"Hamilton’s books are must-reads."—The Denver Post

Powerful new magic is awakened as faerie princess Merry Gentry tries to conceive an heir—and in doing so, save her own life—in this sexy and suspenseful novel.

The time has come for Meredith Gentry to put aside her Los Angeles detective work and fulfill her ultimate obligation to the world of Faerie—where her efforts to conceive an heir to the throne of the Unseelie Court are crucial to restoring magic, and life itself, to the fae kingdom. And though her quest may be rife with pleasures, the shadows of intrigue continue to suffuse the royal court . . . and sabotage may lurk at any turn.

While the Unseelie Mound reawakens in the dead gardens, powerful curses are at work. Merry's uncle, the King of Light and Illusion, schemes to accuse her immortal guardsmen of heinous crimes. And Merry's own command of magic has turned wildly and dangerously unpredictable. As plots and counterplots are hatched, and strategies and subterfuges are played out, the destiny of an entire world turns upon the fortunes of Merry Gentry; object of obsession, target of treachery, pawn of uncertain fate. Praise for Laurell K. Hamilton

A Kiss of Shadows

“I’ve never read a writer with a more fertile imagination.”
–Diana Gabaldon


A Caress of Twilight

“Sensual, without a doubt . . . This book moves like a whirlwind.”
–St. Louis Post-Dispatch


Seduced by Moonlight

“This [faerie] society is one of the most detailed, imaginative and lovingly drawn in all fantastic fiction, and the Meredith Gentry series has become something special.”
–San Jose Mercury News


A Stroke of Midnight

“Nonstop action . . . This book will leave you breathless.”
–St. Louis Post-Dispatch