A Kiss of Shadows - (Merry Gentry) by Laurell K Hamilton (Paperback)

About the Book

Posing as a human in Los Angeles, Meredith Gentry, Princess of the high court of Faerie, works as a P.I. specializing in supernatural crime. The Faerie Queen sends her assassin to fetch Meredith back--whether she likes it nor not. Meredith's job will be to enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful immortal men in the world. Her reward: the crown and the opportunity to live. If she fails, her penalty is death.

Book Synopsis

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

Review Quotes

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

"Stunning . . . steamy . . . an exciting and original world."--San Jose Mercury News

"I've never read a writer with a more fertile imagination."--Diana Gabaldon

About the Author

Laurell K. Hamilton is a full-time writer and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series and the Merry Gentry series. She lives in a suburb of St. Louis with her family.