• Are you ready for some football?

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    Ah, the second weekend in September — that magical time known as the start of the NFL season. After a long summer, it’s time for the gridirons to come to life again. Huzzah! Football is one of my favorite things about fall, along with the cooler weather.

    Anyway, I hope all the football fans out there enjoy the start of the regular season this weekend. I know that I will. 😉

  • News round-up …

    Today, I thought I’d do a quick round-up of various stuff:

    1) My Venom blog tour will start ramping up next week and continue into October and November. I’ll be posting links to the various blogs here, on my Facebook fan page, and on Twitter. I hope y’all will check out the blogs because I’m talking about tons of different stuff — and there’s a chance to win a copy of the book with most (if not all) of the posts.

    2) If you haven’t checked them out or missed them the first time I made the announcement, there are two new free Elemental Assassin stories on the Excerpt page.

    3) I’ll be attending Lora Leigh’s RAW on Sept. 9-12 in Huntington, W.Va. It’s too late to register now, but there is a book signing on Sunday that will be open to the public, if you’re in that neck of the woods. If you’ve already registered, I’ll see you there! 😉

    4) Just a reminder that I do an e-newsletter every month with all my latest news, book recommendations, and a recipe. I also give away a couple of books to subscribers every month. The sign-up form is on the right-hand side of my home page.

    That’s a wrap for now. I hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend! 😉

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    Venom is an RT Top Pick …

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    Elemental Assassins Book #3 - VenomRomantic Times magazine has named Venom a Top Pick and given it 4 1/2 stars for October. Huzzah! I’m super-excited about this because this is the first Top Pick that I’ve ever gotten from the magazine. Here’s what the review by Jill Smith says:

    Estep has really hit her stride with the gritty and compelling Elemental Assassin series. She surrounds her fascinating and complex heroine with a cadre of supporting players, each of whom are intriguing in their own right. Brisk pacing and knife-edged danger make this an exciting page-turner. Kudos to Estep, who is rapidly heading toward the top of the urban fantasy genre!

    Having recently killed an ally of the deadly Fire Elemental Mab Monroe, former assassin turned restaurant owner Gin Blanco is trying to stay under the radar. Seventeen years ago Mab murdered Gin’s family, and only recently did Gin learn that her sister Bria also survived.

    Police Det. Bria Coolidge has just transferred to Ashland, but considering their conflicting occupations, Gin doesn’t reveal herself. Gin has long-range plans to take down Mab, but things get complicated as Mab’s main enforcer, the giant Elliot Slater, is stalking vampire Roslyn Phillips with deadly romantic intent. To save Roslyn, Gin may have to put her life, and her plan for vengeance, on the line. (POCKET, Oct., 390 pp., $7.99)

    Huzzah! I’m still doing the happy dance over this. Thanks so much to Jill and the folks at RT for taking the time to read and review the book.

    The book is out on Sept. 28. I hope everyone has as much fun reading it as I did writing it! 😉