Yesterday was an amazing day – day one on sale for AFFLICTION –
but today I get to share some more excitement! I get to answer one of your most asked questions. Will I ever write another Merry Gentry novel? Yes! I wanted to make a hundred percent certain that Merry and I were both happy with the book before I announced it, and when I cleared that first triple digit goal I knew we had it! The new Merry Gentry novel will be my next book to be published, in summer 2014. This will be the first Merry novel since DIVINE MISDEMEANORS in 2009!
Merry, Merry, quite contrary
July 3, 2013
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230 comments
Tani
I can’t find another series like this and I so feel something missing. I hope that this isn’t the end…
Carla P.
I just discovered MG!!!! I am only up to “A lick of Frost” but OMG!!!!!!!! I love this series and I hope you NEVER tire of writing about MG.I am so excited to have a new one this summer. God bless you for some of the most descriptive enjoyable writing I have EVER read.
Jo-Anne
I have read every single book of yours. Affliction was so good, I closed myself in my room and read it in a day. I am ecstatic that there will finally be another Merry Gentry book!!!! Yippeeeeee.
Stefanie M. Cummings
I can’t wait to read more of your books I have read all Anita books 3 times and am reading Merry’s for the second time in preparation for the newest addition I wish I didn’t have to wait so long in between however it is always worth it once I start turning the pages so thanks for sharing your freaky awesome imagination with me through your books also will there ever be movies or TV series based on the books thanks your loyal reader and biggest fan from st Louis
southernbell
Thank you Thank you Thank you for the new Meredith book A Shiver of Light due to be released on 6/3/14. I can’t wait to read it.
Thanks
again
Samantha
I can’t even begin to say how excited I am for this!! So looking forward to it.
Erica Lewandowski
Seduced by Moonlight was the first Laurell book I ever picked up. I have been seduced ever since. This is my all-time favorite series! If my apartment ever caught on fire; besides my cat, the Merry series would be the first thing I rescued:):):). 5 years I have been waiting……I guess 7 more months won’t be too hard to struggle through:).
Deb
Thank the gods!!!! 🙂
Lisa
Yipee! I can hardly wait, it has been too long.
Eliza
Oh My God!!! Thank you so much! I have been dreaming of the next book. I attempted to fill the void this series left when it was left unfinished… but to no success. Nothing was able to replace Merry and her boys. I hope the babies are born!!
Julie Pederick
My phone drop out on my last comment, so yes I recommend this series 2 everyone, whether they like the fae or not.
While in Bali 4 holidays @ the end of
2010 I finished “Divine Misdemeanors”, & bought 3 Wooden hand carved masks
that to me were the “Green Man”, & her 2 closest lovers/bodyguards! I see them
each day as they are on my TV unit &
Wonder where’s it will go next? I read this
,think about where the series will go next if it is written!,
I l
Julie Pederick
Thanks so much Laurrell for book 9.
The Merry Gentry adventure series is the best series I have read in 40yrs.
I read this series in under mtgs as I had 2 wait 4 the books 2 become available in the state library system In Australia.
I have been waiting since the end of 2010, so thank you, thank you, thank you!
I have recommend this series to every d
Cynthia Vandagriff
Thank you, thank you!! I have missed her and all the men (especially Darkness) so much. They got me through some rough times and I am super excited. Thank you for not giving up on her. She may be stubborn but she still has so much living to do.
Megan
OH. MY. GOD!!! I have been waiting forever since I last read Divine to read the next chapter in Merry’s life! I can’t wait to meet the twins either! Geez, I’m so excieted I’m squealing! Can’t wait for next year now!!! Woohoo!!! XD
Ayriana
SQUUUUUEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Can’t wait for the next Merry book!
Gigi
Thank god! I have been wondering if it was ever going to happen when I was told last December that we were months away from a new one I was disappointed to find nope it was not to be but I can wait to read about the babies to see if frost comes back in a way and too read about the whole crew again!
Lexi Ander
OMG!! I had been so utterly disappointed when it appeared that Merry’s series was dropped. I can’t wait to see what you have in store for the next book. Thank you for not giving it up. <3
Alessandra
Can’t wait! I want to see Merry’s baby!!!
Lisa
so happy to hear that you’re going to continue merry Gentry series. she’s my favorite character out of all your series books. hoping to see that she gives birth in this book.
Brittney
WooHoo! I am so excited. I love Merry and cannot wait!
Latasha R
YES!! So excited and I am marking my calendar now! I love this series and have even recommended it to friends as a series that makes you feel connected with the god and the goddess.
Cheryl
I am very happy to hear this, however I think it is long overdue. You have a huge fan base, and unfortunately I have been very frustrated as a regular follower. I feel as though you have forgotten your fans, us who have bought your books, and made you wealthy. If you are not going to write anymore then ok, I wish you the best of luck. You have written my all time favorite reads, and I thank you for that. However if not then share with us the stories and don’t make us wait 5 years for one… because if I wasn’t that big of a fan, I wouldn’t wait.
