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Grab your 99 cent copy of Shadow Sight and enter an award-winning urban fantasy world filled with bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, and snarky, kick-butt heroines.


Shadow Sight (Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective #1) by E.J. Stevens

Winner of the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy Novel and finalist for Best Urban Fantasy Series.

Welcome to Harborsmouth, where monsters walk the streets unseen by humans...except those with second sight, like Ivy Granger.

Some things are best left unseen...

Ivy Granger's second sight is finally giving her life purpose. Ivy and her best friend Jinx may not be raking in the dough, but their psychic detective agency pays the bills--most of the time. Their only worry is the boredom of a slow day and the occasional crazy client--until a demon walks through their door.

Demons are never a good sign...

A demon attorney representing the water fae? Stranger things have happened. And things are about to get very, very strange as a bloodthirsty nightmare hunts the city of Harborsmouth.

There's blood in the water...

Kelpies have a reputation for eating humans. Unfortunately, kelpies are the clients. When an Unseelie faerie this evil stalks the waterways of your city, you have to make hard choices.

The lesser of two evils...

Shadow Sight is the first novel in the bestselling, award-winning Ivy Granger urban fantasy series by E.J. Stevens. The world of Ivy Granger, including the Ivy Granger Psychic Detective series and the Hunters' Guild series, is filled with bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, and snarky, kick-butt heroines.

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Happy reading!

LAST CHANCE to grab Blood and Mistletoe for just 99 cents!

The Ivy Granger Christmas in July Sale is ending soon.  Award-winning urban fantasy Blood and Mistletoe is on sale now for $0.99. 



Blood and Mistletoe (Ivy Granger #1.5) by E.J. Stevens.

Holidays are worse than a full moon for making people crazy. In Harborsmouth, where many of the residents are undead vampires or monstrous fae, the combination may prove deadly.

Ivy Granger, psychic private investigator, returns to the streets of Harborsmouth in this addition to the bestselling urban fantasy series.

Holidays are Hell, a point driven home when a certain demon attorney returns with information regarding a series of bloody murders. Five Harborsmouth residents have been killed and every victim has one thing in common—they are fae. Whoever is killing faeries must be stopped, but they only leave one clue behind—a piece of mistletoe floating in a pool of the victim's blood.

The holidays just got interesting. Too bad this case may drive Ivy mad before the New Year. Heck, she'll be lucky to survive Christmas.

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Release Date: November 2012
Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
Genre: Horror, Supernatural Suspense, Urban Fantasy
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NEWS: E.J. Stevens will be signing books at the upcoming Comic Con in East Hampton hosted by Nancy Silberkleit co-CEO Archie Comics.

It's official!  I'm attending this fun Comic Con.  I will have Ivy Granger and Hunters' Guild trade paperbacks, ebook flash drives, and exclusive items (t-shirts, tote bags), and I'll have a limited supply of candy and free swag.  Stoker nominated author James Moore will also be there with books from his Seven Forges fantasy series.  You don't want to miss this event.
What: Comic Con Where: 111 Cove Hollow Road, East Hampton, NY When: Sunday, August 7th from 11:30 am to 5:00 pm. Cost: FREE The event is FREE to the public.  More details below!

East Hampton, NY - Experience the Zam, Wham, Pow at the first comic con in East Hampton! This exciting event will host many professional comic book creators and vendors and guarantees a day full of fun and excitement. Visitors will be able to speak with writers and artists as well as have the opportunity to purchase original works of art and collectibles.

Nancy Silberkleit is excited to be able to bring this event to the East Hampton community where she has been a resident for 21 years. When asked why she decided to host this event, Ms. Silberkleit said, "I wanted to bring my passion and excitement for comic books to share with our east end community.  Not only its how I found my love to reading, I believe in utilizing this format to get out topics that may be difficult to talk about such as Bullying, gun violence, various health issues, I  know we will have a wonderful day sharing our love for comic book art and stories."  Nancy Silberkleit is an avid, sought-after global speaker who will speak at 3pm on "Understanding the ingredients that go into the unacceptable behavior we call Bullying.

Hope to see you there!

No rest for the wicked.  I will be at the New England Authors Expo tomorrow in Danvers, Massachusetts.  Hope to see you there!

I will be signing books and will have exclusive items (t-shirts, tote bags) and FREE swag. And candy eyeballs. Do not miss this one day event!

What: NEAE (New England Authors Expo)Where: Danversport Yacht Club – 161 Elliott St, Danvers, MA 01923How much: FREE to the public from 4pm-9pm
There will also be a meet and greet with actor Mark Goddard from Lost in Space, The Detectives, and Johnny Ringo at 5pm and with Nancy Silberlkleit the CEO of Archie Comics at 7pm.

Learn more about the NEAE event schedule here:

New England Authors Expo

Happy book birthday to HOUND'S BITE, the fifth full-length novel in the bestselling, award-winning Ivy Granger urban fantasy series by E.J. Stevens!  We are celebrating this book release with a giveaway.

