New Ivy Granger Short Story

It's book release day! *Muppet flail* Okay, it's a short story release but I'm still excited to return to the world of Ivy Granger. I hope you enjoy this short story, featuring Ivy, Sparky, Jinx, and Forneus, as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Devil in the Details (Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective) by E.J. Stevens

Be careful what you wish for...

Ivy Granger, psychic detective and unlikely protector of Harborsmouth, must uncover the source of her beloved demon child's illness before it’s too late.

Devil in the Details is a delightful new urban fantasy short story set in the award-winning Ivy Granger Psychic Detective series by E.J. Stevens. Longtime fans and first-time readers will enjoy this tantalizing glimpse into the world of Ivy Granger, featuring Ivy, Sparky, Jinx, and Forneus.

Check out the gorgeous Devil in the Details Animated Book Cover on YouTube.

Release Date: February 4, 2020. Originally published in The Final Summons anthology.

New Ivy Granger Short Story Out Now

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Apple

Coming Soon to Audible.

Reviews

Release week reviews have a huge impact on the success of the book and this series. If you've read Devil in the Details, please consider leaving a review.

"This short story is an intriguing episode in the world of Harborsmouth and Ivy Granger, a richly crafted world where horror meets whimsy, where action mixes deftly with heart."
-Darrell Grizzle, author of I Never Meant to Start a Murder Cult

Librarians, booksellers, and book reviewers can still grab a review copy of Devil in the Details on Netgalley for a limited time.

Ivy Granger Universe Reading Order

The Ivy Granger Universe continues to expand. Here is a helpful checklist with the chronological reading order for all Ivy-verse novels, novellas, and short stories, including spin-offs and crossovers!

Craven Street (Ivy Granger #0.10, Whitechapel #0.5) Crossover Novella

Frostbite (Ivy Granger #0.5) Prequel Short Story

Shadow Sight (Ivy Granger #1) Novel

Blood and Mistletoe (Ivy Granger #1.5) Holiday Novella

Ghost Light (Ivy Granger #2) Novel

Club Nexus (Ivy Granger #2.5) Novella

Burning Bright (Ivy Granger #3) Novel

Hunting in Bruges (Hunters' Guild #1, Ivy Granger #3.5) Spin-off Novel

Devil in the Details (Ivy Granger #3.75) Short Story (The Final Summons)

Birthright (Ivy Granger #4) Novel

Hound's Bite (Ivy Granger #5) Novel

Thrill on Joysen Hill (Ivy Granger #5.5) Short Story (Tales from Harborsmouth)

Blood Rite (Ivy Granger #6) Novel

🦇 Anthologies, Collections, and Box Sets:

Ivy Granger Psychic Detective Box Set (Ivy Granger #0.5, #1, #2, #3)

Tales from Harborsmouth (Ivy Granger #0.5, #1.5, #2.5, #5.5)

The Final Summons (Ivy Granger #3.75)

🦇 In the works:

Watertight (Ivy Granger #7) Novel

Dressed in White (Ivy Granger #8) Novel

Raven's Flight (Ivy Granger #9) Novel

If you have any questions about reading order, or would like info regarding Ivy-verse audiobooks or translations, please let me know. I'm happy to help!

Craven Street Audiobook Out Now

Craven Street audiobooks out now! Immerse yourself in the fog-shrouded streets of 1880's London in this novella narrated by Melanie Mason and Anthony Bowling.

 

Listen Now

🎧 Look for this symbol ▶️ and listen to a free sample on Amazon, Audible, or SoundCloud. Happy listening!

The women of the Whitechapel Paranormal Society are on their own to face a sinister dark mastermind. Can they predict the killer's next move—a bloody, ritualistic murder that might tip the scales and give demons dominion over all of London—before he strikes again?


Craven Street by E.J. Stevens, narrated by Melanie A. Mason and Anthony Bowling.

"Craven Street is great for fans of the show Penny Dreadful, Carnival Row and other Historical Paranormal adventures."
—Leanna Renee Hieber, author of The Spectral City

If you are in the market for a fast-paced, paranormal mystery with strong women that is set in Victorian England (and really, who isn’t?) then this book is definitely for you."
—The Lesbian Review

"It made me feel as if Jack The Ripper was looking over my shoulder as I walked the streets…or should I say ran, because there be monsters here."
—Fundinmental Reviews

Genre: Historical Fantasy, Gaslamp Fantasy, Victorian Horror, Paranormal Mystery
Length: 2 hrs 17 min
Retailer Links: Audible | Audible UK | iTunes | Amazon
Author's Audible Page: E.J. Stevens on Audible
Free Audio Sample: SoundCloud
Series Website: WhitechapelParanormal.com
Audio Release Date: December 2, 2019

Learn more about our audiobooks at http://www.ejstevensauthor.com/p/audiobooks.html.

Ivy Granger is back!

I have a book out today! I'm also flying home from Dragon Con, so apologies in advance if there's a delay in my responses. Please know that I am reading and enjoying your messages. 

Blood Rite Release Day

Grab a copy of BLOOD RITE and celebrate my 20th book release and the return of Ivy Granger!

Blood Rite (Ivy Granger Psychic Detective #6) by E.J. Stevens

Ivy Granger takes on a simple grave robbing case, but in Harborsmouth nothing is ever simple when dealing with the dead.

Grave robbing is Harborsmouth’s second best-kept secret. The first is the existence of supernatural creatures that live alongside the city’s humans. In fact, the dirtiest little secret of all might be the truth behind most of those empty graves.

Most supernaturals eke out a pretty mundane existence. Nobody wants a return to the Burning Times. Well, nobody sane.

The creature that was stealing the more odoriferous of Harborsmouth’s citizens from their graves had to be crazy. Sir Gaius, ruler of the local vamps, owned the harvesting rights to every corpse buried within the city limits. No one touched the vampire master of the city’s property without permission and lived to scream about it—until now.

Enter an award-winning urban fantasy world where monsters roam the streets and things aren't always what they seem. Demons, zombies, vampires, and necromancers—Ivy battles the city's deadliest villains while solving its darkest cases.

Release Date: September 3, 2019

Grab a copy of Blood Rite

🦇 Amazon.

🦇 Barnes & Noble.

🦇 Kobo.

🦇 Apple.

Want more Ivy Granger adventures? Please consider leaving a review. 

Release week sales and reviews are vital to the success of the book and the series. Thank you and happy reading!

Frostbite Wins Independent Audiobook Award

We won! The Independent Audiobook Awards ceremony at the HEAR Now Festival in Kansas City was an amazing experience. Now you can check out red carpet photos, watch the moment we won, and listen to my award acceptance speech.

Photos from IAA2019 @ HEAR Now Festival

 

IAA2019 Video and FB Watch Party

Our fantastic audio team, including Melanie Mason and The Voices in our Heads, hosted a Facebook Live Watch Party of the awards live stream. Watch the moment our team reacted to winning the award.

You can watch my award acceptance speech on YouTube.

FROSTBITE

Independent Audiobook Award Winner

🎧 Frostbite won the Independent Audiobook Award for Best Short Story.
🎧 Learn more about our Ivy Granger award winning audiobook, Frostbite at IvyGranger.com and at EJStevensAuthor.com. 
🎧 Learn more about the Independent Audiobook Awards and Hear Now Festival. 
🎧 Check out the FB Watch Party.
🎧 Devil in the Details audiobook coming February/March 2020.
🎧 Craven Street audiobook coming October/November 2019.

Go Team Ivy Granger!

New Release: Craven Street

Happy book release day! My creepy Victorian horror, paranormal mystery, gaslamp fantasy series launches today with the series prequel, Craven Street. This is my 19th book release. Check out my Author's Note below for a personal message about this book and series.

Craven Street 

Craven Street (Whitechapel Paranormal Society #1) by E.J. Stevens

In this spellbinding novella, E.J. Stevens weaves a tale of murder, necromancy, and demonic possession that brings together characters from her Whitechapel Paranormal Society gaslamp fantasy series and award-winning Ivy Granger Psychic Detective urban fantasy series on the fog-shrouded cobblestones of Craven Street.

Much maligned by their male counterparts within the S.P.R.B., the women of the Whitechapel Paranormal Society are on their own to face a sinister dark mastermind as dismembered bodies are set across London's East End like figures on a game board. Can they predict the killer's next move—a bloody, ritualistic murder that might tip the scales and give demons dominion over all of London—before he strikes again?

Learn more at WhitechapelParanormal.com.

Release Week Sale

If you haven't ordered yet, you can still get the special pre-order sale price of 99 cents on all ebook retailers. All ebook formats will increase to regular price ($4.99) at the end of release week (July 3rd). Order now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple.

Trade Paperbacks

Looking for a copy for your bookshelf? Trade paperbacks are available now for $7.99. If you want an autographed copy, I'll have a limited supply of paperbacks at my upcoming tour stops.

Reviews

Have you read Craven Street? Please consider leaving a review. Release week reviews are incredibly important (and very appreciated!). Leaving a review can help the success of this book and this series. Release week sales and reviews also help us begin production early for the audiobook and translations. Thank you!

Author's Note

I grew up loving Sherlock Holmes, but wishing the supernatural elements, such as the hound of the Baskervilles, proved to be truly paranormal. I also wished to see more female and nonbinary characters solving crimes, finding happiness, and saving the world. This is the series I wished for.

Fans of the Ivy Granger series will recognize the demon Forneus. This series crossover gives Ivy Granger fans a glimpse of the devilish demon before his redemption arc and introduces new readers to the Ivy-verse.

But the real stars here are the women of the Whitechapel Paranormal Society and their nonbinary friend and informant. I'm so excited to bring these strong, smart characters into the world. I hope you enjoy Cora, Flan, Lottie, Anna, Edith, and Billie as much as I've enjoyed writing them.

**Please note that Billie is nonbinary. They use they/them pronouns not he/him or she/her.

Happy reading!

E.J. Stevens Denver Pop Culture Con Schedule

My Denver Pop Culture Con (formerly Denver Comic Con) schedule is here!

E.J. Stevens #DPCC2019 Panel Schedule

Friday, May 31st
11:00 - 11:50 Evolution of Romance Novel (Room 603)
Dyan Chick, Molly E. Lee, Frankie Love, Bernadette Marie, S.J. Reisner, Sara Richardson, E.J. Stevens
12:00 - 12:50 Death Becomes Her (Room 607 )
Sherry Ficklin, Amalie Howard, Paul Krueger, E.J. Stevens, Cat Winters, Brenna Yovanoff
3:00 - 3:50 Mystery’s Many Faces (Room 607)
Sherry Ficklin, Paul Krueger, Laurel McHargue, Andy Mientus, Meghan Scott Molin, E.J. Stevens

Saturday, June 1st
3:00 - 3:50pm Women Characters in Urban Fantasy (Room 603)
Dyan Chick, Delilah Dawson, L.A. Johnson, Corinne O'Flynn, E.J. Stevens, Wendy Terrien, Julie Wetzel
4:00 - 5:20pm Vampire-Bite Down Urban Fantasy vs Romance (Room 605)
Sherry Ficklin, Helen Hardt, Chloe Neill, E.J. Stevens, Julie Wetzel

Sunday, June 2nd
11:00 - 11:50 Demons, Demons, Everywhere! (DPCCP 4 Keystone City)
Paul Krueger, Lisa Manifold, S.J. Reisner, E.J. Stevens, Julie Wetzel, F.C. Yee, Brenna Yovanoff
3:00 - 3:50pm Panel: Anthropology of Worldbuilding (Room 607)
Alfred Gough, Jenn Lyons, Laurel McHargue, Miles Millar, E.C. Myers, E.J. Stevens, Drew Williams, Brenna Yovanoff, Michael Kilman

In addition to panels, I will be autographing at Booth B22 in Author Alley. Come visit my table! I'll be giving away free buttons, pens, and signed postcards and posters while supplies last.

E.J. Stevens #DPCC2019 Booth Schedule

Friday, May 31st *10:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday, June 1st *10:00am - 7:00pm
Sunday, June 2nd *10:00am - 6:00pm

*9:30am for speed pass holders.
**Please note my panel schedule above for times I will be away from my table.

Here's the full Denver Pop Culture Con Guest List. I hope to see you in Denver.

Up Next: Independent Audiobook Awards at Hear Now Festival in Kansas City, MO. See you on the red carpet!

Craven Street (Whitechapel Paranormal Society) Pre-order

Craven Street, a Whitechapel Paranormal Society prequel, releases June 25th. Are you ready?

Craven Street pre-order now on all retailers! Get your key to the master Cabinet of Curiosities today. Pre-order and unlock exclusive content.

Pre-Order Now

Amazon | Nook | iTunes | Kobo

Immerse yourself in a fantastical Victorian London with photos, maps, arcane scribblings, and other clues from Special Paranormal Research Branch casebooks.  Pre-order now and unlock the Whitechapel Paranormal Society's cabinet of curiosities at WhitechapelParanormal.com.

Craven Street (Whitechapel Paranormal Society, #1) by E.J. Stevens

In this spellbinding novella, E.J. Stevens weaves a tale of murder, necromancy, and demonic possession that brings together characters from her Whitechapel Paranormal Society Victorian horror series and award-winning Ivy Granger Psychic Detective urban fantasy series on the fog-shrouded cobblestones of 36 Craven Street.

The discovery of bricked up skeletal remains at 36 Craven Street point to something more diabolical than an illegal anatomy school.  The tool marks on the bones, arcane sigils of great power, indicate more than mere butchery, more than enlightened experimentation.  The signs, omens, and portents support the crown's greatest fears.  A great evil is being unleashed upon the gaslit streets of London, a blood-drenched shadow reaching skeletal fingers beyond the slums of Whitechapel.

We must stamp out this demonic plague for the sake of our Queen, our Country, and our immortal souls. - Cora Drummond, Whitechapel Paranormal Society

Collecting human souls is a thankless job, nearly as tedious as acting as solicitor to the fae.  But when the demon Forneus enters an opium den searching for men eager to trade their souls for the ill-smelling weed, he stumbles on a plot so devious, so heinous, he's jealous that he hadn't thought of it himself.

