I am Meredith Gentry, P.I., solving cases in Los Angeles,
far from the peril and deception of my real home–because
I
am also Princess Meredith, heir to the darkest throne
faerie has to offer. The Unseelie Court infuses me with
its power. But at what price does such magic come? How
much of my human side will I have to give up, and how
much
of the sinister side of faerie will I have to embrace? To
sit on a throne that has ruled through bloodshed and
violence for centuries, I might have to become that which
I dread the most.
Enemies watch my every move. My cousin Cel strives to
have
me killed even now from his prison cell. But not all the
assassination attempts are his. Some Unseelie nobles have
waited centuries for my aunt Andais, Queen of Air and
Darkness, to become weak enough that she might be toppled
from her throne. Enemies unforeseen move against us–
enemies who would murder the least among us.
The threat will drive us to allow human police into
faerie
for the first time in our history. I need my allies now
more than ever, especially since fate will lead me into
the arm of Mistral, Master of Storms, the queen’s new
captain of her guard. Our passion will reawaken powers
long forgotten among the warriors of the sidhe. Pain and
pleasure await me–and danger, as well, for some at that
court seek only death.
I will find new joys with the butterfly-winged demi-fey.
My guards and I will show all of faerie that violence and
sex are as popular among the sidhe as they are among the
lesser fey of our court. The Darkness will weep, and
Frost
will comfort him. The gentlest of my guards will find new
strength and break my heart. Passions undreamed of await
us–and my enemies gather, for the future of both courts
of
faerie begins to unravel.