Keep reading for a chance to win an Amazon Gift Card and signed swag.

Happy Book Birthday, Hound's Bite!


Hound's Bite (Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective #5) by E.J. Stevens

Ivy Granger thought she left the worst of Mab's creations behind when she escaped Faerie. She thought wrong.

In a cruel twist of fate, Ivy has unleashed a powerful horde of Unseelie beasts upon her city, turning her homecoming into a potential slaughter of innocents. Now Ivy must gather her allies to fight a reputedly unstoppable force—The Wild Hunt.

Will the training Ivy received in her father's court be enough to save her city, or will Harborsmouth be forced to kneel before the Lord of the Hunt? She is willing to risk her own life, but some sacrifices come at a cost worse than death. When an ally is bitten by one of The Wild Hunt's hounds, Ivy must face the possibility that winning this battle may mean killing the one person she has come to love most.

Release Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Genre: Paranormal, Supernatural Suspense, Urban Fantasy

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Unleash the Wild Hunt!  Grab your copy today and enter a world of bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, and kick-ass heroines.

World of Ivy Granger
The world of Ivy Granger includes the Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective series and the Hunters' Guild series.

Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective Series: 
Shadow Sight (Ivy Granger #1)Blood and Mistletoe: Novella (Ivy Granger #1.5)Ghost Light (Ivy Granger #2)Club Nexus: Novella (Ivy Granger #2.5)Burning Bright (Ivy Granger #3)Birthright (Ivy Granger #4)Hound's Bite (Ivy Granger #5)Blood Rite (Ivy Granger #6) coming soon.
Hunters' Guild Series: 
Hunting in Bruges (Hunters' Guild #1) Hunting in Paris (Hunters' Guild #2) coming soon.
The Ivy Granger series has won numerous awards, including the BTS Red Carpet Award for Best Novel, the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy Novel, Best Urban Fantasy Novel, and finalist for Best Urban Fantasy Series.  The series is available in multiple formats (Ebook, Trade Paperback, Audiobook) and languages (English, Italian, German).  New formats and languages becoming available monthly.  Sign up for E.J. Stevens' monthly newsletter and never miss a release.

Praise for Hound's Bite
"The Ivy Granger Books are a blast, fast paced, full of action and just the right twists of humor. HOUND'S BITE is absolutely no exception. I'll do you one better, HOUND'S BITE shows the continuing evolution of author E.J. Stevens into a force to be reckoned with in the Urban Fantasy genre. She holds her own with the likes of Delilah S. Dawson, and Faith Hunter. I'm looking forward to book six!"— James A. Moore, author of the Seven Forges series

"This tale kept me entertained and engaged from the first scene to the last paragraph. ...I have truly been impressed with the quality material that percolates from the amazing imagination of EJ Stevens. I have watched as her technical proficiency and story creation has progressed throughout her career. I am always excited to read the latest adventure — this book blew me away!"— Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews

Hound's Bite Release Party Giveaway
We are giving away a $15 Amazon Gift Card and a swag pack with Hound's Bite swag signed by the author.

To enter, please use the Rafflecopter form below.  This giveaway is open to US/UK/CA. Giveaway begins on release day July 12, 2016 and ends July 25, 2016 midnight EST.

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Good luck and happy reading!

Two more days until Readercon!  Here's a look at where you can find me during the con.

Readercon 27 Schedule
Friday July 08

4:00 PM    C    Harry Potter Goes to Grad School and Gets a Job.
Jim Freund (leader), Max Gladstone, Josh Jasper, Ellen Kushner, E.J. Stevens.
Charlie Jane Anders's All the Birds in the Sky and Lev Grossman's The Magicians give us an unsentimental treatment of life after attending a magical school. As adults, many of us read and enjoyed Harry Potter, but its relevance to our day-to-day lives was not as great as for its target audience of school-age children. All the Birds in the Sky and The Magicians seem to fill that void, but with some interesting topical shifts. What further futures for magical students might we see?

6:00 PM    E    Autographs. Haris Durrani, E.J. Stevens.
**I will be signing and giving away FREE mini posters (BIRTHRIGHT and HOUND'S BITE) during my autograph hour. (While supplies last, so get there early!)**

Saturday July 09
10:00 AM    5    Instant Communication in Genre Fiction.
Nick Kaufmann, Thomas Olde Heuvelt (leader), Kit Reed, E.J. Stevens, Paul Tremblay.
In a 2015 interview on Atlas Obscura, R.L. Stine said, "Cell phones are the worst thing for writing horror. Cell phones ruin almost every plot." There are certainly a number of plots that rely on people being isolated and out of communication range, which is difficult to achieve these days. Other genres are influenced by pervasive interconnectedness: for example, fantasy novels often feature some sort of magical long-distance communication, perhaps because readers get impatient when characters have to wait a long time for news, and science fiction has tricorders and ansibles. How are genre writers working both with and against 21st-century reader assumptions around communication speed, expense, and accuracy?

