Day 5: month-long-anniversary celebration featuring Jennifer Estep- bestselling urban fantasy author ( plus an author-donated giveaway)

I am honored to feature today one of the bookworld's BEST Urban Fantasy AUTHOR and not only that she's also the New York Times bestselling author of the Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series, the Mythos Academy young adult urban fantasy series, and the Bigtime paranormal romance series.

Let's welcome Ms. Jennifer Estep! Not only that she generously donated a copy of Midnight Frost to one lucky follower :)

Read on  to win :D

Jennifer Estep is a New York Times bestselling author, prowling the streets of her imagination in search of her next fantasy idea.

(CLICK THE BOOK COVERS TO GO TO JENNIFER'S WEBSITE AND READ THE BOOK'S DESCRIPTION)

The Elemental Assassin series (for adults)

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  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, By a Thread, Widow’s Web, and Deadly Sting. Thread of Death, an e-novella, is also available.
  Kiss of Venom, an e-novella from Owen Grayson’s point of view, was released on July 22. Heart of Venom, the ninth book, was released on Aug. 27. The Spider, the tenth book, will be out on Dec. 24, 2013.
  
  Parlor Tricks: An Elemental Assassin short story was published in the Carniepunk urban fantasy anthology, which was released on July 23. To help promote the anthology, Parlor Tricks is also being offered as a free e-download.
  
  Haints and Hobwebs: An Elemental Assassin short story can be found in The Mammoth Book of Ghost Romance.
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  The Mythos Academy series (for young adults)
  
  
  
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  Jennifer also writes the Mythos Academy  young adult urban fantasy series for Kensington. The books focus on Gwen Frost, a 17-year-old Gypsy girl who has the gift of psychometry, or the ability to know an object’s history just by touching it. After a serious freak-out with her magic, Gwen is shipped off to Mythos Academy, a school for the descendants of ancient warriors like Spartans, Valkyries, Amazons, and more.
  Books in the series are Touch of Frost, Kiss of Frost, Dark Frost, and Crimson Frost.
  Spartan Frost, an e-story from Logan Quinn’s point of view, was released on June 25. Midnight Frost, the fifth book, was released on July 30. Killer Frost, the sixth book, is scheduled to be released on Feb. 25, 2014.
  
  First Frost, a prequel e-story to the series, is available. Also, Halloween Frost, an e-story, can be found in the Entangled e-anthology that is available from online booksellers. All proceeds from Entangled go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
  
  
  The Bigtime series (for adults)
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    Jennifer is also the author of the Bigtime paranormal romance series for Berkley. The Bigtime books feature sexy superheroes, evil ubervillains, and smart, sassy gals looking for love.
    Books in the series are Karma Girl, Hot Mama, Jinx, and Nightingale. A Karma Girl Christmas, an e-story, is available.
    
    
    
    
    
    Jennifer’s background
    Jennifer has worked as a features writer and page designer for a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper and has more than 10 years of journalism experience. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and other writing groups.
    
    Jennifer’s books have been featured in Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, Southern Living, and a variety of other publications. You can follow her on Facebook, Goodreads, and Twitter.
    

    More About Jennifer

    I’m a Southern gal through and through. Sassy, sarcastic, and just a tad crazy.
    I spent my formative years doing the usual kid things – playing, hanging out with my friends, and making up wild stories in my head.
    It’s the last one that’s gotten me into trouble.
    I don’t remember the first book I read. Or the second. Or even the third. But somewhere along the way, I fell in love with books and reading. Fairy tales, fantasies, adventure stories, mysteries, romances, westerns. As a kid, I read every book that I could get my hands on.
    My mom, bless her, encouraged this obsession by taking me to the library every week. It’s one of my favorite childhood memories. Most folks think penicillin, indoor plumbing, and the Internet are the world’s best inventions. Not me. The greatest thing ever created was a library. Indoor plumbing is a close second, though.
    The more I read, the more I thought about writing my own stories. I penned a few poems and short stories over the years, mainly for class assignments. Somewhere along the way, I realized that I wanted to write books for a living.
    In college, I majored in English because of my love of books. But what can you do with an English degree? I didn’t know. One semester, I got a job with the college newspaper and discovered you could write stories and make a respectable living. Since that light-bulb moment, I’ve earned a bachelor’s degree in English and journalism, and a master’s degree in professional communications. Currently, I’m an award-winning features page designer for a daily newspaper.
    Now, after many, many years of toil and trouble, I’ve achieved my dream of being a bona fide, published, fiction author. I plan to keep on keeping on – writing, dreaming, making up wild stories in my head.
    And getting myself into trouble.
    
    VISIT JENNIFER ESTEP'S WEBSITE
    
    Buy Jennifer Estep's BOOKS at:
    

    • Amazon
    • Amazon Kindle – e-books
    • Barnes & Noble
    • Barnes & Noble Nook – e-books
    • Books-A-Million
    • IndieBound
    • Intrigue The Romance Bookstore – Australia
    • iTunes – e-books and audiobooks
    • Kobo
    • Mysterious Galaxy
    • Powell's Books
    • Rosemary's Romance Books – Australia
    • Sony Reader Store – e-books
    • The Book Depository – ships worldwide  

    
    

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