Elizabeth Hunter is a contemporary fantasy, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance author. She is a graduate of the University of Houston Honors College and a former English teacher. She once substitute taught a kindergarten class, but decided that middle school was far less frightening. Thankfully, people now pay her to write books and eighth-graders everywhere rejoice.
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COMING ON May 28th
The next novel in the Elemental World series:
Dead women are showing up in the desert east of San Diego, and no one understands why. When the story comes to the attention of reporter Natalie Ellis, she can’t help but make comparisons to tragic deaths she’d investigated years ago. Are these women the victims of a serial killer, or something even more insidious?
Bodies may be piling up in his sire’s territory, but water vampire and feared enforcer Baojia is stuck entertaining the rich and clueless at a club in San Diego. He’s taken his exile with all the grace he could muster, but his patience is starting to thin.
Sparks fly when mortal and immortal are thrown together, and Natalie comes face to face with a reality that was lurking in the corners of her life. Pursuing the truth could cost Baojia everything, including the mortal woman who has earned his grudging respect.
Blood and Sand is the second novel in the expanded Elemental World series.
~-~PARANORMAL ROMANCE~-~
Elemental Mysteries
A Hidden Fire: Elemental Mysteries Book One
This Same Earth: Elemental Mysteries Book Two
The Force of Wind: Elemental Mysteries Book Three
A Fall of Water: Elemental Mysteries Book Four
Amazon Author Page / Series Page for Nook
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Elemental World
Building From Ashes: Elemental World Book One
AMAZON/SMASHWORDS/BARNES & NOBLE
Book Two: BLOOD AND SAND
Coming SUMMER 2013
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Cambio Springs
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Amazon/Barnes & Noble/Kobo/Smashwords
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-~-CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE-~-
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I am so addicted to your book series of the elements! I wish I knew you had a fourth in the series or i would have read slower! Cant wait for June, terrible thing wishing your life away! Shows me what a great writer you are! I will certainly recommend to my friends! May even buy another for my friends collection!
Ellen, thank you so much for the kind note! I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed the Elemental Mysteries and I really hope you like the final book! Thanks for stopping by.
Elizabeth
No, no, no… The next book simply CAN NOT be the ‘final’ one!!!!!!! There are so many supporting characters and only a few thousand yrs of history left untapped for the series to end! It would be a travesty! :-!
I downloaded your first Elemental Series book a few months back because it had such good reviews… and it was free!
Although, I didn’t actually start reading it right away as I was in the midst of reading another authors series at the time.
Once I did begin reading, I was a little confused as to why I had downloaded it to begin with. You see… I’m not normally into vampires! However, I decided to give it a go. So I started reading, but for the love of me I could not stay awake. (I have four children and a full time job! Life!)
Finally, I forced myself to stay awake through the first few pages and…
That was all she wrote!!! I was completely. And totally hooked! I downloaded everything book I could and read every time I found a moment to spare. My kids actually told me that my nose was always in my kindle!! Lol!! And just tonight, I actually told my husband that I felt lost now that I’d finished the series and that I needed more vampires!!! Who am I???? Lol!
All I know is this… You, Elizabeth Hunter, are an amazingly talented writer!!!! You have sucked me in to this vampire world and for the foreseeable future I don’t want to leave! Please, please keep writing about these characters! There are limitless stories to tell. No novella’s! Full length novels! Dierdra and Ioan, Tenzin… And the spark between Dierdra and… (The bar owner… whose name has escaped my brain atm… and whose name I know will come to me with complete clarity as soon as I post this),
but there was definitely something between them!!
I just love these vampires and know that there is so much more left for you to share with us about these characters!!! So please do!
Sincerely,
Kat Barrow
Hey, Kat! No worries, I’m still writing in the Elemental World, I just don’t foresee more books with Gio and Beatrice as *main* characters right now. But I’m currently working on the second Elemental World novel (the first, Building From Ashes, is already in stores, along with a novella, Waterlocked) and you’ll see lots of familiar faces and new storylines.
So glad you enjoyed the original series so much!
Elizabeth
Thx Elizabeth!! And yes… I really did enjoy thm! I’ve also already read both of the other books you mentioned!! I wish they weren’t so good!Maybe I’d of read slower.
Lol!!! In fact, I haven’t picked my kindle up since finishing them.
I’m truly excited to see what u have in store for us next!
Happy writing.
Kat
Just wanted to let you know, I just downloaded “A Fall Of Water” . I’m so excited to read it. However I sort of don’t want to start it because I will not want to put it down.
I will let you know when I finish. It will probably take me a while because I don’t want it to end!
