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    Read it now — Stings and Stones Elemental Assassin short story collection released …

    Stings and Stones, a collection of Elemental Assassin short stories, has been released today, Nov. 28. Woot!

    GET THE EBOOK:

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    GET THE PRINT BOOK:

    Amazon Barnes & Noble Bookshop.org

    Booksellers and librarians can order print copies through IngramSpark

    GET THE HARDCOVER BOOK:

    Amazon Barnes & Noble Bookshop.org

    Spider and Frost cover art with trainNote: The print books of Stings and Stones include Spider and Frost, the Elemental Assassin and Mythos Academy crossover novella, for readers who want a print version of that story.

    ABOUT THE AUDIOBOOK:

    Stings and Stones is not available as an audiobook, so if you want to read the collection right now, you will have to order the ebook/print book. If Stings and Stones (and/or Spider and Frost) ever becomes available as an audiobook, I will share that info online. Thank you for reading.

    ABOUT THE COLLECTION:

    Stings and Stones is a 67,000-word collection of Elemental Assassin short stories. Some of the stories previously appeared here on my website, while others have been published in anthologies.

    I have a lot of pages on my website, and I feel like many folks just didn’t see/find/read the short stories when they were first posted on my website back in the early 2010s. (The stories are no longer available on my website due to a variety of reasons).

    Over the years, I’ve also gotten a lot of requests to bundle as many of the Elemental Assassin stories together as possible, so those are some of the reasons I am releasing the Stings and Stones short story collection. I hope everyone enjoys reading (or re-reading) the stories.

    STINGS AND STONES DESCRIPTION:

    New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep serves up an Elemental Assassin short story collection featuring danger, magic, and a touch of romance. Perfect for fans of Ilona Andrews, Anne Bishop, Patricia Briggs, and Faith Hunter.

    Flash back to one of Gin Blanco’s many missions as the assassin the Spider. Learn more about Gin’s relationships with her mentor, Fletcher Lane, and her foster brother, Finnegan Lane, and see what trouble the other characters get themselves into when Gin’s not around. From a ghost’s lost love to a villain’s origin story, this action-packed collection has something for every urban fantasy and paranormal romance fan.

    The Stings and Stones collection features ten short stories told by various characters:

    “Spider’s Bargain” — Gin Blanco
    “Web of Death” — Gin Blanco
    “Web of Deceit” — Fletcher Lane
    “Poison” — Finnegan Lane
    “Wasted” — Finnegan Lane
    “Tangled Dreams” — Jo-Jo and Sophia Deveraux
    “Tangled Schemes” — Bria Coolidge
    “Spider’s Nemesis” — Mab Monroe
    “Haints and Hobwebs” — Gin Blanco
    “Parlor Tricks” — Gin Blanco

    Note: Stings and Stones is a 67,000-word collection of Elemental Assassin short stories. Some of the stories previously appeared on Jennifer Estep’s website, while others have been featured in anthologies.

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    Last call to order signed books for the holidays!

    Stings and Stones book order campaign graphicSeveral folks have asked me to do another signed book campaign for the holiday season. The link below goes to a Google Form where you can order signed print books, along with foil bookmarks, coloring bookmarks, and notebooks:

    CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER SIGNED PRINT BOOKS AND MORE

    If you are interested in ordering some books, please fill out all the info on the form — your name, email address, how you want the books signed, etc.

    Note that this offer is for U.S. readers only, due to postage costs. However, I can send bookmarks to international readers. If you want to do that, please fill out the Comments section at the very bottom of the form.

    Please order ASAP as I will be closing the form soon. Print copies of Stings and Stones will ship after the release date of Nov. 28.

    Thanks for reading! 😎 

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    Stings and Stones to be released Nov. 28 …

    I will be publishing Stings and Stones on Nov. 28. Woot!

    GET THE EBOOK:

    Amazon Kindle Barnes & Noble Apple Books Google Play Kobo Smashwords

    ABOUT THE COLLECTION:

    Stings and Stones is a 67,000-word collection of Elemental Assassin short stories. Some of the stories previously appeared here on my website, while others have been published in anthologies.

    I have a lot of pages on my website, and I feel like many folks just didn’t see/find/read the short stories when they were first posted on my website back in the early 2010s. (The stories are no longer available on my website due to a variety of reasons).

    Over the years, I’ve also gotten a lot of requests to bundle as many of the Elemental Assassin stories together as possible, so those are some of the reasons I am releasing the Stings and Stones short story collection. I hope everyone enjoys reading (or re-reading) the stories.

    GET THE PRINT BOOK:

    Amazon Barnes & Noble Bookshop.org

    Booksellers and librarians can order print copies through IngramSpark

    Spider and Frost cover art with trainNote: The print books of Stings and Stones will include Spider and Frost, the Elemental Assassin and Mythos Academy crossover novella, for readers who want a print version of that story.

    ABOUT THE AUDIOBOOK:

    At this point, I don’t think that Stings and Stones will be available as an audiobook, so if you want to read it as soon as it comes out, you will have to order the ebook/print book. If/when Stings and Stones (and/or Spider and Frost) becomes available as an audiobook, I will share that info online. Thank you for reading.

