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Stroke of Midnight (Merry Gentry- book 4)

posted by tubby2002

Here is a bit of info on Laurell K Hamilton's fourth book in the Merry Gentry series, 'A Stroke of Midnight.'

Synopsis

Princess Merry leaves the safe haven of Los Angeles to face the peril and deception of the Unseelie court in her continuing quest to produce an heir and thereby save herself and all that is faerie from utter destruction

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When someone murders a fey and a reporter during a press conference inside the Unseelie`s headquarters, Meredith Gentry calls in the cops to assist (and inadvertently involves the FBI as well). But once on magical turf, human police face challenges and dangers of which the princess was unaware ...

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Seduced by Moonlight (Merry Gentry- book 3)

posted by tubby2002

Synopsis
Meredith, who hides among humans in Los Angeles, spends unfruitful evenings with the Queen's immortal guards and finds her magical powers evolving in unexpected ways

Review
Meredith Gentry, a mortal whose faerie blood has embroiled her in a race to produce the next heir to the throne of the Unseelie sidhe, finds that she constantly walks a fine line between her duty to her aunt, the Queen of Air and Darkness, and her own desire for a "normal" life. Filled with wild magic and given the gift to transform common faeries into noble sidhe, Meredith also discovers that she possesses other,...

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Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake- book 1) Synopsis

posted by tubby2002

Here is what is written on the back of the book Guilty Pleasures (book 1 in the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series) by Laurell K Hamilton.

"My name is Anita Blake. Vampires call me "The Executioner". What I call them isn't repeatable.

Ever since the Supreme Court granted the undead equal rights, most people think vampires are just ordinary folks with fangs. I know better. I've seen their victims. I carry the scars...

But now a serial killer is murdering vampires—and the most powerful bloodsucker in town wants me to find the killer... " *1

"In a world where vampires, zombies and werewolves have...

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The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake- book 2)

posted by tubby2002

This is what is on the back of The Laughing Corpse, book 2 in LKH's Anita Blake series.

I hope that reading this will get poeple interested in the series and read her books.

"The novels of New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton take readers into the dangerous life of Anita Blake, animator and vampire hunter—a woman as good at raising the dead as slaying the undead.

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter for Animators, Inc., is offered a cool mil to raise a 283-year-old corpse. But she knows that "the older the zombie, the bigger the death needed to raise it". Only a human sacrifice is...

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The Harlequin (Anita Blake- book 15) Synopsis

posted by tubby2002

This is the publisher's blurb from the back of the book:

"Anita Blake is about to face the challenge of her life. Into her world-a world already overflowing with power-have come creatures so feared that powerful, centuries-old vampires refuse to mention their names. It is forbidden to speak of The Harlequin unless you've been contacted. And to be contacted by The Harlequin is to be under sentence of death. Long-time rivals for Anita's affections, Jean-Claude, Master Vampire of the City, and Richard, alpha-werewolf, will need to become allies. Shapeshifters Nathaniel and Micah will have to step...

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Incubus Dreams (Anita Blake- book 12) Synopsis

posted by tubby2002

This is the Publisher's Blurb from the back of the book:

"Anita’s life is more complicated than ever, as she is caught between her obligations to the living and the undead. A vampire serial killer who preys on strippers is on the loose. Called in to consult on the case, Anita fears her judgment may be clouded by a conflict of interest. For she is, after all, the consort of Jean-Claude, the ever-intoxicating Master Vampire of the City. Surrounded by suspicion, overwhelmed by her attempts to control the primal lusts that continue to wrack her, Anita does something unprecedented: she calls for help."

"Anita is pushed to her limits-both professionally and passionately-when she is called in on what appears to be a case involving a vampire serial killer preying on strippers."
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The Killing Dance (Anita Blake- Book 6) Synopsis

posted by tubby2002

Hey guys, this is just what is written on the back of LKH's book 'The Killing Dance' (book 6 of the Anita Blake Series)
*I think this one might be my favorite in this series*

The Publisher's Blurb

"The first hit man came after me at home, which should be against the rules. Then there was a second, and a third. Eventually, I found out that the word on the street was that Anita Blake, preternatural expert and vampire killer extraordinaire, was worth half a million dollars. Dead, not alive. So what's a girl to do but turn to the men in her life for help? Which in my case, means an alpha werewolf...

