L. J. Glover's Blood Rite series is a gritty, profane, female-led urban fantasy with old gods, addiction redemption, found family and magic that costs everything.
Evelyn has nothing left to lose. Two weeks ago she walked away from her own life and into a Detroit drug house. Then she woke up next to Laney, beautiful and older than Babylon, and now they must run. The Joining Trial is the gritty, profane first book in the Blood Rite series, for readers of Ninth House, Crescent City, and the Mercy Thompson novels.
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.
I write fantasy books. My debut novel is the first in a dark urban 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!