Mistral's Kiss
A Novel
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4.6 • 210 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
"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.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In bestseller Hamilton's steamy fifth in the Meredith Gentry fantasy series (after 2005's A Stroke of Midnight), the fey former Los Angeles PI has given up detecting and fully embraced her duties as Princess Meredith NicEssus, potential heir to the faerie throne. Since the extremely orgasmic princess's foremost duty is to prove her fertility in order to gain the throne, she spends most of her time bedding her immortal sidhe royal guardsmen, giving each a fair shot as her future consort. All the group sex has a profoundly transformative effect: her men are regaining their full powers, and the long-dead faerie gardens are springing to life. But when Meredith and her merry men inadvertently find themselves in the territory of King Sholto, who has been betrayed by others in the faerie court, there's deadly danger even for immortals. Lots of earth-shattering, supernatural sex and a rousing climactic battle will have Hamilton's fans panting for more.
Customer Reviews
To Live in the Lands of the Fae
This is a fast read! Well written, with more than enough spice added to the drama.
Absolutely loved the imaging behind well crafted descriptions.
More, please!
It’s a yes and no.
I like the story. And in this book it gets back to the roots of the fey. So that’s good. I mean you don’t really read these books for the story. Let’s face it, we are all here for one thing. It’s the idea of getting lost in the arms of a fey lover.
However, I truly hate how the Author seems to forget what happened in the last book. The fact that they received marks of power in the last and how powerful that moment was! I was Hoping that would come up again, but in this one it was a “oh yeah, I forgot that happened, let’s question it again when someone new gets a mark. “
And holy mistletoe… the fact that she questions everything, and I mean everything drives me insane. I got to the point of just skipping over Merry’s confused look and asking why and jumping right to explaining it. She grew up in the courts. He father taught her about the kingdoms ect. (I’m still confused on how she’s part mortal on whose side?! Because her father was next in line for the throne and the brother of the queen, immortal and mother part of the shining court clearly immortal sooooooo?????)
But I digress, “why do questions bother the reader?” If this aspect was removed form these books the 450 pages should drop to 250. I swear it most solemnly to he walks behind the rows.
Please, just jump to explaining. Like to some noob. Merry is in line for the throne. She shouldn’t be this clueless.
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Okay I love Laurell K Hamilton. She is one of my top 5 authors. She is amazing. That being said, did the first 700 something pages need to be about her have sex with 2 people? I think one chapter is enough, even two is acceptable, but almost half the book? I skipped a couple chapters just because I got bored with it. I love this series and I hope the next book is a little better.