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    And the title is …

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    Well, I can finally announce the title for the eighth book in my Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series.

    And the title is … drumroll please … Deadly Sting.

    I think it’s a cool title and fits in well with the other spider-related titles. Right now, it looks like the book will be published in April 2013 (although that could always change). If my publisher keeps to the usual schedule of releasing the book the last Tuesday of the month (March) before the release month (April), that means that the actual release date should be Tuesday, March 26, 2013. I’m not a hundred percent sure about that, though. I will post here on the blog when I have a firm release date.

    I don’t have any cover art yet or even the back cover copy to share. I’ll be posting those here on my blog and the site as they become available. So stay tuned for more.

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    Widow’s Web bookmarks available …

    I now have bookmarks available for Widow’s Web, the seventh book in my Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series that will be out on Aug. 21.

    Shown at left is the front of the bookmark. The back features the covers of the other Elemental Assassin books. The bookmark design was done by Kim at HOT DAMN Designs, and I think it looks really cool.

    Bookmarks are free to readers, bookstores, libraries, reading groups, etc. However, please note that I ask folks to send me a self-addressed stamped envelope with two first-class U.S. stamps (90 cents) on it in order to get the bookmarks (this helps me cover postage costs). If you are overseas, I ask that you send me a SASE with at least $2 in U.S. postage on it or include that much in international postage coupons with your envelope. Also, whether you are in the U.S. or overseas, be sure your return envelope is large enough to hold the bookmarks, which are 2 by 8 inches. 

    I still have bookmarks available for the other books in the Elemental Assassin series, as well as for those in my Mythos Academy young adult urban fantasy series. You can get bookmarks for either series or for both. Just include a note in your SASE stating which bookmarks you want. To find out how to get the bookmarks, e-mail me.

    Here’s a little more info about Widow’s Web. Please note that there are a few mild spoilers here, if you haven’t read By a Thread yet:

    My name is Gin, and I kill people. It’s something I’ve been doing for years as the assassin called Spider, but now, it’s turned into a necessity on my part just to survive all the lowlifes in Ashland who are gunning for me. The underworld is still in turmoil, and I seem to be on everyone’s hit list these days.

    To add to Gin’s problems, her lover Owen’s ex is in town. Salina is back in Ashland to reclaim an old family legacy — and she thinks that Owen is hers for the taking. Also in the mix is Phillip Kincaid, a casino owner and all-around shady character who has a mysterious connection to both Owen and Salina.

    Salina might seem like a sweet Southern belle, but there’s more to her than meets the eye. Her water elemental magic makes her a dangerous enemy — and someone who can go toe-to-toe with Gin’s Ice and Stone power. But Gin is determined to get to the bottom of Salina’s deadly scheme, even though it just might cost her everything … including Owen.

    Widow’s Web is up for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, and other booksellers. Hope everyone enjoys the book when it comes out.

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    Dark Frost blog tour …

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    I wanted to let everyone know that the blog tour for Dark Frost, the third book in my Mythos Academy young adult urban fantasy series, will kick off around Monday, May 21. The blog tour will run through about June 7 or so. Dark Frost will be published on May 29.

    I’ll be linking to the guest blogs here, as well as on my Facebook and Twitter pages. There will be giveaways of the book, and I’ll be doing some Q&As, sharing some excerpts, and more.

    Here is a description of the book. Note that this does have some mild spoilers if you haven’t read the other books in the series yet:

    I’ve seen so many freaky things since I started attending Mythos Academy last fall.  I know I’m supposed to be a fearless warrior, but most of the time, I feel like I’m just waiting for the next Bad, Bad Thing to happen. Like someone trying to kill me — again.

    Everyone at Mythos Academy knows me as Gwen Frost, the Gypsy girl who uses her psychometry magic to find lost objects — and who just may be dating Logan Quinn, the hottest guy in school.  But I’m also the girl the Reapers of Chaos want dead in the worst way.  The Reapers are the baddest of the bad, the people who murdered my mom.  So why do they have it in for me?  It turns out my mom hid a powerful artifact called the Helheim Dagger before she died. Now, the Reapers will do anything to get it back. They think I know where the dagger is hidden, but this is one thing I can’t use my magic to find. All I do know is that the Reapers are coming for me — and I’m in for the fight of my life.

    You can read the first chapter of the book here. 

    Hope everyone enjoys the latest blog tour and the book when it is released. Happy reading!