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Mistral's Kiss
A Novel (Meredith Gentry)
336 pages
A decadent plunge into dark fae politics where ancient magic and explicit, polyamorous devotion are the ultimate weapons of survival.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a velvet-draped room where danger and desire are indistinguishable. The atmosphere is thick with decadence, blending the lethal, cutthroat politics of a dark fae court with unapologetically explicit romance. It moves at a steady, indulgent pace, taking its time to linger on sensory details—the brush of silk, the scent of ancient magic, and the intense, polyamorous dynamics that drive the emotional core. The narrative balances the suffocating pressure of royal duty with the intoxicating thrill of reclaiming lost power. It is a lush, dramatic experience designed for readers who want their urban fantasy dripping with eroticism, where survival depends just as much on bedroom alliances as it does on wielding a blade.
- Mood
- decadent
- erotic
- opulent
- tense
- Tone
- sensual
- dramatic
- defiant
- intense
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- sexual empowerment · ancient magic · political survival · polyamorous devotion · duty vs. desire
- The writing
- Lush and heavily sensory, the prose lingers on physical details, opulent settings, and explicit encounters with unapologetic indulgence.
- The arc
- The protagonist moves from the suffocating pressure of royal duty to a triumphant, if dangerous, reclamation of ancient magical autonomy.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave dark fae politics intertwined with unapologetically explicit, polyamorous romance and high-stakes court intrigue.
Content notes
- explicit sexual content
- violence
- pregnancy and fertility themes
- blood and gore
- coercion
About the book
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.From the Hardcover edition.
Description from Open Library.
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