Venom short stories and more online …

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For those of you who don’t know, I’ve been doing a series of free short stories to go along with my Elemental Assassin urban fantasy books. I love playing in my own little sandbox, so to speak, and I thought the stories were something fun that I could do for readers — for free. šŸ˜‰

Anyway, here is the info on the two stories that I’ve posted to go along with Venom:

PoiĀ­son: This short story takes place when Gin is a teenager and is told from the point of view of Finnegan Lane, Ginā€™s fosĀ­ter brother. After a party one night, Finn finds himself in a sticky situation.Ā Click here to read it.

Wasted: This short story takes place in between the events of Web of Lies and Venom. One day, a beauĀ­tiĀ­ful woman walks into the bank where Finn works, and trouĀ­ble soon folĀ­lows. Click here to read it.

You guys wanted more Finn, and you’re getting him with these stories.

Also, please note that Wasted takes place before Venom. Since I didn’t want to give away or spoil a particular plot point in Venom, I don’t exactly explain what someone needs Finn’s help with in the short story. But once you read Venom, you’ll understand what I was trying to get at. At least, I hope you do.

Also, I’ve gone ahead and posted the first chapter for Tangled Threads. Yeah, I know it’s kind of early to post it, since Venom hasn’t even come out yet, but I hadĀ some free time, soĀ I went ahead andĀ posted itĀ And for those of you who get Venom, the first chapter of Tangled Threads will be in the back of the book anyway.

There are a few mild spoilers in theĀ chapter for stuff that takes place in Venom, but really, I don’t think it’s anything that you guys couldn’t see coming. So read now if you want, or wait until after you’re read Venom.Ā Click here to read it.

Anyway, I hope you guys have as much fun reading these as I did writing them. Happy reading! šŸ˜‰

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8 Responses to “Venom short stories and more online …”

  1. Darla Luke says:

    Just read Spider’s Bite on the plane to Orlando, FL (RWA National Conference) last week, and haven’t quite finished Web of Lies yet, but I’m enjoying it immensely! Thanks for two great reads and I’m looking forward to reading your next books. You are definitely on my short ‘Must Read’ list!

  2. Jenny says:

    YAY for more Finn! Thanks so much for all the little extras you do, it’s really nice to have snippets to tide us over:)

  3. Natascha says:

    Poison was great! I love to learn the personal stuff of characters. It was great to meet Finn as a teenager and see what he was like before he grew up to be all sophisticated.

    Finn was a hoot in Wasted. Maybe he and th vampire madam still have a chance of getting together?

  4. Jenn says:

    I love the first lines of the Assassin books and short stories. Most books that grab me do so a couple paragraphs (sometimes pages) in, but your books? First line hijacks my attention and woe to anyone who interrupts my reading after that.

    Is it September 28th yet?

    • Jennifer Estep says:

      Awesome! That’s what every writer wants to hear — that we’ve caught your interest with the very first line.

      I wish. But it will be here before you know it — two months from today. Not that I’m counting down or anything. LOL.

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