Stained

It has been almost a year since Jess Darrows, alchemist witch and ink-making marvel, went from successful business woman to pariah of the Otherworld community when Bossman, a high profile client, dies while being tattooed with her ink. She’s being framed, but nobody’s listening. Forced by the local authorities to pay exorbitant restitution to two community leaders, every day becomes a battle to stay off the streets.
Zeke owns and runs The Yards - a shifter territory in the town of Bayside - and is one of the people responsible for Jess’ impoverishment. He hires Jess to help his investigation into Bossman’s death, but soon the body count starts rising and all fingers point to her as the guilty party. As he fights to protect his people, Jess fights to prove her innocence all the while they’re fighting their feelings for each other.
With fear tearing a community apart and an execution looming on the horizon, all Hell is breaking loose in Bayside.