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... read more
“I think anyone who has never been afraid of anything in their entire life is either a liar or lacks imagination.”Meredith Gentry
“There is a field of flowers in my torture chamber.”Andais, Queen of Air and Darkness
“Only those who have never known fear are allowed to think less of others for being afraid. Frankly, I think anyone who has never been afraid of anything in their entire life is either a liar or lacks imagination.”Highlighted by 56 Kindle customers
“Life is a selfish thing,” I said. “If you pass through the sorrow, outrun the horror, you will begin to want to live again. You will be glad you didn’t die.”Highlighted by 43 Kindle customers
There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.Highlighted by 36 Kindle customers
“There’s no way around this, only through it. We have to live through this moment to get to the next.”Highlighted by 23 Kindle customers
Sometimes what it means to lead is simply that you can’t ask for help.Highlighted by 17 Kindle customers
We are not meant to be split apart like this. We are not light and dark, evil and good; we are both and neither. We have all forgotten what we are.”Highlighted by 15 Kindle customers
I knew that medb had been a word for “mead,” a sovereign goddess whom nine kings of Ireland had had to mate with before she would let them rule.Highlighted by 11 Kindle customers
“You will bring everything you learned in this long sad time with you, but you will still be you. You will be who you were, just older and wiser. Wisdom bought at great cost is nothing to regret.”Highlighted by 7 Kindle customers
“Reason to be, Meredith. A man without a duty is only half a man.”Highlighted by 7 Kindle customers
“I give the power of sovereignty to the queen, as Medb gave power to the kings.Highlighted by 7 Kindle customers
Chapters 1-22
Preceded by A Stroke of Midnight, and followed by A Lick of Frost.
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