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Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake- book 9) Synopsis

posted by tubby2002

Here is some info on LKH's 9th book in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series, "Obsidian Butterfly"

This is the Publisher's Blurb that is written on the back of the book.

"There are a lot of monsters in Anita Blake's life. And some of them are human. One such individual is the man she calls Edward, a bounty hunter who specializes in the preternatural. He calls her to help him hunt down the greatest evil she has ever encountered. Something that kills and maims and vanishes into the night. Something Anita will have to face alone..."

"MY NAME IS ANITA BLAKE. I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET EDWARD... ''Edward...

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The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake- Book 4)

posted by tubby2002

This is what was written on the back of "The Lunatic Cafe," book 4 of LKH's Anita Blake Series...

"You get two preternatural experts in one with Anita Blake, animator and vampire slayer. She's one of the good guys in a world full of bad things. A world that Laurell K. Hamilton makes spin in her New York Times bestselling novels.

Now, Anita has fallen for the leader of a local pack of werewolves. She's survived a lot, but this love thing may kill her yet..."

--And here is a small summary--

In The Lunatic Café, Anita learns of Richard's alpha status in the pack and his conflict in becoming ulfric...

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Bloody Bones (Anita Blake- Book 5) Synopsis

posted by tubby2002

This is the publisher's blurb on the back on LKH's book "Bloody Bones" (book five in the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series)

"When Anita Blake's boss at Animators, Inc., informs her that she's expected to raise 300-year-old zombies from a field of jumbled bones just to settle a land dispute, she's understandably annoyed. But as soon as she arrives in Branson, Missouri, to do the deed, the job gets more interesting. A psychotic sword-wielding vampire starts committing multiple murders in the area, and Anita must call on Jean-Claude, her powerful fanged suitor, for help. As always, Anita prevails...

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Blue Moon (Anita Blake- book 8) Synopsis

posted by tubby2002

Just a bit of info on LKH's 8th book in the Anita Blake series, "Blue Moon."

This is the publisher's blurn written on the back of the book.

" 'Richard was an alpha werewolf. It was his only serious flaw. We'd broken up after I'd seen him eat somebody.’

Still, you never forget your ex-fiancé. And when Richard calls Anita Blake at three in the morning, she knows it won't be good news. It seems Richard had gotten himself thrown in jail on a rape charge. But Anita knows that though he is a monster, Richard's no rapist. And it's up to her to prove his innocence—before the blue moon creates even...

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Cerulean Sins (Anita Blake- Book 11) Synopsis

posted by tubby2002

Here is the Publisher's Blurb from the back of the book:

“Laurell K. Hamilton, author of last year's New York Times bestseller A Caress of Twilight, returns to the series that started it all. Cerulean Sins, the eleventh entry in the hugely-popular Anita Blake series, finds everyone's favorite vampire hunter keeping house and kicking butt.

Anita Blake is trying to get her life back to "normal" after a break-up with her werewolf lover. She has settled into a pattern of domesticity, which means that the new man in her life, the leopard shapeshifter Micah, has no problem sharing her with Jean-Claude,...

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Narcissus in Chains (Anita Blake- book 10) Synopsis

posted by tubby2002

Narcissus in Chains is the 10th book in LKH's Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series.

Here is the Publisher's Blurb from the back of the book:

Publisher's Blurb:
"Laurell K. Hamilton, author of the New York Times bestseller A Kiss of Shadows, returns to the series that started it all. Narcissus in Chains, the tenth installment in the ever-popular Anita Blake series, finds everyone's favorite vampire hunter back on her home turf and delving into the heart of human—and non-human—darkness.
Men are men. Jean Claude and Richard are each something else entirely. Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, torn between...

