I am Meredith Gentry, princess and heir apparent to the throne in the realm of faerie, onetime private investigator in the mortal world. To be crowned queen, I must first continue the royal bloodline and give birth to an heir of my own. If I fail, my aunt, Queen Andais, will be free to do what she most desires: install her twisted son, Cel, as monarch . . . and kill me.
My royal guards surround me, and my best lovedmy Darkness and my Killing Frostare always beside me, sworn to protect and make love to me. But still the threat grows greater. For despite all my carnal efforts, I remain childless, while the machinations of my sinister, sadistic Queen and her confederates remain tireless. So my bodyguards and I have slipped back into Los Angeles, hoping to outrun the gathering shadows of court intrigue. But even exile isnt enough to escape the grasp of those with dark designs.
Now King Taranis, powerful and vainglorious ruler of faeries Seelie Court, has leveled accusations against my noble guards of a heinous crimeand has gone so far as to ask the mortal authorities to prosecute. If he succeeds, my men face extradition to faerie and the hideous penalties that await them there. But I know that Taraniss charges are baseless, and I sense that his true target is me. He tried to kill me when I was a child. Now I fear his intentions are far more terrifying.
From the Hardcover edition.
**
From Publishers Weekly
Princess Meredith NicEssus of the Unseelie Court finally reaches an elusive goal in Hamilton's seductive sixth Meredith Gentry paranormal romance (after 2006's Mistral's Kiss). Half-human, half-faerie, Meredith is a former L.A. PI whose current full-time job is trying to get pregnanttrying at least three times a day, in fact, mainly with her devoted retinue of sex-starved guardsto insure her ascendancy to the Unseelie throne of night. Unfortunately, her bedding schedule has been interrupted by Lady Caitrin of the Seelie Court, who claims she was raped by three of Meredith's guards. Meredith must protect her faithful retinue from the terrible wrath of her uncle, King Taranis of the Seelie Court, and defend herself from the dangerous desire Taranis harbors for her. Hamilton depicts Meredith's erotic adventures in her usual breathless, overheated style, but also reveals a deeper glimpse into Meredith's introspective side as she reflects on her favorite lover, Killing Frost, whose strange fate finds her re-evaluating the costs of being a future queen. (Oct.)
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Review
Praise for Laurell K. Hamilton
A Kiss of Shadows
Ive never read a writer with a more fertile imagination.
Diana Gabaldon
A Caress of Twilight
Sensual, without a doubt . . . This book moves like a whirlwind.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Seduced by Moonlight
This [faerie] society is one of the most detailed, imaginative, and lovingly drawn in all fantastic fiction, and the Meredith Gentry series has become something special.
San Jose Mercury News
A Stroke of Midnight
Nonstop action . . . This book will leave you breathless.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mistrals Kiss
Steamy . . . will have Hamiltons fans panting for more.
Publishers Weekly
From the Hardcover edition.
Library : Fantasy
Universes : Meredith Gentry [06]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780345495914