| A Kiss of Shadows Contributor(s): Hamilton, Laurell K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0345423402 ISBN-13: 9780345423405 Publisher: Ballantine Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: February 2002 Annotation: ""My name is Meredith Gentry, but of course it's 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 don't 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 Queen's assassin has been dispatched to fetch her back-whether she likes it or not. Suddenly Meredith 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - Paranormal - Fiction | Romance - Paranormal - General - Fiction | Fantasy - Urban |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Merry Gentry Novel |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 4.64" W x 6.5" (0.51 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |