GoodReads Rating: 4.24/5
Which is stronger: blood ties or a battle-tested friendship?
It’s not easy being queen bee of an underworld abuzz with crooks and
killers. Wielding my potent Ice and Stone elemental magic will only get
me so far—my real secret is my tight-knit makeshift family, a motley
crew of cops and criminals, dwarves and playboys. My foster brother
Finnegan Lane is my right-hand man, but when his suddenly not-dead
relative comes back into the picture, I’m the one on the outside looking
in.
It’s funny how life works: one minute your best friend is
rock-steady, and the next he’s doe-eyed and buying into this whole
loving-relative routine to the point of ignoring you. I’d like to be
happy for Finn, I really would. But all of my instincts are telling me
that beneath the syrupy sweet demeanor and old-fashioned charm, this
sudden interloper is planning something. The whole shtick leaves a
bitter taste in my mouth. This person might have avoided the grave once,
but I’ll put anyone who hurts Finn in the ground—for good.
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GoodReads Rating: 4.18/5
Keep your friends close but your enemies within stabbing distance.
One important lesson I’ve learned in the assassination business is
that to be the best you have to roll with the punches. Now that I’m
queen of Ashland’s underworld—by default, not by choice—a lot more
punches are being thrown my way. But I suppose that’s the price of
victory for taking down some of the underworld’s top dogs. Good thing I
have my Ice and Stone magic to help me survive my volatile new position.
Just when I think things are finally settling down, someone tries to
murder me during a hush-hush underworld meeting. But the real surprise
is how strangely familiar my shadowy assailant seems to be.
My job is to maintain order among killers, crooks, and thieves, and
soon I’m embroiled in a bloody game where the ability to keep secrets
could be the greatest superpower of all. My enemies have all sharpened
their knives and laid their traps, waiting for me to fall. But this
Spider weaves her own webs of death…
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GoodReads Rating: 4.26/5
There’s nothing worse than a cruel, cunning enemy with time to kill—and my murder to plan.
With wicked Fire elemental Mab Monroe long gone, you’d think I could
finally catch a break. But someone’s always trying to take me down,
either as Gin Blanco or my assassin alter-ago. Now along comes the
Spider’s new arch-nemesis, the mysteriously named M. M. Monroe, who is
gleefully working overtime to trap me in a sticky web of deceit.
The thing is, I’m not the only target. I can see through the tangled
threads enough to know that every bit of bad luck my friends have been
having lately is no accident—and that each unfortunate “coincidence” is
just one more arrow drawing ever closer to hitting the real bulls-eye.
Though new to Ashland, this M. M. Monroe is no stranger to irony, trying
to get me, an assassin, framed for murder. Yet, as my enemy’s master
plan is slowly revealed, I have a sinking feeling that it will take more
than my powerful Ice and Stone magic to stop my whole life from going
up in flames.
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GoodReads Rating: 4.17/5
Gin Blanco is hard-nosed,
sexy, and lethal. Nicknamed “The Spider,” she’s a stone elemental
assassin who brings her unique mix of magic and tact to every
assignment, no matter the target.
There’s a new drug on the streets of Ashland, and its name “Burn”
sums up the potent effect it has on its users. When one of her
restaurant employees is threatened by dealers of the drug, Gin steps in
to set things straight…
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GoodReads Rating: 4.05/5
The tenth book in the
bestselling and “outstanding” (Romantic Times) Elemental Assassin urban
fantasy series finally reveals for the first time the origins of Gin
Blanco’s career as the deadliest of assassins.
For the first time, the origins of Gin Blanco’s career as the deadly
assassin “the Spider” are revealed in full. In a story that pre-dates
the other nine books in the series, Gin Blanco goes through her paces to
become the most feared assassin in the Ashland.
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GoodReads Rating: 4.19/5
The hotly anticipated
ninth novel in the hugely popular Elemental Assassin series finds Gin
Blanco on a dangerous mission to rescue a friend.
When a terror from the past threatens Gin’s friend and body-disposer,
Sophia, Gin will stop at nothing to protect her, even if it means
walking straight into a killer’s trap. Meanwhile, the rocky romance
between Gin and Owen reaches a turning point—can they reunite and
rekindle their love? Or will the things Gin has been forced to do in her
line of work as the deadly assassin the Spider keep them apart forever?
Assuming, that is, she survives long enough to find out…
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GoodReads Rating: 3.98/5
The New York Times bestselling
Elemental Assassin series continues with a new e-novella—from the
hero’s point of view! Owen Grayson is bound and determined to get Gin
back…if her enemies don’t get her first.
