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 knelt there holding an angel's feather with mangled hands, deafened by the sirens and stranded in a hostile world. Not because of my lack of a token, but because some invisible force had pinned me in place. 


The Queen appeared in the doorway, dressed in head-to-toe red leather.  


Moran stood behind her, sword in hand. He crossed to Vespa's body, crouched down and checked for a pulse, then shook his head. He closed Vespa's eyes. 


"The alarms dictate otherwise," Moran said. "The Black Heart Rule is woven into the fabric of Hedon itself." 


"Vespa was under the Queen's protection?" I said, sluggishly. 


The Queen stepped forward, her authority demanding such absolute obeyance that merely breathing in her presence was acquiescence.  


"Ashira Cohen," she said, "you have broken the Black Heart Rule. By my power as Queen and ruler of Hedon, I hereby sentence you to eternal entombment." 


Chapter 104