Elemental Assassin series

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    So far so good …

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    Okay, just wanted to let everyone know that I’ve got a few more guest blogs set up for this week, and a big event over at Bitten by Books in Feb. 18. After that, I’m done with guest blogs/interviews for a while — or at least until Web of Lies comes out in late May. 😉

    I also went ahead and started a Jennifer Estep fan page over at Facebook. Folks can post about my books over there, and I’ll pop in to answer questions and do updates.

    So far, I think the release of Spider’s Bite has gone really, really well. Generally speaking, I’ve gotten more e-mails and more interest in this book than for all of my Bigtime books — combined. In the last two weeks, I’ve gotten more positive e-mails from folks who have read and enjoyed the book than I got for any of my Bigtime books. Also, there are already more reviews up at Amazon and B&N for Spider’s Bite than for my Bigtime books. It just seems like folks are more interested in the dark, gritty reads these days. So I’m hopeful that all of this will translate into good sales.

    And I just wanted to take a minute to says thanks to everyone who’s read the book and e-mailed me about it or commented on all the blog posts that I’ve been doing. Writing is a hard, lonely business, and knowing that folks are interested in my books really does make it all worthwhile. So thanks everyone! 😉

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    More with moi …

    During February, I’m going to be the featured author over at Drey’s Library. new posts will go up every Wednesday of the month — Feb. 3, 10, 17, and 24 — starting today. Check it out! 😉

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    Happy release day to me!

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    Spider's Bite finalI know that I’m a day late with this, but … Happy release day to me! Spider’s Bite is finally available. Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!

    Okay, I’ll quit typing huzzah now. 😉

    Seriously, though, release day is one of the best days in any author’s life because it’s the day that the rest of the world gets to read what you’ve worked so hard on for so very long. They might be  my words, but so many other things go into publishing a book, from the cover art to marketing and a dozen other things behind the scenes that readers never know about. It really is a team effort, and I just want to say thanks to my editor and everyone at Pocket for all the awesome work that they’ve done on the book. Kudos!

    I was a little worried about how readers would react, since Spider’s Bite is so much darker and grittier than my Bigtime books. But I did a signing this past weekend at a comic book store, and every person that I talked to was actually excited about the book being a darker read. It seems that the dark, gritty stuff is really what people are into right now.

    Also, the book has gotten several great reviews at places like The Romance Dish, Smexy Books, Reading with Monie … (I know I’m leaving out a bunch of folks, but please forgive me. My brain is fried, and these are the ones that I was able to link to quickly). I just want to say thanks to everyone who took the time to read and review the book and to everyone who asked me to guest blog at their site. I really do appreciate your interest.

    I’ve even gotten a few e-mails from readers already. They’ve all been really positive so far, which is awesome. Anyway, I’m just happy that everyone can finally read about Gin Blanco and her adventures in the dark, gritty city of Ashland. Happy reading! 😉