A Kiss of Shadows/ Laurell K. Hamilton The Characters: First the story’s heroine, Meredith Gentry works in L.A. as a private
investigator, but what no one knows is that she is a fairy princess. To protect her self from her aunt, the queen of the
Unseelie sidhe, Merry entered self imposed exile from the realms of her people, but all that will change when she is forced out of hiding, and offered the chance to go home. The Ravens, the queens personal guard, the most beautiful men in the world (human or faerie) sworn to serve the queen of the unseelie court’s every whim for the rest of their lives. They are given the assignment of both protecting Merry and helping her in the race to become the next queen. Queen Andais, ruler of the Unseelie court and aunt to Meredith, a harsh and cruel ruler in every respect, can no longer ignore the dangers of her son’s sickness. Seeing her people fading, and fearing the end of their kind, the queen offers her brother’s daughter a deal. Merry will become co-heir along side Andais’ son Cel, and the first to meet her qualifications will be the next ruler of the court. Cel, Prince of the Unseelie court is even crueler then his mother and a sickness in his mind makes the court fear the possibility of his rule. His hatred for Meredith puts her life in danger and his rule would ultimately mean her death. And a horde of other characters some human, others fey all coming together to make a rich and colorful story in this world of intrigue, eroticism, sadism and honor, mixing the best and the worst of the fantasy’s of the mind. The Story: The story is based in modern U.S.A. where the fey live openly and are looked upon by the human race as celebrities, but within the
courts life is beyond the most fantastic imaginings of the humans who live around them. In the fading courts of the fey, desperation reigns supreme and all are willing to do anything to bring rebirth to the courts, even if it means someone has do die. Other Books By Laurell K. Hamilton In The Meredith Gentry Series: Book One: A Kiss of Shadows Book Two: A Caress of Twilight Book Three: Seduced By Moonlight Book Four: The Stroke of Midnight Book Five: Mistral’s Kiss And Coming in October 2007- Book Six: A Lick of Frost