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, came out in June 2010. Venom, the third book, will debut in Octo­ber 2010. Tan­gled Threads, the fourth book, will be out in May 2011, while the fifth book (unti­tled at this point) should hit shelves in Octo­ber 2011.

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 kicked off with the release of Spider’s Bite in Feb­ru­ary 2010. Web of Lies, the sec­ond book in the series, was released in June 2010. Venom, the third book, will be released 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).

Two more Ele­men­tal Assas­sin books to be pub­lished in 2011: I’m pleased to announced that two more Ele­men­tal Assas­sin books will be pub­lished in 2011. Tan­gled Threads, the fourth book, will be out in May 2011, while the fifth book (unti­tled at this point) will be out in Octo­ber 2011. Please note that these are ten­ta­tive release dates and could still change. More infor­ma­tion about the books, includ­ing excerpts and cov­ers, will be posted as it becomes available.

Thank you, read­ers: I just want to say thanks to every­one who’s e-mailed me to say how much they are enjoy­ing the Ele­men­tal Assas­sin books. Know­ing that folks are lik­ing Gin and her adven­tures makes all the long hours at my com­puter worth­while. It really is hum­bling to know that peo­ple read and enjoy my books. So thanks!

Review time: Spider’s Bite and Web of Lies have been get­ting some great reviews. Here’s what folks are say­ing about the books 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

“Retire­ment doesn’t seem to be in the cards for the assas­sin Spi­der. The sec­ond chap­ter of the first-person Ele­men­tal Assas­sin series is just as hard-edged and com­pelling as the first. Gin Blanco is a fas­ci­nat­ingly prag­matic char­ac­ter, whose intri­cate lay­ers are just begin­ning to unravel. Estep has truly hit the jack­pot with this out­stand­ing series! 4.5 stars.”

– Roman­tic Times