A Kiss of Shadows (Merry Gentry #1)
Laurell K. Hamilton
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· 89 ratings · 480 pages · Published: 01 Feb 2002
I fled the high court of Faerie three years ago and have been in hiding ever since. As Merry Gentry, I am a private investigator for the Grey Detective Agency: Supernatural Problems, Magical Solutions. My magical skills, scorned at the courts of Faerie, are valued in the human world. Even by human standards, my magic isn't flashy, which is fine by me. Flashy attracts attention and I can't afford that.
Rumour has it that I am dead. Not quite. I am Princess Meredith NicEssus. To speak that name after dark is to call down a knock upon your door from a hand that can kill you with a touch. I have been careful, but not careful enough. The shadows have found me, and they are going to take me back home, one way or another.
So the running is over. But the fighting has just begun...
Rich, sensual, brimming with dangerous magic, A Kiss of Shadows is a dazzling tour-de-force where folklore, fantasy and erotically charged adventure collide.
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- reverse harem 8
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The 'Merry Gentry' series
516 ratings 4.00 ·- A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton Book #1
- A Caress of Twilight by Laurell K. Hamilton Book #2
- Seduced by Moonlight by Laurell K. Hamilton Book #3
- A Stroke of Midnight by Laurell K. Hamilton Book #4
- Mistral's Kiss by Laurell K. Hamilton Book #5
- A Lick of Frost by Laurell K. Hamilton Book #6
- Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton Book #7
- Divine Misdemeanors by Laurell K. Hamilton Book #8
mystery · fantasy · poly · erotica · magic · fae · paranormal · vampires · reverse harem · contemporary · menage · urban fantasy · competent heroine · m-f · dark · usa · north-america · royalty · strong heroine · length-medium
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