Cheryl
Elizabeth, thank you for overcoming any self doubts and writing such a well crafted and maddingly obsessive novel series. I and my 16 y/o son devoured The Elemental Mysteries series and I have been banging the drum for more readers to take this adventure. So refreshing to read not only a intriguing story, but an intelligent one as well. I look forward to reading more of your work. Brava Ms. Hunter!
Thank you, Lea! What a lovely compliment and I’m so glad you and your son enjoyed the series! I’m working on more books right now.
I just downloaded all of your books that available from amazon , I am going to have a problem at work for reading the books instead of working. I know that I won’t be able to put it down once I start reading, work or no work! LoL.
*ducks and runs from your boss* Don’t get fired, Sera! But thanks for reading.
You are a very clever and talented writer. I haven’t had a chance to sit uninterrupted to read a good book for so long. Your series on Gio and B were AWESOME! Thank you so much! I am just sad it’s over…I will just have to read them again. You should seriously consider making this a movie, or mini series….I would love to see this in film!
i just finished A Fall of Water. It was amazing, in fact the whole series has been! I was also thrilled to learn of the next book to follow and wait impatiently for it to come out. i have recommended your writings to several of my fellow readers.
Thank you, Gay! I’m just so happy you enjoyed them and thank you so much for recommending them to friends!
I finished A Fall of Water about a week ago. What a wonderful finish to the series! It made me laugh and it made me cry. It also made me sad that the series is over. You are a wonderful writer and I will buy all your future books. Thank you for giving me many hours of great reading. Keep up the hard work, I see a great future ahead for you.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am looking forward to expanding the world and working on new projects. I’m so excited that you’re looking forward to my future work.
Elizabeth,
I just finished A Fall of Water and OMG OMG OMG the best ever! I know I sound like a gushing fangirl, but I am. At several points I stopped and just said, “This is so. Good.” And, “OMG. THIS is so good.” The playboy vampire? Ben and Tenzin? The fight with Matt and B at the hospital? I can feel the relief when G and B find each other again and again. I believe in their love. I believe in their fight. And I’m down for more Carwyn! Yes, please!
Hugs! Great job, lady. I am pimping your books out to my friends now.
Heather (aka BellaWriter7).
You rock, Heather! I’m so glad you liked the book. What a great note to get on the very night I… wait for it…
Finished the first draft of Carwyn’s book! (You heard it here first.)
So excited for readers to dig into this world more. Thanks for any and all pimping!
Elizabeth
GASP! So excited!
OMG. I am rereading A Discovery of Witches and brought it with me to see some friends last night. We got to talking about vampire books and I said to everyone who would listen, “Oh you HAVE to read this series this woman I know wrote. They are SO GOOD.” So yes. Pimpage is ongoing.
So excited to read more about Carwyn. He’s such a joyous character. He deserves some lovin.
Thanks for writing these. Seriously. They make my life better.
Heather
I am so glad I was looking around on Amazon for something different to read on my Kindle. We just returned from vacation and while on vacation I have read 3 of the 4 Elemental books. Wow is such a poor word to describe your series! I couldn’t put them down! You certainly have a new fan in this reader!!
Thanks so much for your creativity!
Teri
Wow is the best word to describe the series. Isn’t that the word B kept using to describe something that was huge.
I really hope that Tenzin gets her book she is one of my favorite character I will be waiting for it. These books were awesome read all 4 in 2 days!
I hope you enjoy my efforts to let people know about your amazing series.
http://www.bittenbyparanormalromance.com/2012/08/the-best-series-of-201112-elemental.html
I finally got a review done for the series as a whole, hope you like it
http://www.bittenbyparanormalromance.com/2012/08/the-best-series-of-201112-elemental.html
Doug, you rock! Thank you SO MUCH for the awesome review and for all your work spreading the word about the series. I truly have the best readers in the world.
Read all 4 books in the last 3 days – absolutely loved it. Can’t wait to read any future books related to the series. I thoroughly enjoyed your writing style and could not think of a single improvement to make on the characters or the story. Thank you for a good read
Thanks for stopping by the site, Jenny! So glad you enjoyed the books, and thank you for the lovely compliment!
Sincerely, Elizabeth
Elizabeth, I am in love with your Elemental Series!! Your character development, plot, and the twists and turns just keep on coming. I have devoured the first two and well on my way into the 3rd. I want to slow down but simply can’t! That is when I know it’s a great book. Btw, I also loved The Genius and the Muse too…wonderful! I look forward to meeting you in Chicago in September.
I’m excited to meet you too, Amber! Really looking forward to Chicago. Thanks for stopping by the website!
I just finished the 4th book today….WOW! I cannot wait to read the book about Carwyn’s story. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed your books. I was telling my husband about them during lunch today. Thank you for being such a great writer and sharing your talent with us.
I just finished reading all four of the elemental mysteries! They were amazing. I finished all four in 2 days I just couldn’t stop. I am very excited for your next book it was So nice for me to find your books, I’ve avoided reading any paranormal romances because I figured they’d all be like twilight haha but your books had so much adventure and were thrilling to read (: thank you again for these amazing book and for having hidden fire for free on kindle if not for that i wouldnt have had the pleasure of reading all 4!! (:
Well in my wanderings through the Web this morning I stumbled into Google Books which I had never visited and to my dismay there were NO reviews for The Elemental Mysteries so I posted my reviews for all 4 books to alleviate this travesty
I am not sure with all the other sources for books if that is used by a lot of people or not but thought it could not hurt since everybody uses Google in some form or fashion it seems.
Are the elemental. Mysteries. On audio? I have read all 4 books and would love to hear it on my ipod….especially. GIO voice
They are not currently on audio, but that might be something that happens in the future. I have no idea who would voice them, but a sexy Italian would be ideal, no?
Dear Miss Hunter.
I´ve been a reader for almost 42 years in both English and Spanish languages. I am a 53 year old Mexican lady, with European background.
I´ve gone through almost all phases, interests and themes in reading, from the clasics and historical to the fantastic, erotic and scy-fi and I must congratulate you on an interesting, intriguing, sensual and very well written saga. In this day and age, when everything is about physical, rushing and hormonal love, specially in young adult books, I think your stories are surprisingly fantastic and enjoyable for both, young an mature adults and that your novels are a refreshing, back to basics and true feelings aproach to what a real selfless relationship should be. And the philosophical and ancient references are a plus.
Has there been any proposals as to make a movie out of your books?, because I think they would be a hit. And if there is ever the chance of it, please take in consideration the actor Henry Cavill for the part of Giovanni Vechio. (I have nothing to do with him). Just Google him and I am sure you can truly picture him in the part.
You have become one of my favorite writers and your books are, as they say “a sight for sore eyes”.
Congratulations.
M
Your Elemental Mysteries are “mind grabbingly” absorbing and just wonderful. I too have a English degree, am 62 years old, and read way more than is probably good for me
I found the first of your books for free on Kindle and now I would honestly pay almost anything to continue with this series. I have just finished “The Same Earth” and ordered the 3rd book. Never much wanted the Kindle as I thought I would cry for the lack of holding a book in my hand, but to be honest, I have had the chance to read authors I never would have known of. Also, of course, the changing font is great for “elder” eyes, LOL. Seriously though, thank you sooooo very much for sharing your incredible imagination with us, and please, may you write many, many more books!!! And might I find Carwyn on my doorstep?????????
Carwyn should be landing on your doorstep around October 23! (Well, the literary version, anyway.)
E
I have just finished Book 4! I read the first three books in 3 days, then number 4 I took my time with, since it is the last book and I wanted to savor it. I love these characters and can’t wait to read Carwyn’s story! I hope that you will consider a book with Tenzin and Ben. It would be interesting to see who would be his sire–definitely not Tenzin, because there might be something there between them! Thank you for writing such wonderful books! I don’t normally like to spend more than $2.99 a kindle book but I was more than happy to buy your books. I’m one of those people who buy free kindle books, then get hooked into a series and end up buying all the rest of them!
Thanks for the free promo on The Hidden Fire. I ran across it on Amazon and thought it sounded interesting, and LOVED i!. I immediately purchased the rest of them and devoured them. The only thing, dang it, now I’ve finished them. I look forward to Carwyn’s story though. He is so funny…I hope Brigid doesn’t make it too easy on him before she succumbs to his charm!
Barbara, I so agree with you. I am in the process of purchasing them all…. but I am scared to continue reading!!!! what am I going to do when I am finished????!!!!
How can I have my cake and eat it too?
And Elizabeth, not only generous, but genious letting us have the first one for free… we all took the bait
Ha! You guys are making me laugh. I love your enthusiasm. And I’m working on Carwyn’s book this week, as a matter of fact. It’s almost ready for the editor.
But I do have other books out there! If you like contemporary romance, try The Genius and the Muse! You might like it.
I want to share with you my “review” in my GoodReads.com account.
A sight for sore eyes.
A well written paranormal, fantasy/romance/thriller/mystery/everything story, with a truly human approach.
If paranormal beings did exist this is the way they should be.
Since Anne Rice’s books, I haven’t enjoyed a series this much.
The sensual tension between the characters is mouth watering; and I say sensual because it is oh, so much more than sexual.
The mystery is very well paced so this is not a fast rushing or boring story. It is the kind that hypnotizes you and renders you incapable to put the book down and crave for more. You just can´t stop reading.
With other books I usually find myself skipping parts, where descriptions and details are just too much, too slow, unnecesary or too obvious.
In this book, I didn’t even want to miss a comma.
Well investigated, at some point it even makes you want to go back and read the ancient classics and improve your knowledge.
I loved the international set of characters and the mixture of cultures.
And specially, the approach to what real selfless love is.
And while it is set in this day and age, with all the modern criteria and advances in equality for all, it focuses on the main relationship values that should never change. Honor, respect and love.
And not just love between to beings; it is love of family, friends and everything that is worth caring for.
With the perfect balance between gender roles where they complement and acknowledge each other’s value, instead of competing or fighting for supremacy
This is a book that has the mature approach to love and life that usually only some mature adults come to grasp, which makes it a great book for young adults… And a refreshing “Sight for sore eyes” for us adults that hope to be mature some day.
Thank you so much for sharing that! What a wonderful, humbling review. Thank you so much.
Elizabeth
Dear Elizabeth, well deserved reviews and comments.
My Latinamerican friends are in urgent need for the Spanish version.
Is there one or is it going to be one?
Mosha
Dear Mosha,
I’d love a Spanish edition of EM. We’ll have to see. That may be something that happens in the future.
E
I read all four of your elements series. They were great! Your characters are like family to me. Love Giovanni and Beatrice!
Omg love the elemental series…why aren’t these on the big screen?!! I connected so much more with these characters than the teen romance twilight series.
Wow. I read all four Elemental Mysteries books in 3 days. There is so much that I want to say! As an avid reader and someone who wishes to publish one day, these books took my breath away. It’s very hard for me to find books that amaze me as these did. After I finished the last book last night, I contacted all of my fellow readers and babbled on and on about them!! As they are all major Twilight fans, I had to explain that your books are “the grown up, educated, and EXTREMELY well written version of twilight”! I have never (and I’ve read tens of thousands in my 23 years) read something that was written and transitioned so seamlessly! Nor have I gotten half as attached to characters as I did to B and Gio and the rest of the gang. I am absolutely waiting on pins and needles for the Elemental World series! There are so many characters that you’ve shaped to where their stories could easily be as amazing as Beatrice and Giovanni’s. And to that I congratulate and thank you. You truly are an absolutely fantastic author. I hope that one day I will be half the writer that you are (if only I could afford school as a single mom, haha!). Again, thank you Elizabeth! If you ever need an extra beta reader or someone to go over anything with a hypothetical red pen, please get in touch with me! Thank you!
Any chance these will ever be movies? I think these are FAR better (and I don’t have to pretend I’m not reading teen books) than the other paranormal series out there right now. I want to scream from the rooftops how amazing these books are (so far only facebook and pinterest have let me scream out loud)! Looking forward to more books from this world.
Henry Cavill for Gio!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much! I’ve been getting the movie question quite a bit lately. There are currently no plans in the works to adapt the Elemental Mysteries for film, but I do have a subsidiary rights agent who deals with all that, so who knows!
Elizabeth, I am really enjoying your elements series. Just starting the third book, can’t put them down.
Dear Ms. Hunter
I am very upset with you ! Because of your books I have lost sleep, ignored my family, contemplated calling out of work, not concentrated on my photography business and have stop eating(oh,wait no, that is actually a good thing lost a couple of pounds so yeah to your unintentional diet book plan). Your books are exceptional and a joy to read. They kept me completely intrigued and I could not put them down. Absolutely loved the lough out loud moments from your books. So looking forward to Carwyn’s story. Can’t wait to ignore my family again. Thanks!!!!
Glad to hear I’m not the only soul out there doing the same thing.
I enjoyed reading the Elemental Mysteries series. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to your next book.
From the Philippines, candy
I am on the third book of the Elemental series and absolutely love it!
Hi,
I read all 4 in 3 days and am enamored with the story line and the characters. I especially loved the demise of Livia. Thank you for lifting this genre back up to one people that love reading can enjoy.( yes that was a not so subtle dig at the Twilight series)
Kim
I’m just about finished with book 3 and had to charge my kindle battery. So I decided to check out your web sites.
Elizabeth, or should I call you “E”? I was astonished to see your picture and have you look so much like what I had pictured “B” to look like! Are you sure you aren’t a vampire? (:
I’ve been enjoying your books so much. I can’t claim to be a speed reader like so many people are, but I have still gotten maximum aegis….Really love your writing!
Elizabeth!! Awesome job on the Elemental series!! Just finished it and it was one of the best vampire series ive read!! Keep up the hard work and may God bless your writing!! Cant wait for October for the spin off!! Ben should be an interesting character to watch!! Good luck on all that you do and if you ever need help with typos I catch them all!! God bless you and your family!! Have a great day!!!
Hi! Just a quick note to let you know how happy I was to discover your Elemental Mysteries series. I have been up for the past two nights with a sick toddler and your series kept me great company. I can’t stop raving about it, and three of my friends have already downloaded them and gotten hooked, too! Keep up the excellent writing!
I don’t normally read books about vampires, but after downloading a free copy A Hidden Fire, I was hooked. Love your writing style and your character development. Can’t wait to read Building From Ashes.
Love these books! Please more about Gio and B
Loved the Elemental Mysteries series!! Can’t wait for October…beyond B and Gio, there are so many back stories that would make for great reading. Keep up the fantastic writing.
I can’t stop listening to Snow patrol fire to the third bar. So haunting
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Thank you so much for a wonder saga. It was fun to read. I love powerful women stories. You have just t5he right blend of strength and dependance in your characters
This was one of the best series I have read. I stopped reading the last book because I didn’t want the book to end. I just finished reading it and can’t wait for more to come out. Like everyone else I love the fact that u made the female characters in your books just as strong if not stronger than their male counterparts. I can’t wait to read more from you!
Hi I’ve never been much of a reader but this series was just intoxicating.when I started reading the hidden fire I rediscovered how much fun reading can be.thank you so much and I look forward to ‘building from ashes’.
Thanks, Wendy! That’s quite the compliment!
Hi ms. Hunter, I super loved your books!! I read them in three days haha
talk about obsessive!! They were beautiful!! I know you probably have a story in mind for Ben and tenzin but I just wanted t throw in carina- dez’s daughter into their story. Dunno why but since Ben was protecting the mother, why not her too… Just a thought. It would be quite interesting what choices Ben would make 
anyway, just wanted to thank you for the books they were wonderful!! Can’t wait for the next one! – Paula from the Philippines.
wow, that is a great idea! I am glad I am not the onlyone totoally obsessed!
Hi Elizabeth!
I just wanted to let you know that I am obsessed with your series. I have “Building from Ashes” on my calendar for October. I downloaded the first one for free on Amazon, and read the others within a week. As a recent college graduate (Secondary English Ed), and a current advocate for children’s literacy, I think it’s so cool that you are an independent author and publisher. I admire your creativity and drive.
If you are interested, I am hosting a Literacy Champions Gala in NYC for an educational nonprofit called The Parent-Child Home Program (www.parent-child.org). I would be more than happy to auction off a couple of your books, and include you in all of our press for the event (we expect to have 300+ high profile business executives who are extremely interested in literature).
Thank you, and I look forward to reading your books!!
It’s 4 in the morning and I just finished reading the 4th book of the elemental series. Wow! I devoured these books! It is difficult to find a well-paced mystery/romance/fantasy written with intelligence, wit, and heart. I applaud your characters. I loved them! I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one who read all 4 books in 3 days while completely neglecting all my other responsibility. ies. Thank you for writing a book with compassion and values and strong core beliefs about life which was also highly entertaining and amusing. Those things don’t HAVE to be boring. I’ll definitely be pimpin’ this series!
Yet another one who lost sleep while reading this exceptional series
You are not the first nor will you be the last, I think I barely got any sleep the night I finished A Fall of Water.
Just finished reading book 2 and immediately bought books 3 and 4 of the Elemental series.
Hurricane Sandy is due to hit tomorrow but i’m so riveted to the story of B and Jacopo.
Kudos to you on such an interesting series. I love it.
Well I got my review of Building from Ashes out on a couple of sites now, this also links back to the other books::
http://wickedscribes.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/guest-review-building-from-ashes/
Dear, dear Elizabeth! I just finished Building from Ashes! It is just as awesome as the others and I can not wait for the next edition! I felt the emotions that Carwyn and Brigid were going through all the way through the book. They, along with Gio and B, make such perfect companions. I am going to start from the very begining again so I can reread them all back to back. It is just like a movie you see the first time, you always catch more bits each time you watch, or in your/my case, read it again. THANK YOU! Beautiful job!!
I just bought every one of your books from Amazon. Love love love them…you are my new favorite author ( and it takes a lot my me to say that).
I have only read to the halfway point of the first of the Elemental Mysteries and I am hooked. Your writing flows so seemlessly, the words form clear pictures within my mind. Thank you for loving the written word and a good story. This winter will be spent delving into the worlds of your characters. Thank you.
I read ALL the time I mean ALL the time! LOL! I am partial to historical romances mostly regency period but your books ROCK! I finished the whole elemental series in record time and just finished Building From Ashes and so loved it!! If you don’t write more to this series I just might have to cry!!! LOL! Thank you so much for giving me a paranormal romance I can belive in!!
I love all your books this series was the best i’ve ever read i would love to hear more about Ben and tenzin and an adventure with gio &B and carwyn and brigid trying to stop the elixir
You are a very talented writer pls continue the elemental series truly a fan of ur jenyifer
The elemental series should b made in to a movie that would b so great
I have to leave a comment very much in the same vane as all of the others – I loved the whole series!
I’ve just finished reading “building from ashes” and feel like there is a gaping hole in my life now that can only be filled by the elements series! I download the first book for Kindle on a whim and fell completely in love. Congratulations on such a fantastic, interesting and believable story.
As a good welsh girl, I was thrilled to see some welsh in the latest book (i actually squealed in delight on the tube) and hope that you can add some more obscure welsh phrases in the next one.
thank you for brightening my daily commute – Can’t wait for the next book!
Just finished the fourth book in the Elemental Mysteries series. Excellent! I can not say enough goods things about it. Your writing style drew me in from page one. Thank you, it was time well spent. Regards, Debbie
Ok, I’ve read them all……………I want MORE!!!!!!!!! lol What do I do now?! Arugh!!!!! More Carwyn PLEEEAAASSSEEEE………………
Loved your Elemental Mysteries series and I just finished “Building from Ashes”. Please tell me there will be more Elemental World books!
There will definitely be more Elemental World books. The next one will feature Baojia and will most likely be out next year. Thanks for asking!
I don’t remember the last time I have become so attached to a character as I have to all of people who occupy the Elemental Mysteries series. Please keep them coming for visits. They have become family in the few short days in which I read the 4 books.
Thank you so much!
Bought the 5 elemental books for my Kindle, like them so much I am buying them as paperbacks to add to my library. It has been a while since books made me laugh and cry so much as yours. Thank you for a great read and a great escape.
I love the first four books and was glad to be able to buy them all at the same time. I am really keen to buy Building from Ashes but before I do, I need to know if this book forms part of a series of the Carwyn’s story or this is the only book. I hate reading a good book and then having to wait [indefinitely] for the next book. Drives me absolutely nuts!
Also, why is the cover of “Hidden Fire” changed suddenly?
Hey, you just caught me. Ashes is a stand-alone within the Elemental mysteries world. So you can read without worrying about a cliffhanger. I had to change the stock photo on the cover of Fire for licensing reasons. Sorry if there was any confusion!
Thanks for reading and I’m so glad you enjoyed the books, Elizabeth
I have to tell you how much I love your books!! I have read The Elemental Mysteries twice. I screamed out loud when I realized that Ashes was available. I found you on my Kindle and did not hesitate to buy all of your books after reading the first one for free. I can’t wait for your next book.
Are Ben and Tenzin still bored??
Yes, yes they are. But their books will be in the future. You’ll have to be patient for a bit.
I devoured the Elemental Mysteries in 1 week. I am head over heels in love with Gio, but I just love how real and strong all of the characters are.I loved the bickering, the fighting, the laughter, the tenderness, the intensity.I cannot say enough wonderful things about it!
I’ve never been this attached to one character, much less all of them. Excited for the next series in this world.
Will we get to see more of Ben in the future? I loved him from the second he was introduced.
Yes, you will definitely see Ben again. In fact, I just posted a Christmas short with him, Tenzin, Gio and B over at Nocturnal Book Reviews. And I also have a series with Ben and Tenzin planned for the future. You’ll have to be patient, though.
http://nocturnalbookreviews.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-with-elizabeth-hunter.html
I have just finished book four. It’s 2.30am and I really should be asleep but such is the way with this series of books.
From my earliest childhood I’ve had a fascination with vampires, one of my first books a Ladybird version of Dracula and a babysitter who loved Christopher Lee! It wasn’t until I discovered Anne Rice at the age of seventeen and her magnum opus that is The Vampire Chronicals that I truly fell in love with the genre.
