Synopses & Reviews
“My name is Meredith Gentry, but of course its not my real name. I dare not even whisper my true name after dark for fear that one hushed word will travel over the night winds to the soft ear of my aunt, the Queen of the Air and Darkness. She wants me dead. I dont even know why.”Meredith Gentry, Princess of the high court of Faerie, is posing as a human in Los Angeles, living as a P.I. specializing in supernatural crime. But now the Queens assassin has been dispatched to fetch her back-whether she likes it or not. Suddenly Meredith finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunts plans. The job that awaits her: enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful immortal men in the world. The reward: the crown-and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty for failure: death.
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"As wild as the novels premise is, memorable characters and wicked wit make it all delicious, ribald fun." Publishers Weekly
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"An intriguing start to a new series, if even more of a guilty pleasure than Hamilton's previous series." Carolyn Cushman, Locus
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"[Meredith's] is an edgy story of sex, violence, and magic that manages to be both disturbing and entertaining. Highly recommended..." Library Journal
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"Sexy....Merry's adventures are engaging and keep the reader turning the pages." St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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"Stunning....Steamy....An exciting and original world." San Jose Mercury News
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"Overall, A Kiss of Shadows proves Ms. Hamilton as an exceedingly imaginative story-teller who does her job well in setting the stage for her new series." 11th Hour
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"A story that mixes mystery, romance, and political intrigue." The Denver Post
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"Ive never read a writer with a more fertile imagination." Diana Gabaldon, author of Outlander
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"My name is Meredith Gentry, but of course its not my real name. I dare not even whisper my true name after dark for fear that one hushed word will travel over the night winds to the soft ear of my aunt, the Queen of the Air and Darkness. She wants me dead. I dont even know why."
Meredith Gentry, Princess of the high court of Faerie, is posing as a human in Los Angeles, living as a P.I. specializing in supernatural crime. But now the Queens assassin has been dispatched to fetch her back whether she likes it or not. Suddenly Meredith finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunts plans. The job that awaits her: enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful immortal men in the world. The reward: the crown and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty for failure: death.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER -
"Stunning . . . steamy . . . an exciting and original world."--San Jose Mercury News Meet Merry Gentry, paranormal P.I., and enter a thrilling, sensual world as dangerous as it is beautiful, full of earthly pleasures and dazzling magic, and ruled by the all-consuming passions of immortal beings once worshipped as gods . . . or demons. Merry Gentry, princess of the high court of Faerie, is posing as a human in Los Angeles, working as a private investigator specializing in supernatural crime. But now the queen's assassin has been dispatched to fetch her--whether she likes it or not. Suddenly Merry finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunt's plans. The job that awaits her: enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful immortal men in the world. The reward: the crown--and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty for failure: death.
Praise for Laurell K. Hamilton and A Kiss of Shadows
"One of the most inventive and exciting writers in the paranormal field."--Charlaine Harris
"Sexy . . . Merry's adventures are engaging and keep the reader turning the pages."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"I've never read a writer with a more fertile imagination."--Diana Gabaldon
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Enter a thrilling, sensual world as threatening as it beautiful, replete with the consuming passions of immortal beings once worshipped as gods or demons.
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Laurell K. Hamilton is the author of the Meredith Gentry novels and the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series. She lives in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, with her family.
About the Author
Laurell K. Hamilton is the bestselling author of nine acclaimed Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels. She lives in Kirkwood, Missouri, with her daughter, two attack pugs, three birds, and a partridge in a pear tree. Visit her official Web site at www.laurellkhamilton.com.