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 came to with my arms chained above my head. Struggle as I might, there were magic suppressers built into the cuffs, and I couldn't wrench free. The back of my head throbbed and when I moved my neck, my hair was matted to it.  


With each breath, I gusted out white puffs of freezing air, goosebumps covering every inch of skin. I was rapidly losing feeling in my extremities, and every blink was slow and sticky, frozen tears coating my lashes.  


A hard blue light bathed the slabs of beef hung on hooks to either side and the empty metal shelving stacked against the wall. 


"Help!" I screamed myself hoarse, my cries swallowed by the cold, and my heart knocking against my ribs. Terror gnawed at my thoughts, first with needle-sharp precision, then like a muffled blanket, smothering all rational thought. 


The blonde woman came and yelled at me but her words were fuzzy. There was a sharp sting, and my blood flowed sluggishly into a vial. Such a pretty color. 


Chapter 219