House of Cards (Negotiator Trilogy #2)
New York City's only legal counsel to the fabled Old Races, Margrit Knight is levelheaded in all matters extraordinary. But when she's summoned to negotiate a peace treaty among rival factions, her own mortal world threatens to fall apart.Margrit's been in hot water before, but reentering the...
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New York City's only legal counsel to the fabled Old Races, Margrit Knight is levelheaded in all matters extraordinary. But when she's summoned to negotiate a peace treaty among rival factions, her own mortal world threatens to fall apart.Margrit's been in hot water before, but reentering the underworld brings a new set of problems. And a new set of friends and enemies, including a ruthless vampire mobster, a dragonlord who won't take no for an answer, a band of subversive selkies…oh, and Alban Korund, the sexy gargoyle who got her into this mess—and whose granite-strong touch still haunts her every fantasy…
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780373803118 (0373803117)
Publish date: April 1st 2010
Publisher: Luna
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Series: Negotiator Trilogy/Old Races Universe (#2)
I am well aware there are typo's in this book and there are some unnecessary scenes but I still loved it. Sue me. I love the side characters (Janx is so much fun!) more than Margrit but, eh, it is what it is. I thought this one flowed a little more slowly and was a little obvious about how it would ...
Nice sequel. Glad I continued with the trilogy.I finished the first book in this series with slightly mixed feelings. I loved all the secondary characters (there really are some great multi-layered ones in here) as well as the love interest character, Alban, but felt little to nothing towards the pr...
I'm listening to the audiobook. I also own the paperback. Alban is kind of a jerk in the beginning of this book. He gets Margrit involved with all the paranormals and then tells her he's going to keep away from her so he doesn't get her more involved. Hello! The other guys don't care what you s...
3.5 - 4 stars. Although I didn't enjoy this quite as much as the first book, it was still a pretty fun read. I'm fascinated with the bits and pieces of history being revealed about Janx and Daisani. Competing against each other, tbey still regard each other with certain kind of respect and seem to...
"I thought Heart of Stone (The Negotiator, Book 1) was a very good read, but its sequel, House of Cards, was even better. In it, Margrit (""Grit"") becomes increasingly involved in the world of the Old Races and I became increasingly unable to put down this book! I'm already sad that this is only go...
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