Desire and Ashes

Bookshop owner Allie McCarthy has her hands full with an infant and a business to run, trying to walk a fine line between the human world she considers her home and the world of Fairy which is becoming more of a presence in her life. The last thing she wants is another complication in an already complicated life. Then she finds a man collapsed on the sidewalk near her store, who has somehow been left an emotional blank. She has no idea how or by who. Neither do the police, but they are hoping that Allie might have some ideas and Detective Riordan asks for her help investigating the case. She wants to say no; she's had her fill of being dragged into dangerous situations trying to do the right thing. But it quickly becomes clear that she is going to have to get involved whether she wants to or not. If the true cause comes to light before Allie and her family can stop them she’ll be the prime suspect in a crime the Elven Guard punishes by death.