Laurell K. Hamilton, author of the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series also has another series under her belt.
With the success of the vampire books Laurell turned her attention to writing about the fae.
The first book of this new series called A Kiss of
Shadows starts with a young female P.I. Hidden in the depths of the City of Angels. Hiding her true identity,
Meredith Gentry works for the Grey Detective Agency posing as a human with minor Fae abilities. Until a new case sets her up against a human using forbidden magic’s to drain power from fae women and the young P.I’s cover is blown, her real name whispered on the winds into the dark night. Princess Meredith NicEssus, third in line for the Unseelie throne.
Merry who is part Sidhe, part Brownie and part Human never fit into the Sidhe courts. The first Sidhe to be truly mortal because of her human blood with no real offensive magical skills, her only hope of survival was to abandon her home and go into hiding. But now her cover has been blown and her aunt, Andais, Queen of Air and Darkness knows where she is.
But all is not once as it was in the Unseelie Court, Meredith is called home and everything is about to change. Having originally left due to the constant attempts on her life, can Meredith survive returning home? Will the secrets about to be uncovered be the key to her survival? Will those offensive magic’s, long denied her finally come to fruition? And can Meredith prove she is strong enough to survive in a world full of intrigue, mystery and blood.
If you love the Anita Blake series by this author, then you're sure to love this new series. With magic and mystery, blood and tears and some steaming sexual encounters. This fantasy series is explosive from page one.