Out now Blood Rite: Book One

Evelyn sold her soul in a dive bar. She thought it was a pickup line.

L. J. Glover's The Joining Trial is the first book in a new contemporary fantasy series with dirtbag-Americana vibes, found family, morally gray everyone, and gods who throw a cocktail party while they decide your fate.

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The Joining Trial book cover — Blood Rite Book One by L. J. Glover, purple and magenta smoke on black
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The Joining Trial

Power never dies
It only changes hands

Evelyn sold her soul in a dive bar. She thought it was a pickup line. Now she has a new bestie with killer secrets, a newly awakened immortal enemy, and a fresh mission of her own:

Learn to become one of the immortals walking among us, or die.

Out now Contemporary fantasy 291 pages Blood Rite · Book One

Reader discretion advised

Body-horror dark, on-page violence and death, drug use, profanity (often), one open-door sex scene. If you finished Ninth House wanting it darker, you'll be fine. Adult content. 18+ readers only.

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L. J. Glover

I write fantasy books. My debut novel is the first in a contemporary fantasy trilogy that weaves together tales of addiction, found family, a Mesopotamian magic system and powerful redemption arcs. This book took me 12 years and 9 revisions to complete after feedback from 13 beta readers. I love connecting with fantasy lovers and bookophiles all over the world, so please don't hesitate to get in touch!

Reach me at hello@ljglover.com