There's nothing like a maniacal plot to unleash Hell on earth to break the boredom of immortality.  - Forneus, Grand Marquis of Hell

The Ivy Granger Psychic Detective series is an award-winning urban fantasy series known for heart-pounding action, quirky characters, and supernatural horrors. The Whitechapel Paranormal Society series is a Victorian mystery series set in London's East End.

Five seemingly ordinary women with minor psychic gifts and an exceptional ability to solve supernatural crimes, skills honed during their service with the Special Paranormal Research Branch a secret security agency tasked with protecting Queen and country from inhuman forces, must now use their singular expertise to unravel a dreadful string of brutal murders.

Much maligned by their male counterparts within the S.P.R.B., the women of the Whitechapel Paranormal Society are on their own to face a sinister dark mastermind as dismembered bodies are set across London’s East End like figures on a game board.

Can they predict the killer’s next move—a bloody, ritualistic murder that might tip the scales and give demons dominion over all of London—before he strikes again?

Set against the backdrop of pre and post-Ripper Victorian London, Whitechapel Paranormal Society series answers the question of how cases such as the Thames Torso Murders, Craven Street Bones, Tottenham Court Road Mystery, Whitechapel Murders, Goswell Road Mystery, and the Vanishing Girls of West Ham might have been solved if put in the capable hands of a team of female special agents.

Learn More at WhitechapelParanormal.com.

Frostbite Ivy Granger #IAA Audiobook Award Finalist

FROSTBITE an Ivy Granger series audiobook performed by Melanie A. Mason is a 2019 Independent Audiobook Award finalist!

Listen Now 🎧

It's an honor to be nominated. So happy to see our fantastic Ivy-verse audio team receive the recognition they deserve.

Will you be at the #IAA2019 Awards June 7th at the HEAR Now Festival in Kansas, MO? See you on the red carpet!

AUTHOR

E.J. Stevens is the bestselling, award-winning author of the Ivy Granger Psychic Detective urban fantasy series, the Spirit Guide young adult paranormal mystery series, the Hunters' Guild urban fantasy series, and the Whitechapel Paranormal Society Victorian horror series. She is known for filling pages with quirky characters, magnificent monsters, and kick-butt heroines. Her novels are available worldwide in multiple languages.

When E.J. isn't at her writing desk, she enjoys dancing along seaside cliffs, singing in graveyards, and sleeping in faerie circles. E.J. currently resides in a magical forest on the coast of Maine where she finds daily inspiration for her writing.

NARRATOR

Melanie A. Mason holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in performance and a Master of Science in Information Science with a Graduate Academic Certificate in storytelling. Her expertise is bringing characters to life, either through performance or direction. For more than 20 years she has worked in the performance and voice over industry in the southwest, including commercials, audiobooks, documentaries, tours, industrials, film, and anime.

She is currently the voice of E.J. Stevens' Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective. You can also hear her as Marl in FUNimation’s Fairy Tail and Mrs. Shimura in Kodocha. She is passionate about literature and storytelling.

BOOK

Ivy Granger faces the city's deadliest villains while solving its darkest cases.

When a client claims that her house is being haunted, Ivy tries to keep her mind open and her weapons handy. Will our favorite psychic detective face down murderous ghosts? Anything is possible in Harborsmouth.

2018 Imadjinn Award Winner.

Audio available in English, French, and Italian.

Learn more about our amazing audio team on the Audiobook Page here. Go Team Ivy Granger!

Explore the Whitechapel Paranormal Society Series

Five seemingly ordinary women with minor psychic gifts and an exceptional ability to solve supernatural crimes, skills honed during their service with the Special Paranormal Research Branch a secret agency tasked with protecting Queen and country from inhuman forces, must now use their singular expertise to unravel a dreadful string of brutal murders.

Much maligned by their male counterparts within the S.P.R.B., the women of the Whitechapel Paranormal Society are on their own to face a sinister dark mastermind as dismembered bodies are set across London’s East End like figures on a game board.

Can they predict the killer’s next move—a bloody, ritualistic murder that might tip the scales and give demons dominion over all of London—before he strikes again?

Set against the backdrop of pre and post-Ripper Victorian London, Whitechapel Paranormal Society series answers the question of how cases such as the Thames Torso Murders, Craven Street Bones, Tottenham Court Road Mystery, Whitechapel Murders, Goswell Road Mystery, and the Vanishing Girls of West Ham might have been solved if put in the capable hands of a team of female special agents.

CRAVEN STREET, a Whitechapel Paranormal Society prequel, releases June 25th. 🔪♟💀

Explore the Cabinet of Curiosities

Are you ready? Explore the Whitechapel Paranormal Society's cabinet of curiosities now at WhitechapelParanormal.com.

E.J. Stevens @ Multiverse Con

It's official! I've been invited to be a guest at Multiverse Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. I'll be signing books and speaking on panels October 18-20th.

Learn more at MultiverseCon.org.

