Blog Tour Excerpt and Giveaway: Widow’s Web by Jennifer Estep
WIDOW’S WEB EXCERPT:
Finnegan Lane, my foster brother, looked at me, a clear plea in his eyes. “You don’t have to do this. You’ve proven your point by icing Owen there already. This whole thing was your lover’s brilliant idea, not mine. Don’t blame me for his mistakes.”
I gestured with the gun at Owen Grayson’s prone form. “That’s not how I remember things. In fact, I distinctly recall you being the mouthpiece behind this whole situation. You were the one who kept pushing and pushing me. Well, tonight, I finally decided to push back.”
When he realized I couldn’t be reasoned with, Finn decided another tactic—bribery. “I’ll pay you whatever you want to put the gun down and walk away, you know that.”
“I do know that.” A cold, cruel smile curved my lips. “But walking away is not nearly as much fun as this is. You know that as well as I do.”
“No, please, don’t—”
I pulled the trigger twice, cutting off his protests, and my foster brother joined my lover on the floor.
Silence.
Then, Finn let out a loud, unhappy sigh and climbed to his feet.
“Really, Gin, did you have to ruin my suit?” he said. “This was a Fiona Fine original.”
He stared down at the bright red paint splattered across the black fabric of his suit jacket and white shirt. Then, Finn raised his head and glared at me, his green eyes bright in his ruddy face. I didn’t bother pointing out the red paint had also splashed onto his face and up into his walnut-colored locks. He was just as obsessive about his hair as he was about his suits, and it just wouldn’t do for Finnegan Lane to ever look anything less than perfect.
“I agree with Finn,” Owen rumbled and sat up. “I didn’t think our little experiment would get quite so messy.”
Owen Grayson got to his feet, his chest covered in just as much red paint as Finn’s was. Still, despite his ruined suit, my eyes traced over him, from his blue-black hair to his intense violet eyes to his strong, muscled body. All the paint in the world couldn’t dampen Owen’s rugged appeal or the way he had of making me feel like I was one of the most important people in the world to him.
I walked over, leaned against the desk, and pointed my paintball gun at Owen. “You should have known better than to let Finn talk you into drinking so much at Northern Aggression. Drunken challenges issued to assassins to have them test your security rarely end well for the challenger. Or challengers, in this case.”
Jennifer Estep is a New York Timesbestselling author, prowling the streets of her imagination in search of her next fantasy idea.
The Elemental Assassin series (for adults)
Jennifer writes the Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series for Pocket Books. The books focus on Gin Blanco, an assassin codenamed the Spider who can control the elements of Ice and Stone. When she’s not busy killing people and righting wrongs, Gin runs a barbecue restaurant called the Pork Pit in the fictional Southern metropolis of Ashland. The city is also home to giants, dwarves, vampires, and elementals – Air, Fire, Ice, and Stone.
Books in the series are Spider’s Bite, Web of Lies, Venom, Tangled Threads, Spider’s Revenge, and By a Thread. Thread of Death, an e-novella, is also available.
Widow’s Web, the seventh book, is set to be released on Aug. 21, 2012. Deadly Sting, the eighth book, is tentatively set to be published on March 26, 2013.
Haints and Hobwebs: An Elemental Assassin short story can be found in The Mammoth Book of Ghost Romance.
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The seventh book in the hugely popular Elemental Assassin series by New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Jennifer Estep—Gin Blanco is back and ready for action.
My name is Gin, and I kill people. It’s something I’ve been doing for years as the assassin called Spider, but now, it’s turned into a necessity on my part just to survive all the lowlifes in Ashland who are gunning for me. The underworld is still in turmoil, and I seem to be on everyone’s hit list these days.
To add to Gin’s problems, her lover Owen’s ex is in town. Salina is back in Ashland to reclaim an old family legacy—and she thinks that Owen is hers for the taking. Also in the mix is Phillip Kincaid, a casino owner and all-around shady character who has a mysterious connection to both Owen and Salina.
Salina might seem like a sweet Southern belle, but there’s more to her than meets the eye. Her water elemental magic makes her a dangerous enemy—and someone who can go toe-to-toe with Gin’s Ice and Stone power. But Gin is determined to get to the bottom of Salina’s deadly scheme, even though it just might cost her everything…including Owen.
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What a great excerpt. It completely surprised me.
I love Jennifer Esteps books! I found out about her right as Jinx came out, once I read that, I had to go back and read the first two and fell in love with Carmen Cole. Then she started the Spider series and she’s been at the top of my favorite authors ever since!
If you have not read Esteps Spider Series you are in for a treat. It’s breath taking. I started her first book and was captured right away. She is the best writer of our time. I had to go shopping And get the rest of these books. My life stopped until I read her last book. The adventure,love,murder and witt in this series is captavating. It will leave you totally breathless if you have not read rush out and pick them up now. I would do love this new book to put in my home office where I shall frame it and cherish it forever. To not read this series would be sloppy,sloppy,sloppy as well as stupid,stupid,stupid. Way to go Estep we love you
Maureen — Thanks! Glad you liked the excerpt.
Tina — Thanks! Glad you are enjoying my books.
Shih-Tzus — Thanks! I appreciate all the nice words about my books.
I love this series and can’t wait to see what Gin gets up to next!
Hi Jennifer, do you keep a log of your books so you have everything in order when you need to refer to them?
Evelyn — Thanks! Glad you are enjoying the books.
Diane — I don’t have a log per se. I usually just refer back to the books so I can get the info that I need.
I really need to start this series. It is on all the blogs and viewed as excellent. I’m looking forward to getting into it!
Viki — Thanks! Hope you get a chance to check out the series. There are several free short stories on the Excerpts page of my website if you want to check those out.
I´ve been wanting to start reading a series with a strong, capable heroine and this sounds like just what i need! =)
Looking forward to meeting Gin!
best wishes & Happy Monday!
//Linda
I can’t wait to read Widow’s Web. It must be exiting to see the 7th book in the elemental assassin series out there. Do you find it still as exiting as when the first book in the series was released?
I would love to read your books. They sound very good. Thanks for the giveaway.
This sounds like a great series. I can’t wait to give it a shot.
I’ve followed the Elemental Assassin series since the beginning and it’s at the top of my favorite series. I’m always so excited when a new book is coming out, and Widow’s Web is no exception. I can’t wait to read it.
Linda — Thanks! Hope you get a chance to check out the books.
Whitewolfreads — Thanks! Hope you enjoy the book. It’s always to cool to see a new book out, no matter what number it might be in a series.
Victoria — Thanks! Hope you get a chance to check out the books.
Patricia — Thanks! Hope you get a chance to check out the books.
Barbara — Thanks! I appreciate all the nice words about my books.
I have to be honest…I did not read the excerpt because I haven’t read the rest of this series YET and I didn’t want to learn any spoilers. I will very soon!
I love this series, and cannot wait to read this book. :)
Texas Book Lover — Thanks! Hope you get a chance to check out the series.
Stacey — Thanks! Hope you get a chance to check out the book.
Nice excerpt. The book sounds good.
Bn100 — Thanks Glad you liked the excerpt.
Loved the excerpt and can’t wait to read this! Thanks for the chance to win
Congrats on the new release. Its a great series.
Jolene — Thanks! Glad you liked the excerpt.
Donnas — Thanks! I appreciate that.
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Great excerpt!