title: Poison Promise (Elemental Assassin)
author:  Jennifer Estep 
description: It is surprisingly easy to slip into the eleventh novel in Esteps (The Spider, 2013) Elemental Assassin series without reading the previous books. Gin Blancorestaurateur, elemental magic wielder, and assassingets into plenty of fights in Ashland, where she runs the Pork Pit and looks out for her family, friends, and employees. Ever since she killed Queen Mab, various villains have been vying for control of the citys underworld. A violent encounter in a parking garage introduces white-clad vampire Beau Benson, the current drug kingpin. One of Gins employees witnesses this and goes to Gins sister, Bria, a cop, placing them all in danger. Lots of vividly depicted battles, a high body-count, and high-octane escapes worthy of a James Bond movie keep the pages turning as knife-master Gin slices and dices her way through the conflict with Benson, uses stone and ice elemental magic, and discovers a new threat. Esteps latest action-adventure urban fantasy is a knockout. --Diana Tixier Herald
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  ##  Poison
  
  
    
  
  
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  _( Elemental Assassin )_
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Jennifer Estep
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This short story takes place when Gin is a teenager and is told from the point
  of view of Finnegan Lane, Gin’s fos­ter brother.
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  **Poison**
  
  
  
  
  
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  **Elemental Assassin - 2.6**
  
  
  
  
  
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  **by**
  
  
  
  
  
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  **Jennifer Estep**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  I hated the girl.
  
  
  I hated everything about her, from her painfully thin body to her big, wounded
  eyes to her absolute eagerness to do whatever my father, Fletcher Lane, told
  her to.
  
  
  Most especially, I hated the fact that Dad had decided to train her to be an
  assassin instead of me.
  
  
  The girl set a triple chocolate milkshake down on the counter in front of me.
  “Here you go, Finn.”
  
  
  Her voice was soft, just like everything else about her. Soft brown hair, soft
  gray eyes, soft, small body. Even her clothes were soft and big and baggy and
  utterly forgettable. She never raised her voice, sh