Will I see you in Portland, Denver, Boston, Louisville, or Atlanta?

Don't miss an appearance! Visit the event page at EJStevensAuthor.com for all of the stops on E.J. Stevens' 2019 tour.

Prefer Facebook? You can also keep up with Facebook events by clicking "Upcoming Tour" on the banner of the E.J. Stevens fan page.

New Ivy Granger Story Coming February 5th

New Ivy Granger story, Devil in the Details, coming February 5, 2019! Let's celebrate with a cover reveal, animated book cover, and a giveaway.

Devil in the Details 

This story features Ivy, Jinx, Forneus, and adorable baby demon Sparky. Devil in the Details can be read as a stand-alone story and takes place between the novels Burning Bright and Birthright.

Animated Book Cover

 

Check out the GORGEOUS animated cover on Facebook video or YouTube.

Enter to Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card

Like the animated book cover video posts on Facebook video or YouTube for chances to win an Amazon Gift Card. Comment below and let us know if (and where) you liked the video.

If your profile doesn't include contact details, please include your email in your comment (so we may contact you if you win!). This giveaway is international. If winner lives in a country without Amazon Gift Cards, winner will receive up to $25 in Ivy Granger books from The Book Depository. Giveaway ends December 31, 2018 midnight EST.

The Final Summons Anthology

You can find this new story in The Final Summons anthology. If you order now, you can grab this entire sci-fi and fantasy anthology, including Devil in the Details, for a special pre-order price of just 99 cents. You'll also unlock exclusive pre-order gifts! Visit TheFinalSummons.com to learn more.

Please note that this offer is no longer available and this anthology is now exclusive to Amazon. This is a decision by the publisher. I am sorry for any inconvenience to my readers. Devil in the Details will be published as an ebook single coming February 2020 on all retailers worldwide. Devil in the Details audiobooks will release March 2020.

Add The Final Summon Anthology on Goodreads. Add Devil in the Details on Goodreads.

Explore WhitechapelParanormal.com and Unlock Exclusive Content

It's Aliiiive! New website for my upcoming Whitechapel Paranormal Society series is up now. But that's not all.

Unlock Exclusive Content

Pre-order any Whitechapel Paranormal Society book (Craven Street, Eeper Weeper, One for Sorrow…) and unlock the Master Cabinet of Curiosities. Download exclusive Whitechapel Paranormal Society wallpapers, explore the Special Paranormal Research Branch archives, and walk the fantastical streets of London.

• Exclusive Access to the Master Cabinet of Curiosities
• Exclusive Wallpapers

All pre-order gifts are international.

Get your key to the master Cabinet of Curiosities! Visit WhitechapelParanormal.com now. 

Visit WhitechapelParanormal.com to learn more and immerse yourself in a fantastical Victorian London with photos, maps, arcane scribblings, and other clues from Special Paranormal Research Branch casebooks.

Let me know what you think! xx

E.J. Stevens @ #PennedCon2018

Will I see you in St Louis? Here's where to find me at Penned Con 2018.

I'll be signing at Breckenridge Table 17 on Friday, September 21st from 10:00am-1:00pm and 3:00-6:00pm and on Saturday, September 22nd from 10:00am-1:45pm and 3:00-6:00pm.

You can also come see me on Saturday 2:00-2:45pm on the Character Name Game collaborative flash fiction panel with Eric Asher (Vesik, Steamborn).

VIP fans can find me at the Murder Mystery Party (Thursday), the author lunch (Friday), and the Roaring 20's Awards Party and dinner (Saturday).

Are you going to #PennedCon2018?

For more information on my upcoming events, please visit the Events Page at www.EJStevensAuthor.com or subscribe to my newsletter (and get a free book!).

E.J. Stevens @ Dragon Con

Exciting news! My tentative Dragon Con schedule is here. Check out my schedule below.

Love urban fantasy? Check out this year's ​Dragon Con Urban Fantasy guest list.

E.J. Stevens at Dragon Con 2018

FRIDAY
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Realms of the Dead: Ghosts and Spirits in UF
Our panelists discuss the various types of ghosts and spirits found in their work, and in the genre.
11:30 am Chastain 1-2, Westin
(Panelists: Leanna Renee Hieber, David B. Coe, E.J. Stevens, A. J. Hartley, Matthew Kressel, Gail Z. Martin)
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Vampires in Legend, Folklore, and Fiction
Description: Long a staple of urban fantasy, vampires first appear in folklore, often unrecognizable from the versions contemporary readers and viewers are familiar with. Our panel explores how those early stories have influenced the fictional depictions they create, and others they admire.
2:30 pm Chastain 1-2, Westin
(Panelists: Melissa F Olson, E.J. Stevens, Declan Finn, Clay and Susan Griffith, J.F. Lewis, Dacre Stoker)
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Family Matters: A Wynonna Earp Fan Panel
Description: A moderated fan-panel discussion of the hit show's third season
4:00 pm Chastain 1-2, Westin
(Panelists: Kevin Bachelder, John G. Hartness, E.J. Stevens, Lisa Manifold, Erika Domeika Pratte, Annie Smith)
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Life in New Seattle: An iZombie Fan Panel
Description: A moderated fan-panel discussion of the hit show's fourth season
7:00 pm Chastain 1-2, Westin
(Panelists: Kevin Bachelder, David Boop, E.J. Stevens, Samantha Sommersby, Damian Allen, Steph Smith)