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Danse Macabre (Anita Blake- book 14) Synopsis

posted by tubby2002

This is the publisher's blurb that is written on the back of the book:

"These days, Anita Blake is less interested in vampire politics than in an ancient, ordinary dread she shares with women down the ages: she may be pregnant. And, if she is, whether the father is a vampire, a werewolf, or someone else entirely, she knows perfectly well that being a Federal Marshal known for raising the dead and being a vampire executioner, is no way to bring up a baby."

"Anita Blake should be concentrating on a dangerous situation: the ardeur, the sexual power that flows between Anita and Jean-Claude, Master...

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A Lick of Frost (Merry Gentry- book 6)

posted by tubby2002

Just some info on Laurell K Hamilton's 6th book in the Merry Gentry series, 'A Lick of Frost'

Summary
A Lick of Frost begins one month after the events of Mistral's Kiss. The opening chapters show Merry and a few of her guards (Rhys, Galen, Doyle, Frost, and Abeloec) in a conference room, being questioned on Rhys, Galen, and Abe's charge of rape (charges pressed by Taranis). The meeting ends badly, with Taranis losing what little control he had on his sanity, and one of the officers of Taranis' guard, Sir Hugh, telling Merry that he is going to force a vote among the nobles of the Seelie court...

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A Kiss of Shadows (Merry Gentry- book 1) Synopsis

posted by tubby2002

From the inside cover of the US hardback:
My name is Meredith Gentry, but of course it's not my real name. I dare not even whisper my true name after dark for fear that one hushed word will travel over the night winds to the soft ear of my aunt, the Queen of the Air and Darkness. She wants me dead. I don't even know why.
I fled the high court of Faerie three years ago, and have been hiding ever since. I ran as far as the land would take me, stopped only by the shore of the Pacific Ocean and the fact that if I'd used my passport the Bureau of Human and Fey Affairs would have been notified, and...

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MIstral's Kiss (Merry Gentry- book 5)

posted by tubby2002

A bit of info on Laurell K Hamilton's fifth book in the Merry Gentry series, 'Mistral's Kiss.'

Synopsis

Picking up where the previous novel, A Stroke of Midnight, left off, Meredith and company are still holed up in the underground fairy mound of the Unseelie Court, with the princess still trying to get pregnant. Mistral, one of the queen's guards, is on temporary loan to Meredith after the recent attempt on her life. The powers that they stir up affect some serious changes in the land of faerie, none of which make Queen Andais happy. Sholto, King of the Sluagh, comes to terms with Merry and...

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A Caress of Twilight (Merry Gentry- book 2)

posted by tubby2002

A synopsis for the book 'A Caress of Twilight', book 2 in Laurell K Hamilton's Merry Gentry series.

She is Princess Meredith and she is heir to a throne -- if she can stay alive long enough to claim it. Unlike most of her kind, Merry is part human and all too mortal, as her cousin and arch rival knows only too well. For a deadly game is being played in the Faerie court and whoever produces an heir first wears the crown. But as she auditions her royal guard for the role of future king and father of her child, Merry is somewhat distracted from her career as a private investigator ...

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is it getting better

posted by 902060

i love laurell k hamilton books i always get them as soon as they come out in the uk or if i can from amazon they are always quicker but my problem is i have begain to notice that while the merry gentry books just seem to get better but they could be bigger the anita blake seris is comeing in bigger books and less content i mean i like the books but it seems on nearly ever page she is haveing sex or she is always the moral one in the room in the beging of the books it was not to bad it was spread out enough but no w they are getting more pages it seems to be way to much it is like the author does not care about the charctors any more

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Micah (Anita Blake- book 13) Synopsis

posted by tubby2002

This is the Publisher's Blurb from the back of the book Micah.

"Anita flies to St. Louis, where she faces the most difficult zombie raising of her life--and her first night alone with Micah. "

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Synopsis:
(may contain SPOILERS. If you don't want to get spoiled then don't read!)

To cover for Larry, whose new wife, Tammy, has been rushed to the hospital in premature labor, Anita has to head out-of-town to raise a federal witness. It seems to be a straightforward, simple raising, the most difficult...