Andrea Genovesi
Thank you so much. Love the Anita Blake series, but enjoy the Merry Gentry even more. I love all of the books of that series!
La Shell
Yes please. I need to know how it ends. What her babies look like. Will they have her powers or their fathers!?!? Will she take the thrown in L.A. and have her own court and sithen?
Bridget Higgins
I am really excited to hear you will be writing another Merry G. book. I’ve been wanting to know what’s up with her and everyone else.
BTW: I was cruising Yahoo…..Britain is going to allow babies with 3 genetic parents!!!!!
LKH……are you psychic?????
Leah
I am so excited. I love your work. Ask my husband. He questions my sanity every time I reread both Anita’s and Merry’s adventures.
michlconk
Thank you for finally continuing the Merry Gentry series. I’m also hoping that we’ll be able to find out if she will ever have that third potential phantom baby and who the father or fathers will be before you feel that this series is complete. Again, thank you.
Maggie A.
Dear Goddess thank you finally! All the fan art, constant re-reads, audio-books, and day/night dreams was not enough to tide me over! Been waiting for this FOREVER! It is, after all, my #1 favorite series!
MITCH MERRITT
Very cool!
Been missing Merry these past few years. It’ll be good to see what the little lady has been up to.
Thanks for bringing her back into our world!
Kathleen cool
Thank you!!! I was really hoping that you and Merry could come to an agreement. I have missed her so much! I have been waiting to hear this news. Thank you for not giving up on her!!!
Keila
Yay!!! Love the series.
Trina
I’m so excited….but do we really have to wait for the summer of 2014 ??? I’m going to start re-reading them now.
Shab
I hope the book starts in the later stages of her pregnancy. It would suck if we waited 5 years and its just a few days after Divine Misdemeanors. And I hope its more political than Detectivey like the last one too. Anita is the only gun-totting-detective/cop-like badass I can accept. I just want Merry to do what she does best…politics and sex. Lol. Fingers crossed!
portlandian
omg yay!!! I love merry can’t wait till next summer
Jamie
<3 <3 <3 THANK YOU!!!! <3 <3 <3
Lavender
So I watched the trailer for Affliction and got super excited. I really want them to make it into a movie or even an HBO tv series. But as I started reading the comments someone mentioned that LKH doesn’t want to give away her creative rights which she has ever right to. Because unlike LHK, Charlaine Harris let them make True Blood and it deviated away from the story line and made me feel lack luster towards rereading her books. I don’t want that to happen to LKH. I love Anita Blake!
Amanda James
Thankyou laurell this is amazing news!! Me and my mum have both been awaiting a new merry novel for quite some time now, as my mum isnt very good with computers i can buy her your book next year as a surprise present 🙂 hope the actual writing of it goes smoothly for you x x
Kelly Mitchell
OMG!!! Thank you!!! my whole year has been made now!!! I cant wait for the next Merry Book 🙂 Love your work, Anita has been my favourite since I was 13!
Golden
Yay! I really need to find out about those babies! I am just about ready to re-read the series. Thank you SO much for that wonderful news. I was losing hope.
Magaly Guerrero
WoooHooo! This is such great news. I will start rereading the series around All Hallow’s Eve or so, that way I will be less delirious about the wait. Write on!
Briana
😀 <3
Ashley
It’s about time! Been waiting on the new book since2009!
Channing Hale
This is fantastic news!! I love Anita Blake, but I am so happy that you’re writing Merry again! I’m excited to see what you’re going to come up with. 🙂
Kalimah
Yesssss! I can’t even express how goddamn glad and happy I am to hear this great news. I will be on the look out. By the congrats on the 22nd Anita Blake release. I thoroughly enjoyed, and was sad about Ares, glad it wasn’t a more loved character that died. One part that really through me off was the choking sex part with Anita Nate and Nick. Please continue to write these delicious supernatural action packed and smart books.
Belinda
Omg!!! That’s so exciting to hear! Out of the thousands of books I have read Anita and Merry are still my favourites by a long shot! You are awesome LK!
Sabrina
😀 fangirl *squee*!!!!! I do have one request Ms. Hamilton would you consider putting a name pronunciation guide in this book? There hasn’t been one in the past several and I find myself having to have multiple books surrounding me when I’m reading (to be fair I usually end up like that no matter what). Please?! More fangirl *squee*!
Jodi
Yeah I can’t wait to see what’s been up with Merry and her men!! I love them all!! Though I’m going to be in with drawls if there isn’t an Anita book but Merry will definitely be a great replacement!! Both of these series have helped to keep me sane the last few years!! Thank you! I have reread and relistened to them numerous time , and I can’t wait for the next one!!
Joanna
Thank you!!!!! I have been waiting and anticipating the next Merry novel for years! I wish it hadn’t been so long between DM and this one though. I do understand that DM was a difficult one to put to bed and Merry would want things to be perfect before she let you finish and publish! Please write more Merry books! I adore her and her stories!
angela
aspetto da tantissimo di leggere un nuovo libro su Merry…..
Janet Watson
I was wondering. If the tv series called
Lost girl is based on the merri gentry n