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Meredith Gentry, also known as Princess Meredith, wielder of the hand of flesh and blood. Merry looks like she’s from the Seelie Court but her powers are definitely Unseelie. Of course, Merry hasn’t fit in at either court. Her Aunt Andais is the Queen of Air and Darkness. Her cousin Cel and Merry are both coheirs to the throne and when the first one gets with child gets the throne. The Queen stated she would step down from the throne as soon as one of them proves that their fertile. She has let the whole court know that she’s infertile and that is the only reason why she’s giving up the throne. The royal guards have been celibate for 1000 years because Aunt Andais didn’t want her men to waste themselves on anyone but her. Now she has lifted that celibacy for Merry and Merry alone.

Powers have been coming back to faerie and the God and Goddess have been using Merry as their vessel. With faerie coming back to live, the other houses have been leery of Merry’s mortal blood. Before Merry left faerie the first time on her own, she was fearful for her life. It seems that her cousin Cel had been sending his guards to duel Merry on a regular basis. She wanted to leave before one of them killed her. She only won those duels by a hairsbreadth and only one by trading blood which in turn made another sidhe mortal. After that, was when she decided that being alive was much better than being dead. The Queen didn’t seem to want to stand in front of her only son and his wrath. Cel seems to be much more crazy than his mother.

I hate to say any more and ruin it for my fellow readers but I had to tell you a little. Some of this is just background knowledge and like I said, I don’t want to say more. The power that runs through Merry and some of her royal guards and some of those that are first timers. I loved this book. So seductive and mind blowing. It’s a must read!!!!