Raven's Conspiracy — Eli Cobb

Cockroaches aren't usually the best communicators, but when the proprietress of the Gardens of Gäap and Gomory is strip-searched, thrown in a dungeon, and starved during a routine business trip, she learns from the fat-bodied insect that her former associates consider her a traitor and will likely execute her in the morning.

But our heroine's troubles don't end there. In Gomory's absence, well-meaning employees accidentally destroy her office, manage to lose medallions created by Merlin, which allow them to access the portals between the Seven Realms, and release an entity from a mysterious greenhouse at the back of the Garden complex. Good thing Merlin drops into her cell to help out...or is it?