Jennifer Estep's Blog, page 124

December 20, 2009

What's in a date …

A couple of folks have asked me when Spider's Bite is coming out. Since my new publisher, Pocket (part of Simon & Schuster), does things a little differently, I thought that I would address that here on the blog.


Technically, Spider's Bite is…

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Published on December 20, 2009 07:25

December 19, 2009

972 and counting …

Finished Catch of the Day by Kristan Higgins. This is a contemporary romance set in Maine.


This book focuses on Maggie Beaumont, who runs a diner in a small Maine town. Maggie is looking for love in what seems like all the…

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Published on December 19, 2009 03:30

971 and counting …

Finished Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong. This is the first book in her series about hitwoman Nadia Stafford.


In this one, Nadia Stafford is a former cop who now runs a Canadian nature/wilderness lodge — and occasionally kills people for a mafia…

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Published on December 19, 2009 03:00

December 18, 2009

Snow daze …

We're supposed to get a significant amount of snow in my neck of the woods today and over the weekend. According to the Weather Channel, you'd think the world was coming to an end with all the watches and warnings…

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Published on December 18, 2009 11:57

December 16, 2009

A different kind of book …

I'm still basking in the glow of the Publishers Weekly review, but today, I want to talk about a couple of things that are mentioned in the review, namely this:


Bodies litter the pages of this first entry in Estep's engrossing Elemental…

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Published on December 16, 2009 03:00

December 15, 2009

Publishers Weekly says …

Several folks were nice enough to let me know that Spider's Bite has been reviewed in this week's Publishers Weekly. Here's what the reviewer had to say:


Spider's Bite finalBodies litter the pages of this first entry in Estep's engrossing Elemental Assassin urban fantasy…

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Published on December 15, 2009 05:00

970 and counting …

Finished A Creed Country Christmas by Linda Lael Miller. This is a historical western romance that features the Creed family.


It's almost Christmas in Montana, and Juliana Mitchell has nowhere to go — and neither do the children that she's been teaching at a…

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Published on December 15, 2009 03:30

969 and counting …

Finished Devil May Care by Sebastian Faulks. This book features Ian Fleming's superspy, James Bond.


In this book, it's 1967, and Bond is on the last few days of a forced vacation. But he gets called back early by M, who is…

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Published on December 15, 2009 03:20

968 and counting …

Finished The Enemy by Lee Child. This is one of the many books in his Jack Reacher series.


This book is a prequel, in that it shows Reacher in 1990 when he was still a military police officer (in the other books,…

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Published on December 15, 2009 03:10

967 and counting …

Finished Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost. This is the fourth book in her Night Huntress paranormal romance series.


In this one, half-human, half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her vampire husband Bones jet off to Paris for a much-needed vacation. But a…

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Published on December 15, 2009 03:00