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

The pain in my forearm was accompanied by a clarity that cut through the fog of this induced paranoia.  


"You," I said to False Adam, "begone." 


No, I knew better now. There was one person in Hedon who knew enough about me to conjure that image of my father up in the first place. One person who would want me incapacitated and unable to fight back. 


My blood pounded in my ears but I kept my anger in check. Levi was with her, unaware he might be a pawn in this game.  


"You don't know me," I said. "Not really. You can extrapolate some general hopes and fears, but if you really wanted me to give up, then you should have given me amnesia because I won't quit." 


"Interesting," he said, so like the Queen, that I shivered. "But are you prepared for how deep the shadows go?" 


He disappeared, as did the thicket. I was in the perfume market once more, hiding under a table, and still being stared at, but this time in alarm by a couple of shopkeepers. 


Chapter 139