When detective for hire, Ashira Cohen, was 13, her con artist father disappeared, leaving her with emotional scars and a limp she can't hide. But she toughened up, determined never to be played again. Is history repeating itself?

First, she's hit on the head during a stakeout, revealing a mysterious tattoo on the back of her skull. Even worse? It's a now-broken ward unleashing dangerous magic that as a Mundane, she shouldn't possess. 

Her unruly powers nearly kill her long-time nemesis, Levi, the uptight leader of the magic community. One word from him about her forbidden abilities, and everything she's built will be taken from her… by force.

The only bright spot is that Levi requires her supernatural skills, providing Ash's chance at payback and she's going to enjoy every second of it.

Series includes: Blood & Ash, Death & Desire, Shadows & Surrender, and Revenge & Rapture.

The Jezebel Files is created by Deborah Wilde, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

The Jezebel Files

I strolled casually around the block sussing out any cameras. There weren't any, though there was a freakishly tall guy in a jacket with West Coast Security emblazoned on the back. I couldn't see his face, because his baseball cap was pulled low, but given his rigid stance, I'd bet he was ex-military.  


Since I didn't want to attract attention, I crossed the street to the grimy convenience store selling long distance phone cards and bongs, spending long enough browsing the chips display to note that the guard completed one circuit, including a walkthrough of the warehouse, every six minutes.  


As soon as the guard began the loop once more, I scaled the fence on the opposite side of the building in the alley, a three minute timer on my phone running. Half the loop. My leg barely even tweaked climbing the chain fence thanks to the summer I'd spent breaking in to an outdoor public pool after hours. 


Chapter 17