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

Almost dying had given me a clarity about how much I wanted to live. I took the fear and adrenaline and anxiety of my near-death encounter and honed it into a weapon. Whatever Chariot threw at me, I'd overcome it. I would win. 


But I wasn't sure if I'd ever be warm again. And not just warm like the way Moran's blanket had felt, like an emergency ebbing back to survival, but warm, like cozy. Like feeling truly at home and happy again. 


"I should go," I said, twisting around to face Levi. "Thank you." 


He caressed my jaw with his knuckles and met my gaze, the silence between us as sweet as cotton candy. It didn't take away our hurt or resolve anything, but knowing we could exist outside everything and act from our hearts, mattered. 


The moment shifted and spun away. I mimed punching back in but Levi gently caught my fist. 


"We're fighting together now," he said. "If you sense Chariot is close, call me." 


Chapter 221