Bigtime series

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    More info about my Bigtime superhero paranormal romance series …

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    MONDAY MORNING MAILBAG

    Question: Question: I’ve never read your Bigtime series. What is it like/about?

    The Bigtime Series: Volume 1 — Purple city skyline with red banner and tiny superheroesAnswer: My Bigtime series is the first series I ever wrote/sold to a traditional publisher. Karma Girl, book #1, was my first published book, and it was first released in 2007 (!).

    Basically, the Bigtime books are my nod to — and spoof of — superheroes, villains, and comic books/graphic novels. The books are all told from the first-person point of view, and they all follow a different character.

    The books are set in the fictional metropolis of Bigtime, N.Y., a town that is full of superheroes and ubervillains. Karma Girl, book #1, is about Carmen Cole, an investigative reporter who exposes the secret identities of superheroes and ubervillains – until tragedy strikes (as it always does! LOL.)

    Basically, the Bigtime books feature all the things I love about superheroes/comic books – alliterative names (Carmen Cole, Fiona Fine, etc.), secret identities that are ridiculously easy to figure out, and “pow! bif! bam!” fight scenes.

    Each Bigtime book features a different couple, so they are more stand-alone adventures than my other series, and the books are definitely more zany and over-the-top than my other series.

    If you’ve never read my Bigtime series, I hope you get a chance to check out the books with the upcoming Bigtime bundles. Happy reading!

    PRE-ORDER THE BIGTIME SERIES: VOLUME 1:

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    THE BIGTIME SERIES: VOLUME 1 DESCRIPTION:

    New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep serves up action-packed, paranormal romance adventures with her Bigtime superhero series. Journey to a city that’s full of quirky, zany superheroes finding love while they battle over-the-top, evil ubervillains bent on world domination. Perfect for fantasy readers and comic book fans of Marvel Comics and DC Comics, along with the Wonder Woman show with Lynda Carter and the Batman show with Adam West.

    The Bigtime Series: Volume 1 includes the following:

    Karma Girl—Book 1

    After a surprising betrayal, investigative reporter Carmen Cole decides to devote her life to unmasking superheroes and ubervillains in Bigtime, N.Y. But her actions put her in the middle of a battle between the Fearless Five superhero team and the ubervillains of the Terrible Triad.

    Hot Mama—Book 2

    Fiona Fine is the hottest fashion designer in Bigtime—literally. That’s because she moonlights as Fiera, a superhero with superstrength and volatile, fire-based powers. And with two new ubervillains in town, Fiona will need all of her powers just to survive.

    A Karma Girl Christmas—Holiday novella

    On Christmas Eve, Carmen Cole is assigned to guard toys, clothes, food, and more that are intended for needy children and their families. An ubervillain plans to steal and then sell the toys to the highest bidder, but Carmen is determined to stop the villain—and make sure that this Christmas is a happy one for all the kids who are counting on her.

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    The Bigtime Series: Volume 1 set for May 7 …

    MONDAY MORNING MAILBAG

    Question: Why are you releasing bundles of your Bigtime books?

    The Bigtime Series: Volume 1 — Purple city skyline with red banner and tiny superheroesAnswer: I will be releasing two bundles of my Bigtime superhero paranormal romance books this year:

    I released a Bigtime bundle several years ago, but I feel like a lot of people just never saw it. I thought doing some bundles would be a less expensive way for readers to check out the Bigtime series.

    The Bigtime Series: Volume 1 — Pink city skyline with yellow banner and tiny superheroesI also wanted to change the bundle/book order to make it more cohesive. For example, I think it makes more sense to put Karma Girl and A Karma Girl Christmas together in one bundle since they both feature the same character in Carmen Cole, even though A Karma Girl Christmas — holiday novella #3.5 — takes place later in the series.

    And finally, I wanted to make the bundles shorter. I think a bundle that features a couple of books is much easier and a lot less daunting to read than a bundle that contains 10 or more books. But, as always, your mileage may vary.

    Both bundles are ebook only. There will not be print versions, although you can order print versions of each book separately.

    Also, there are no audiobooks for any of my Bigtime books, and no plans to produce audiobooks at this time. If that ever changes, I will post about it online.

    Thank you for reading! 😎 

    PRE-ORDER THE BIGTIME SERIES: VOLUNE 1:

    Amazon Kindle Barnes & Noble Apple Books Google Play Kobo Smashwords

    THE BIGTIME SERIES: VOLUME 1 DESCRIPTION:

    New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep serves up action-packed, paranormal romance adventures with her Bigtime superhero series. Journey to a city that’s full of quirky, zany superheroes finding love while they battle over-the-top, evil ubervillains bent on world domination. Perfect for fantasy readers and comic book fans of Marvel Comics and DC Comics, along with the Wonder Woman show with Lynda Carter and the Batman show with Adam West.