SATURDAY
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Monster Mash: The Magical Creatures of UF
Urban Fantasy features a wide range of supernatural beings, often in the same book, and our authors discuss the types they use and why.
2:30 pm Chastain I-J, Westin
(Panelists: Eric R. Asher, James A. Hunter, Lisa Manifold, D.R. Perry, E.J. Stevens, R.R. Virdi)
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Jessica Jones - Mother knows Best
Description: Each of us is the sum total of our experience and our basic building blocks, and Jessica Jones is no different. Facing off her own mother, her power's origins, her best friend and the shadow of Killgrave.
7:00 pm Location: M 301-303 Marriott
(Panelists: Samantha Sommersby, Wendy Hembrock, E.J. Stevens, Margaret Parsons, Betsy Matteis, Ryan Guthrie)
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Altered Carbon - Peace is an Illusion
Bring over your current sleeve and cortical stack and we'll see what we think of how Netflix handled our stories. We'll give it a lookover to see how they handled Kovacs and just what immortality and murder can mean on earth in the 24th Century.
8:30 pm M 301-303 Marriott
(Panelists: E.J. Stevens, Valerie Hampton, Stefani Warshaw, Kitty Chandler, Joy Hatcher)

SUNDAY
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Collaborative Storytelling From Hell!
Description: A roundtable of authors contribute to a collaborative story that is sure to put the "corpse" in "exquisite corpse."
2:30 pm Peachtree 1-2 - Westin
(Panelists: David Boop, Darrell Grizzle, Eric Asher, John G. Hartness, E.J. Stevens)
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Same Places, Different Times: Historical Urban Fantasy
Description: Our panelists explore supernatural beings and magic occurring in historical real-world settings.
8:30 pm Location: Chastain 1-2 - Westin
(Panelists: David B. Coe, Laura Anne Gilman, Clay and Susan Griffith, Leanna Renee Hieber, E.J. Stevens, Tim Powers)

Hope to see you in Atlanta!

Next stop, Penned Con in St Louis.

Pre-Order Alert: Frostbite (Ivy Granger)

Ivy Granger prequel FROSTBITE out in ONE WEEK.

Pre-order Now 99 Cents

Amazon | Nook | Kobo | iTunes

This prequel short story is the perfect introduction to the award-winning Ivy Granger Psychic Detective urban fantasy series.

Frostbite (Ivy Granger Psychic Detective #0.25) by E.J. Stevens.

When a client claims that her house is being haunted, Ivy tries to keep her mind open and her weapons handy. If her psychic gifts and recent cases have taught her anything, it's that you're better off arming yourself for the unexpected.

Will our favorite psychic detective face down murderous ghosts? Anything is possible in Harborsmouth.

Release Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Mystery
Books in this Series: Shadow Sight, Ghost Light, Burning Bright, Birthright, Hound's Bite
Short Stories, Novellas, Collections: Frostbite, Blood and Mistletoe, Club Nexus, Thrill on Joysen Hill, Tales from Harborsmouth

Pre-order Now 99 Cents

Amazon | Nook | Kobo | iTunes

Learn more about this author and series at www.EJStevensAuthor.com.

E.J. Stevens' Boskone Panel and Signing Schedule

My official Boskone 55 schedule is here! Boskone, New England's longest running science fiction convention, runs from Friday, February 16th - Sunday, February 18th at the Westin Boston Waterfront in Boston, MA. I'll be speaking on panels Friday and Saturday and signing books on Saturday.

E.J.'s Official Boskone 2018 Schedule

FRIDAY

Panel: Armchair Detectives (3:00 - 4:00PM)

Crime and fiction have long been a popular pairing. But what have science and technology done to the prospects of pulling off the perfect murder? How much tricksier must authors get to keep their readers guessing, especially in this new age of the armchair detective? (Marina 1)

SATURDAY

Panel: Feminist Fairy Tales (10:00 - 11:00AM)

Women frequently serve as the main characters of fairy tales. (Why, by the way?) It’s hard not to notice they’re often presented as victims, or the subjects of a lesson learned. Do any tales instead offer strong female role models? What can modern feminist perspectives contribute when considering stories from so long ago and/or far away? (Burroughs)

Panel: It's Not Always About Sex (12:00 - 1:00PM)