1:00 PM    5    If Thor Can Hang Out with Iron Man, Why Can't Harry Dresden Use a Computer?
Gillian Daniels, Elaine Isaak, Andrea Phillips, Alex Shvartsman, E.J. Stevens.
In a series of tweets in 2015, Jared Axelrod pondered "the inherent weirdness of a superhero universe... where magic and science hold hands, where monsters stride over cities." This is only weird from the perspective of fantasy stories that set up magic and technology as incompatible, an opposition that parallels Western cultural splits between religion and science and between nature and industry. Harry Dresden's inability to touch a computer without damaging it is a direct descendant of the Ents destroying the "pits and forges" of Isengard, and a far cry from Thor, Iron Man, and the Scarlet Witch keeping company. What are the story benefits of setting up magic/nature/religion and technology/industry/science as either conflicting or complementary? What cultural anxieties are addressed by each choice? How are these elements handled in stories from various cultures and eras?

FAQs
What: Readercon 27Where: Boston Marriott Quincy. Quincy, MA.When: July 7-10.Website: Readercon.org

Hope to see you at Readercon!

 
Mega Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Party Giveaway
First place prize is a $1,000 Amazon Gift Card, but we also have 12 runner-up ebook and paperback prizes!

Enter the Giveaway - Click Here!

 Entering will connect you with 21 paranormal romance and urban fantasy authors for more great deals, freebies, and giveaway, so in a way, everyone wins!

Goodreads is giving away a Trade Paperback copy of VISTA D'OMBRA, the Italian translation of Shadow Sight!

Enter to win Vista d'Ombra!

Vista d'Ombra by E.J. Stevens, translated by Carmelo M. Tidona.

Winner of the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy Novel and finalist for Best Urban Fantasy Series.

Welcome to Harborsmouth, where monsters walk the streets unseen by humans...except those with second sight, like Ivy Granger.

Vista d’Ombra di E.J. Stevens, traduzione di Carmelo Massimo Tidona

Vincitore del PRG Reviewer's Choice Award come Miglior Romanzo Fantasy Paranormale e finalista come Migliore Serie Urban fantasy.

Benvenuti a Harborsmouth, dove i mostri camminano per le strade non visti dagli umani... a parte quelli con la seconda vista, come Ivy Granger.



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Do you love audiobooks?  Want to learn ways to save money and get more books?

Top Audiobook Money Saving Tips
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Whispersync for Voice:  Whispersynch is my favorite way to save money on audiobooks.  Want to give it a try?  Ivy Granger books qualify for Whispersynch, including Shadow Sight, Ghost Light, Club Nexus, Burning, Bright, and Birthright.  Grab the Kindle book for $2.99-$3.99, and Amazon and Audible will offer you a low price of $1.99 to add the audiobook on Audible!  That's a HUGE savings over the audiobook retail price and you get both books.

(Pro Tip:  Switch seamlessly between reading the Kindle book and listening to the audiobook.  Watch this great video on using Whisperync to see how easy it is.)

Free Book with Audible Trial:  If you are thinking about trying a monthly Audible membership for the first time, be sure to get your Free Book when you sign up.  The Audible membership is free the first month and a low, monthly fee after that.  You can cancel at any time, which means there's no obligation to stick with Audible after your free trial.  Follow this link to get Shadow Sight free, and embark on your new membership and kick off the Ivy Granger series.

(Want to get your free book, but have already listened to Shadow Sight?  Here are links to begin your free Audible trial with any Ivy Granger book!  Blood and Mistletoe.  Ghost Light.  Club Nexus.  Burning Bright.  Birthright.)

Audible Membership:  As mentioned above, it's free to sign up for a new Audible membership.  But even if you've had a membership in the past and don't qualify for the freebie, it's a low, set monthly price, they'll exchange a book if you don't like it, and you can cancel at any time (your books are yours to keep).  Let's face it.  Audiobooks, especially full-length novels, can be expensive.  If you listen to a lot of audiobooks, this is a great way to save money.  You get one book per month for $14.95 which works out to around a $5 savings.  That's a savings of $60 per year.  Not too shabby, especially when you combine it with some of these other tips and tricks.

(Pro Tip:  Use your Audible membership for the most expensive books on your TBR list, and pay out-of-pocket for shorter, cheap reads.)

Giveaways:  Keep an eye out for giveaways.   Follow your favorite book blogs, do a Google search, or follow audiobook Facebook groups.  This can be a great way to win an audiobook, or audio related swag (such as these gorgeous, custom earbuds I'm giving away this month).

(Pro Tip: When looking for blogs or Facebook groups search for "audio book" and "audiobook" since both spellings are used.)

Libraries:  Many libraries offer audiobooks.  If you don't mind waiting on the hold's list, this can be a great way to supplement your monthly listening with free reads.


Happy Audiobook Month!
What are your favorite audiobook money saving tips?

NEWS:  It's official!  I will be at Dragon Con 2016 .



I am so happy to be returning to Atlanta for this event.  I hope to see you there!

Will you be at Dragon Con 2016?