    STINGS AND STONES DESCRIPTION:

    New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep serves up an Elemental Assassin short story collection featuring danger, magic, and a touch of romance. Perfect for fans of Ilona Andrews, Anne Bishop, Patricia Briggs, and Faith Hunter.

    Flash back to one of Gin Blanco’s many missions as the assassin the Spider. Learn more about Gin’s relationships with her mentor, Fletcher Lane, and her foster brother, Finnegan Lane, and see what trouble the other characters get themselves into when Gin’s not around. From a ghost’s lost love to a villain’s origin story, this action-packed collection has something for every urban fantasy and paranormal romance fan.

    The Stings and Stones collection features ten short stories told by various characters:

    “Spider’s Bargain” — Gin Blanco
    “Web of Death” — Gin Blanco
    “Web of Deceit” — Fletcher Lane
    “Poison” — Finnegan Lane
    “Wasted” — Finnegan Lane
    “Tangled Dreams” — Jo-Jo and Sophia Deveraux
    “Tangled Schemes” — Bria Coolidge
    “Spider’s Nemesis” — Mab Monroe
    “Haints and Hobwebs” — Gin Blanco
    “Parlor Tricks” — Gin Blanco

    Note: Stings and Stones is a 67,000-word collection of Elemental Assassin short stories. Some of the stories previously appeared on Jennifer Estep’s website, while others have been featured in anthologies.

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    Order signed print copies of Stings and Stones and other books …

    Stings and Stones book order campaign graphic

    Several folks have asked me to do another signed book campaign for the holiday season. The link below goes to a Google Form where you can order signed print books, along with foil bookmarks, coloring bookmarks, and notebooks:

    CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER SIGNED PRINT BOOKS AND MORE

    If you are interested in ordering some books, please fill out all the info on the form — your name, email address, how you want the books signed, etc.

    Note that this offer is for U.S. readers only, due to postage costs. However, I can send bookmarks to international readers. If you want to do that, please fill out the Comments section at the very bottom of the form.

    Please order by Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. Print copies of Stings and Stones will ship after the release date of Nov. 28.

    Thanks for reading! 😎 

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    Spider and Frost crossover novella available …

    Spider and Frost, an Elemental Assassin and Mythos Academy crossover novella, has been released. Woot!

    Spider and Frost is a 28,000-word crossover novella that features the first-person points of view of Gin Blanco and Gwen Frost. Readers have been asking me for crossover stories for years, and this was a lot of fun for me to write. 😎 

    Spider and Frost cover artGET THE EBOOK:

    Amazon Kindle Barnes & Noble Apple Books Google Play Kobo Smashwords

    ABOUT THE PRINT BOOK:

    There will not be an individual print book for Spider and Frost, given its short length. However, the novella will be included in the print books of Stings and Stones, the Elemental Assassin short story collection that will be out on Nov. 28:

    Stings and Stones cover art with woman holding knives standing in front of a Ferris wheelGET THE STINGS AND STONES PRINT BOOK:

    Amazon Barnes & Noble Bookshop.org

    Booksellers and librarians can order print copies through IngramSpark

    ABOUT THE AUDIOBOOK:

    Spider and Frost is not available as an audiobook at this time, so if you want to read the novella right now, you will have to get the ebook. If an audiobook becomes available, I will let everyone know. Thanks for reading!

    SPIDER AND FROST DESCRIPTION:

    New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep delivers an epic team-up featuring beloved characters from her Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series and her Mythos Academy young adult series. This crossover novella, Spider and Frost, mixes magic and mythology in an action-packed adventure. Perfect for fans of Ilona Andrews, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Rick Riordan.

    WHEN AN ASSASSIN . . .
    My name is Gin Blanco, and I’m on vacation. Sort of. As the assassin the Spider, it’s hard for me to completely relax, but I’m determined to enjoy a scenic train ride and a nice, quiet lunch before heading back home to Ashland.

    My plans change when Gwen Frost boards the train. The girl says she’s heading back to Mythos Academy, the fancy private boarding school, but I can’t shake the feeling that Gwen is hiding something—and is in far more trouble than she realizes.

    . . . MEETS A CHAMPION
    My name is Gwen Frost. I might have saved the world from Loki, the evil Norse god of chaos, but I’m still chasing down Reaper villains. It’s all part of being the Champion of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.

    I’ve been assigned to protect some mythological artifacts that are being transported via train to Mythos Academy, but some Reapers are hot on my trail, and they’ll do anything to recover the artifacts—and kill me.

    Also on the train is Gin Blanco, who claims to be the owner of the Pork Pit barbecue restaurant. My psychometry magic keeps whispering that there’s more to her than meets the eye, although I can’t tell if Gin is a friend, an enemy, or something else entirely.

    Note: Spider and Frostis a 28,000-word crossover novella between the Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series and the Mythos Academy young adult series. It is told from the points of view of Gin Blanco and Gwen Frost.

    Spider and Frost takes place after the events of Last Strand, book 19 in the Elemental Assassin series.