Stacking the Shelves #385

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Conquer the Kingdom (Gargoyle Queen #3) by Jennifer Estep

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Last Strand (Elemental Assassin #19) by Jennifer Estep Review

Last Strand by Jennifer Estep
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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Stacking the Shelves #315

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Star-Crossed Dragons by Chris Cannon 

Capture the Crown (A Gargoyle Queen #1) by Jennifer Estep 

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Stacking the Shelves #254

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Reaper (Demonica #20) by Larissa Ione 

Wicked Hour (Heirs of Chicagoland #2) by Chloe Neill 

Spartan Destiny (Mythos Academy: Colorado #3) by Jennifer Estep 

Bad Teammate (Dallas Devils #3) June Winters
Most Desirable Player by Jillian Quinn

Moonlighter (The Company #1) by Sarina Bowen 

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Stacking the Shelves #249

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Crush the King (Crown of Shards #3) by Jennifer Estep
Ice Hard (New York Nighthawks #2) by Tracy Goodwin
Taming Beckett by G.K. Brady
Helix (International Sensory Assassin Network #2) by Mary Ting
Alpha Bully by Renee Rose
Intermission (Love Triangle Duet #2) by Lisa Suzanne

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Stacking the Shelves #246

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Sharpest Sting (Elemental Assassin #18) by Jennifer Estep 

Fire Cursed (Fire Cursed Trilogy #1) by J.E. Taylor

Blood King (Spirit Seeker, #1) by Amber K. Bryant 
Xander - Winter's Warmth (Savannah Heat Hockey #2) by Jessica McBrayer
Ethan (Face-Off #5) by Jillian Quinn

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Stacking the Shelves #212

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Forever Broken (Talon Pack #9) by Carrie Ann Ryan 

Now or Never (San Francisco Thunder #4) by Victoria Denault 

Protect the Prince (Crown of Shards, #2) by Jennifer Estep 

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Stacking the Shelves #204

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Spartan Promise (Mythos Academy: Colorado #2) by Jennifer Estep 

The Sea Archer (The Heaven & Earth Series) by Jeny Heckman

Protecting Her Heart (Indianapolis Eagles, #4) by Samantha Lind 

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Jennifer Estep's KILL THE QUEEN

The thrilling first novel in the Crown of Shards epic fantasy series combines magic, murder, and adventure when an unlikely member of the royal family suddenly becomes a contender in a clash for the crown . . .

In a realm where one’s magical power determines one’s worth, Lady Everleigh’s lack of obvious ability relegates her to the shadows of the royal court of Bellona, a kingdom steeped in gladiator tradition. Seventeenth in line for the throne, Evie is nothing more than a ceremonial fixture, overlooked and mostly forgotten.

But dark forces are at work inside the palace. When her cousin Vasilia, the crown princess, assassinates her mother the queen and takes the throne by force, Evie is also attacked, along with the rest of the royal family. Luckily for Evie, her secret immunity to magic helps her escape the massacre.

Forced into hiding to survive, she falls in with a gladiator troupe. Though they use their talents to entertain and amuse the masses, the gladiators are actually highly trained warriors skilled in the art of combat, especially Lucas Sullivan, a powerful magier with secrets of his own. Uncertain of her future—or if she even has one—Evie begins training with the troupe until she can decide her next move.

But as the bloodthirsty Vasilia exerts her power, pushing Bellona to the brink of war, Evie’s fate becomes clear: she must become a fearsome gladiator herself . . . and kill the queen.

ISBN-10: 0062797611

ISBN-13: 9780062797612

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Author Bio

Jennifer Estep is a New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author prowling the streets of her imagination in search of her next fantasy idea. 

Jennifer writes the Crown of Shards epic fantasy series. Kill the Queen, book #1, will be released on Oct. 2.

The Crown of Shards series focuses on Everleigh Blair, a member of the royal family who is distantly in line for the throne of Bellona, a kingdom steeped in gladiator tradition. But when the unthinkable happens, Evie finds herself fighting for her life—both inside and outside the gladiator arena.  

Jennifer is also the author of the Elemental Assassin, Mythos Academy, Bigtime, and Black Blade fantasy series.  

For more information on Jennifer and her books, visit www.jenniferestep.com or follow Jennifer on Facebook, Goodreads, and Twitter. You can also sign up for her newsletter.

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Kill the Queen (Crown of Shards #1) by Jennifer Estep Review

Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Jennifer Estep’s KILL THE QUEEN is an amazing debut to the Crown of Shards series. Lady Everleigh Saffira Winter Blair was the seventeenth in line for the throne. Her cousin, Vasilia, the crown princess, kills everyone in the royal family to ensure her spot on the throne. Evie manages to escape hiding among a troupe of gladiators, while determining her next move. This fantasy is suitable for adult audiences.

