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Spider's Bite

by Jennifer Estep

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Elemental Assassin #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll get a satisfying revenge arc with a tough-as-nails heroine who proves that even killers can have a code.

Synopsis

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.

At a Glance

3.88 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

forced proximityrevenge romanceassassin romance

Mood

darkintensesuspensefulbrooding

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.88 ★

Page Count

395 pages

Published

2010

Primary Genre

Urban Fantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

First Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Lauren Fortgang

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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Mood

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Spice Details 🌶️

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childhood traumadeathdeath of loved onegraphic violencekidnappingmurdertorturetraumaviolencegrief

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