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First Grave on the Right
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- By: Darynda Jones
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Charley sees dead people. That's right, she sees dead people. And it's her job to convince them to "go into the light." But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (i.e., murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. Complicating matters are the intensely hot dreams she's been having about an Entity who has been following her all her life...and it turns out he might not be dead after all. In fact, he might be something else entirely.
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Great choice for Stephanie, Lorelai or Buffy fans!
- By Austin gal on 03-07-12
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Carniepunk
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Come one, come all! The Carniepunk Midway promises you every thrill and chill a traveling carnival can provide. But fear not! Urban fantasy's biggest stars are here to guide you through this strange and dangerous world....
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Its A Separate 14 Short Stories
- By Hassan on 07-27-13
By: Rachel Caine, and others
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Dark and Stormy Knights
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It was a dark and stormy knight, and nine dark defenders embarked upon a most perilous quest. They're the ultimate defenders of humanity, modern day knights who do dark deeds for all the right reasons. In this all-star collection, nine of today's hottest paranormal authors bring us thrilling, all-new stories of supernatural knights that are brimming with magic mystery and mayhem.
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Bought this for Dresden, loved the rest!
- By Moon River on 06-27-12
By: Ilona Andrews, and others
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Storm Front
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A call from a distraught wife, and another from Lt. Murphy of the Chicago PD Special Investigation Unit makes Harry believe things are looking up, but they are about to get worse, much worse. Someone is harnessing immense supernatural forces to commit a series of grisly murders. Someone has violated the first law of magic: Thou Shalt Not Kill. Tracking that someone takes Harry into the dangerous underbelly of Chicago, from mobsters to vampires....
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Excellent Story, Distracting Sound Engineering
- By Tom on 05-20-10
By: Jim Butcher
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Nightlife
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In New York, there's a troll under the Brooklyn Bridge, a boggle in Central Park, and a beautiful vampire in a penthouse on the Upper East Side. Of course, most humans are oblivious to this, but Cal Leandros is only half-human. His father's dark lineage is the stuff of nightmares - and he and his entire otherworldly race are after Cal.
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Excellent debut for promising new series
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Recovering witch Garnet Lacey owns Wisconsin's premier occult bookstore. And a fringe benefit of the job is getting customers like Sebastian Von Traum - piercing brown eyes, a sexy accent, and a killer body. The only thing missing is an aura. Which means he's dead. And that means trouble - something Garnet's a sucker for....
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Tall, Dark, Dead & Poorly Edited
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Dangerous Refuge
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Beautiful, sweet Shay and dark, dangerous Tanner don′t have a lot in common. He′s a suspicious big city cop come home to his family′s ranch and she′s a bleeding heart who works for a group that seeks out ranches to conserve after the owners have passed away. But the suspicious death of Tanner′s uncle at his ranch throws the two opposites together and sparks fly.
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SADLY, IT'S NOT UP TO HER USUAL STANDARDS
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 04-12-13
By: Elizabeth Lowell
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WeSa and the Lumber King
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Beast, with Jane Yellowrock in the background of her mind, observes the lumber camp of white men who are destroying her hunting grounds. She decides to take revenge on the leader of the lumberjacks.
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Not important to the over all series
- By CRAZY4PEANUTBUTTER on 05-26-15
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Blood Song
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Bodyguard Celia Graves has definitely accepted her share of weird assignments, both human and supernatural. But her newest job takes the cake. Guarding a prince from terrorists and religious fundamentalists is hard enough, but it seems like the entire supernatural world is after this guy too. When she is betrayed by those she is employed to help, and everything goes horribly wrong, Celia wakes to find herself transformed. Neither human nor vampire, Celia has become an abomination-something that should not exist-and now both human and supernatural alike want her dead.
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Blood Song
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Rebel
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Sometimes you don't mean to become another person. Sometimes the choice is made for you, and pretending is the only thing that keeps you going. When Alexis Romera is taken and her kidnappers find her fake ID in her purse, she must become Sophia in order to keep her family safe. Revealing her real identity to the man she's sold to would be easy enough, but can she trust him? Hell-bent on avenging the murder of his uncle, Rebel doesn't seem all that interested in playing things safe.
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Story was ok but the actors were TERRIBLE
- By Jilliane Polillio on 11-03-15
By: Callie Hart
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- Marnie Cate
- 07-06-18
Must read
Estep’s strong plot & character development paired with Fortgang’s brilliant narration, Web of Lie’s is what audiobooks should be!
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- Robin
- 03-04-12
Smart and interesting characters
It's a good story with characters that have depth and are interesting. I could use a little more romance but we can hope that's on the horizon. I'll be sure and get the rest of the books in this series. As for the narrator I enjoyed her low key approach very much. It seemed to fit the main character very well and he did fairly good job of the voices of the men.
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- Red-Haired Ash
- 07-16-24
A great continuation of Gin's story
Gin Blanco has retired but when two punks try to rob The Pork Pit it sets off a chain of events that leads to Gin taking another case. This was another action packed mission filled with suspense, snark, and a bit of mystery.
In this one Gin is uncovering new information about Fletcher, herself, her family’s deaths and dealing with her feelings for Donovon Caine. I adore Gin! She is a dangerous woman. I love how confident she is with herself and her sexuality. Also I love that while she is a deadly assassin, she doesn’t have easy missions. She has to work to kill these scumbags and I am all there for the adventure.
So in the first book we meet Detective Donovan Caine who is extremely attracted to Gin, and she to him, but he can’t get past her profession. Well it continues in this one till he finally breaks it off. I felt bad for Gin about it because she really liked him but at the same time she was never her true self with him. I am glad he is gone because he wasn’t right for her. Also, with the introduction of Owen Greyson, we might be seeing someone better take his place.