I’ve read many works of vampire fiction since then hoping to recreate that feeling of really getting lost in a story, impatient for life’s daily rituals to be over, to curl up in a quiet place and immerse yourself in a truly great piece of writing, excited for the turn of the next page.
The Elemental Mysteries has restored my faith and you have a rare talent in an unfortunately over-saturated and over-commercialised market. I fell in love with Gio and B and feel quite bereft now that their story has concluded!
This is the first time I have left a comment for an author but these books are just quite simply brilliant. I look forward to the next chapter…
Thank you Donna! What a lovely note. I really appreciate it.
Elizabeth
I loved the Elemental Mysteries series. Your characters are so vibrant and rich in depth and breadth. I love how flawed, strong, smart and insecure they are. You wrote them so well, thank you. I loved all the smells referenced in the books. It made them come alive. Most books don’t give me the chance to smell while I read, it was delightful. Love the martial arts, love the world traveling, love the energy. Great work.
I loved the Elemental Mysteries series. I read it twice back to back. Just the right amout of romance and action and mystery…Great Series… I just started Building from Ashes and I cant put it down..I am anxious to read some of you other work..
I’ll be honest, I’m not a fan of paranormal romance books. I am however a big fan of modern or urban fantasy. I stumbled upon the free e-copy of A Hidden Fire while looking for a new (to me) author to try.
I read it in 2 days. I then bought and read the next 3 Elemental Mysteries books over the next 3 days and quickly downloaded and read Building From Ashes the day after that. Imagine my dismay upon learning Elemental Worlds Book 2 won’t be released until 2013!
I love that your stories are character driven. Everyone is so real, filled out and ‘alive’… even the ones who aren’t alive. Many authors do this with the main characters but every character you write from main and supporting to peripheral is fleshed out and vibrant. (The only exception being the throw away thugs which is understandable). I care about all the characters, which is remarkable.
Enough gushing and rambling from this old Marine. I’ll leave you with 2 things.
1) my wife is chuckling and reading quotes to me right now as she reads A Hidden Fire. So thanks, we don’t normally read the same books.
2) write faster! (Please?)
Kevin, I just loved your note and forgive me for not responding earlier. Thank you so much! And I just love that you and your wife are enjoying the series together, that’s really a joy to hear.
And I’m writing away! Hope you check out the free novella in the Elemental World I’m posting over on my other website. The link should be at the top of this page.
Thanks again, Elizabeth
i love the books right now i’m on the second one and i can’t put it down but as a Latin student of three years i’m disheartened that you the letter j which wasn’t invented until about 500bc during the fall of Rome. the letter j was never used in latin.
Hey Alyda! If you’re referring to the mass in Latin, it is Ecclesiastical Latin, in which J is used. Classical Latin does not use the letters J or V.
Elizabeth
You got me! I downloaded the free book and started it this week. (I don’t generally like vampire stuff but yours looked like it had more depth and might be fun.) I have purchased through Ashes…….. It has been what has made strep throat bearable! I enjoy the books — twists and turns, character development, pacing…. The package! I will be recommending your books and plan to read the rest. Thank you!
Thanks, Charla! And I hope you’re feeling better now.
Aside from college text books and work manuals I can probably count the number of books I’ve read for pleasure on my fingers. I’ve never been much of a reader and grew up sitting in front of the television. As a parent I wanted to be a better example for my children so I asked and received a Kindle last Christmas and began the arduous task of figuring out what kind of books I liked to read. After reading through different genres I eventually read a paranormal. Some were good and some I wish I stopped reading but once I start I feel obligated to finish. Then I downloaded A Hidden Fire and I was enthralled. I was immersed with the elemental series and fearing I read them too fast I read the series again! I love the characters, how they develop along with the story, how they grow or change, they have a lot of depth and realism with the way you write, which by the way I also love. My favorite Character is Carwyn…thank you so much for writing Building From Ashes, I just finished it last night. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Carwyn and Brigid’s journeys. I’m sure I’ll like reading the Waterlocked chapters next. I am so happy I found you and your books
Lynn
Dear Lynn, Notes like yours just make an author’s day! As a lifelong reader, there’s little more gratifying than really connecting with someone who is discovering the joy of books and learning more about what they like to read. I cannot tell you what a smile you put on my face. Thank you!
Sincerely, Elizabeth
I think I’ve only ever written one other fan letter- unless you count Shaun Cassidy when I was in 2nd grade- but every now and then you find pleasant surprises in this world and have to acknowledge them! That was what finding The Hidden Fire was for me! I was scoping Amazon’s free e-books and something about it said “try me!”. I sucked it down the first day as I have all the others since. Good for you, Elizabeth Hunter!! (BTW, middle school is MUCH better!) Thanks, and keep up the great writing!
