My name is Jen­nifer Estep, and I’m the author of the Ele­men­tal Assas­sin urban fan­tasy series and the Big­time para­nor­mal romance series.

The Ele­men­tal Assas­sin series focuses on Gin Blanco, an assas­sin code­named the Spi­der who can con­trol the ele­ments of Ice and Stone. When she’s not busy killing peo­ple and right­ing wrongs, Gin runs a bar­be­cue restau­rant called the Pork Pit in the fic­tional south­ern metrop­o­lis of Ash­land. The city is also home to giants, dwarves, vam­pires, and ele­men­tals – Air, Fire, Ice, and Stone.

The first book in the series, Spider’s Bite, was released in Feb­ru­ary 2010 by Pocket Books. Web of Lies, the sec­ond book in the series, will be released in June 2010, with Venom, the third book, to fol­low in Octo­ber 2010.

The Big­time books fea­ture sexy super­heroes, evil ubervil­lains, and smart, sassy gals look­ing for love. The books are set in Big­time, a fic­tional New York metrop­o­lis where every­thing is bright, col­or­ful, fun, and larger-than-life, includ­ing the zany char­ac­ters. Titles in the series are Karma Girl (2007), Hot Mama (2007), and Jinx (2008).

I hope you’ll take a few min­utes to look around the site and learn more about my books. Enjoy!

Lat­est news

2010 – The Year of Gin: My new Ele­men­tal Assas­sin urban fan­tasy series has kicked off with the release of Spider’s Bite in Feb­ru­ary 2010. Web of Lies, the sec­ond book in the series, will be released in June 2010, with Venom, the third book, to fol­low in Octo­ber 2010. As a result, I’ve dubbed 2010 The Year of Gin. All three titles will debut as mass mar­ket paper­backs for $7.99 each from Pocket Books (a vari­ety of e-book for­mats are also available).

Review time: Spider’s Bite has been get­ting some great reviews. Here’s what folks are say­ing about the first book in the Ele­men­tal Assas­sin urban fan­tasy series:

Bod­ies lit­ter the pages of this first entry in Estep’s engross­ing Ele­men­tal Assas­sin urban fan­tasy series … Fans of Estep’s humor­ous para­nor­mal romances (Jinx; Hot Mama) may be taken aback by the gritty vio­lence and steamy sex, but urban fan­tasy fans will love it. (Feb.)

– Pub­lish­ers Weekly

“When it comes to work, Estep’s newest hero­ine is bru­tally effi­cient and very prag­matic, which gives the new Ele­men­tal Assas­sin series plenty of bite. Shades of gray rule in this world where magic and mur­der are all too com­mon­place. The gritty tone of this series gives Estep a chance to walk on the darker side. Kudos to her for the knife-edged sus­pense! 4.5 stars.”

– Roman­tic Times