This was just a great continuation of Gin’s story and an exciting and action packed adventure for her. Every time I pick up one of these books I get sucked into the story and I don’t want to put them down.
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- Robert
- 02-10-11
Brilliant, Unique, Interesting with just 1 oddety
To be up-front on the matter, I have read all 5 of the books, this and the following 4 as they are very easy to listen to, follow the story line and interesting enough from Story line and Characters to be very enjoyable.
A minor flaw in reasoning by the author is the heroin who is a professional assasin but during the run of the 5 books never completes a fully successful hit. All here Enemy's eventually get done in but as a professional top rated Assasin.....ugh.
Yet, this is just a minor issue, even though it may seem no so. The flow of the story is clear, the characters goo and consitent, the evil dudes a bit predicatble but still good. The Narrator is also brilliant, no ams & ahs or other suprflous noises, just the story!
If you want a good read without too many complexeties, this is it! And so are the following 5 Books! Hope there is more!
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- RabidReads
- 10-13-12
Takes escaping reality to a whole new level!
Thanks to Lauren Fortgang's mesmerizing voice, Jennifer Estep's poignant first person POV writing style and Gin Blanco's stellar personality; the Elemental Assassin books are rapidly turning into one of the best Urban Fantasy series that I have ever read. So much so, that I find myself forsaking all of the other lovely novels on my shelves because I can't seem to get enough of this amazing story. I rarely step into a heroine's shoes while reading but with this series it's hard not to. Now, whether adopting an assassin's mindset in my daily life is a good thing or a bad thing still remains to be seen but regardless, Web of Lies takes escaping reality to a whole new level.
Usually I only read a handful of audio books a year but after having had Estep's first two stories read to me I can't imagine experiencing the Elemental Assassin world any other way. Nailing the first person POV is not an easy task to begin with but Jennifer makes it look easy. Her incredible writing style paired with Fortgang's superb narration helps to tip the realism factor of these novels over the edge. Taking a break from reading a good book is never easy but Estep makes it damned near impossible with this series. They say that the first step to dealing with an addiction is admitting that you have one well, I full-heartily acknowledge that I have a problem and that I have absolutely no intention of fixing it. The story itself is exceptional, the characters are outstanding and the writing is to die for.
Oddly enough, I found that the earlier parts of Web of Lies were a little dull; I just couldn't get into the McAllister side plot. However, once Jake was "dealt with", the story really picked up from there. I guess that I've come to expect non-stop action from Jennifer Estep and when she actually took the time to focus on some the other important aspects of a good book I got a little impatient. Regardless, once Tobias Dawson showed his ugly mug it was go-go-go until the end. Speaking of the ending, talk about one hell of an "oh shit" moment! It's pretty much a foregone conclusion that I'll be reading Venom next.
Donovan Caine is a douchebag. Other than the scorching sexual chemistry between him and Gin, I had a hard time seeing any long term potential for them. Even though I felt sad for Blanco about the way she was treated and how everything kind of blew up in her face; I think that everyone's better off in the long run. Plus, I barely even know Owen Grayson and I'm already infatuated with him! There's just something about him that makes me go rawr, hubba-hubba! Yes, I realize that those are sound effects and not actual words but you get the idea.
After two stunning installments and more awesomeness on the way; I think it's safe to say that the Elemental Assassin series is a must read. Web of Lies is bursting at the seams with snark, badass-edness and unforgettable characters. The main plot that connects all of these books together promises to be a doozie and I for one can't wait to uncover Jennifer Estep's end game.
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- Tenesha
- 01-02-12
One of the best series......
This series is one of the best I have ever read. I love the story lines...each character draws me in...and while I love Gin...Finegan is hilarious. I hope audible gets other books by Jennifer Esteep, because I am sure I will finish this series in no time. :) Keep up the good work.
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- Marcia L. Berbeza
- 09-19-16
Nice Continuation
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Like the last book, the story and characters were addictive. I ended up starting and finishing it within a day. I prefer waiting to begin a series once it is already established so that I can "binge" it. I can say that this one was so awesome that I ended up purchasing all of the books and reading them all within a 2-3 week window. Both the author and the narrator did an awesome job.
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- quilteragogo
- 03-28-12
Another great book
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Yes.. this is a series I will listen to in the future... again
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really enjoyed the voice of this reader
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This sequel was very enjoyable. but down.
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- Mistress of The Dark Path
- 08-16-16
Good story
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It took me a bit to get into this installment, but it got better as the story progressed. The main character is likeable and relatable despite her being an assasin. She's surprisingly down to earth and she's got her weaknesses just like everyone else. I also like the secondary characters except the detective, who I was happy to see leave by the end.
My one complaint is the author's need to repeat details and backstory over and over. That gets old. I do like the unique style of the narrative and dialog, though, and the narrator does a great job of bringing the story to life with the various voices of the characters. I'm definitely going to listen to the next book.
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- 08-05-15
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Gin Blanco returns in book two of the Elemental Assassin series, Web of Lies. Retired, she no longer is killing people for money, and is instead running the Pork Pit, a BBQ restaurant that her former handler owned. I wasn't sure what to expect this time around since book one left off where she went on vacation and was giving up her life of being an assassin. Though I should have known not to worry since trouble seems to follow Gin.
Two would be robbers attempt to steal the cash from her register one night and foolishly take one of her customers hostage. After that matter is resolved Gin is approached by a college girl that has someone attempting to kill her. Toss in some prostitutes, a new sexy love interest, and some crazy people with strong powers and you have a story that kept me wondering what the heck would happen next. I highly recommend this series if you're a fan of Urban Fantasy with a strong female main character.
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