This novella kicks off a brand new series—the Hex Files.

A Cozy Urban Fantasy with a strong romantic element, this series is inspired by Legally Blonde and Ilona Andrews.

At eighteen, Bella Hexley was forced to leave her home—and her magic—far behind. She went to law school, built a career, raised her daughter, and lived a completely normal, spell-free life. Easy… until her husband pulled the ultimate dirty trick: filed for divorce, drained their bank accounts, and somehow convinced the court she’s an unfit mother. Like, seriously?

Now broke, blacklisted, and one mascara smear away from a full-on breakdown, Bella has no choice but to dust off her law degree and seek help in the one place she’s been told she doesn’t belong: Chicago’s Enchanted District—the Midwest’s magical capital.

It’s the only place she can go to reclaim her magic and take on the legal battle that matters: fighting for her daughter. The case is messier than her ex’s Instagram lies. Along the way there’s magical mayhem, shady advice, and Jack—a middle-aged man with a James Bond vibe, salt and pepper hair, electric-blue eyes, and magic that sparks something deep inside her.

No matter how life challenges her, Bella won’t back down. Because saving herself? Totally on brand.

And falling in love along the way? Well… nobody’s perfect.

The first full-length book in the Hex Files, a cozy urban fantasy series with a strong romantic element that is inspired by Legally Blonde and Ilona Andrews.

Forty-year-old Bella Hexley thought she left magic behind for good. She built a perfectly ordinary life—law school, marriage, motherhood. Then her husband blindsided her with divorce, taking their house, their savings, and every illusion of stability she had. The only thing she kept? Custody of her daughter—if she can prove she can support her.

With bills piling up and no job offers, Bella does the unthinkable: she returns to the Enchanted District of Chicago. Broke and desperate, she borrows money from a half-demon loan shark and opens a magical law firm. But when the clients don’t come and the money runs out, she owes Paul a favor she can’t refuse—suing a man for wrongful death.

There’s just one problem: Bella can’t stop thinking about the defendant.

Now she’s juggling shady clients, a missing diary, and magic that tends to set things on fire—all while raising her daughter and trying not to fall for the one man she’s supposed to destroy.