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

My heartbeat thrashed in my ears. I grabbed him by the shoulders shaking him. "Answer me, damn you." 


Levi remained motionless, his arms frozen in what mockingly resembled a victory pose. This wasn't a win. I was down and out in the last quarter and I needed a Hail Mary. 


The easiest solution would be to tug on his magic. Just enough to shock him to his senses. I licked my lips, anticipating the taste of scotch and chocolate, then stilled. What if I couldn't stop?  


I rocked back and forth, my head buried in my hands. Sight, hearing, touch, all gone. That left taste and smell. If neither of those worked... I straightened up, my spine rigid. We'd wasted years dancing around each other. I wasn't going to lose him now. 


Clasping his face in my hands, I rose onto tiptoe and kissed him. It didn't work.  


"Fight, you stubborn bastard." I kissed him again.  


Chapter 179