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    Poison Promise, Elemental Assassin #11, released …

    Book #11 Poison Promise, Elemental Assassin #11, has been released. Huzzah! As always, I hope that everyone enjoys reading about Gin’s latest adventure.

    Poison Promise is available in print, e-book, and audiobook formats from all the usual retailers, including the following:

    Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Books-A-Million / iTunes / Kobo / IndieBound

    The audio book is available through Audible, and the awesome Lauren Fortgang is once again the narrator.

    And here is the cover blurb for Poison Promise. This does contain spoilers for previous books in the series:

    I specialize in making death wishes come true.

    Pop quiz. Which do you think is deadlier: Burn, the nastiest drug ever to hit the mean streets of Ashland, or me, Gin Blanco, the assassin known as the Spider? Answer: Me—because I don’t kill you slowly.

    Normally, drug dealers aren’t my department. But I’m turning up the heat on some relentless Burn-pushing thugs who won’t leave my friends alone. Pushers who have my cop sister beside herself with rage, so I’m stepping up to keep her from doing something stupid and getting herself killed. Once I’m in, I’m in, and these folks have picked their poison: the Spider’s venom. But even bad guys have their good days, and sometimes even my Ice and Stone magic isn’t enough. For behind the drug is a vicious vampire with a scientific eye for results. And behind him… trouble like I haven’t seen since I took down my legendary nemesis, Mab Monroe.

    To read the first chapter of Poison Promise, go here, scroll down, and click on the Read Excerpt tab.

    Hope everyone enjoys the book. Happy reading!

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    Poison Promise up for pre-order …

    Book #11 Poison Promise, Elemental Assassin #11, will be released next Tuesday, July 22, in print, e-book, and audiobook formats. Huzzah! I hope that everyone enjoys Gin’s latest adventure.

    If you’re buying a print copy, you might want to check at your local bookstore this weekend, and see if the booksellers have put the book out early. Also, most of the time, Barnes & Noble will start shipping the print copies the weekend before the Tuesday release date.

    If you’re buying a copy online, you can get Poison Promise at all your usual book retailers, including the following:

    Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Books-A-Million / iTunes / Kobo / IndieBound

    The audiobook will be available through Audible, and the awesome Lauren Fortgang is once again the narrator.

    And here is the cover blurb for Poison Promise. This does contain spoilers for previous books in the series:

    I specialize in making death wishes come true.

    Pop quiz. Which do you think is deadlier: Burn, the nastiest drug ever to hit the mean streets of Ashland, or me, Gin Blanco, the assassin known as the Spider? Answer: Me—because I don’t kill you slowly.

    Normally, drug dealers aren’t my department. But I’m turning up the heat on some relentless Burn-pushing thugs who won’t leave my friends alone. Pushers who have my cop sister beside herself with rage, so I’m stepping up to keep her from doing something stupid and getting herself killed. Once I’m in, I’m in, and these folks have picked their poison: the Spider’s venom. But even bad guys have their good days, and sometimes even my Ice and Stone magic isn’t enough. For behind the drug is a vicious vampire with a scientific eye for results. And behind him… trouble like I haven’t seen since I took down my legendary nemesis, Mab Monroe.

    To read the first chapter, go here, scroll down, and click on the Read Excerpt tab. Hope everyone enjoys the sneak peak at the book. Happy reading!

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    Poison Promise first chapter online …

    Book #11I wanted to let everyone know that I’ve posted the first chapter of Poison Promise, Elemental Assassin #11, on the website. To read the chapter, go here, scroll down, and click on the Read Excerpt tab.

    Also, Poison Promise will be out on July 22. It is up for pre-order at most sites now, including the following:

    Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Books-A-Million / iTunes / Kobo / Audible 

    And here is the cover blurb for Poison Promise. This does contain spoilers for previous books in the series:

    I specialize in making death wishes come true.

    Pop quiz. Which do you think is deadlier: Burn, the nastiest drug ever to hit the mean streets of Ashland, or me, Gin Blanco, the assassin known as the Spider? Answer: Me—because I don’t kill you slowly.

    Normally, drug dealers aren’t my department. But I’m turning up the heat on some relentless Burn-pushing thugs who won’t leave my friends alone. Pushers who have my cop sister beside herself with rage, so I’m stepping up to keep her from doing something stupid and getting herself killed. Once I’m in, I’m in, and these folks have picked their poison: the Spider’s venom. But even bad guys have their good days, and sometimes even my Ice and Stone magic isn’t enough. For behind the drug is a vicious vampire with a scientific eye for results. And behind him… trouble like I haven’t seen since I took down my legendary nemesis, Mab Monroe.

    Hope everyone enjoys the sneak peak at the book. Happy reading!

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    Authors After Dark is approaching …

    Today, I wanted to give a shout-out to Stella Price and the Authors After Dark convention, which will be held Aug. 6-10 in Charlotte, N.C.

    I’ll be among the authors attending. The master of ceremonies is Alexandra Ivy, and you can see the list of all the authors attending here.

    AAD is a great, reader-friendly conference, and I’ll be participating in several panels and other events. And, if you’re in the Charlotte area, there will be a Saturday afternoon book signing that is open to the public. You can see the schedule of events here, and the registration information is here.

    If you’ve never been to a book conference, AAD is a really good one to try. About 500 people usually attend AAD, so it has a small conference feel, and it is easy to find/hang out with the authors, bloggers, and readers that you’ve chatted with online. Plus, there are always a ton of book giveaways, food, and other treats. Last year, there was ice cream social one afternoon, which was really cool.

    Hope to see you there.

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    Mythos Academy e-books on sale May 13-27 …

    I wanted to let everyone know that there is an e-book sale coming up for the first five books in my Mythos Academy young adult urban fantasy series.

    Book #1From May 13-27, the e-books for Touch of Frost, Kiss of Frost, Dark Frost, Crimson Frost, and Midnight Frost will be $2.99 each. The deal is being offered at iTunes and Barnes & Noble, but I imagine that the other e-book retailers will pick it up as well. So if you’ve been wanting to check out the series, now might be a good time.

    Here are some of the sites where you can get the e-books, along with the print and audio versions:

    TOUCH OF FROST — BOOK #1

    Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Books-A-Million / iTunes / Kobo

    Audible / Brilliance Audio

    KISS OF FROST — BOOK #2

    Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Books-A-Million / iTunes / Kobo

    Audible / Brilliance Audio

    DARK FROST — BOOK #3

    Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Books-A-Million / iTunes / Kobo

    Audible / Brilliance Audio

    CRIMSON FROST — BOOK #4

    Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Books-A-Million / iTunes / Kobo

    Audible / Brilliance Audio

    MIDNIGHT FROST — BOOK #5

    Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Books-A-Million / iTunes / Kobo

    Audible / Brilliance Audio

    Hope that everyone enjoys the e-book sale. Happy downloading!