The Ashdale Reaper Series

No one ever said surviving life would be easy. Ben Reed is not who everyone thinks, and worse, he can't remember anything.   Overcome with curiosity, he has taken over the body of a distraught soul. After this, there's no way back…at least for one of them. And with breaking the laws of nature by being decidedly not dead after washing up on a riverbank, he must face the relentless suspicions of Detective Olivia Jones.   Olivia has had enough excitement in life before taking her new job, and having one of two dead bodies wake up at her crime scene is not appreciated. Resourceful and determined, she must find out what really happened the night Ben ended up in the murky and cold Ashdale River.   Meanwhile, Ben's inherited companions must deal with the fact that their childhood friend has changed in strange ways. All Ben knows is that he isn't human and that he doesn't want to be one. He only wants to leave, but soon finds himself trapped in his newly acquired vessel. Life doesn't get any easier when the only person who can help is terrified of him.   While forced to face the needs of his new friends, Ben struggles to find the truth that could free him from this fragile existence. But when a shocking danger emerges, he must work together with his enemy to fight the deadly threat.   Can Ben survive life?   Deadly Awakening is the first novel in the Ashdale Reaper Series, a tale of loyalty and friendships, memories, and dead bodies refusing to stay that way.     Please note: This book includes instances of violence (non-gratuitous), explicit language, and occasional references of a sexual nature. The Ashdale Reaper Series is a four-book fantasy series.  Series completed. Deadly Awakening #1 Grave Intent #2 Dance of Death #3 Revenants of Life #4

Life has never been so deadly.   Ben Reed's search for the truth of his identity has hit a snag.    The one person who knows anything refuses to talk. When an old enemy of the city of Ashdale emerges, Ben is thrown into the chaos of a violent and lethal danger. Shocked by the cruelty of man, he begins to care more than he thought possible. When visions of old memories impose on him with more force than ever before, he begins to suspect the body he occupies can take no more of his presence.    Peter's familiar and safe world changed the day Ben lost his memory. Now he must face not only the prospect of his friend never coming back but the existence of people with otherworldly abilities as well. Peter must put his doubts aside, or embrace them fully, to aid Ben in his fierce quest to corner the richest man in the city.  But as Evy, an elusive and distrustful woman on the run, gets entangled in their mission, Ben and Peter find themselves hunted by people with mystical skills and dangerous employers.    While on the run in a scarred and wounded city, Ben and his friends must work together to survive. As Ben can't contain his increasing powers, the body begins to give in. With the imminent threat, Ben is unsure if dying will send him back to his old existence or somewhere else entirely.   Can he even survive death?   Grave Intent is the second novel in the Ashdale Reaper Series, a tale of loyalty and friendships, strength, the search for truth, and souls refusing to stay all that dead.   The Ashdale Reaper Series is a four-book fantasy series.   Series completed. Deadly Awakening #1 Grave Intent #2 Dance of Death #3 Revenants of Life #4

Death never dances alone. Death is due a soul, and Ben Reed is on a mission to reap it.  With his memories back… well, most of them, Ben must find a way to lead a wayward soul back into the cold embrace of death. When his friend Olivia comes knocking with a case involving a man on the run and with dangerous powers, Ben agrees to help find him, seeing an opportunity to find allies among the city's supernatural underworld.  Rose Klein's life is on the right track. She's about to be married and hopes for a career change. But something keeps her stranded in the past as her friend is no longer the man she's known all her life. Coming to an uncomfortable truth about Ben's recent actions, she must either attempt forcing something that is long dead or find the strength to move forward.  Trying to balance the needs of the people in his life, Ben must face the limitations, and wonders, of being human. Freed from the neutrality of his previous existence, he soon comes to realize that in the search for the supernaturally gifted no one is who they seem, and allies may appear in the strangest places.  Saving the living might not be as easy as this reaper thought.  Dance of Death is the third novel in the Ashdale Reaper Series, a tale of betrayal and trust, accepting the truth, and a Reaper of Death breaking his own rules. The Ashdale Reaper Series is a four-book fantasy series.   Series completed. Deadly Awakening #1 Grave Intent #2 Dance of Death #3 Revenants of Life #4

What is Death without Life? There are some connections even Death can't break… While settling into his life as a human, Ben Reed can't forget the reason he came to Ashdale. But with disrupting the balance between life and death, he's now stuck with a nosy guardian he never expected.  Ward Winter has lived a life of purpose. Unfortunately, now that his hopes and plans have come to fruition, he sees the threat of Ben Reed everywhere. It doesn't get any easier when one of his employees is found burned alive by a murderer who's roaming the city. To make matters worse, a friend ends up missing and Winter goes searching only to find himself facing an old enemy with a new and more dangerous goal than ever.  When Ben's friend Olivia find a connection between a murder and an old enemy of theirs, as well as a kidnapping, Ben soon finds himself embroiled in a case that will have him questioning his resolve as well as worry for the safety of his friends. What is more important? His hunt for a wayward soul, or the people he has grown to care about?     As a centuries-old truth unfolds, will Ben choose to become a reaper again, or remain human?   Revenants of Life is the fourth and final novel in the Ashdale Reaper Series, a tale of human connections, bonds that last beyond life, and souls refusing to permanently heed the call of Death. The Ashdale Reaper Series is a four-book fantasy series.   Series completed. Deadly Awakening #1 Grave Intent #2 Dance of Death #3 Revenants of Life #4