When you have a history of dating an assassin, a night out on the
town can turn deadly—fast. Owen Grayson is still wracked with guilt over
the end of his love affair with Gin Blanco, and there aren’t enough gin
and tonics in all of Ashland to ease his heartache. But when Gin
happens to show up at the same nightclub, he isn’t the only one hoping
to get her alone. Some shadowy figures will do anything to take down the
Spider, Gin’s assassin alter ego, and Owen will do anything to protect
her. This could be the way to win her back, or at least give her a night
off from fighting for her life—if Owen can survive…
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GoodReads Rating: 4.14/5
Most people shy away from
blood, but for an assassin like me— Gin Blanco, aka the Spider—it’s just
part of the job. Still, it would be nice to get a night off, especially
when I’m attending the biggest gala event of the summer at Briartop,
Ashland’s fanciest art museum. But it’s just not meant to be. For this
exhibition of my late nemesis’s priceless possessions is not only the place
to be seen, but the place to be robbed and taken hostage at gunpoint as
well. No sooner did I get my champagne than a bunch of the unluckiest
thieves ever burst into the museum and started looting the place.
Unlucky why? Because I brought along a couple of knives in addition
to my killer dress. Add these to my Ice and Stone magic, and nothing
makes me happier than showing the bad guys why red really is my color.
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GoodReads Rating: 4.18/5
I used to murder people for money, but these days it’s more of a survival technique.
Once an assassin, always an assassin. So much for being plain old Gin
Blanco. With every lowlife in Ashland gunning for me, I don’t need
another problem, but a new one has come to town.
Salina might seem like a sweet Southern belle, but she’s really a
dangerous enemy whose water elemental magic can go head-to-head with my
own Ice and Stone power. Salina also has an intimate history with my
lover, Owen Grayson, and now that she’s back in town, she thinks he’s
hers for the taking.
Salina’s playing a mysterious game that involves a shady local casino
owner with a surprising connection to Owen. But they call me the Spider
for a reason. I’m going to untangle her deadly scheme, even if it
leaves my love affair hanging by a thread.
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The
Elemental Assassin series focus on Gin Blanco, an assassin codenamed
the Spider who can control the elements of Ice and Stone. When she’s not
busy killing people and righting wrongs, Gin runs a barbecue restaurant
called the Pork Pit in the fictional Southern metropolis of Ashland.
The city is also home to giants, dwarves, vampires, and elementals –
Air, Fire, Ice, and Stone.
GoodReads Rating: 4.17/5
When killing people is your job, there’s no such thing as a vacation.
Then again, how often does an assassin live long enough to enjoy her
retirement? In this line of work, you either get lucky or you get dead.
And since I destroyed my nemesis Mab Monroe a few weeks ago, all of
Ashland’s lowlifes are gunning to make a name for themselves by taking
out the lethal Spider–me, Gin Blanco. So I’m leaving behind my beloved
barbecue joint and heading south with my baby sister, Bria, to cool my
heels in a swanky beach town. Call it a weekend of fun in the sun. But
when a powerful vampire with deadly elemental magic threatens an old
friend of Bria’s, it looks like I’ll have to dig my silverstone knives
out of my suitcase after all. Complicating matters further is the
reappearance of Detective Donovan Caine, my old lover. But Donovan is
the least of my problems. Because this time, the danger is hot on my
trail, and not even my elemental Ice and Stone magic may be enough to
save me from getting buried in the sand–permanently.
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GoodReads Rating: 4.05/5
Gin Blanco, aka the assassin
the Spider, might have finally killed her nemesis, Mab Monroe, but that
doesn’t mean that it’s smooth sailing. Gin goes to Mab’s funeral to say
her goodbyes and runs into some of Ashland’s most notorious underworld
power players, including Jonah McAllister and Phillip Kincaid.
McAllister wants her dead, and Kincaid has his own murky motives when it
comes to the Spider, and Gin once again finds herself fighting for her
life. Only this time, she might wind up in the cemetery right next to
Mab.
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GoodReads Rating: 4.19/5
Old habits die hard. And I plan on murdering someone before the night is through.
Killing used to be my regular gig, after all. Gin Blanco, aka the
Spider, assassin-for-hire. And I was very good at it. Now, I’m ready to
make the one hit that truly matters: Mab Monroe, the dangerous Fire
elemental who murdered my family when I was thirteen.
