Only Hard Problems By Jennifer Estep -epub- Apr 2026

By Jennifer Estep (A fictional work inspired by the author’s signature dark fantasy style) Prologue: The Impossibility of Easy

For most people, the world was full of problems—small, manageable ones. But for Lila Thorne, the only problems worth solving were the hard ones. Easy issues didn’t faze her. A broken zipper? Boring. A math test? A nap. But when a curse took down half the city, or a ghost demanded a sacrifice, her gift kicked in with a snap of lightning and a crack of thunder. Only Hard Problems by Jennifer Estep -ePub-

Lila looked at the shadow. It was wrong—too fluid, too smiling . She knew a monster when she saw one. By Jennifer Estep (A fictional work inspired by

“Maybe,” Lila said, pulling a vial of Felix’s holy water from her coat. “But I don’t need to beat you. I need to solve you.” She hurled the vial. The glass shattered, and the water hissed as it burned the shadow to smoke. A broken zipper

The shadow roared. Lila grinned. “What, no epic monologue?” She yanked the lighter back and struck it, the flame blue—straight from her power. The shadow recoiled.

“Only hard problems,” she muttered, a little wistful. But as Mama Sorel’s shadows retreated and the boy’s smile reached her face, she realized something.