Mistral's Kiss

A Novel (Merry Gentry, Book 5)

De: Laurell K. Hamilton

Narrado por: Stella Hunter

I am Princess Meredith, heir to a throne of faerie. My day job, once upon a time, was as a private detective in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, princess has now become a full-time occupation.

My aunt, Queen Andais, will have it no other way. And so I am virtually a prisoner in faerie–trapped here with some of the realm’s most beautiful men to serve as my bodyguards . . . and my lovers. For I am compelled to conceive a child: an heir to succeed me on the throne. Yet after months of amazing sex with my consorts, there is still no baby. And no baby means no throne. The only certainty is death at the hands of my cousin Cel, or his followers, if I fail to conceive.

Now Mistral, Queen Andais’s new captain of the guard, has come to my bed–defying her and risking her terrible wrath in doing so. But even she will hesitate to punish him in jealous rage, because our joining has reawakened old magic, mystical power so ancient that no one stands against it and survives. Not even my strongest and most favored: my Darkness and my Killing Frost. Not even Mistral himself, my Storm Lord. But because Mistral has helped to bring this magic forth, he may live another day.

If I can reclaim control of the fey power that once was, there may be hope for me and my reign in faerie. I might yet quell the dark schemes and subterfuges surrounding me. Though shadows of obsession and conspiracy gather, I may survive.

©2006 Laurell K. Hamilton (P)2025 Random House Audio

Fasssssst paced

No time to breathe. You jump from one crisis to another with a lot of sex in between. Very descriptive, hard to put down. Too bad the next book on the series isn’t available in Audible. — a lick of frost, book 6

phenomenally narrates

i love all laurell's work, always have, started with Anita Blake series, moved right into this one. I've read them all and even listened to audible of this one previously by different narrator, but wow! Stella Hinter is incredible, chnages the whole experience i higjly recommend revisiting these books if youve already herard them and if this is your first ru. you are going to love it

magic

all the magic that comes to life in this book is amazing!! so excited for the next one!!

Like Always 🩷

Like always I loved the story, the telling, and everything but it was just too short.

the narrator

loved loved loved. my favorite author and the narrator is the best I've ever heard so far. she really makes the characters come to life with different voices 💓💓