I loved this story. It was refreshing and exciting. Evie is a likable character. She was orphaned after the murder of her parents. She was at the bottom of the royal family food chain, not being treated very well. She has a good sense for right and wrong. She has a magical ability that she keeps hidden. She has all the makings for a humble heroine. She is courageous and ruthless. She is caring and selfless.

I adored her interaction with Lucas Sullivan. Their verbal banter was entertaining. They have amazing chemistry. Lucas has an interesting history.

The plot was skillfully executed and clever. There are interesting twists, lots of drama, and action. The characters are well-developed and believable. KILL THE QUEEN would make an excellent movie or television series. I look forward to the next book in the series. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

ebook, 480 pages
Expected publication: October 2nd 2018 by Harper Voyager
Original Title: Kill the Queen
ISBN 006279762X (ISBN13: 9780062797629)
Edition Language: English
Series: Crown of Shards #1

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Stacking the Shelves #199

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Playing For Love (The York Bombers Book 6) by Lisa B. Kamps

Kill the Queen (Crown of Shards #1) by Jennifer Estep
Vows on Ice (Boys of Winter #6) by S.R. Grey 

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Jennifer Estep's SNARED: Excerpt & Giveaway

If you don’t know Gin “the Spider” Blanco, you don’t know dangerous female heroines.

Irony 101—The Spider herself snared in someone else’s web…

Another week, another few clues trickling in about the Circle, the mysterious group that supposedly runs the city’s underworld. Gathering intel on my hidden enemies is a painstaking process, but a more immediate mystery has popped up on my radar: a missing girl.

My search for the girl begins on the mean streets of Ashland, but with all the killers and crooks in this city, I’m not holding out much hope that she’s still alive.

A series of clues leads me down an increasingly dark, dangerous path, and I realize that the missing girl is really just the first thread in this web of evil. As an assassin, I’m used to facing down the worst of the worst, but nothing prepares me for this new, terrifying enemy—one who strikes from the shadows and is determined to make me the next victim.

Excerpt

Finn was probably right, but the guard was only about thirty feet from me now, so I couldn’t risk responding. Instead, I slid back a little deeper into the shadows, pressing myself up against the side of the cottage. My body touched the wall, and I reached out with my elemental magic, listening to the gray stone that made up the structure.

Dark, malicious whispers echoed back to me, punctuated by high, shrill, screaming notes of fear and agony as the stone continually muttered about all the blood and violence it had witnessed over the years—and all the people who had died inside the cottage. The mutters didn’t surprise me, given where I was, but their deep, harsh intensity made me frown. I wouldn’t have thought that the caretaker’s cottage would have been this affected by the man in the mansion, given its distance from the main structure.

Then again, anything was possible when dealing with the Circle.

I shut the stone’s mutters out of my mind and focused on the guard, who’d finally reached the cottage. Like most dwarves, he was short and stocky, with bulging biceps that threatened to pop through the sleeves of his suit jacket. Your typical muscle, except for the thin, scraggly wisps of black hair that lined his upper lip. Someone was trying to grow a mustache with little success.

The guard stopped about ten feet away from me, raised his head, and glanced at the front of the house, making sure that the door and the windows were shut. He even tilted his head to the side, listening to the whistle of the winter wind as it made the tree branches above the cottage scrape together like dry, brittle bones.

I tightened my grip on my knife, feeling the symbol stamped into the hilt pressing into the larger, matching scar embedded in my palm, both of them a circle surrounded by eight thin rays—a spider rune, the symbol for patience.

Something that the guard had little of, since five seconds later, he turned his attention back to his phone and started his slow, ambling walk again, one that took him right by my hiding spot. I could easily have reached out of the shadows, sunk my hand into the dwarf’s hair, yanked his head back, and cut his throat. He would have been dead before he’d even realized what was happening. But I couldn’t kill him—or anyone else here—tonight.

Unfortunately.

Author Bio

Jennifer Estep is a New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author prowling the streets of her imagination in search of her next fantasy idea.

Jennifer writes the Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series. Snared, book #16, will be released on April 25.

Jennifer also writes the Mythos Academy young adult urban fantasy series. She is also the author of the Black Blade young adult urban fantasy series and the Bigtime paranormal romance series.

For more information on Jennifer and her books, visit www.jenniferestep.com or follow Jennifer on Facebook, Goodreads, and Twitter.






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