Speculative fiction is filled with friendships that turn into romantic entanglements. Is that all there is? Can’t our characters just have friends, of whatever gender, without hookups and/or heartbreaks? How about we rescue the world from the odd apocalypse or alien invasion, and forget about the sex for a change? (Harbor III)

Autographing (1:00 - 2:00PM)

I will have FREE Ivy Granger Passports while supplies last! (Galleria - Autographing)

Panel: Ensemble Casts and Continuing Characters (4:00 - 5:00PM)

Some well-written spec fic features ensemble casts where the secondary characters are as interesting as the leads. What are the guidelines for creating great supporting roles? How do these people (or aliens, AIs, disembodied demons, etc.) fascinate despite less face time? Do they get more freedom to be themselves, while main characters must be all things to all audiences? Which secondaries deserve (or have got) their own spin-off stories? (Marina 4)

Panel: The Role of Spiritual Animals in Fiction (5:00 - 6:00PM)

Animals in speculative fiction play more than the simple role of lap dogs and cozy cats. From demons to familiars, from patronuses to spirit animals, and more, these creatures often play subtle but powerful roles in the life of a story’s main character. Why are animals so important? Have their roles changed over time? Our panelists discuss our furry, feathered, and scaled friends in all of their glory. (Marina 3)

Are you attending Boskone?

I hope to see you in Boston!

xx

Looking for E.J.'s 2018 Tour Schedule? Check out this 2018 Book Tour post or visit her official Event Page.

E.J. Stevens' 2018 Tour Schedule: Dragon Con, ConCarolinas, and More!

E.J. Stevens is a confirmed guest for Boskone, ConCarolinas, Dragon Con, Penned Con, and World Fantasy Convention. She will be speaking on panels and signing books.

2018 Tour Schedule

Boskone

Boston, MA. February 16-18, 2018

ConCarolinas

Charlotte, NC. June 1-3, 2018

Dragon Con

Atlanta, GA. August 30 - September 3, 2018

Penned Con

St. Louis, MO. September 20-22, 2018

World Fantasy

Baltimore, MD. November 1-4, 2018

E.J.'s full schedule coming soon. For more information, subscribe to her newsletter or visit the Events Page her website www.EJStevensAuthor.com.

Will I see you at an event this year?

Ivy Granger Box Set Pre-Order Sale

Love urban fantasy deals? The upcoming Ivy Granger Psychic Detective Box Set is on sale for 99 cents!  That's right.  If you pre-order now, you'll receive the first three award-winning Ivy Granger novels and a bonus prequel short story delivered to your ereader on October 24th—all for just 99 cents.  (Regular Price $9.99)

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Ivy Granger Psychic Detective Box Set by E.J. Stevens.

Ivy Granger Psychic Detective box set includes Books 1-3 and Bonus Prequel short story.

Enter an award-winning urban fantasy world where monsters roam the streets and things aren't always what they seem. Demons, ghosts, vampires, and necromancers—Ivy dodges the city's deadliest villains while solving its darkest cases. Will she save the day or die trying?

FROSTBITE (Bonus Prequel: Ivy Granger #0.5)

Everyone knows that there's no such thing as ghosts, but when a client claims that her house is being haunted, Ivy tries to keep her mind open and her weapons handy. If her psychic gifts and recent cases have taught her anything, it's that you're better off arming yourself for the unexpected.

Anything is possible in Harborsmouth.

SHADOW SIGHT (Ivy Granger #1)

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.

GHOST LIGHT (Ivy Granger #2)

Ivy Granger is back, gathering clues in the darkest shadows of downtown Harborsmouth. With the lives of multiple clients on the line, she's in a race against time. Ivy finally has a lead to the whereabouts of the one person who can help her control her wisp abilities, but will she put the needs of her clients above her own?

If Ivy doesn't find a solution soon, she could wind up a ghost herself.

BURNING BRIGHT (Ivy Granger #3)

Things are not going well at the offices of Private Eye. Jinx is having demon problems, the city is overrun with pyromaniacal imps, and Ivy's wisp powers are burning out of control, attracting the attention of both the Seelie and Unseelie courts. It's the worst possible time for the Green Lady to call in a favor, but Ivy's bound by her deal with the glaistig. Too bad there's no wiggle room in faerie bargains.

Ivy must rid the city of imps, keep Jinx from murdering her one solid link to Hell, and fulfill her bargain with the Green Lady—with sidhe assassins hot on her tail.

Just another day's work for Ivy Granger, psychic detective.

 Praise for the Ivy Granger series:

"I absolutely love this series!"
-My Urban Fantasies

"Highly recommended to adult urban fantasy fans."
-Rabid Reads

"The Ivy Granger series is fantastic!"
-Book Bite Reviews

The award-winning Ivy Granger Psychic Detective series is known for heart-pounding action, quirky characters, and supernatural horrors. Take a trip to Harborsmouth where you'll encounter bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, sarcastic gargoyles, temperamental witches, and our favorite snarky, kick-butt heroine.

