Hostage to Pleasure
by Nalini Singh
When she is forced to create a neural implant that will enslave her psychically gifted race in exchange for her son's life, Ashaya Aleine, a powerful Psy, finds an ally in a DarkRiver sniper who lost his sister to a Psy killer.
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~339
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is Hostage to Pleasure?
Hostage to Pleasure is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
- Steam: Explicit open door
- Burn: Medium burn
- When: Spice starts around the middle
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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- Death of a loved one
- Kidnapping
- Murder
- Torture
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How spicy is Hostage to Pleasure?
Hostage to Pleasure is a 4 out of 5 on our spice scale: spicy (explicit). Explicit, detailed scenes and several of them. The famous "perfect 4": real plot, real smut. Spice starts around the middle.
Is Hostage to Pleasure a standalone?
No. Hostage to Pleasure is book 5 in Psy-Changeling. Start with Slave to Sensation. The series is still ongoing.
What tropes are in Hostage to Pleasure?
Hostage to Pleasure features shifters / werewolves, single parent, smart / nerdy heroine, opposites attract, hurt / comfort. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does Hostage to Pleasure have content warnings?
Our notes for Hostage to Pleasure include: death of a loved one, kidnapping, murder, torture. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Hostage to Pleasure?
If you loved Hostage to Pleasure, try Silver Silence by Nalini Singh, Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne, Naked in Death by J.D. Robb. They share its shifters / werewolves and single parent energy at a similar spice level.