The Call of Corvids — J.C. McKenzie

Bjorn the Bear Crawford has made some poor life choices. He wanted to prove he could make it on his own by doing things his way. Instead, he's distanced himself from his family, including his twin, Raven, and he's now so entangled with the seedy underbelly of the Mortal Realm, only a serious haul of cash will get him out.When he takes a job to steal a magical item for a dark fae lord, he soon learns he's taken one bad job too many. Nothing is ever what it seems with the fae and this item will either prove to be his downfall or his salvation. Bear thought he'd finally found the way out of his life of crime, but has he signed his own death warrant instead?Please note: This is a Raven Crawford companion piece featuring Bear Crawford as the main protagonist. This is a shorter read. In addition to more swearing, this book contains spoilers for Conspiracy of Ravens, book 1 of the Raven Crawford series. Also of note, an even shorter version of this story was released in a boxed set called Heart of a Phoenix on Feb 20, 2020.Every installment in the Crawford Investigations Series can be read as a standalone. However, if you wish to read the books chronologically, this is the recommended reading order:Conspiracy of Ravens (Raven #1, Crawford Investigations #1)Nevermore (Raven #2, Crawford Investigations #2)Queen of Corvids (Raven #3, Crawford Investigations #3)The Call of Corvids (Bear #1, Crawford Investigations #4) - short storyFrom the Shadows (Juni #1, Crawford Investigations #5) - short storyShadow Fox (Juni #2, Crawford Investigations #6) - short storyDark Legacy (Raven #4, Crawford Investigations #7)