Oh, I don’t think the mission will be easy, but turns out it’s a bit
more problematic than expected. The bitch knows I’m coming for her.
So now I’m up against the army of lethal bounty hunters she hired to
track me down. She also put a price on my baby sister’s head. Keeping
Bria safe is my first priority. Taking Mab out is a close second.
Good thing I’ve got my powerful Stone and Ice magic — and my
irresistible lover Owen Grayson — to watch my back. This battle has
been years in the making, and there’s a chance I won’t survive. But if
I’m going down, then Mab’s coming with me…no matter what I have to do
to make that happen.
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GoodReads Rating: 4.16/5
I’d rather face a dozen lethal assassins any night than deal with something as tricky, convoluted, and fragile as my feelings.
But here I am. Gin Blanco, the semi-retired assassin known as the
Spider. Hovering outside sexy businessman Owen Grayson’s front door like
a nervous teenage girl. One thing I like about Owen: he doesn’t shy
away from my past—or my present. And right now I have a bull’s-eye on my
forehead.
Cold-blooded Fire elemental Mab Monroe has hired one of the smartest
assassins in the business to trap me. Elektra LaFleur is skilled and
efficient, with deadly electrical elemental magic as potent as my own
Ice and Stone powers. Which means there’s a fifty-fifty chance one of us
won’t survive this battle. I intend to kill LaFleur—or die
trying—because Mab wants the assassin to take out my baby sister,
Detective Bria Coolidge, too.
The only problem is, Bria has no idea I’m her long-lost sibling . . .
or that I’m the murderer she’s been chasing through Ashland for weeks.
And what Bria doesn’t know just might get us both dead. . . .
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GoodReads Rating: 4.16/5
What kind of assassin works pro bono?
It’s hard to be a badass assassin when a giant is beating the crap
out of you. Luckily, I never let pride get in the way of my work. My
current mission is personal: annihilate Mab Monroe, the Fire elemental
who murdered my family. Which means protecting my identity, even if I
have to conceal my powerful Stone and Ice magic when I need it most.
To the public, I’m Gin Blanco, owner of Ashland’s best barbecue
joint. To my friends, I’m the Spider, retired assassin. I still do
favors on the side. Like ridding a vampire friend of her oversized
stalker—Mab’s right-hand goon who almost got me dead with his massive
fists.
At least irresistible Owen Grayson is on my side. The man knows too
much about me, but I’ll take my chances. Then there’s Detective Bria
Coolidge, one of Ashland’s finest. Until recently, I thought my baby
sister was dead. She probably thinks the same about me. Little does she
know, I’m a cold-blooded killer . . . who is about to save her life.
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GoodReads Rating: 4.1/5
Curiosity is definitely going to get me dead one of these days. Probably real soon.
I’m Gin Blanco.
You might know me as the Spider, the most feared assassin in the
South. I’m retired now, but trouble still has a way of finding me. Like
the other day when two punks tried to rob my popular barbecue joint, the
Pork Pit. Then there was the barrage of gunfire on the restaurant.
Only, for once, those kill shots weren’t aimed at me. They were meant
for Violet Fox. Ever since I agreed to help Violet and her grandfather
protect their property from an evil coalmining tycoon, I’m beginning to
wonder if I’m really retired. So is Detective Donovan Caine. The only
honest cop in Ashland is having a real hard time reconciling his
attraction to me with his Boy Scout mentality. And I can barely keep my
hands off his sexy body. What can I say? I’m a Stone elemental with a
little Ice magic thrown in, but my heart isn’t made of solid rock.
Luckily, Gin Blanco always gets her man . . . dead or alive.
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GoodReads Rating: 3.87/5
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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Twilight is a series of four vampire-themed fantasy
romance novels by American author Stephenie Meyer. Released annually
from 2005 through 2008, the four books chart the later teen years of
Isabella “Bella” Swan, a girl who moves to Forks, Washington, and falls
in love with a 104-year-old vampire named Edward Cullen.
GoodReads Rating: 3.7/5
To be irrevocably in love with
a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously
heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her
intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound
connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured a tumultuous year of
temptation, loss, and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her
imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals
or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the
fates of two tribes hangs.
Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of
unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and
unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella’s
life – first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse – seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed… forever?
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GoodReads Rating: 3.69/5
As Seattle is ravaged by a
string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her
quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger.
In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for
Edward and her friendship with Jacob – knowing that her decision has the
potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf.
With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to
make: life or death. But which is which?
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