The Delving

Six months ago, when her long-hidden heritage came to light, Tab Bennett reluctantly let go of her ordinary past and embraced her future as an Elvish princess on the cusp of her gifts and the edge of her destiny. She never wanted a fairy tale life, but as the daughter of the Dark King and the Light Queen, that’s exactly what she got.

Raised in exile away from the Light Elves' kingdom of the Inbetween, Tab has never even met the parents who ruined her life. Her mother is dead, but Tab’s father, Daniel, is alive and well, the mad ruler of the kingdom of the Underneath. He’s made it clear he wants to meet her and now that she knows all the sadness and heartache in her life can be traced directly to the Dark king’s door, Tab wants to meet him too. After all, it's because of him that the first twenty-five years of her life were a lie. It’s his fault she gave her heart to Robbin when she should have been saving it for Alex, the prince who is destined to be her heart's Homecoming. But, most importantly, King Daniel is the one responsible for her mother’s suicide and her sisters’ murders. Now Tab wants justice –- but she’ll settle for revenge, and Finnegan Blackthorn, an Elvish warrior with secrets of his own, is going to help her get it. Together, they’ll embark on the dangerous journey to her father’s stronghold in the kingdom Underneath. Once Tab's there, far away from the Light that is her inheritance, Tab will be forced to confront the seductive nature of Darkness and her own potential to truly become her father’s daughter.

Jes Young of Highland Mills, NY

Jes Young was a copywriter for eight years before leaving the job she loved to be a full-time mom to two babies she loved even more. She holds a BFA in creative writing from Emerson College and lives in Highland Mills, NY.