True evil is rarely obvious. It is quiet, patient. Insidious. Awaiting the perfect moment to strike.
Joy Malone finally knows who she is, where she comes from and how to live in two worlds at once. And now she can introduce her family and friends to her mysterious boyfriend, Indelible Ink. But when Ink’s twin sister, Invisible Inq, calls in a favor, Joy must accept a dangerous mission to find a forgotten door between worlds—a door hiding a secret that some will kill to keep.
Unseen enemies, treasonous magic and an unthinkable betrayal threaten both the Twixt and human worlds as Joy races to expose an ancient conspiracy and unleash the unalterable truth—some secrets cannot remain secret forever.
“This exhilarating story of Ink and Joy has marked my heart forever. Dawn Metcalf, I am indelibly bound to you. More!”
—New York Times bestselling author Nancy Holder on Indelible
“[Metcalf’s] rich physical descriptions create a complex fey world that coexists uneasily with the industrialized human one. An uneven but eventually engaging story of first love, family drama and supernatural violence.”
—Kirkus Reviews on Indelible
“Dangerous, bizarre, and romantic, Indelible makes for a delicious paranormal read, and I for one can’t wait to see more of the Twixt.”
—Bookyurt on Indelible
“Fans of fae fantasy, YA paranormal and modern fantasy will adore this novel and find themselves willingly trapped within the Twixt. Read. This. Book!”
—Serena Chase, USATODAY.com’s Happy Ever After blog
on Indelible
“Romance fans will melt for this new tale of the Twixt.”
—Booklist Online on Invisible
Books by Dawn Metcalf available from Mira Ink
The Twixt series
(in reading order)
INDELIBLE
INVISIBLE
INSIDIOUS
Insidious
• THE TWIXT • BOOK THREE •
Dawn Metcalf
For S.L. & A.J.
I love you more than all the words!
Contents
JOY OPENED THE door with a mix of nervousness, excitement and dread. She smiled at her boyfriend, who stood in the hall looking human.
“Ink!” she said, giving him a kiss on the cheek. He smelled like spring rain. “Just act normal,” she whispered by his ear.
Ink blinked in confusion. His glamour made his all-black eyes look brown.
“I am not normal,” he said.
Joy hooked his arm and squeezed. “Aaaaaand that’s what I love about you.” She steered him into the condo. “Ink’s here!”
“We can see that,” Stef said, coming up behind her. “We have eyes. Two of them, in fact. Both in working condition.” He gave a toothy grin. “Imagine that.”
Joy