Subject: New Release!

It's here! It's finally here

All right, I'm so excited it's taking everything I have not to explode. This is it, guys, this is the series. The one I've been dreaming about for the last ten years. The Urban Fantasy of Urban Fantasies...Blood Trails. I cannot wait for you to read this.
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"The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend." - Henri Bergson
USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Blackstream unveils a new action-packed urban fantasy series…

As a witch with a dark past, Shade Renard knows the Otherworld isn’t always successful at policing itself. Humans don’t believe in magic anymore, and their ignorance renders them easy prey. So when an FBI contact hires her to consult on a possible haunting in a missing person case, Shade seizes the opportunity to see justice done.

The investigation takes an unexpected turn when an undead crime lord shows up on her doorstep. A bold thief stole the vampire’s little black book of secrets—and he’ll pay a lot more than an FBI consulting fee to get it back. To collect, Shade will have to confront a rogue sorceress—or two, a vengeful wizard, and a lethally seductive fey, with only her wits, her growing magic, and a sarcastic pixie familiar.

Success means bringing a killer to justice and taking the first step to redemption. Failure means a war between humans and the Otherworld.

No pressure.

Magic, murder, and mayhem will excite and delight you. Expect no sleep until the last page turns…

Blood Trails is a captivating new urban fantasy mystery series that will plunge you into a deadly world of secrets and hidden motives. Let the intrepid PI Shade Renard and her precocious pixie familiar teach you that in a world where the supernatural run rampant, nothing is as ordinary as it seems…
"Jennifer Blackstream is a VERY talented writer with a unique way of bringing the reader into the story. Very intriguing."

- Capt. S. Flanigan
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*Author’s Note: Until now, I’ve only published Paranormal Romance. This book is NOT Paranormal Romance. It is Urban Fantasy. Will there be romance in the Blood Trails series? Yes. But it won’t happen right away, and when it does happen, it will not be the focus of the book. It will be a slow-burn romance with appetite-whetting sexual tension that builds over several books. Think Dresden Files meets *early* Anita Blake (i.e. pre-Blue Moon). Still with me? Good. Now go click that buy link and hold on to your pointed hats. This is going to be fun…

JB
Giveaways!

I went a little overboard with giveaways for this release. Keep checking this page to stay up to date with what giveaways are running. 
Comfort Food: Mother Hazel's Potato Soup

January is COLD in Ohio. If you're chilly too (or if you're just in the mood for a delicious soup), here's a recipe to warm you up:

Ingredients:

9 medium potatoes, diced
1/2 cup chopped onion
3 stalks celery, diced
Enough chicken broth to cover vegetables (roughly two 13 oz cans)
2 chicken bouillon cubes
1/2 tsp salt
1.5 tsp celery salt

White Sauce:
3 cups milk
3 TBL flour
3 TBL margarine

Add the veggies to your cauldron (or pot, I don't judge) and pour in the broth. The broth should be just enough to cover the veggies. Add the bouillon cubes and seasonings. Cook at a simmer for about 45 min, or until you can easily pierce the potatoes with a stiletto blade (or fork). Pour in the white sauce and simmer five more minutes. 

Upgrade:

Snag some canned clams. Replace some of the chicken broth with juice from the clams, then drain and add the clams. Instant clam chowder!

Downgrade:

There are those heathens who would add crumbled bacon or a parsley garnish. If you choose to do this, I can't stop you. But, ew. 
New to Jennifer Blackstream's Universe?

You do not need to read the Blood Prince or Blood Realm series to enjoy the Blood Trails series. Though reading the first two will let you enjoy the cameos and inside jokes more. And with book one in the Blood Prince series free, there's really no reason not to...

The Pirate's Witch is a bonus novel in the Blood Prince series, and is the perfect way to dip your toe into my paranormal romances since it includes a guest appearance from both a Blood Prince AND a Blood Realm hero...
Before Midnight
(Blood Prince Series #1)

Blood Realm 1-3
(Blood Realm Series 1-3)
Before Midnight
(Blood Prince Series Bonus)
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JB
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