[PREORDER] A Lick of Frost

By: Laurell K. Hamilton

Release Date: February 9th, 2027

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Caught between rival faerie courts and deadly ambition, Meredith Gentry must navigate a web of seduction, danger, and ancient power to survive long enough to claim the throne in this thrilling novel.

Meredith Gentry, princess and heir apparent to the faerie throne and a former private investigator in the mortal world, must bear a child to secure her crown, or her ruthless aunt, Queen Andais, will place her sadistic son, Cel, on the throne—and have Merry killed.

Surrounded by her devoted royal guards and lovers—her Darkness and her Killing Frost—Merry is protected but not safe. Despite her efforts to conceive, she remains childless while the queen’s deadly schemes intensify. Seeking refuge from court intrigue, Merry and her guards retreat to Los Angeles, but distance offers little protection from enemies determined to destroy her.

A new threat arises when King Taranis, the delusional ruler of the Seelie Court, falsely accuses her guards of a heinous crime and pushes mortal authorities to prosecute them. If convicted, they face extradition to faerie and brutal punishment. Merry knows the charges are a lie—and suspects that Taranis’s true target is her. Having tried to kill her once already, his ambitions now seem somehow even more dangerous.

Binding: Paperback