    The Bigtime Series: Volume 1 includes the following:

    Karma Girl—Book 1

    After a surprising betrayal, investigative reporter Carmen Cole decides to devote her life to unmasking superheroes and ubervillains in Bigtime, N.Y. But her actions put her in the middle of a battle between the Fearless Five superhero team and the ubervillains of the Terrible Triad.

    Hot Mama—Book 2

    Fiona Fine is the hottest fashion designer in Bigtime—literally. That’s because she moonlights as Fiera, a superhero with superstrength and volatile, fire-based powers. And with two new ubervillains in town, Fiona will need all of her powers just to survive.

    A Karma Girl Christmas—Holiday novella

    On Christmas Eve, Carmen Cole is assigned to guard toys, clothes, food, and more that are intended for needy children and their families. An ubervillain plans to steal and then sell the toys to the highest bidder, but Carmen is determined to stop the villain—and make sure that this Christmas is a happy one for all the kids who are counting on her.

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    Jennifer’s tentative 2024 release schedule …

    Only Hard Problems green cover art with manHappy New Year! Hope everyone is having a good start to 2024. Here are some of my book releases for the first half of the year:

    The Bigtime Series: Volume 1 — Purple city skyline with red banner and tiny superheroesOTHER POTENTIAL 2024 BOOKS:

    Here are some other books/projects I hope to write and release in 2024. Note that these are tentative dates:

    • Galactic Bonds book #4 — Fall 2024: This will be a full-length book with Vesper Quill and Kyrion Caldaren.
    • Section 47 book #3 — Fall 2024 or Winter 2025: This will be a full-length book with Charlotte Locke and Desmond Percy.

    What books are you looking forward to reading this year?

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    Karma Girl, Bigtime superheroes #1, on sale for 99 cents …

    Karma Girl, book #1 in my Bigtime paranormal romance series, is on sale for 99 cents. Woot!

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    Karma Girl was my very first published book back in 2007. It’s a fun, zany, over-the-top superhero spoof, and it will always hold a special place in my heart.

    KARMA GIRL DESCRIPTION:

    Investigative reporter Carmen Cole gets the surprise of her life on her wedding day when she discovers that her fiancé and best friend are sleeping together—and that the two of them are her town’s resident superhero and ubervillain. Shocked and hurt, Carmen reveals their secret identities and then decides to devote her life to unmasking every superhero and ubervillain who crosses her path.

    A series of successful unmaskings lands Carmen a job at The Exposé, one of the biggest newspapers in Bigtime, New York, a city that’s full of superheroes and ubervillains. Carmen is in her element—until she gets kidnapped by the Terrible Triad, Bigtime’s most dangerous ubervillain team.

    The Triad orders Carmen to uncover the secret identity of Striker, the leader of the Fearless Five, Bigtime’s most popular superhero team—or else they’ll drop her in a vat of radioactive goo. With that threat hanging over her, Carmen sets out to unmask Striker, but what she doesn’t count on is falling for the sexy superhero. But with the Terrible Triad lurking around, this is one story that just might be the death of her….

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    Spinnenzeit, Elemental Assassin #10, has been published in German …

    A quick update for my German readers about some new and upcoming book releases by yours truly. 

    Spinnenzeit, book #10 in my Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series, has been released in German.

    This book is called The Spider in English. This book is a prequel story that shows how Gin Blanco became the assassin the Spider. It is set several years before the events of Spider’s Bite, the first book in the series.

    Here is a look at the cover art. I always think it’s so interesting how the U.S. covers differ from the German covers. Almost all of my German covers have a white background, while only one of my U.S. books — Widow’s Web, Elemental Assassin #7 — has a cover with a white background. I think the German covers are really cool. I like their minimalist look.

    Also, if you like superheroes, Karma Girl and a couple of the other books in my Bigtime superhero series have also been released in German.

    Hard Frost, book #2 in my Mythos Academy Colorado series, will be released on Oct. 2 in German. Like the first book, this one also follows the adventures of Rory Forseti, a Spartan warrior who attends the Colorado branch of Mythos Academy.

    As of right now, there will be three books in this series. I’m not sure when book #3 will be released in German.

    When I get a firm release date, I will try to share that on my Facebook and Twitter pages. You can also sign up for my email newsletter to stay up to date on all my book releases.

    Also, this book will be called Spartan Promise in English. I’m hoping to release Spartan Promise in English in January/February 2019, but it depends on my writing deadlines. We’ll see what happens.

    I hope that all my German readers enjoy the books. Happy reading!