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Private investigator Henry Churchill has spent the past twenty years helping people who've been lured into the supernatural underbelly of New York City. Three months into his rocky new partnership with Lexie Winston and the mismatched pair have found themselves investigating magical texts being sold to desperate people untrained in their use and unaware of the dangers lurking within. There are enough hidden supernatural dangers in the city they have to face without unsuspecting and untrained people accidentally summoning demons, creating monsters, or inadvertently sending the world to Hell. This is the first collection of stories of from the initial year of the Winston & Churchill Case Files series, including: - NEVER LET GO: Lexie and Henry are contacted by a husband concerned about his wife after a tragic loss. With the help of an ancient, mystical text she's eased her pain with unspeakable and unnatural acts in the hopes of bringing back what they've lost. - A LOVE SUPREME: A young woman's father hires the pair after his daughter is taken captive by a man with blood red eyes, razor sharp teeth, and voice that can break the will of anyone who hears it. Getting her back will require stealth, magic, and a lot of bullets. - HEART OF SUFFERING: A woman is stalked by an ex-boyfriend who's taken to magic as the means for revenge over a heart break, Lexie & Henry have to divide and conquer against demons, monsters, and threats to their very souls. - AN EQUAL SHARING OF MISERIES: In the aftermath of a botched immigration raid, a supernatural force is released. Lexie & Henry must track it with the help of a federal agent out for revenge before it can devour more lives, all while facing doubts and a lack of trust creeping into their partnership.