Tangle of Need
by Nalini Singh
Adria, wolf changeling and resilient soldier, has made a break with the past—one as unpredictable in love as it was in war. Now comes a new territory, and a devastating new complication: Riaz, a SnowDancer lieutenant already sworn to a desperate woman who belongs to another.
For Riaz, the primal attraction he feels for Adria is a staggering betrayal. For Adria, his dangerous lone-wolf appeal is beyond sexual. It consumes her. It terrifies her. It threatens to undermine everything she has built of her new life. But fighting their wild compulsion toward one another proves a losing battle.
Their coming together is an inferno…and a melding of two wounded souls who promise each other no commitment, no ties, no bonds. Only pleasure. Too late, they realize that they have more to lose than they ever imagined. Drawn into a cataclysmic Psy war that may alter the fate of the world itself, they must make a decision that might just break them both.
- Spice
- 4/5
- Burn
- Medium
- Pages
- ~432
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is Tangle of Need?
Tangle of Need 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: Third person, dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Happily ever after
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- Death of a loved one
- Murder
- Suicide / suicidal ideation
- War
- Pregnancy loss
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Tangle of Need: quick answers
How spicy is Tangle of Need?
Tangle of Need 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 Tangle of Need a standalone?
No. Tangle of Need is book 11 in Psy-Changeling. Start with Slave to Sensation. The series is still ongoing.
What tropes are in Tangle of Need?
Tangle of Need features shifters / werewolves, hurt / comfort. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does Tangle of Need have content warnings?
Our notes for Tangle of Need include: death of a loved one, murder, suicide / suicidal ideation, war, pregnancy loss. 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 Tangle of Need?
If you loved Tangle of Need, try Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs, Silver Silence by Nalini Singh, Bride by Ali Hazelwood. They share its shifters / werewolves and hurt / comfort energy at a similar spice level.