Elemental Assassin series

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    Spider’s Bite e-book now $1.99 …

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    So I have something cool (and economical) to share today: the Spider’s Bite e-book is now available for $1.99 through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online booksellers.

    You read that right — $1.99.

    Spider’s Bite is the first book in my Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series. So if you ever wanted to try the series or add it to your e-book collection, now’s the time to do it — on the cheap.

    Normally, the e-book would be $7.99, so why is it now $1.99? Well, my publisher, Pocket Books, thought this would be a nice promotion to lead up to the release of Spider’s Revenge, the fifth book in the series that will be out on Sept. 27.

    I think offering backlist titles at a discount is a smart marketing tool. Money is tight these days, and paying $1.99 for a book is a pretty good bargain. I look at book blogs like Dear Author that do posts about discounted reads to see what’s available, and I’m more likely to take a chance on a new-to-me author if the book is less than $5.

    Plus, I know many people are hesitant to start a series that already has several books in it, but I think the $1.99 price will tempt some folks to check out Gin and the rest of the gang. Fingers crossed anyway.

    I’ve been told that the Spider’s Bite e-book will be $1.99 through Monday, Sept. 19. So go forth and purchase if you wish. Happy downloading and reading! 😉

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    By a Thread cover revealed …

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    Some of you have probably seen this already, but here is the cover for By a Thread, the sixth book in my Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series.

    I really like the colors on this one. I think the pops of blue will print nicely with the green. Plus, the whole cover image and the colors tie in with the story. I also like the little touches, like the spider on Gin’s tank top. I’ve been very pleased with all the covers in the series, which have all been done by artist Tony Mauro. My thanks goes out to Tony for another excellent cover.

    Fun fact: According to my editor, this is an actual woman/cover model, and they’ve used her on all the Elemental Assassin covers so far.

    Also, here are some other things that will be happening with the Elemental Assassin series in 2012:

    1) By a Thread will be released in March 2012. The on-sale date will be Feb. 28, 2012.

    2) I’ll be getting bookmarks made for By A Thread later this fall, probably after my blog tour for Spider’s Revenge winds down in October, and I have time to work on the bookmarks. I’ll post here on the blog when I have the bookmarks.

    3) Also, By a Thread is up for pre-order at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Please note that the back cover copy is up at B&N and that it does contain some spoilers for what happens in Spider’s Revenge. So if you don’t like spoilers, don’t look at the cover copy.

    4) The seventh book is tentatively scheduled for an August 2012 release, which means that the on-sale date will be July 31, 2012.

    Those are all the updates I have right now for the Elemental Assassin books. I’ll post more info as it becomes available.

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    And the ARCs go to …

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    And the two randomly chosen winners of the Spider’s Revenge ARCs are:

    Zealith

    Deb@Debbie’s Book Bag

    Congrats! Winners, you have until noon, Wednesday, Sept. 7 to e-mail me your snail mail addresses, or I will have to pick two different winners.

    Thanks to everyone who dropped by and left a comment. I appreciate all the nice words about my books. Also, I got a lot of good reading recommendations and new books and authors to check out. So thanks again! 😉

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    Spider’s Revenge ARC giveaway …

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    I haven’t done a giveaway here on the blog in awhile, so here goes.

    My publisher was nice enough to print some ARCs (advanced reading copies) of Spider’s Revenge, the fifth book in my Elemental Assassin series that’s coming out on Sept. 27.

    I have two ARCs of the book to give away here on the blog.

    The giveaway is open to folks ages 18 and older in the U.S. and Canada. (Sorry, overseas folks, but I am maxed out on my postage budget right now). If you win, I would appreciate it if you would read and review the book on your blog, Facebook, Goodreads, or wherever sometime around the release date.

    All you have to do to enter is leave a comment here on this blog post and tell me what the last good book you read was. The giveaway will run through Friday, Sept. 2. The winners will be chosen randomly and will be announced here on the blog on Monday, Sept. 5.

    Happy commenting!

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    And the title is …

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    So we’ve decided on a title for the sixth Elemental Assassin book. And the title is … By a Thread.

    I think it’s a pretty cool title and fits in well with the other spider-themed titles. Right now, By a Thread is scheduled to be published in February 2012 — I believe the on sale date will be Jan. 31, 2012, but I’m not 100 percent sure about that yet. We don’t have a title for book seven yet, but it looks like that one will be published in the fall of 2012 (I don’t know the specific month yet).

    As far as plots go, I’m jokingly referring to By a Thread as Gin on vacation. Gin decides to get out of Ashland for a few days but finds herself in as much trouble as ever. And you know how Gin likes to deal with trouble. 😉

    I’ll post more details, like the cover art and back cover copy, when they become available. So stay tuned for more …