A Lick of Frost - (Merry Gentry) by Laurell K Hamilton (Paperback)

About the Book

The suspenseful and sexy saga of half-mortal/half-magic princess private eye Meredith Gentry continues. The dark Queen Andais has commanded Merry to attempt to conceive a child, an heir to succeed her on the throne. One by one, consorts have come to her bed to help save her claim--and her life.

Book Synopsis

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 loved-my Darkness and my Killing Frost-are 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 isn't enough to escape the grasp of those with dark designs.

Now King Taranis, powerful and vainglorious ruler of faerie's Seelie Court, has leveled accusations against my noble guards of a heinous crime-and 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 Taranis's 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.

Review Quotes

Praise for Laurell K. Hamilton

A Kiss of Shadows

"I've 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

Mistral's Kiss

"Steamy . . . will have Hamilton's fans panting for more."
-Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Laurell K. Hamilton is the New York Times bestselling author of the Meredith Gentry novels: A Kiss of Shadows, A Caress of Twilight, Seduced by Moonlight, A Stroke of Midnight, Mistral's Kiss, as well as fifteen acclaimed Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, novels. She lives in St. Louis, Missouri. Visit the author's official website at www.laurellkhamilton.org.