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

"Give me my freaking training wheels, Levi." But I hesitated. It was one thing to cut in the heat of danger but standing here in a gym and deciding where to wound myself made me feel oddly vulnerable.  


I handed him the blade and he made a precise incision in the crook of my arm that I didn't even feel. 


"There. You're bleeding." He put the knife in his pocket. "Do you sense your magic now?" 


"Yes." It vibrated in a slightly ticklish way through my body like a light switch had been thrown. "I'm ready." 


"Finally." Levi positioned me with my arms overhead and the rope falling down the center of my body. "Wrap and lock." He made a few adjustments. "Use your feet."  


I climbed that rope like a boss - in my mind. The reality was less impressive. I did climb it, but I was a fumbling, grappling mess.  


"That was not pretty," I said, once I'd slid down.  


"Again. And this time, don't use your feet. Let's test your upper body strength." 


Chapter 21