Cold Burn of Magic, Black Blade #1, coming in 2015 …

• Posted in About Books, Black Blade series, On Writing

I’ve posted some news about this on my social media sites already, but I’m happy to formally announce that I have sold a new young adult urban fantasy series. Woot! Woot!

It’s called the Black Blade series, and it features magic, monsters, and mobsters. The heroine is Lila Merriweather, a 17-year-old thief who does her best to avoid the Families (mobs) that run her town, a total tourist trap known for the monsters that haunt the area. But, of course, Lila finds herself in the middle of a feud between two of the Families. And there’s a cute guy in the mix too. As of right now, there will be at least three books in the series.

Cold Burn of MagicCold Burn of Magic, the first book, will be released on April 28, 2015 by Kensington. It is up for pre-order at the following sites:

Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Books-A-Million / IndieBound / iTunes / Kobo

And here is the book description:

THERE BE MONSTERS HERE…

It’s not as great as you’d think, living in a tourist town that’s known as “the most magical place in America.” Same boring high school, just twice as many monsters under the bridges and rival Families killing each other for power.

I try to keep out of it. I’ve got my mom’s bloodiron sword and my slightly illegal home in the basement of the municipal library. And a couple of Talents I try to keep quiet, including very light fingers and a way with a lock pick.

But then some nasty characters bring their Family feud into my friend’s pawn shop, and I have to make a call—get involved, or watch a cute guy die because I didn’t. I guess I made the wrong choice, because now I’m stuck putting everything on the line for Devon Sinclair. My mom was murdered because of the Families, and it looks like I’m going to end up just like her…

I’m excited about the new series, and I hope that everyone enjoys learning more about it. Lila has been a really fun, snarky character for me to write so far. I’ll be posting the final cover art and more as they become available. Thanks, everyone!

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12 Responses to “Cold Burn of Magic, Black Blade #1, coming in 2015 …”

  6. debr says:

    I have read all of your books, I love them. Already have newest on preorder. I am 52 and I love your ya books also. I read the first chapter of cold burn of magic and I’m already hooked. Am looking so forward to the new series. Sorry, but you need to write faster, like a new book a month! Thanks for all the time you put into your books and continue to keep that imagination going.

    • Jennifer+Estep says:

      Thanks! I appreciate that. LOL. I don’t think any author could write a book a month. I do have to sleep sometime.

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