The Shifting Price of Prey

Sometimes a bit of magical help might cost more than you bargained for . . .

London is hosting the Carnival Fantastique, and Genny's job has never been busier or more fulfilling. Only not everyone is so happy. Genny believed she'd cracked the fae's infertility curse . . . but the fae are still barren. It's a devastating plight to which the mysterious Emperor may have the solution - if Genny can find him.

She needs help.

She turns to the vampire Malik al-Khan, only to find he's wrestling with his own demons and, when the police request Genny's assistance with a magical kidnap, her own problems multiply too. Is it all unconnected, or can the Emperor help her solve more than the fae's infertility Soon Genny is hard on his trail, so it seems she'll have a chance to ask . . . but will the answer cost more than she's willing to pay

“"Suzanne McLeod's London is filled with magic, fantastic creatures, forbidden secrets, and dangerous desires. [A] fast, twisty-turny ride that will keep you glued to the pages to the very end."”

A series that doesn't so much break the rules of urban fantasy as take them apart and reconstruct them in a gloriously pyrotechnic display. - BEN AARONOVITCH, Sunday Times Bestselling author of Rivers of London and Whispers Under Ground

Suzanne McLeod has been a cocktail waitress, dance group promoter and barmaid at Coventry City Football Club (she had to pay the rent somehow!). After years in retail management, she started writing. She lives with her husband and dogs in Bournemouth.

Genny's the new boss at Spellcrackers, and while London is hosting the Carnival Fantastique, her job has never been busier or more fulfilling. Only not everyone is so happy. Genny believed she'd cracked the fae's infertility curse, especially as her friends are expecting the first full-blood fae baby to be born in almost a century . . . but the rest of the fae are still barren. It's a puzzle to which the mysterious Emperor may have the answer - if Genny can find him. She needs help. She turns to the vampire, Malik al-Khan, only to find he's wrestling with his own demons. Genny's own problems are about to multiply too. Finn, her sometimes-boyfriend, finally returns from the Fair Lands just as an old flame arrives with a tragic problem, and as the police request her urgent assistance with a magical kidnap. Is it all unconnected, or can the Emperor help her solve more than the fae's infertility? His predatory cohorts are stalking Genny, so it seems she'll have a chance to ask her questions . . . and that she'll have no choice but to pay for the answers. 'I can't wait to read more from this author.Fang-tastic!' lovevampires.co.uk 'Refreshingly original . . . a series worth following. As the details of the world unfold, it only grows more compelling.' A SciFi Now Must Read! SciFi Now Magazine

Sometimes a bit of magical help might cost more than you bargained for . . . London is hosting the Carnival Fantastique, and Genny's job has never been busier or more fulfilling. Only not everyone is so happy. Genny believed she'd cracked the fae's infertility curse . . . but the fae are still barren. It's a devastating plight to which the mysterious Emperor may have the solution - if Genny can find him.She needs help. She turns to the vampire Malik al-Khan, only to find he's wrestling with his own demons and, when the police request Genny's assistance with a magical kidnap, her own problems multiply too. Is it all unconnected, or can the Emperor help her solve more than the fae's infertility Soon Genny is hard on his trail, so it seems she'll have a chance to ask . . . but will the answer cost more than she's willing to pay

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