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

Tuesday morning, I was woken up by two freezing cold feet pressed to my legs. Even through my fleecy pjs, those things were glacial. 


"Kill me," Priya moaned. Her face was puffy, her hair a tangled mess.  


I cracked my eyes open and ice picks burrowed into my brain. "I'll pay you five bucks to make coffee." 


"I'll see your five and raise you twenty," she said.  


Not enough. We lay there in mutual hangover misery. I barely mustered the energy to leave another message for Sandra Chen, the nurse who'd been on my ward, who might have been Talia's accomplice. 


Chapter 42