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Genre: Urban Fantasy
Release Date: October 24, 2019

This box set is already a steal at $9.99, but if you pre-order now, you can grab the Ivy Granger Box Set for just 99 cents!  Spread the word.  Tell your friends.  This is a great way to dive into this award-winning urban fantasy series.

Want to win fun prizes?

Come back on October 24th for the Ivy Granger Box Set Release Party and enter to win an Amazon Gift Card and signed Ivy Granger swag. 

#DragonCon2017 Recap and Photos

Dragon Con was once again a wonderful whirlwind of panels and signings.  I had a great time with fans and friends both old and new.

As a guest, I rarely get to attend panels, but I did find time to see the cast of Battlestar Galactica and the cast of Wynonna Earp.

#BSG

Even if you're not a Battlestar Galactica fan, you may recognize actors and actresses from other favorites such as The Magicians, Longmire, and Lucifer.

#Earpers

I even caught photos of Doc (Tim Rozon) and Bobo (Michael Eklund) hugging after their infamous kiss (video of the Doc/Bob kiss here!).

I also had the pleasure of attending a panel on Dracula's influence on horror (with Dacre Stoker, Kenneth Hite, Cherie Priest, and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro), a talk with Jonathan Maberry, and I caught a few minutes of an Urban Fantasy panel (with Laurel K. Hamilton, Patricia Briggs, Kim Harrison, Sherrilyn Kenyon, and Jim Butcher).

I would have attended more panels, but, as you can see, I had a busy schedule.

E.J. Stevens @ Dragon Con

Friday

Title: Still Going Strong: Vampires in UF
Description: Vampires remain a favorite topic in urban fantasy, and our panel discusses their ongoing appeal for readers and writers alike.
Time: Fri 02:30 pm Location: Chastain 1-2 - Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Declan Finn, Chloe Neill, J.F. Lewis, Linda Robertson, Jennifer St. Giles, E.J. Stevens)
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Midnight Revelry
Urban Fantasy Party
Time: Fri 10:00 pm Location: Westin Savannah Ballroom (2 hours 30 minutes)
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Saturday

Title: Across the Veil: Ghosts, Spirits and Souls in UF
Description: Protagonists in urban fantasy deal with the gamut of supernatural beings, and not all of them have physical form, posing additional challenges.
Time: Sat 02:30 pm Location: Chastain 1-2 - Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Leanna Renee Hieber, E.J. Stevens, R.R. Virdi, Myke Cole, David B. Coe, Cherie Priest)
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Title: Hello, Brother: A Vampire Diaries Fan Panel
Description: A moderated fan-panel discussion of the long-running hit show's final season, as well as a look back at highlights from the series' eight years
Time: Sat 08:30 pm Location: Chastain 1-2 - Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Valerie Hampton, Kathryn Hinds, E.J. Stevens)
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Sunday

Title: Autograph Session - E.J. Stevens
Time: Sun 10:00 am Location: International Hall South 1-3 - Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)
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Title: Y/A Genres: What's Hot?
Description: Y/A readers keep clamoring for more dystopian, urban fantasy, paranormal, dark fantasy...Which genre's for you?
Time: Sun 01:00 pm Location: Embassy CD - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Claudia Gray, A. J. Hartley, Mari Mancusi, E.J. Stevens, Zoraida Cordova)
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Title: House of Dreadpunk
Description: Come meet Dreadpunk: the Next Generation as we discuss the popularity of NeoGothic horror and its fandom.
Time: Sun 08:30 pm Location: Peachtree 1-2 - Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: E.J. Stevens, Bill Bridges, Ted Naifeh, Valentine Wolfe)
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Title: Santa Clarita Diet Fan Panel
Description: This unflinching gore-fest of a comedy seemingly came out of nowhere to the delight of some and the disgust of others.
Time: Sun 10:00 pm Location: Peachtree 1-2 - Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Phantom Troublemaker, E.J. Stevens)
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Monday

Title: Gone Too Soon? A Sleepy Hollow Fan Panel
Description: A moderated fan-panel discussion of the hit show's fourth and final season
Time: Mon 02:30 pm Location: Chastain 1-2 - Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Kevin Bachelder, E.J. Stevens, Kristin Jackson)

I had the honor of being on panels with fantasy authors Chloe Neill, Myke Cole, Claudia Gray, David B. Coe, Mari Mancusi, A.J. Hartley, Jennifer St. Giles, and Cherie Priest (and so many more!).

Special thanks to Eric Asher, Shayne Silvers, Lucienne Diver, Linda Robertson, Dacre Stoker, and the many other wonderful people who stopped to chat between events. 

E.J. Stevens and Eric Asher @ Dragon Con

Were you at #DragonCon2017?

Did you come out to my panels or signings? Let me know! I'd love to hear your stories and see your photos.