Thanks to Angel for this recommendation!! She says: “… great series that I think you oughta read.”
About the series (as per the author):
“The Elemental Assassin books are set in the fictional Southern metropolis of Ashland, where Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina meet in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. The books focus on Gin Blanco, an assassin codenamed the Spider who runs a barbecue restaurant called the Pork Pit in her spare time. Gin is also an elemental or person who can control one of the four elements – Air, Fire, Ice, and Stone. Gin has the rare gift of being able to control two elements, Ice and Stone in her case. Besides elementals like Gin, Ashland is also home to giants, dwarves, and vampires.”
A note from the author (as per herwebsite):
“I plan to write at least one short story to go along with each one of the Elemental Assassin books. You don’t have to read the short stories to enjoy the books, but I thought that writing the stories would be a way for me to offer something fun and extra to readers.”
- Spider’s Bargain (a free short story that occurs before Spider’s Bite)
- Spider’s Bite (Elemental Assassin, Book 1)
- Web of Death (a free short story that takes place after the events of Spider’s Bite but before the beginning of Web of Lies).
- Web of Lies (Elemental Assassin, Book 2)
- Web of Deceit (This free short story takes place when Gin is a teenager. It’s told from the point of view of Fletcher Lane, Gin’s assassin mentor, and focuses on Gin’s first solo job as the assassin the Spider.)
- Poison (This free short story takes place when Gin is a teenager and is told from the point of view of Finnegan Lane, Gin’s foster brother.)
- Wasted (This free short story takes place in between the events of Web of Lies and Venom.)
- Venom (Elemental Assassin, Book 3)
- Tangled Dreams (This free short story takes place in between the events of Venom and Tangled Threads).
- Tangled Schemes (This free short story spans a period of time starting from the last chapter of Spider’s Bite and ending right before the beginning of Tangled Threads).
- Tangled Threads (Elemental Assassin, Book 4)
- Spider’s Revenge (Elemental Assassin, Book 5)
- Thread of Death (novella book # 5.5)
- By a Thread (Elemental Assassin, Book 6)
- Widow’s Web
- Deadly Sting
- Heart of Venom
- The Spider
- Poison Promise (Elemental Assassin Series Book 11)
- Black Widow (Elemental Assassin Series Book 12)
- Spider’s Trap (Elemental Assassin Series Book 13)
- Bitter Bite (Elemental Assassin Series Book 14)
- Unwanted (Elemental Assassin) #14.5
- Unraveled (Elemental Assassin Book 15)
- Nice Guys Bite (Elemental Assassin)
- Snared (Elemental Assassin Book 16) – April 24th 2017
What about Thread of Death? Maybe Book 5.5?