Part of October Daye
First published 2018
October "Toby" Daye's world crumbles around her. Her mother Amandine's betrayal has shattered her makeshift family. Jazz cannot sleep. Sylvester refuses to see her. Tybalt has retreated completely into the Court of Cats after his recent abduction. Toby struggles to help those she loves heal from their wounds. Then someone kidnaps her estranged human daughter Gillian. Her ex-boyfriend and his secretive new wife accuse Toby of taking her own child. Faerie magic marks every clue. Toby must navigate old secrets and fresh lies to save Gillian before time runs out. Someone in Faerie knows Gillian exists and wants something from her. Toby will need every ally and all her courage to untangle this web of deception. The case will test whether she can survive emotionally while fighting for her daughter's life. No matter how this ends, nothing will ever be the same.
Genres: mystery, fantasy, adult-fiction, dark-fantasy, urban-fantasy, family-drama
Vibes: dark, emotional, gritty, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: emotional-recovery, found-family, mystery-investigation, protective-love-interests
Setting: Faerie, Court of Cats
510 pages · ebook · DAW Books
Content warnings: emotional-abuse, kidnapping