Sue, thank you so much! I really appreciate the fan letter, and I’m so glad you enjoyed the books! (And yes, elementary school is terrifying. I don’t know how teachers do it.)
E
I stumbled across your Elemental Mysteries series one Friday night. I called out that Monday so I could finish the series! Love your characters and emotion evoking plots!! Please continue to write as I am now a happily addicted fan!!!
The Genius and the Muse was refreshing and original.
Thank you for sharing your talent.
Dori
Thanks, Dori! Hope you didn’t get in too much trouble at work.
E
All I can say is WOW! I have just finished a fall of water and I now have that weird empty feeling you get after reading an amazing book where you get soooooo caught up in that you feel like your part of it. I think I need a gap before I start something else. Thank you so much for bringing gio and B to life reading will not be the same without them
Thanks Samantha! I do hope you might check out the Elemental World series if you’re still interested!
E
I didn’t go on to another author I needed more Elemental fix so am now reading Building from Ashes
I’ve now read all 4 Elemental Mysteries on my kindle and am now reading Ashes. I have told everyone just how brilliant they are and much better than the Twilight series as much prefer Beatrice to Bella anyday!! The storylines were compelling and I read them all within a couple of weeks! Carwyn’s story now has me gripped and can’t wait for you to write some more PLEASE!! Thank you so much for making my reading so interesting!
Kay
Thanks, Kay! I just published a novella about Gemma and Terry called Waterlocked. You should be able to find the links on my ElementalMysteries.com site. Thanks for reading!
E
I am thoroughly enjoying your Elemental series books. The characters totally engross you. When I reread the scene with Gio taking Livia down I keep hearing Adele’s song Set Fire to the Rain. I look forward to reading more from the series and learning more about the characters that talk in your head. Thanks for the great reads!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for sharing your amazing talent. I,like many downloaded A Hidden Fire as it was free ( a brilliant way to discover new authors) and within a couple of chapters I was hooked. I believed in every single character and as is my way when I find a worthy writer I stepped out of my actual life and became immersed in the world of your characters you have so brilliantly created. Book 1 devoured I immediately downloaded every book with the intention of continuing the following day. Went to bed. Tried to fall asleep. Got up again. Started Book 2 , 3 hours later , book finished. Fell asleep. Woke up 2 hours later, started book 3……. Realised at this point that I may not be normal….hey ho. Thank you for making Carwyn Welsh, for the very clever mention of Patagonia and for setting Carwyn’s home in Snowdonia…. I can see Snowdon from my house and so felt a real affinity with the character. You captured the very essence of North Wales ( We never say Northern Wales ). I await your next…… Please don’t keep us waiting too long.x
I’m not normally a paranormal romance reader. I bought book one of the Elemental series one night when I couldn’t sleep. And I didn’t actually manage to sleep that night, but I did finished the book!
I have been reading the series ever since, and tonight I have just finished Building From Ashes. Carwyn has been my favourite character from the start, it was so great to hear more about his world and his family. I am looking forward to the next book in the series, but until it arrives I really will miss the Elemental world and all it’s wonderful characters.
Thanks for a wonderful series, beautiful writing, and fantastic characters.
I love love love the Elemental Mysteries! I had ordered Hidden Fire, because it was free. After reading it I went and ordered all the books (I prefer Books over Kindle). I hope you will bring Gio and B back! I would love to read way more on them!! I just ordered all of your other books, and can’t wait to start the next series! Love your writing. Thank you so much:)
read all four elemental this week. awesome series. you are now on my must read list for vamps with J.R. Wards bdb. keep them coming.
Many thanks for writing such fun and thought provoking books with the Elemental series. Have loved them all, the humour running through them makes me smile and the stories keep me hooked. Just please, lots more Carwyn
Your “Elemental” books are great. I read all four books (Gio & B) in a day. I laughed, cried, screamed, giggled while reading your books. I now have a new author to follow. Thanks
Loved the Elemental series and can’t wait for more Cambio Springs! Alex & Ted??
Yep! Next Cambio book will be Alex and Ted’s.
I am not really a blog reader, I am however; an avid book reader and I’ve become hooked on your Elemental Mysteries as well as the Elemental World Series. Please let me know how I can get emails on your new releases. I’d hate to miss out!
Thanks for asking, Debra! If you click on the sidebar link (the one to the right) that says “subscribe to our newsletter” that will take you to a form to sign up for my mailing list! That list is ONLY for new release info. No extra updates. So you won’t miss out on new books. Hope that helps!
Elizabeth