A Kiss of Shadows (A Merry Gentry Novel Book 1)

Name: A Kiss of Shadows (A Merry Gentry Novel Book 1)
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.6 (4994 reviews)
Author: Laurell K. Hamilton

by Laurell K. Hamilton

Fantasy Dark Romance

4.6 (4,994)

4.6 stars from 4,994 reviews. Top 50% of Fantasy books we track.

474 pages~7.9 hr readPublished by WheelerPublished 2000-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love paranormal romance with high stakes and fae politics, where the heroine is just as clever and dangerous as the men she's dealing with.
You're after sensual, adult fantasy that doesn't shy away from desire but keeps the plot moving faster than the attraction.
You want to start a long series with a fully realised world where the worldbuilding is as rich as the character work.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer your fantasy romance to have a slower burn and less explicit content.
You want a standalone novel, not the first book of a massive series.
You're looking for a straightforward good-versus-evil plot rather than court intrigue and moral ambiguity.

About this book

Merry Gentry is a princess of the high court of Faerie who is living undercover as a human in Los Angeles, working as a private investigator who specializes in supernatural crime. When the queen's assassin arrives to bring her back, Merry becomes entangled in her aunt's plans. Merry is assigned a task: spend time in the constant company of beautiful immortal men. Success brings the crown and the chance to continue living. Failure means death. The world she enters is described as thrilling and sensual, filled with earthly pleasures and magic, ruled by the passions of immortal beings once worshipped as gods or demons. This edition includes an excerpt from Laurell K. Hamilton's A Shiver of Light.

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Currently around #33K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 41% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.6★ from 4,994 reviews

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