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Last Guard

Psy-Changeling Trinity, Book 5

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New York Times best-selling author Nalini Singh returns to a world devastated by change in her award-winning Psy-Changeling Trinity series, where two people defined by their aloneness hold the fate of the Psy in their hands....

Termed merciless by some, and a robotic sociopath by others, Payal Rao is the perfect Psy: cardinal telekinetic, CEO of a major conglomerate, beautiful - and emotionless.

For Canto Mercant, family and loyalty are everything. A cardinal telepath deemed 'imperfect' by his race due to a spinal injury, Canto cares for the opinions of very few - and ruthlessly protects those he claims as his own. Head of intel of the influential Mercant family, he prefers to remain a shadow in the Net, unknown and unseen. But Canto is also an Anchor, part of a secretive designation whose task it is to stabilise the PsyNet. Now that critical psychic network is dying, threatening to collapse and kill the entire Psy race with it.

To save those he loves, Canto needs the help of a woman bound to him by a dark past neither has been able to forget. A woman who is the most powerful Anchor of them all: Payal Rao. Neither is ready for the violent inferno about to ignite in the PsyNet...or the passionate madness that threatens to destroy them both.

©2021 Nalini Singh (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group
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Critic reviews

"Singh's talent for lush, expansive worldbuilding is on full display." (Publishers Weekly)

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Loved this book. It’s made all the better by the appearance of the Stonewater bears who bring so much humour and love to the story.
I’m waiting with bated breath so see what happens next!

Fantastic

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Couldn't put this book down. I enjoyed meeting up with familiar characters and liked how outwardly grumpy Conto was but the absolute best was his protectiveness.

Absolutely loved this book

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This is story of how two psy children who were thrust into a hell as children meet again as adults. They have both had different experiences since leaving a hellish environment constructed for psy children who were considered flawed. Loved this second meeting romance. Great characters and great storyline.

Nalini did it again! Whoop whoop!

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Such a great book and really well read. Exciting and keeps the pace. Thoroughly recommend.

Amazing

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4.5 stars Now I'm not the biggest fan of Psy x Psy pairings, but between Heart Of Obsidian and this..you could sell me on it. Canto Mercant and Payal Rao have history, despite not linking it at first. But with Payal's perceived madness upon her and the net fracturing her and Canto's designation (the A or the anchors holding the net together) are forced to step into the light as the Psynet continues to rot. There's so much beauty in this despite the usual aloofness of the Psy. But with all the E's and bears around Canto cannot be cold. And with Canto, neither can Payal.
CW: Violence against children
Rep: Indian FMC, neurodivergent FMC, MMC with a disability (use of a wheelchair) LGBTQ side characters.

4.5 Stars

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