Terror at the Gates

Scarlett St. Clair

Book 1 of Blood of Lilith

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In a fantasy version of Eden ruled by a strict, patriarchal church, an estranged noblewoman named Lilith survives as a thief in the sin-soaked district of Nineveh. When a cursed blade she acquires starts killing people around her, she is forced to rely on Zahariev, the powerful and watchful ruler of her district, dragging both of them into a conspiracy tied to Lilith's own suppressed heritage. It's a slow-burn, myth-inspired romantasy that blends noir intrigue, biblical world-building, and simmering tension between the two leads.