Gin Blanco is a Stone Elemental, and as an assassin known
as "The Spider," she makes no apologies for her profession.
She likes taking out the bad guys and she's good at her
job. She has her standards, carefully selecting and
studying the targets brought to her by handler, Fletcher.
Fresh off her latest job, she's surprised when Fletcher has
a new assignment for her, with a short turn-around. The
money makes the job very appealing, and the target, an Air
Elemental working for Mab Monroe, is a ruthless Fire
Elemental living beneath a thin cloak of respectability.
The job is badly botched and Gin suffers not only the loss
of her pride, but the loss of her handler. Going after the
one responsible is no longer a job, but a mission, and Gin
is forced to work with the only by-the-book, straight arrow
cop in Ashland. Even that isn't as simple as it sounds, for
Gin killed Donovan Caine's partner, making their
partnership difficult. Add to that an underlying awareness
of one another, and sparks promise to fly.
Jennifer Estep's SPIDER'S BITE is a gritty look into
the underworld of Ashland. Gin is tough and gutsy, a
thoroughly kick-ass heroine who has risen above a
terrifying past to be more than a gutter- dwelling
Elemental. Donovan is a perfect foil for the less-than-
perfect Gin. The attraction between the two isn't the
focus, but hinted at just enough, simmering just below the
surface, whetting the reader's appetite for more. Make no
mistake, though, this isn't a romance; the focus is on the
action, and there's plenty of it! Though darker than the
Bigtime series, SPIDER'S BITE is no less entertaining. The
Elemental Assassin series will have a spot reserved on my
bookshelf!
My name is Gin, and I kill people. They call me the Spider. I'm the most feared assassin in the South -- when I'm not busy at the Pork Pit cooking up the best barbecue in Ashland. As a Stone elemental, I can hear everything from the whispers of the gravel beneath my feet to the vibrations of the soaring Appalachian Mountains above me. My Ice magic also comes in handy for making the occasional knife. But I don't use my powers on the job unless I absolutely have to. Call it professional pride. Now that a ruthless Air elemental has double-crossed me and killed my handler, I'm out for revenge. And I'll exterminate anyone who gets in my way -- good or bad. I may look hot, but I'm still one of the bad guys. Which is why I'm in trouble, since irresistibly rugged Detective Donovan Caine has agreed to help me. The last thing this coldhearted killer needs when I'm battling a magic more powerful than my own is a sexy distraction...especially when Donovan wants me dead just as much as the enemy.
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