWN
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ARCHANGEL’S KISS
     
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    AN ENCHANTED SEASON
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THE MAGICAL CHRISTMAS CAT
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MUST LOVE HELLHOUNDS
(with Charlaine Harris, Ilona Andrews, and Meljean Brook)
BURNING UP
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To two wonderful friends in different corners of the world: Junko, who made sure I wasn’t lost in translation; and Cora, who has both courage and heart; with a special shout-out to Cian and Calisto from Roman and Julian

CAST OF CHARACTERS
    In alphabetical order by first name
    Key: SD = SnowDancer wolves DR = DarkRiver leopards
     
    Abel Riviere SD soldier, father of Indigo and Evangeline
    Andrew Kincaid SD tracker, brother of Riley and Brenna
    Anthony Kyriakus Psy Councilor, father of Faith
    Ashaya Aleine Psy member of DR, former Council scientist, mated to Dorian
    Ben SD pup
    Brace SD juvenile
    Brenna Kincaid SD tech, mated to Judd, sister of Andrew and Riley
    Devraj Santos Director of the Shine Foundation, one of the Forgotten (Psy who dropped out of the PsyNet over a hundred years ago and intermarried with the changeling and human populations)
    Dorian Christensen DR sentinel, mated to Ashaya
    Elias SD soldier, mated to Yuki, father of Sakura
    Evangeline (Evie) Riviere SD, sister of Indigo
    Faith NightStar Psy member of DR, cardinal F-Psy (foreseer), mated to Vaughn, daughter of Anthony
    Ghost Psy rebel
    Hawke SD alpha
    Henry Scott Psy Councilor, husband of Shoshanna
    Indigo Riviere SD lieutenant, daughter of Abel and Tarah, sister of Evangeline
    Joshua SD juvenile
    Judd Lauren Psy member of SD, lieutenant, mated to Brenna, uncle of Sienna, Toby, and Marlee
    Kaleb Krychek Psy Councilor
    Lara SD healer
    Lucas Hunter DR alpha, mated to Sascha
    Lucy SD, trainee nurse, assistant to Lara
    Matthias SD lieutenant
    Max Shannon Human, Nikita’s security chief, married to Sophia
    Mercy Smith DR